Bayfield County Supervisors Convene December 1903 Session
Bayfield County Board adjourned annual meeting opened December 1 1903 with Adolph Habelt presiding. Members present Buol Bell Drummond Daly Yates. Sauve absent. The board discussed H H Hayden estate legal bill of 6462 18 in railroad case and laid it over. A telegraph settlement offer to Hayden widow proposed at 4000. Resolution authorized settlement of judgment against Knight and Froseth for 5090 to be paid February 1 1904 with notice before January 1 1904. Auditing committee reported on claims against the county.
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Adolph Habelt
F. A. Buol
Currie G. Bell
F. H. Drummond
James ¢. Daiyy
Fred T. Yates
E. Sauve
A. J. Marsh
H. H. Hayden
H.H. Hayden
Mr. Marsh
F. A. Buel
James C. Daly
F.T. Yates
Adolph Habert
Bayfield County
William Knight
John Froseth
Knight
Froseth
C. G. Bell
F. T. Yates
Carnegie’s Scots Anecdote About a Widowed Friend
Andrew Carnegie shares a humorous tale from Scotland about a boyhood friend Geordie McKay. The friend explains he did not respect McKay, but explains he married McKay’s widow, revealing a witty twist on lifelong regret.
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Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Carnegie
Geordie McKay
New York Times
Resenting an Insult in a Provincial Theatre Scene
An old woman in the pit shouted at a performance of Ham. Jet when the prince replies you are a fishmonger. She berated the old courtier with a spirited retort, claiming the insult was better than play acting any day.
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Olonius
Iplay
Proposing Scene Reveals Timmerman’s Bashful Courage
In a light hearted exchange Pearl recalls Timmerman’s proposal. He initially dodged nerves, then agrees mamma would make an ideal mother in law. The moment ends with Pearl describing the ring she desires and Timmerman’s quick reply.
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Pearl
Timmerman
Mamma
Doctor and patient tease in street conversation
A man accosts a doctor in the street asking for free medical advice. The physician answers with a witty remark that stresses the futility of the man’s inquiry while praising fish as brain food. The joke turns on the line that the fish is excellent but in this case a pity to waste the fish.
Finish line clash echoes Irish football club chatter
In the postgame chatter McGarry blindsided by a pick. Finnegan answers with a quick retort to McGarry as Flanagan-Phywat face the fallout in the alley of sports banter.
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Flanagan
Phwat
McGarry
Finnegan
Origin of the Tent from Adam using a thorn bush story
An Outing column recounts a legend where Adam, expelled from paradise, hides behind a thorn bush and is mocked by a talking ass. After killing the beast and stripping its skin, he wraps himself and hangs the skin over the bush to shade himself, inventing the tent and starting civilization.
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Adam
Paradise
Shinar
Mrs Stanton on Bad Children in Boston
Elizabeth Cady Stanton preferred bad children because they are usually sent out of the room, a quip cited by the Chicago Record-Herald about a young boy causing trouble during a visit in Boston. The exchange reflects her wry stance on discipline and propriety.
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Mrs. Stanton
Chicago Record-Herald
Longevity Ranges in Animals Highlight Century Mark Figures
The article surveys age limits across species. Cattle and horses max near 30 35 years while dogs reach about 25 and sheep goats pigs and cats about 15. Birds show wide spread with geese about 30 sparrows 25 crows up to 1090 ducks hens and turkeys around 12. Elephants and parrots often exceed 100, swans and eagles also long lived.
Twelve Miles an Hour
A historical note recalls early cautions against steam rail travel. Bavarian physicians feared delirium and excitement among passengers while an English periodical warned against trusting people to a locomotive at twelve miles an hour.
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Royal College of Bavarian Physicians
Congreve
Sleep needs and growth linked to hours of rest
The passage notes that children up to age 15 need about ten hours of sleep and nine hours up to age 20, then six to eight hours as adults. Eight hours helps prevent nervous issues in women and supports brain development during growth, with longer sleep advised for nervous or precocious children to avoid stunted progress or early death.
Her Dilemma
Ethel debates whether to choose Jack who brings roses or Reggie who brings violets, while the florist notes they cost the same price. Kate suggests the decision should be easy.
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Ethel
Kate
Jack
Reggie
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Proposer Awaits Answer From Suitor of Limited Means
The Philadelphia Press notes a humorous scene where Mr. Nervey asks Miss Roxley to marry him. She dismisses him for his rank and wealth, while he counters that he knows better but lacks funds. The exchange highlights class and marriage norms in polite society.
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Mr. Nervey
Miss. Roxley
Miss Roxley
Philadelphia Press
Envy and Praise Mark Attitudes Toward a Living Icon
A short reflection on how envy greets a famous man in life and how admiration grows after death, noting the contrast between public adulation and private resentment. The remark suggests that fame provokes complex, evolving judgments as circumstances change.
Galileo’s Caustic Humor
A biographical sketch notes Galileo’s sharp wit in a tale about Lotario Sarsi. Sarsi claimed Babylonians cooked eggs by sling whirling, and Galileo countered with a dry reductio arguing that being Babylonians is the missing cause, not air friction, in a playful scientific exchange.
