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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
8
Monroe weekly notes Ed Kundert and James Howe traveling to Madison and Eureka and Janesville journeys of several residents. licenses to wed Frank A Ten Eyck and Margaret L Taylor. Real estate transfers in Brown Town and Barbara Trumpy property sale. Farewell for Rev E C Dixon with a reception and gift from local friends.
A vintage caption speaks of a land overflowing with silk and money as Madame comments on fashion’s opulent appeal.
S Summers visits Madison. Mrs Karlen travels to Freeport. Several residents return from Chicago Watertown and Denver. D H Morgan funeral in Albany. Galusha family visits Newton Ia. Ed Moore joins trip to Dolan S D. Marriages licensed in River Falls Monroe. Auto races in Freeport. Harness shipped to Brookings SD. Manitowoc voters reject Waterworks sale and refer value to state rate commission.
Local notes record Dr W H Caradine at Rice Lake Gard Griffith returning from Iowa Thomas Rankin visiting from Chicago Special prices on sewing machines at Fred Lanz Miss Frances Staver Madison and Jacob Reger Jr Basco Atherton returns from Rice Lake Bright novelties at Family theatre Cooking utensils at Fred Lanz Hardware Stuckeys visit Milwaukee E P Atherton from Albany Miss Fannie Disch returns from Freeport House and two lots for sale 216 Market Street John H Elmer visits Belleville for cheese factories Royal Arcanum meeting Chas Piper of Lena visits Mrs Bolender Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Chas Dietz James Morton visits Rice Lake Misses Schutt and Bowell go to Janesville Earl Kahley and Kathryn Tobin wed license Max Booth family return from four weeks away Wrights visit Milwaukee Rent ads Remnant wallpaper sale at West Side Drug Store Spanking at Family theatre Tonight Odell visits Chicago House sale for Mrs Cheney Rooms to rent paper and wallpaper sale Grace Noble returns to Lake Beulah Lost pocket book on Racine Street Iron girders for Boss Malia livery barn arrived Brick laid for driveway cement walks completed.
A 2 hp gasol line engine for sale by Sullivan at the electric light plant or 615 East Payne street. Dick Patterson sold a 120 acre farm in Clarno township to Elgin Porter for $110 an acre, with Edger Patterson as broker. A Mineral Point mining convention will debate closing zinc mines until prices rise, potentially forming a permanent organization. A concert in Orfordville features Mrs Nettie Booth Wegg and Miss Laurene Gardner assisting local musicians. Local travel notes cover Mr and Mrs C J Dietz visiting Winslow. Grand Opera House acts soon. Monument shipments to Monroe Monument Works are en route from Mineral Point. Bank officials and others attended a demonstration of Invincible bank protection in Orangeville. Tramps and vagrants drive out of larger cities as railroads instruct detectives to keep them off freights, signaling higher vagrancy in smaller towns this fall. Regez family updates include death of an infant in Dodgeville and a reunion with Switzerland ties.
A curious remark from a New York Press quote about a woman living on the east side who has survived repeated cries of distress at midnight alleging harm, described with dramatic imagery of resilience across the court.
A witty remark contrasts truth across ages: a day old untruth is a lie a year old falsehood and a century old untruth becomes a legend.
Capt Randall returns from a wear trip and his son in Denver is somewhat improved in health. Miss Jeasie Sprague returns from Milwaukee to aid her injured brother W A Sprague and is joined by Miss Jessie Sprague for several weeks. Emil Schaad’s livery business transfers to Floyd Walmer who plans to farm and trade horses. David Gombar reopens a laundry on Thomas street with plans to install equipment. Mayor Putnam says the railway will install electric alarms at Reed house crossing to satisfy city demands, with crossings at Center street excluded.
Ed. Kelly of Washington township heads to Mt. Clemens Michigan for rheumatism treatment. Freddie Breylinger shows improvement from a serious illness. Jacob Voegels district opens fall term with Prof. Ivan Breylinger in charge. E W Van Norman travels to Middleton after his mother’s death aged 68. Wallace Rutty sells Dayton farm to Samuel Oliver of Belleville and moves to Oliver's residence. Ray Judd to operate the farm. George Simmons of Simmons Fruit Farm shows apples in town. crop about 400 bushels sold at 1 50 per bushel.
A short quotation on friendship and mutual acceptance. It emphasizes that friends vary and people differ, but by embracing each other as they are, kindness and sunshine can fill the world. The note frames friendship as a path to comfort and joy.
The womerawa is a curious Australian stick used to fling long arrows at enemies or animals. It is described as a simple tool with strategic use in hunting and defense within Indigenous Australian practices.
A columnist lauds a girl who endures measles while in the thick of the season as a genuine heroine. The piece also praises a woman who preserves composure after a passerby spills tea on her dress.
A terse reflection defines conscience as the guilty feeling arising when it is too late to enact any beneficial action. The term centers on remorse for opportunities missed and moral hesitation that cannot be reversed.
Quote from Somerville Journal notes a quiet boy may simply be asleep not mischievous, urging readers to avoid assuming fault from tranquilly patterns and to consider temporary states before judging behavior.
A children’s scene shows Mary offering birds food while she and papa watch. The birds are described as eating with their noses, prompting playful dialogue about animal behavior.
Census data show about 800000 miles of pole lines and roughly 32000000 poles in use. With a twelve year pole life the industry needs over 2650000 new poles annually, a demand likely to exhaust supply. ATandT and the forestry bureau are testing methods to extend pole life.
Success Magazine recounts Chauncey Shafer employing a small boy in his law office. After lunch he sends Billy to the special term to observe the trial presided by Judge Brady, who courteously asks what the boy seeks.
A London Globe critique accuses a famed conversationalist of feigning polite inquiry while seeking an audience. It alleges he use chitchat on topics like main drainage to reel listeners into his broader, self serving storytelling.
Excerpt argues that vanity and futile works define a ruler’s reign, asserting that only progress toward good and true matters. It claims Solomon did not author Vanitas Vanitatum and condemns all pursuits not advancing virtue as mere bubbles of soap and rotten wood.
In the summer a portly passenger with a diamond stud urges eating only cold foods and drinking cold water. A railway detective asks if he is a doctor. The respondent, the o p, clarifies he is an ice dealer, not a physician.
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