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Newspaper
Waunakee News
Location
Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
5
A tale unfolds aboard a boat where an author meets the farmer's daughter as his muse. They drift past a dam and a dramatic rescue binds them. The daughter asserts she alone owns the farm and its inheritance, prompting the author to propose marriage. The piece ends with a quip about animal reasoning.
The piece recounts a private dinner tale about General Robert E. Lee and a Confederate veteran named Tierney in Richmond. It weaves humorous reflections on wearers of gray and arrival at the heavenly gate, with a jab at Frank Dill and a dealer ad for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve.
H. J. Spaulding is under the weather while Raymond trades his buggy for a road cart. A large attendance enjoyed the moving picture exhibition at the opera hall on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Parkinson mourns. D. P. Bowman learns of his granddaughter's death in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Several local visits and social calls are noted including Miss Kittie Sherman assisting at the post office and various travelers to Madison, Mitchelson, and Capital City. Sleighing remains the favored pastime as winter tightens its grip.
A list of farms offered for sale describes wooded and prairie lands ready for cultivation. Properties include various acreages with buildings and water supply, features rail access, and low prices from about 3800 to 6000 dollars. Also listed is a 40 acre tract and a small shop with 4 by 10 feet space, established business, and contact for Nelson & Marx.
A two year old Dur ham bull is for sale. Interested buyers should contact J R Malley in Waunakee Wisconsin for details.
Local transit report records Passenger No. 305 and Freight No. 397 with notation by C J Jengyan. Details are fragmentary but indicate movement phases and station handling. Further clarification or full logs are needed to confirm routes and timings.
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