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Galileo
Lotario Sarsi
The Apothecary's Encore In Shakespearean Audition Tale
A theatrical agent recalls a wary Midwest audition where a beardless rural youth bragged of playing the apothecary in Romeo and Juliet and then staged an onstage encore by feigning fits. The tale highlights theatre pretensions and odd audition methods.
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Crescentville Literary Lyceum
Apothecary
Romeo
The Number Seven in History and Legend
A compact survey traces seven as a lucky number across culture. It covers seven days and the holy seventh day, seven deadly sins, seven virtues, the seven champions of Christendom, seven sages, seven ages of man, Rome’s seven hills, seven wanderers, and the legend of seven sleepers as its heroes.
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St. George
England
St. Andrew
Scotland
St. Patrick
Ireland
St. David
Wales
St. Dennis
France
St. James
Spain
St. Anthony
Italy
Greece
Rome
Sammy Simpson Returns as City Millionaire
An old settler greets Sammy Simpson now a distinguished gentleman. He recalls the boy nicknamed Sammy Squinty and wonders at Sammy's earnings, estimating 15000 to 20000 dollars a year in the city. The exchange hints at big city wealth and recognition.
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Sammy Simpson
Sammy
George
Chicago Record-Herald
Fate of All and a Little Girl's Consoling Words
A Washington Post anecdote tells of a young girl comforting a crying child in a barnyard. She reassures the caller that the mother is not lost but away at the club, implying a longer chain of public life and private sacrifice behind a simple remark.
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Washington Post
To Cheapen a Portrait
Old Uncle Ben seeks a bargain for a portrait, asks if painting his own supplies reduces the price. The artist argues the quoted amount is modest for a portrait. After hesitation he inquires how much it would cost if he provides the paint himself.
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Ben
Uncle Ben
Lippincott’s
Don’t dally with your purpose and seize opportunity
A motivational exhortation urges daily stock taking and self audit to measure progress. It stresses using the hour, not dwelling on past or future, and valuing self improvement as essential capital for success.
Terrible Revenge and Domestic Tension in Stray Stories
An anxious moment article notes a quarrel between a husband and wife over a future kiss and baby. The piece shifts to parenting fears about children with croup and promotes Oleys Honey and Tar as a safe, nonopiate remedy available through Frost and Spies.
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Sweetie
Foley's Kidney Cure Praised by Patient in Ashley Illinois
P H Duffy of Ashley Illinois reports two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure gave him relief after trying many remedies. He says it cured him and helped him get up after moments when he could hardly rise. Sold by Frost and Spies.
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P. H. Duffy
Ashley, Il
Foley
Frost & Spies
Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and lungs
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a universal cough remedy that stops coughing and heals the lungs, urging customers to refuse substitutes and noting Frost & Spies as the sellers.
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Foley
Frost & Spies
Keys to Success and the Rise of Self-M Made Leaders
An exhortation on how poor boys became great, citing Rockefeller and others. It promotes Edward Bok’s Keys to Success as a guide to developing character and influence, and offers complimentary copies via Publishers John D. Morris and Company with a six cent mailing fee. The piece frames success as earned through honesty, perseverance, and leadership.
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Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Edward Bok
John D. Morris and Company
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Thomas B. Reed
Local School Board Names Sheridan Secretary
The school board tabled appointments with J. Sheridan named Secretary and L. A. Simonson serving as resident, with A. P. Melstrand elected vice-president.
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L. A. Simonson
J. Sheridan
A. P. Melstrand
Community Officers Named in Local List
The list names N. M. Oscar as president and O. A. Lamoreaux as vice president along with C. O. Lowder secretary W. H. Irish Charles Peterson Mrs. Wm. O’Neil D. E. Cameron E. Bryan and Mrs. James A. Sheridan among others.
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N. M. Oscar
O. A. Lamoreaux
C. 0. Lowder
W. H. Irish
Charles Peterson
Wm. O’ Neil
D. E. Cameron
E. Bryan
James A. Sheridan
Norwegian Lutheran Pastor O E Bordahl Services
Pastor O E Bordahl conducts Sunday services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with Sunday School at 2 p m A Thursday service is held at 3 30 p m An English service occurs on the second and fourth Sunday evenings each month
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O. E. Bordahl
C. Gutekunst
Pastor Residence Connects Pine Street Corner Seventh Ave
Community notices indicate a pastor maintains residence at the corner of Pine Street and Seventh Avenue with services scheduled every other Sunday.
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Pine Street
Seventh Ave
St John's Episcopal Church Evening Service Notice
St John s Episcopal Church announces services every Sunday evening at 7 38 p m with Sunday school at 4 p m.
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St.john’s Episcopal Church
First Mass and Services at St. Patrick Parish
The schedule lists Rev. Father Ulric Petri presiding with First Mass at 8 a.m. High Mass at 10:30 a.m. Baptism at 2 p.m. Instructions at 2:30 p.m. Vespers to follow. Friday devotions include Stations and benediction at 7:39 p.m.
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Ulric Petri
Congregational Church Services Announced by Pastor Barker
Thomas Barker, pastor, invites all to Sunday services at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m with Sabbath School at 14 m Christian Endeavors at 6 30 p m all are welcome.
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West Fifth Street
Epworth League
Congregational Church
Thomas Barker
Christian Endeavors
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