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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
2
Trade council notes appear in a fragmentary form from a city meeting, listing items discussed and names of participants. The readable content hints at council actions and regulatory matters but lacks complete details. Further clarification is needed to identify the specific trades or resolutions referenced.
Various light vignettes and quotes about school life music and holidays. A child narrates the joy of the first day of school with new clothes books and bracelets while others recount playful snippets from newspapers and cartoons including a Christmas basket anecdote and light humorous exchanges. The tone is nostalgic and domestic with brief humor and social notes.
A waiter girl comments on table etiquette and says it’s not their custom to serve a knife with pie. The patron replies with humor asking for an axe. The exchange appears in Uncle Remus’ Home Magazine.
Peggy accuses Reggy of being abroad after overhearing their father say he was away. Reggy denies ever being abroad and questions Peggy about the implication.
Dr FE W Sullivan of Cleveland, a well known Democrat, told several strenuous stories to a gathering as part of a campaign event in Ohio, illustrating political themes and stirring discussion among attendees.
A Cincinnati Enquirer retells Gen William Gibson's stumping across Ohio during a campaign, recalling a small town hall where he mocked Democrats and offered $5 to any Democrat in attendance. An Irish attendee declared himself a Democrat and refused the money, quipping the funds belonged in the treasury he believed had been stolen. The anecdote ends noting the subsequent meeting was the only unsuccessful stop he made.
In Picardy a farmer’s wife falls into a lethargy and is buried wrapped in a sheet. Bearers mistake the hedge for the coffin edge and the thorns awaken her. Years later she dies, and at the funeral the husband warns, Not too near the hedge, neighbors.
A lanyard proprietor fixes a sign by placing a calf's tail through a doorpost. A solemn man stands staring, then asks repeatedly if the tanner wants leather or hides. The man reveals he is a philosopher who has stood there for nearly an hour pondering how the calf got through the hole.
In Missouri a prohibition judge told a crowd he would keep the state dry as laws require if elected governor. A heckler argued St. Louis could stay dry, and the judge tipped over an ice water pitcher, causing confusion and a digression from his topic.
A physiologist spots a hard working Irishman bareheaded in the street and warns that sun exposure without a hat harms the brain. The Irishman retorts that he would not be on the job if he had brains.
A Glasgow tram crowded a man being noisy. A sharp-faced woman opposite retorts I would poison you if I were your wife. He replies If I were your man I’d let you do it. Dundee Advertiser report.
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features dialogue where a character asks if a letter requesting marriage was written to "papa" and whether the father would be angry. The exchange notes a letter was written but unsigned, implying family approval sought indirectly.
Dialogues from The Herald and Presbyter and Smart Set feature quick wits about marriage. A wife notes her husband’s satisfaction, another mentions a dressmaker’s bill, and a playful exchange questions who came first and who earns money before spending it.
A New England Grocer recounts ox tail soup origin during the 1793 Reign of Terror in Paris. Nobles starved, tails discarded by tanners, a beggar obtained a tail, cooked it into the first ox tail soup, and spread the tale to friends, prompting tanners to price tails higher.
A New York Tribune tale says Senator Platt met a western millionaire’s daughter at the Manhattan Beach hotel and, when asked what political economy is, answered that it is the art of never buying more votes than you actually need.
A poem by Ethel M. Kelley in St Nicholas describes schoolgirls comparing hair colors and styles. The speaker notes brown blue flaxen black and curly straight hair, imagining if all girls altered their hair to resemble others, and wishing to look like Marguerite.
Jane Darrow, famed for listening, gains from confidences yet never betrays. Alice and Bob confide their love triangle. Jane counsels patience and urges disclosure. As Bob returns to college, Alice seeks solace, while Jane remains the absorbing confidante and silent observer of romance.
In an August village setting Wal Ripley confesses love to Jane Darrow who studies him for a book. Years pass as a popular novel based on village life provokes gossip and jealousy, culminating when Ripley accuses Jane of exploiting their romance. Jane admits her feelings but Ripley rejects further participation.
A Pathfinder summary notes Japan has 21 million woodlots mostly privately owned, averaging under nine tenths of an acre on steep land. Annual yield reaches about 50 to 60 feet of lumber per acre and three quarters of a cord of firewood, with over 500 million trees planted yearly. Tax assessment averages under $1 per acre, yet forest sustainability remains uncertain, offering lessons for nations cutting forests and planting little.
A tornado wrecked the Tucker farm as Mrs Tucker and the children gathered on a bed with Mr Tucker who was injured. The storm swept away the house leaving the bed standing and all were unhurt except the building. Mrs Tucker fled to safety and returned to find the scene.
Analyzing American led efforts in the Philippines, the piece notes contractors adapted methods to local conditions. It describes shifts from weekly to more consistent, five to six day workweeks, less reliance on harsh wage docking, and the emergence of a more reliable workforce as Filipinos adopt American practices.
An illustrated survey of how secret technologies drove early industry. It notes Venetian glass and Dresden porcelain as guarded crafts, and Huntsman’s cast steel process becoming public after a covert intruder witnessed the forging and casting of ingots, crucibles, and molds transforming the market. American Industries.
An old New York Sun note explains painting the skin with iodine in darkness or red light to prevent blistering or staining. If the painted skin remains shielded from white light, repeated applications do not blister the flesh.
A fragment reflects on social views of men with luxury cars. It notes past derision at husbands driving wives' Victorians and contrasts that with modern ease as cars become everyday. The passage hints at changing social norms and relaxed status signals.
Harper's Magazine recounts a discovery of a vast mountain range in Tibet, estimated at about two thousand miles long with passes averaging a few hundred stories higher than the Himalayas. The range, named Nin Chen Tangla, stretches from west-northwest to the east, containing passes and high elevations surpassing familiar peaks.
The article traces corset evolution from iron stays of Catherine de Medici to Greenland whalebone foundations. It notes price rises, material quality, and modern comfort options while contrasting past tortures with better designs and American fashion influence.
A visitor in Parthean misplaced four false teeth during a shaving, believing he swallowed them after forgetting their location. He suffered severe pain until a maid retrieved the teeth from behind the dressing table, at which time the agony ceased.
The habits of American visitors influence trade in London. Americans are noted fruit eaters and enjoy fresh hothouse fruits and California seedless oranges at hotels, especially at breakfast, reflecting their belief in grapes and high fruit consumption during their stay. Telegraph.
A clipped sketch recalls a cabby’s disgust at indifference, a grand drive, and a later fatal car entry. The narrator notes lying dead that night, with a caddy speaking of pride and sentiment, in a terse, literary tone.
The English landlord tradition differs from Ireland’s in that English country gentlemen are taught to adopt a more liberal view of responsibilities, contrasting with the stricter expectations once common in the Irish landed class.
A fragment from Meggendorfer Blaetter reports a blunder involving Fanny giving notice and a reported telephone exchange where one party claims to have spoken with another. The brief item notes confusion and a perceived brutal remark in a quoted conversation.
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