Science Versus Know How in a Fisherman Tale at Twin Lakes
In a humorous reminiscence from the Twin Lakes hotel, Jud and the narrator recount a misadventure with fancy fishing gear and a bragging Oconomowoc expert. A misfit fish tale unfolds around mist, bass, and a fashionable tackle setup, ending with Clara’s sharp wit and Horace’s embarrassment.
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Teresa
Twin Lakes
Ferdy
Oconomowoc
Clara
Wellington
Horace
HURT HOME TRADE Fair Treatment by Tradesmen
A lengthy local essay argues for fair treatment in pricing and service to improve town prosperity. It cites a farmer who faced different prices for the same harrow, leading him to abandon a county seat store and shift trade to a smaller town, boosting that town’s business. D M Carr.
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Kamnallower
Mike Tos
Lacie
Cmnts
Gme Gaud
Yelley
Trent
John Jones
Nefaibor
Din Smith
Jones
Moe
Amatles
Murid
Alvie
Desser
Jarzer
D, M, Carr
Nonprogressive Commercial Clubs Benefit Cities and Misdirected Leaders
A citizen essay argues that a commercial club should serve town interests and be led by the town’s business class. It warns against rent collectors or mortgage men infiltrating clubs, noting such figures derail progress. Keeping dissenters out preserves the club’s growth and tax base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeld
Co-Operative Store Graft Warned In Farming Regions
A critique warns farmers about co operative store schemes used to siphon funds. Promoters push small stock subscriptions claiming investment and savings while boosting prices ten to fifteen percent above legitimate dealers and squeezing profits through manager salaries. Dozens of similar ventures have failed in recent years.
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West
Prices and Towns in a Changing Marketplace
A provincial essay argues prices hinge on raw costs and middlemen, urging fair wages and equitable compensation. It contrasts live towns thriving on enterprise with dead towns starved of sidewalks and shops, urging citizen activism and merchant effort to revive local trade. It critiques promo bonuses as hidden price cuts and ends with advice to postpone worries.
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Aesys
Alan
Consamire Wawell
Mervanile Farm
Cumierre
Wny
Pavylig
Duany
Smith
Green
Piake
Paria Pattern No 2327 All Seams Allowed
Pattern details describe Paria pattern No 2327 for a lace trimmed dress with mauve china silk options. It notes fabric yardage by bust sizes and widths, insertions and lace distinctions, and indicates order form with name and address to ensure pattern size and price are supplied.
Ladies' Nine-Gored Skirt Pattern No 9
Pattern details list seven sizes 22 to 34 inches waist with nap options and wide yardage requirements for various fabric widths. Includes trimming and band needs, price 19 cents, send to Pattern Editor with name and address.
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Lrard
What He Was After in Kentucky Hundred Years Ago
Andrew Carnegie recalls a Pittsburg tavern remark about a famed old horseman. A dealer guides the veteran through stall records and pedigrees, the buyer seeks a horse to regain supremacy in Kentucky. Uncle Al notes a blunt truth about rope and self-harm, reflecting a grim quip.
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Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Kentucky
Ohio House approves bill to abolish service boards in cities
Fragmentary report outlines a measure to abolish public service boards and replace them with appointed directors for safety and public works. The debate covers state and municipal roles, with references to taxes, urban utilities, and a push to centralize control under state authority.
Two Boilers Explode in Gallipolis City Waterworks Plant
Gallipolis Ohio reports a boiler explosion at the city waterworks plant wrecking the building and injuring several. debris flew as workers escaped. Superintendent John C. Oliver and assistants had banked fires moments before the blast, causing structural jar and fears of further danger. amid the chaos, Anna Steed suffered injuries but will recover. Nearby Ripley Manhattan Archibald Hopkins died from fright after a separate incident involving threatening notes and a barn blaze. A separate legislative note mentions Berry's Seed Bill killed and references state officials evaluating medical and food regulation.
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Gallipolis
Anna Steed
John C. Oliver
Block Gutted in Cleveland Wholesale District Fire
Fire gutted a five story block on Lakeside avenue in Cleveland's wholesale district causing a loss of $150,000. Occupants included Hohnes Distilling Co George Lindemielter and others. Dayton plant to resume after NCR temporary shutdown linked to nationwide business disruption. NCR officials say shutdown is temporary and work may resume soon.
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Cleveland
Lakeside Avenue
Hohnes Distilling Co
George, Lindemielter
Dayton
Dayton, O
National Cash Register Co
To Protect Mines Columbus OS Senate Passes Safety Measure
Senator Die wall pushes mine safety act in Columbus Ohio to regulate electrical wiring and machinery in mines. A separate Marion tragedy reports Mrs Magete Thornbore’s suicide by ingesting rat poison after a distressing plea of loneliness. The events illustrate local concerns over safety and personal despair in early 1900s Ohio.
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Columbus
Diewall
Ohio
Senate
Marion
Local crime and tragedy plus fires and oddities
Clippings report a man from Tiffin, 40, who died by suicide after buying poison and paying a $2000 life policy. notes on Jefferson Shield leader Captain Perry and the Rhu Suing Antis. in Tipper, five whitecaps gun down Constable Kiefer’s home. Zaleski car shops burn with $25,000 loss. skeleton found near Hamilton tied to Gen Wayne’s era. repeated firing at McCutchin ville home of Kiefer.
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Tiffin
Louis Rorensen
Tipper Sanvlishy
Redu Lito McCatchinerlle
Kiefer
Wekness
Kiely
Zaleski
McArthur
Hamilton, O—Whet
Wayne
Hamilton
Mikesell
Henry Jacobi
Ft. Hamilton
Burglaries Across Delaware Left Loose Cash and Goods
Bloodhounds tracked burglaries across Delaware to a post office two business houses and a Bean's general store and home, yielding a few hundred dollars in merchandise and a $50 sack. A separate attack on a woman and infant left a husband dead by hanging after an alleged assault. A separate note mentions Trevis, owner of a $14,060 firm, facing financial strain and an unresolved loan.
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Delaware
Ostrander
Bucglare
Manville & Winston
Ken
Alka
Bean
Plynn
O—Ames
David Davis
Hy Wer
Phyalelang
Hite Bop
Trevis
Bulmg
Poisoned Church Supper Hits Upper Sandusky
An English Lutheran church supper in Upper Sandusky, Ohio left about five hundred attendees poisoned after eating chicken and waffles. Doctors rushed to treat victims and by midnight no deaths had been reported. Authorities investigated the incident and suspected tainted poultry as the source.
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Upper
Sandusky
Lutherin
School Board Bill Passes In Columbus
The legislature approved a measure to expand school board membership from three to seven, replacing the 28 member prior board. The bill had stalled earlier but was amended to remove certain clauses and push through.
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Columbus
Cinginal
Colins
Tus
Huyton
Toledo
Bellefontaine mayor denies further political aims
Mayor William RL Niven, returning from Texas, dismisses rumors of a run for governor while confirming already accepting the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Eighth district and stating he seeks no additional political honors.
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Bellefontaine, G
William RL Niven
Texas
Congress
Verdict Awarded to Mrs Dearmond in Damages Suit
In Gard court Mrs Elizabeth Dearmond won 1500 damages against William and Mahala Peamond who she sued for 20000 alleging they alienated her husband Byron Dearmond s affections. The case centered on alleged interference in the couple s marriage and its financial impact.
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Gard
Elizabeth Dearmond
William and
Mahala Peamond
Byron Dearmand
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