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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
8
Monroe items list numerous residents traveling to Mt Horeb Monticello Hampton and Milwaukee. Lost Maltese cat. licensed weddings. charity events. building contracts. social visits. local commerce notes. Winter apples for sale. beards warned to stay dry to prevent illness.
Wednesday notes show C A Gifford traveling to Brodhead while Fred W Buehler visits Madison and returns. Several locals depart for Chicago and Rice Lake. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Dahms on Farmer street. Mrs Thomas Richards visits her sister Mrs Eugene B Thorp in Monticello. Dr Charles M Linehan returns home to Dubuque after visiting Dr F L Hodges. Rev J C Kauffman and Hugh Lichtenwalner head to Princeton Illinois for the Northern Illinois synod.
Local notes report A E Mitchell visiting Brodhead and Ned Trickle in Browntown, new sorghum and celery for sale at S R Greenwald’s and Young & Co. various ads. Items include lost keys and locket watch charm, home made goods, buggy for sale, farm for sale or rent, and a church trustees meeting at 7 p m Friday.
An advertisement extols Cole's Original Hot Blast stove as airtight with no putty joints, contrasting it with ordinary stoves that leak air around top and door frames. It highlights reduced draft loss and fuel waste, urging readers to see the stove at Younc & Co during buckwheat grinding in Camp Douglas.
Jesse Trickle shredded corn Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Elmo Huffman will visit relatives in Chicago this week. Enterprice district schools close for fall term next Friday. Mr and Mrs Clare Coplien plan to move to a rented farm near Juda this fall. Drake Bros will build a new house on their Monroe area farm this fall or early next spring. Geo Walters, who bought the Frank Norton farm, will hold a public sale on the farm he now resides on November 1. The Clarno village farmers telephone line now has a switch board and connections may be made through the Monroe exchange for five cents.
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as essential to beauty and health with a claim that 99 of 100 users benefit. Notes tea and tablets priced at 35 cents.
A new barrel of fresh sauer kraut is now opened at Miller and Son’s meat market. The small shop emphasizes local produce and traditional preparations for the community.
The Boston Herald recounts a Loud's Island incident where a Maine planter’s wife hurled heavy potatoes at a recruiting officer named Parker Mears who demanded men for the Union army. The officer fled to his boat, stuttering, and quipped that given enough potatoes she could take Richmond.
The World Today notes that no future quake can be predicted safely but suggests that regions with an earthquake history are likelier to quake again. It cites 1811-13 Ohio River mouth quakes and explains that thickly layered soils cushion or amplify vibration, with rockier areas more prone to damage.
A Denver News item recounts a Colorado Midland brakeman who lost his right index finger years ago. A curious passenger asked how he did it, and the conductor explained the finger was worn off while pointing out scenery along the line, making him notably accommodating.
The conversation centers on Martha Hackett’s habit of long, aimless talk during a morning visit. Mrs. Lane complains the discursions are disjointed yet harmless, while Mr. Lane jokes that Martha will not wander far if that is where she ends up.
Figures from Paris Figaro show judges in Seine district earning 8000 francs a year while the public prosecutor receives 20000 francs annually. In smaller tribunals the judge earns 3000 francs, the paid substitute 1509 francs, and the substitute juge supllant receives nothing, prompting astonishment.
The age of fishes is not marked by fixed years as most grow throughout life and die when overtaken by stronger species. It is reputed carp and pike can live a century, though evidence remains to verify this claim.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows Mr. Tucker scolding Tommy with a stern paternal gesture as Tommy resists and asks why a man cannot intervene, framing a troubling moment of authority and resistance.
A brief quirky anecdote recounts a man joking about bad luck with twelve rejections before the thirteenth succeeds. The quip frames luck as a theater of superstition and charm in a stray story tone.
A quotation notes that a man’s character shines through the goodness of his intimate friends, asserting that true goodness is reflected by the company one keeps. The line suggests moral reliability is visible in social circles.
Janesville shoppers are invited to visit The Big Store for wide stock across all departments. The ad claims competitive prices, careful handling of all reasonable claims, and prompt customer service.
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