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Newspaper
New Ulm Review
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1915
Page
9
The New Ulm Review notes an unusual uptick in chimney and fire incidents in Brown County and nearby areas, blaming cold, persistent furnaces and wet weather. It urges residents to inspect chimneys, wiring, and furnaces, warning that a small fault could spark disaster in the night.
A reflective wartime holiday column condemns blind optimism and urges sober sympathy for Belgium, Armenia, Poland, Serbia, and France. It questions triumphant rhetoric, notes human flaws amid tragedy, and proposes balancing peace, charity, and readiness for future conflict.
Charles Engel reports $4000 in cash vanished from a bureau drawer where he kept large bills for a Christmas gift. Money missing since December 3, discovered December 13, with entry through a broken vestibule door. Neighbors’ girls aided entry. police suspect internal breakage and expect arrests.
In a blend of tears and laughter the fool in a tragedy learns superb sportsmanship. He ends a life of blunders and failures with dignified acceptance and the phrase Vicisti, Gallile.
Miss Elizabeth Russell departed New Ulma for Evan yesterday to attend the school program where her sister Janet teaches. EMIL Wicherski notes J E Tilt mens shoes praised by over 200 satisfied customers for their No 3 last.
A night operator at the Omaha depot in St. Peter robbed the depot of cash and mail valuables before fleeing toward Ottawa and Le Sueur. Peterson, 21, was captured in Le Sueur and jailed in Nicollet County after authorities traced the crime to him. The tale also notes railway officials, a theater advertisement, and a medical X-ray visit for a broken leg.
Nationality figures from Minnesota’s 1910 census indicate Germans nearly equal to Scandinavians, with Germans outnumbering English by more than three to one. The data list total population 2,075,708, foreign born or foreign parentage 1,484,148, and notes dwellings 80,809 and families 416,453 with 5.5 persons per dwelling. Also mentions Miss Elsie Retzlaff returning home for Christmas from Mankato Ladies College.
The Bee Hive advertises a wide range of Christmas gifts including novelties pin cushions manicure sets handkerchiefs rib tops gloves sweaters scarves kimonos bath robes petticoats dresses coats and suits. It promotes early shopping holds items for delivery and mentions moderate prices.
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