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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1906
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for the Daily Edmont and Weekly Edition. It shows 25 cents for mail or carrier single copy and $3 a year, with the Weekly Edition at 1 dollar per year in advance. It notes entry at the Monroe post office and provides the local contact information.
Evansville city notes report numerous travels and visits by residents including Jacob Reger Sr in Warren Sam Kneller in Chicago E F Bauman to Platteville and more plus a marriage license in Freeport Marcus Zimmermann Juda Wis and Mary Walker Harvard Ill Royal Neighbors group photo in Browntown and election talk by La Follette with Spooner schedules Paper currency size changes considered to aid handling Woman's Relief Corps flags placed in schools Illinois Central orders steam kept in pipes to prevent freezing on passenger trains.
Saturday notices show Leon Griffith home from Madison and Ben Woodle visiting Brodhead. Several locals, including Fred Grunert from Chicago and Ed Liebly from Rice Lake, arrived or returned. A newborn daughter blessed Henry and Mrs Blum of Jordan, and cheese milk cases led to $25 fines plus costs for Darlington deliveries.
Foley & Co Chicago markets Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy praised for great merit. The ad warns imitators, urges asking for Foley’s Honey and Tar, and notes it is mildly laxative without opiates, safe for children and delicate persons. West Side Drug Store promotes the product.
Notice to all who are indebted to Mrs. R. Affolter to call at the rooms over Karlen and Sons’ office and settle balances promptly. Unsettled accounts will be turned over to a collector if not settled within a reasonable time.
We thank friends and neighbors for sympathy and aid during our bereavement after the loss of our dear child. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deininger.
For sale. Three new modern homes in the First ward with all the latest improvements. Lots bought right and houses built right. Visit them and be convinced I will sell them right. W. H. CARADINE.
Notice states the firm McCulley & Rote engaged in the cement walk business is dissolved on October 17 1906. All claims or debts are to be directed to A F Rote who has purchased all accounts.
The book accounts of S. Paul Figi have been put into our hands for collection. All persons indebted to him are urged to call at our office promptly to settle and pay up. Luchsinger and McGrath, Attorneys, Monroe Wisconsin.
A crowded town page lists residents visiting Madison and Dixon, deliveries, sales, and notices. People like J D Dunwiddie, T O Silver, Gordon Shafer, Misses Nelle Miller and Inez Etter appear amid ads for sauerkraut, celery, cord wood, wall paper remnants, and house rent offers.
Local social news notes travel and farewells as families depart for new homes in Rockford and Long Beach. A public auction on Racine Street for the Sam Kneller property is announced, with T. L. Summeril & Son as auctioneers. A concert by the Universalist society choir impresses Monroe audiences with Mr. Trachsel's organ solos.
Local registration boards meet in city wards tomorrow for voters to register or swear in their vote. Those who voted in the primary need not register.
Mortuary record notes the infant child of Mr and Mrs Ernest Holcomb of Adams died yesterday at thirteen days old and was buried in Greenwood cemetery.
The official forecast for tonight and tomorrow predicts rain turning to snow flurries with colder temperatures in the western portion. Tuesday will be colder and fair.
Property offered for sale for 30 days includes a 28 by 30 foot house with seven rooms a bathroom furnace and electric lights. A good well and cistern are on site. For further particulars call Ed Leibly Monroe Wis.
In AD 130 a Jewish pretender Simeon Bar-Cocheba claimed divine origin and led a revolt in Palestine. He briefly seized Jerusalem, began rebuilding the temple, issued coins, and governed with public offices. Roman forces crushed the revolt with heavy Jewish losses.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat item explains how forgotten umbrellas end up in trains and quotes a lost and found clerk who says unclaimed umbrellas earn about $100 monthly. The method to avoid leaving an umbrella is simple: place it on the outside between seat and aisle to act as a fence, making it hard to forget when alighting at a stop.
A vivid quotation portrays a monstrous figure described by R L Stevenson as a disease like dust, moving oddly, feeding and reproducing, with grasslike hair and glittering eyes. It notes the eerie nature and the shock it provokes, especially among children, while suggesting familiarity among peers.
The text warns that damp dog kennels are a great evil that can kill even strong dogs and must be guarded against. It emphasizes maintaining dogs in good health through sunlight and proper kennel placement facing south, shaded during peak summer heat.
A London Truth letter argues for an eight hour day for fashionable women and complains against constant talk of scandal. It asserts that the ongoing excitement strains imagination and calls for relief from perpetual scandal.
A comic exchange reveals McLush's drunken arrest prompting a request for bail. Colonel Pepper reacts with astonishment as the phrase echoes through the scene.
Special police will be on duty Halloween night. Any party detected in vandalism will be promptly arrested as stated by Mayor LupLow.
The critic notes the picture lacks atmosphere while the artist replies he struggled to raise the wind while painting. The exchange hints at creative hurdles and the playful banter between critic and painter.
Advertisement notes storm sash production by Monroe Planing Mill Co. and promotes purchasing now. The page also includes a 35 cent reference to Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and light social quotes from Harper's Bazaar and Mrs. L. M. Child.
A compact, humorous line from Woman's Home Companion compares a brother to a stubborn glue and a sister to a church debt, illustrating playful family banter about steadfast closeness. The fragment hints at household humor common in early 20th century domestic essays.
The New England Primer, called the little Bible of New England, is the rarest American book with earliest editions vanished uncertainly and no clear record of its first issue.
Favored by Republicans and Democrats alike Foley's Honey and Tar is praised as a safe sure remedy for coughs colds and lung ailments. Merchant F T Slater of Gloucester Massachusetts testifies it cured a three month cough after other remedies failed. West Side Drug Store endorses the product.
An ad notes that more than half of men over sixty suffer kidney and bladder issues, often enlarged prostate. It praises Foley's Kidney Cure for correcting irregularities and cites 91 year old Rodney Burnett of Rock Port Missouri who reports marked improvement after two bottles, via West Side Drug Store.
Advertised letters for the week ending October 27 1906 include Ellen Elmer Fritz Friedle John Jenny Mrs Tillie Krunnow Fred Steinman Mrs Siegen thaler John E Wells. These names appear as unclaimed at the local post office and may require action by recipients.
Janesville shoppers find convenient access and broad stock with competitive prices across all departments. The store highlights house furnishings and ready to wear items, including carpets, curtains, linens, sheets, and furs, plus prompt handling of fair claims and a wide selection of coats at savings.
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