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Newspaper
Ladysmith News Budget
Location
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
2
W A Blackburn of Bruce Wisconsin declares candidacy for Republican nomination for Assemblyman in the Second District comprising Chippewa and Rusk counties. The statement appears in one county newspaper and warns candidates who publish in only one paper may fear victory.
Prairie state visitors praise our roads while noting northern Wisconsin constructs cost more yet resist wet weather better. Farmers hauling long distances to market benefit from well made surfaces despite higher building costs.
The Bruce News-Letter reprints a News-Budget account of a demonstration at the Baker saloon substituting hotel for saloon. It fails to credit the original source and raises questions of proper attribution. If copied from News-Budget it should credit. if from the slips, it should be marked as an advertisement.
W A Blackburn cashier of the Lumbermans State Bank of Bruce announces himself as a candidate in local developments. Details specify his role and the bank's involvement in the Bruce community.
Republican candidate Billy Blackburn, a Bruce native and Spanish-American War veteran, seeks the Assembly seat for the district including Rusk and part of Chippewa counties. He vows to press for good roads and state aid to develop Northern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin farmers and local businessmen are invited to obtain a petition and information letter for an Institute in their community during the winter of 1908 1909. Any town in a farming district with a suitable hall may qualify, and farmers are advised to organize locally and contact Geo McKerrow Superintendent Madison Wis for the application blank.
The Lady Smith Common Council tabled complaints against saloon keepers at Monday night’s meeting. The move risks boosting prohibition votes next election as the public’s interest in law and order appears sidelined. The article argues complaints deserve priority over new license petitions and that aldermen violated legal expectations, save for one member, Mr. Clough.
Milwaukee Free Press notes Gov. Davidson will run again, praising his safe, masterful grasp of state business and support from capitol project leaders. The piece argues his reelection would ensure steady progress on the new capitol as a major, rapid undertaking.
The piece urges readers to tell friends about the lush growth and promising crops in northern Wisconsin, claiming unprecedented grasses and grains for the season. It appeals for sharing the plain truth to persuade others to visit the region.
The Buena Vista Republican asserts a man is judged by the company he keeps and adds it may apply to his wife’s kin. The brief epigram prompts readers to consider social circle influence on reputation.
I. L. Lenroot of Superior launched his bid for the Republican nomination against John J. Jenkins with a Lake Nebagamon campaign speech. He attacked Jenkins’ record, opposed Speaker Cannon, urged tariff revision and anti monopoly measures, federal road aid, and rail valuation, and pledged to vote against Cannon if elected.
Hilma Anderson found a pale blue speckled nest with eggs on the ground and brought it home to her canary. The canary sat on the eggs, fed, and after several days the eggs hatched into three tiny featherless chicks in the corner of the cage.
A fragment reflects on women serving as streetcar conductors in Chilean towns. The speaker notes ambiguity in distinguishing a female conductor when she calls out a street, joking about hairpins in her mouth.
Quotation fragment notes the proverb If wishes were horses beggars would want forty horse power motors. Speech marks show Dumley and Keene discussing its meaning.
Ladysmith Wisconsin resident Mrs Theo Kadlee reports relief from back and kidney pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She cites improved sleep and reduced dizziness, noting she bought the medicine at Mooney's Pharmacy. Doan's is sold by dealers nationwide at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is the U S sale agent.
A humorous exchange notes a man marrying widow Smith for clothes his size. The joke hinges on practical wardrobe as a quirky motive.
A commercial traveler tells a Fargo storekeeper that old $5 gold pieces from 1864 to 1866 are selling in Chicago for 2 to 3 dollars. A bet is made on the claim, but the group discovers the traveler was deceiving them when they calculate 2 dollars and 8 cents as five dollars.
A lanky man dashed down the street crying it is in the river and wringing his hands. The crowd gasped as visions of dark deeds ran through their minds while peering over the bridge railings. The man insisted the danger was real and the river contained water.
A humorous exchange highlights a landlady praised for honesty as a boarder quips that her sign reads Boarders Taken In, noting the conspicuous honesty on the establishment’s front. The joke turns on literal misreading of the sign.
In a curious scene, Little Jim arrives with a cat claiming a reward for returning a canary. The lady objects noting the cat is not the canary, while Jim insists the canary lies inside the cat.
In a court exchange the lawyer asks about interim actions and the witness says he did not go into the interim, remaining in the anteroom. The dialogue centers on what occurred during the interim period of the proceedings.
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