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Newspaper
Waunakee News
Location
Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
1
The Paris correspondent of the London Morning Post says M Georges Berry proved nine of ten beggars in Paris are impostors. A blind man faking sight and a wax eye routine are described with receipts showing daily takings and banked funds. Also note promotion for De Witt’s Little Early Risers pills.
A staffer asks Sir John Blundell Maple for a raise from seven to nine shillings weekly. The reply recalls the boss's own pay history at age one and a half, noting his earlier earnings of four shillings a week.
A long passage describes the Wisconsin tobacco leaf market shifts and binding material shortages, with manufacturers adapting by sourcing from last year’s growth. The piece also lists rental notices for farms in Wisconsin, including the Pratvick Dowtey farm near Westport and other properties near Evansville and Madison, plus a brief local social dialogue and a medical advert.
In Dane County Wisconsin a probate notice lists that at the regular term the court will hear claims against Mary A Schunk deceased of Westport town. All claims must be filed and presented to the court in Madison by June 6 1900 or be barred. Dated December 6 1899 Tenney Hall Penney Attorneys Judge J Carpenter.
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