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Newspaper
Waunakee News
Location
Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
4
Arlington and De Forest gossip move through the week with calls from Portage and Madison visitors. A barber shop of local names, farm moves, measles, pleurisy, and a Pony the Outcast performance fill notices as residents travel, marry, and host temperance events.
Classified notices advertise a residence with four lots for sale in Waunakee and a Schleck property on Main Street. Other items include carpet-related equipment, patent funding assistance from The Patent Record, and a sales pitch for up-to-date shares. Job ad promises office work at home with a $900 annual salary and $75 monthly expenses.
A satirical exchange jokes about aging and ball attire. The piece riffs on judicial trials and the use of the ordeal of fire in ancient and modern courts, noting a king’s odd caution about celluloid collars. The Detroit Journal voice mocks impractical justice and national quirks.
A child plays a mock railroad game with her father, acting as conductor and demanding a ticket. The father, recognizing he has been played, pays a dime to appease the game, noting the ticket issued yesterday is no longer valid. The scene captures a lighthearted exchange from the Chicago Evening Post.
Onlookers mock a man struggling with a melon and a baby as he tows a water cooler. The scene draws sharp comments from bystanders about the odd balance of objects and responsibilities.
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