Courtland visits and local notices from Mankato area
Courtland residents visit friends in Mankato on Wednesday. A child crushed a finger while playing with a washing machine Tuesday evening and doctors had to amputate the finger. The boy is recovering well. Various locals including Gustaf Poehler and Chas Estes made visits to nearby towns. A street commissioner's crew works on gravel roads. Local ball team No. 2 lost to the Nicollet team 2 to 20. A Democratic County Convention slate was announced for St Peter. An Iowa man cites Foley Kidney Pills helping his kidney and rheumatic trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gronholz
Mankato
Fritkie Krueger
Gustaf Poehler
Jerenda
L. T. Precht
F. W. Meyer
H. H. Meyer
Martin Langhorst
A. F. Lange
M. A. Schone
Nicollet
C. W. Block
New Ulm
D. H. Bruns
Langa
G. W. Soblotimano
Otto Berbrich
C. Etter
Rapidao
Lake Crystal
Mary Maaske
North Branch
D.H. Bruns
Gibbon
Henry
Ernst Bobsin
Jobh Gabriel
Underwood
St. Peter
Nic Reinhart
Fred Foss
H. Bode Jr
Fred Rengatorf
D. Woombhof
Max Friederich
Realty Transfers In New Ulm Area
Realty transfers list a series of transactions including Henry Engelbert to Caroline Froemming for Lot 1408 in New Ulm. John B. Dietz to John T. Diets for 40 acres. Anton Kreitinger to Hy Bendixen. Christian Filzen to Theresia Klingler in Oudlota 108 and 109 New Ulm. Friedericke Haberberg to A L Haberberg. Carl F. Mueller to Geo Ebenbob. Louisa Wellner to Margaretha Willacheck. John D. McRae to Wm Werring for 68.64 acres in township 110 range 32. John Leydon to Katy Grohne. Henry Aros to Wearl Fischer with multiple parcels. Wear Fischer to Geo Bewitzer. Christ Nelson to Sebastian Grausem Lin B Sleepy Eye.
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Henry Engelbert
Caroline Froemming
John B. Dietz
John T. Diets
Anton Kreltinger
Hy. Bendixen
Christian Filzen
Theresia Klingler
Oudlota
Friedericke Haberberg
A. L. Haberberg
Carl F. Mueller
Geo. Ebenbob
Louisa Wellner Et
Margaretha ‘Willacheck
John D. McRae
Wm. Werring
John Leydon
Katy Grohne
Henry Aros
Wearl Fischer
Wear Fischer
Geo. Bewitzer
Christ Nelson
Sebastian Grausem
Taxation in Minnesota and the value of public education
The article traces historical views of taxes in Minnesota, noting taxes once seen as a necessary evil. It highlights education as the largest public expense and cites 1910 data on pupil count and costs, arguing taxes fund broadly beneficial services and a strong school system. It discusses per capita government costs and asserts education raises state greatness while justifying the citizen’s tax burden.
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Minnesota
Tax Commission
Hess
State University
Tthe
Persian Beauty Standards Attract Traveler's Note
A Chicago News excerpt records Stannard describing Persian beauty ideals for women. He cites a cypress waist, full moon face, gazelle eyes, and black hair and brows, with skin and teeth whitened by art. He notes women are traditionally painted with khol and benna on fingers.
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Stannard
Chicago News
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Revival of a long standing patent remedy claim by A Olmsted of LeRoy New York. The ad touts relief for feverishness bad stomach teething disorders bowel regulation and worms. Available at druggists for 25 cents with free sample. Ends 19 22.
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Gray
A. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Weathered bonnet sparks fashion chat in Detroit joke
In the Detroit Free Press a quip notes Jane’s pew bonnet got wet and prompts playful banter about rain. The exchange suggests the bonnet looked more fashionably lopsided afterward, reflecting lighthearted urban humor.
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Jane
Detroit Free Press
Perfectly Sure Love Question in Boston Transcript
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript notes a man asking if he is the only man the woman truly loved and her reply that she reviewed all past loves just yesterday. The exchange captures a witty, timeless tonal edge of the era’s newspaper humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Ethel
Boston Transcript
Umbrellas and Parasols Through Fashion History
The London Chronicle notes changing umbrella sizes from George IV era to today. It recalls green silk umbrellas fringed with gold once carried by a visiting London museum and says parasols have diminished in size since their first use. French sources describe velvet parasols with gold fringes, hireable on bridges in Paris for a sou.
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London
George IV
Henri Estienne
Louis Kiv
Paris
London Chronicle
Porto Ricans Praise Dr King’s New Discovery
A Porto Rico reporter from Barceloneta describes Dr King’s New Discovery as highly effective for coughs and lung ailments. Ramon T. Marchan reports cures in himself, his brother, and more than twenty others, with trial bottles and two price options, guaranteed by O M Oleen.
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Porto Rico
Ramon T. Marchan
Barceloneta
Dr. King
O. M. Oleen
Intervention Possible as State Dept Advances Navy Deployments
State Department prompts Navy to concentrate battleships at Key West to shield American property in Cuba. Washington reports say a naval force would move to defend the island if Cuban unrest endangers interests. Plans emphasize a protective rather than interventionist role, with marines held back to await developments.
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Washington
State Department
Navy Department
Key West
Fla
Cuba
Guantanamo
United States
Band of Armed Negroes Loot Cuban Plantations Near Santiago
May 26 report from Santiago City says a strong mounted band attacked the El Silo plantation fifteen miles from the city, looting horses and provisions. Government troops head to Guantanamo. steamers chartered due to rail disruption. Another force attacks the Santa Lucia sugar plantation near Gibara. workers resist while no government forces are nearby.
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Santiago City
Santiago
Cuba
el Silo
Guantanamo
Santa Lucia
Gibara
Province
Calls on Taft to Withdraw From Presidential Contest
Washington May 23 Senator Dix head of the Roosevelt national headquarters issues a statement calling on President Taft to withdraw from the presidential contest. Ohio marks the tenth Republican state where Taft and Roosevelt have been submitted to voters for decision. The verdict has been unanimous in every state. The Republican party is bigger than one man. Taft and his managers should accept the primary verdict and withdraw. Roosevelt would lead the party again, making Taft's Chicago nomination inevitable and his November election certain.
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Washington
Dixon
Roosevelt National
Taft
Ohio
Roosevelt
Chicago
Fatal Wreck on Great Western Near Orilla
Des Moines reports S R Ross aged twenty two killed and J B Lake and J C Lake seriously injured when a meat train on the Chicago Great Western railroad was ditched near Orilla on May 26.
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Great Western
Des Moines
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Courtland
Louis Forebrook
Morgan
Wm. Schmidt
Gustav Poehler
W. H. Wehatly
Ottumwa
Iowa
Foley
O. M. Olsen
Minnesota Tax Commission
Delicatessen Supplies
Daily
Senate Committee
Bacon
Georgia
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Mas "Porche
Emil F. Buenger
Mrs
Chas. Rolloff
Harrison Bros. Town & Country
Pioneer Drug Store
Underwood Typewriter
Europe
Anderwood Typewires Co. Ic
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