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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
4
The Monroe Weekly Times lists subscription prices for Daffy Edition at 25 cents monthly and 3 dollars yearly by mail or carrier. Weekly Edition, published Mondays and Thursdays, costs 1 dollar yearly in advance. Published in Monroe Wisconsin with post office second class matter designation and contact telephones.
A mining interests meeting will be held in Mineral Point on Friday September 27 at 8 oclock. All owners operators officers and investors are invited to attend to adopt a practical policy for harmonious cooperation to improve returns on invested capital. Geo Girling of Mineral Point is secretary of the committee.
A Monday baseball game in Freeport between Freeport and La Crosse erupted in a riot in the eighth inning. Stele was foully spiked, Warhop clashed with Bond, Hawley faced confrontation, and a spectator felled him. Six policemen escorted Hawley and the La Crosse team. La Crosse forfeited after threats and injuries. Hawley blamed a woman for the ear laceration and planned to take his team home.
New York courts hand down decision allowing policyholders to recover all premiums paid plus 6 percent interest when fraud or misrepresentation occurred at policy offer. The ruling covers cases where promised benefits were not delivered over the policy term.
Freda Kenyon, 10, possibly from Brooklyn, was found asleep on a Madison East side doorstep and taken to the police. She refused to name her relatives, said her mother sent her away, and sent her to a railroad station to go to "Grandma Martin's." She cannot locate Grandma Martin, and with conflicting stories, authorities may send her to the Sparta home for dependent children.
At Leigh police court a man received a nominal fine of £1 plus costs after pulling the trolley pole from an electric tram to halt the vehicle when a man’s hat blew off.
Rev E C Dixon departs Monroe after four and a half years to serve as pastor at Chippewa Falls, despite an offered raise to stay. He leaves amid high regard from his congregation and townspeople. Rev W O Nuzum succeeds him in Monroe, noted as a capable preacher with Wisconsin ties and a scholarly background.
J. H. Miller announces a limited week sale offering 2000 yards of assorted fabrics at 10 cents a yard and curtain nets at 15 cents a yard. Also 150 cottage curtains 79 to 98 cents, lace curtain samples 30 to 60 cents a pair, petticoats 89 cents, and hosiery and blankets at cut prices. Woolen and linen goods, rugs, and silk petticoats featured.
Jac. Marty Sr. was fined 10 dollars plus court costs totaling 14.25 after a Monday altercation on the square. He shoved Alderman Trickle and saluted Alderman Nalty, toppled over a cement block, was detained by guards and later released with a police court appearance ordered. Marty claimed no ill will toward the aldermen.
Notice is given under section 2534 of Revised Statutes that on Wednesday October 2 1907 at 1 pm a petit jury will be drawn at the Clerk of the Circuit Court office Monroe Green County Wisconsin for the next term which begins the third Monday in October 1907. Dated Monroe Wis September 17 1907. Sam Blue Clerk of the Circuit Court.
A mother warns visitors against sending daughters to Paris to learn French. She recalls going as a girl for the accent and says beyond language they learn to be untruthful. The child asks if she herself lied, in a quiet, domestic scene.
Dialect dialog shows Alphonse refusing constant labor and expressing preference for rest and marriage prospects over perpetual work. The exchange frames a humorous plea for leisure and personal goals rather than endless toil.
A mannish girl condemns men wearing pumps or low shoes with dainty ribbons. She notes how common such fashion appears in streetwear and mocks the gendered footwear trend observed in public.
At a family dinner radishes proved unusually pithy prompting one Englishwoman to call it a boast. She defined boast as a braggart full of wind with no substance, a wind bag, provoking amused discussion.
After long years, matrimony may wear rough edges but won’t fix character. The piece urges men and maids to think carefully before marriage, as the chosen spouse is the one to live with and matrimony does not perform miracles.
A speaker laments the vanity of dressing up and the humiliation of a shop boy urging further polishing. The narrator recalls being dressed in height of fashion and yellow shoes, only to have someone demand more shine from the same store.
Freeport city council unanimously amended the Stevenson County Telephone franchise to let the company increase rates. The plan adds 50 cents monthly at 1 500 instruments, another 50 cents at 2 000 instruments, and increments beyond. Existing rates were 2 dollars for business, 1 50 for residences, and 1 dollar for party lines.
A tobacconist titled a cigar line Strictly Pro hibited to mock a public notice that read Smoking Strictly Prohibited. He then quips that the sign describes his own action, turning the notice into a joke about his own sales.
A Pennsylvania native undertook a $150 bet to remain mute for the first month after marrying. Her husband, unaware of the bet, left her and later returned once the silence was revealed as the wager’s reason.
A brief advert notes a sallow complexion and dull eyes result from poor digestion and inactive liver. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup aids digestion and stimulates liver and bowels to give a smooth clear complexion. It does not nauseate or grip and is mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes, West Side drug store.
A Basle fire destroyed a stork nest after a spark from a chimney set it ablaze. The mother bird refused to abandon her fledglings and all three perished in the flames.
On Friday night September 20 the Family theatre presents Midnight Fire in a City a brand new illustration filled show likely to attract many attendees including local fire department members.
A brief reflection compares human thought to a bow that gains strength when not bent. The analogy emphasizes resilience of the mind and the value of restraint in use of force or emotion.
A pair of spectacles was lost Sunday evening between the Christian church and the Commercial and Savings Bank building. Finder kindly leave them at this office.
The West Side drug store announces Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs, and is recommended for children and adults.
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