My Acrobat and Tales from Leisure Hour for the Young
A whimsical verse about My Acrobat and a six year old boy with his playful toys. A garden scene features Maud Lind and toads Pip Skip and their caretaker, with fond pets and gentle humor. A fox tale from Wirral recounts Reynard spared by a huntsman. Classic stories include Dick Whittington’s rise from humble origins and his cat's fate.
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Pip
Yop
Skip
Maud Lind
Maud
Ther
Park
Harry White
Gypsy
Papa
Harry
Pop
Wirral Cheshire
Harriers
Lumtsman
Reynard
Leisure Hour
Dick Whittington Rise From Rat Woes To Lord Mayor Fame
The tale recalls Dick Whittington, a 450 year old legend from Henry V’s era, who outsmarted rats, bought a cat, and through wealth and marriage became thrice mayor of London, praised by the grateful public as recounted in The Pansy. A second piece, A Bandit's Dog, details a watchful hound that feigns death to guard a sentry and join rogues against brigands, later earning praise from Neapolitan soldiers who train it to hunt banditti.
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Dick Waittington
London
Whittington
Africa
Barbara
Dick Whittington
Henry the Fifth
Pansy
Cook Book Recipes and Mrs Keller Home Dishes
A compact collection of household recipes including cream cakes by Miss Keller of Tomah, cream cookies, cream pastries, fried cakes, a savory rice and milk sauce for game, Boston coffee clarifying steps, and sage fritters with onions. Indicates practical instructions, measurements, and serving notes suitable for practical housewifery.
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Mama’s Cairn
Jiss Keller
Tomah
Boston
Boodle Recovered After Theft in Mich County
Sheriff Kinney recovered about 500 dollars in cash and a silver watch stolen from a farmer in southern Mich county. The loot was found in a hollow tree near the railroad tracks inside a Pilgrim's Progress book. A female acquaintance of the thief provided the clue. the thief has disappeared. About 45 dollars of the original sum remains unrecovered.
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Graxp Rapins
Mich
Sherif Kinney
Pilgrim’s Progress
Poultry and farm wisdom for the home letter column
Farmers are urged to write letters sharing experiences for publication. Advice extols Levghorn hens for eggs, Pekin ducks for meat and feathers, and notes on using guano fertilizer. Other sections discuss farming wastes, soil types for tobacco, and practical manuring for higher yields with Wisconsin soil insights.
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Wisconsin
Pekin
China
West Sebena
Mich
Wisconsin State News Deeply Read In 19th Century Local Deaths
Plainville resident Y H Arcuersos found dead from heart disease on the 7th. J Ker usa station agent at Cable died suddenly while viewing a land claim. D W Ricsarsoy’s Oakfield home burned for a $500 loss. Kent and Watson grocery in Waukesha damaged by fire. Davin Taylor elected associate justice of the supreme court. Geo H Myers named judge of the Tenth Circuit. Cranes W Whinfield dies in Little Rock from para para yes. Depres H Fetuers’ residence in Janesville burned for $5,000 loss with $2,500 insured. Fond du Lac Episcopalians plan cathedral rebuild. R M Upjohn drafting plans. Winnebagoes to stock Black River Falls stores. Maj Halleck reports $100,000 to Indians. Charles W Whinfield dies in Little Rock after paralytic stroke. J I Case to resign as Fish Bros receiver after rival supreme court ruling. Madison fire destroys Rolland Bros meat market and other properties. total loss $5,500. Joan B Brunshouser and two sons before justice over $2,280 dispute. held for trial. Copper teapot from 1776 and antique spoon from Revolutionary era owned by Otsego family. Postal clerk B E Buasues released on bond after $5 thefts. to face Madison court. State legislators urged to regulate medicines used by women. Dr Harter’s Iron Tonic promoted as healthful without harm.
