Local Happenings in a Wisconsin Town
Capt. Henry Leisk returns from Chicago and several locals visit friends in Chicago and Rome. The meat markets report strong holiday demand while ice harvest reaches over 12 inches. Churches plan a Sunday school banquet and union prayer meetings proceed. A street railway case and franchise issue headline local legal action, with various social events and sleigh rides noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Pond
Long Beach
Cal
Evangelist Lyon
J. Ll. Morton
Rockaway
Guild
T. C. T. Club Hosts Notable Open Meeting
The T C T Club held an open gathering at the Hotel Irvington in Milwaukee area on December 14 with Kalinin of Milwaukee and the Woman's club in attendance. Mrs Charles T Morris of Berlin Wis spoke on The Ethical Truths of Shakespeare, praising study and the Bible and Shakespeare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalinin
Milwaukee
Irvington
Tuenor
Charles T. Morris
Berlin
Wis
Morris
Arthur Gross
John Ramadka
Burnside
HW. M. Youmans
Wisconsin
General ‘Federation
Mmes. Grant
V. J Dunham
Joseph Flanner
J. Stacy
Annette Creutzer
Lon Harriman
Edna Hooley
Ella Lillibridge
Wauwatosa Club
T. C. T. Club
Wauwa Town Insurance to Hold Annual Meeting
Ill health delays r. J. D. Judson as the annual meeting of the Wauwa Town Insurance Company is scheduled for ten o'clock Wednesday morning January 5th, 1904 at Lefeber's Hall. Teachers dispersed for holidays include Prof. and Mrs. America, Wood, Miss Farnham, Miss Bleedorn, and Miss Colwell in Garrett Ind Edgerton Beaver Dam and Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauwa- Town Insurance Company
Lefeber’s Hall
Yester
Prof
and Merica
Garrett
Ind
Wood
Edgerton
Farnham Eaver Dam
Bleedorn
James
Colwell
Rome
Obituaries from Wauwatosa area note multiple deaths
Death notices list Miss Tina Madsen at age 27 from consumption at Dr. Hathaways home, funeral at Madson undertaker with Rev. Goldthorp, burial at Wauwatosa cemetery. Also Mrs Werner aged 72 died at North Avenue home, funeral at Baptist church with Rev. Ehrhardt, burial at Wan-4 cemetery. Angelina C Burns widow of David B Burns, longtime Wauwatosa resident, died at Jepee on Wauwatosa avenue from heart failure, funeral held Friday at 10 am from pine, burial at Wauwatosa cemetery.
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Iss Tina Madsen
Dr. Hathaway
County Sal
Madson
M. &.Church
Rev. Goldthorp
Wauwatosa Cemetery
Werner
North Avenue
Baptist
Ehrhardt
Pauls Church
Ating
Wan- 4
Angelina C. Burnes
Ate David B. Burns
Wauwatosa
Jepee
Wauwatosa Avenue
Pine
Goldthorp
Christmas Gifts and Faith in a Generous Season
A reflective piece on Christmas as a yearly celebration of faith and generosity. It contrasts cold practicality with an impulse to give, noting how gifts, even simple ones, carry personal sacrifice. The poem frames Christmas as a time for selfless offerings across various walks of life.
The Widow’s Charity and the Giver’s Heart
The author reflects on charity as personal and meaningful, noting how gifts reveal emotion rather than monetary value. A child’s token can move deeply, surpassing grand displays like city roses, because it embodies the giver’s chosen blossoms and care.
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Croesus
Christmas Spirit and Charity in Collier's Reflections
A Collier's meditation on Christmas as a time of giving and joy. It contrasts the child’s joy with the adult duty of charity, noting how few experience a truly generous Christmas in a single life.
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Collier's
Street Railway Tickets Offered In Local Sale
Tickets may be obtained from IL P. Hemsing Co on North Main Street and at Schwaiger Pharmacy next to the bridge. Tickets come in blocks of 29 and price is $1.50.
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IL P. Hemsing Co
North Main Street
Schwaiger Pharmacy
Bridge
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Cocane
Preusser
Z. Preusser
Mason and
East Water
Nettleton’s
Greenwood Block
Henry Leisk
Chicago
Union
Belle Farries
C.J. Everett
Oconomowoc
Emil Fauerbach
Madison
Ethelyn Colwell
F. A. Fritz
Hart House
Corner Main
Park Streets
Charles Warren
Minneapolis
P. W. Longfellow
The
Baptist Church
G. W. Barrett
W. HE. S
Sophmores
Guild Hall
Elizabeth Morris
N. SP
Joseph Diedrich
Pewausee
Diedrich
Kieekhofer Farm
W. J. Patton
Superior
Mr. Patton
Hulsey
Cora Hartung
Verna Nichols
Miss Hartung
Graystone Park
Hr. W. Dascomb
Port Huron
Miel
Mr. Lyon
T. C.T. Club
R. J.D. Judson
First Avenue
Miss Madsen
Mrs. Werner
Mrs. Barnes
P. O
F. H. Bark
Rockers
State Street
All America
Efeber
Wauwatosa Buyers
Hirsh - Silverstone Co
East Water St
Chas. Leuizow
Henny D. Deaneney
Walter Dearsley
Dearsley Bros
Wmiwaukee Street
Milwaukee, Wis
Hlavyevan
Brice
Wauwatosa, Wis
Ansfer
Fo W. Williams
Manhattan Ave
New York
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