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Y. H. Arcuersos
Plainville
J. Ker
Cable
D. W. Ricsarsoy
Oakfield
Fond du Lac
Tue
Kent & Watson
Waukesha
Davin Taylor
Supreme Court
Geo. H. Myers
Tenth Circuit
Cranes W. Whinfield
Beaver Dam
H. T Whinfield
Paraiyas
Little Rock
Ark
Depres H. Fetuers
Janesville
Tas Episcopalians
R.M. Upjohn
New York
Black River Falls
Maj. Halleck
Washington
Charles W. Whinfield
J. I. Case
Fish Bros. & Co
Racine
Wis
Henry
Green Bay
C. Boor
Otsego
Columbia County
Root
B. E. Buasues
Hoyne
Chicago
Henshaw
White
United States
Madison, Wis
Our Family Inquiry Page and Reader Questions Ad
Readers submit brief questions and notices to editor Our Family Wisconsin Office Milwaukee. The page lists inquiries on publishing, seeds, normal schools, diamonds, Canadian US areas, militias, postage rates, and puzzles with editor’s answers to be appended.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Marriages Listed in Wisconsin Area Notices
A compendium of marriage announcements from various towns dated March to April. Names include James Baird and Jessie R Shanks in Anson, Frank Miller and Katie M Harrison in La Valle, and many others across Racine Neenah Tomah Fennimore Green Bay Milwaukee and beyond, with spouses from nearby states and towns.
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Anson
James Baird
Jessie R. Shanks
la Valle
Frank Miller
Katie M. Harrison
Clayton
Herman Witte
Wolf River
Anna Langner
Dorchester
James Girdwood
Northville
Dora Trotzler
Bransville
Charles Gilliam
Wausau
Anna R. Blackmon
Weyauwega
Chas. BE. Smith
Lind
Millie Haight
Royalton
Portage
Albine Cross
New Denmark
Fennimore
John H. McKelvey
Rock Valley
Hattie B. Dinsdale
Milwaukee
Randolph Mitchell
Emma Edith Gove
Thomas Gallagher
Susan Meagan
Puzzles from the Wisconsin Weekly page
Puzzle items and teases from a Milwaukee weekly page include word riddles like first letters, hidden rivers, and a numerical enigma. Contributors are urged to mail puzzles to the Editor Puzzle Department, with references to editors Marcia A. Polano and the Weekly Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Death notices from various towns in Wisconsin and Minnesota
DIED notices from Neenah Madison La Crosse Delavan Watertown Janesville Rockland Richwood Georgetown Racine Beaver Dam Winfield Delavan Whitewater Janeaville Mt. Pleasant De Deming Milwaukee Watertown and other places list multiple ages and dates. A physician offered a plant remedy for consumption and nervous complaints with free mailed instructions. A Minn farm fire at Oxtonville killed Frederick Tyman and injured Jacob Engel with $2,000 loss.
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Neste
Wm. Johnson
Depere
George Remington
Albion
Louis Cligney
Janeaville
Catherine R. Rockwood
Mt. Pleasant
Christina Gottbehuett
de Deming
Samuel Cotton Gilbert
Milwaukee
N. S. Donaldyson
Margaret Coulter
Julia M
Wm. H. Read
Edward Magoon
A. Dt Dartt
M. D
Cara E. Halsted
Vernon F. Bower
Rom
East India
Noyes
Power's Block
Rochester
Farmer
Oxtonville
Minn
Br. van Camp
Frederick Tyman
Jacob Engel
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Julia Clark-Chabe
Terry
Hebron
Harrow
Journal of Agriculture
Great West
Edgerton
State News
Harter
Arthur
C.N. Caspar
Mason and
East Water Streets
J. A. Be
Weexty Wiscounin
H.E
America
Framinghama
Mass
Lexington
Edmund_ Dwight
Jeff Davis
Rocky Mountains
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Alaska
Wieerly Wisconsin
Pasco Grandia
Akron
ATE
Shakspeare
Hood
Aldrich
Keble
Sprague
Percival
Emerson
Reade
Sharkspeare
Nehemiah
Word Square
Tenet Evade Nadir
Tersy
EL Bow
Bevel
Betel
Bezel
Centrajls
Mantas Veil
Marcia A. Polano
Uxcie Jo
Aidden Rivers
Sam
Etus Gasx
C. H. Gallagher
anacRas
Keil Avelee
CLAS
Awys
Wiscousty
Neenah
Henry Randall
Madison
Frank Ward
la Crosse
R. Trane
Delavan
Joseph Parker
Bik Grove
James Herron
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