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Newspaper
Ladysmith News Budget
Location
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
2
The Ladysmith News and Weekly Ones consolidates under A A Hadden as publisher. Published Thursdays from Ladysmith Wisconsin with second class matter status and annual subscription of 1 50. A quip about an exellent electric light service follows a bank robbery and mentions campaign funds and corporate cash.
Reverend Thomas Barker delivered a Sunday night sermon to a large, appreciative audience at the union temperance meeting. Editor Reed praised the address as a difficult subject masterfully handled.
News Budget notes readers can mail a letter to England or Ireland for two cents, the same as U S postage, as long as the letter weighs no more than an ounce.
The article notes A. N. Andersen’s rapid publication and suggests his stance will matter to taxpayers if he appears before the district attorney, as he occupies two columns in the stenographer’s record.
The Rusk County Journal dismisses a Reverend Thos Barker as it shows widespread contempt for efforts to uplift community morals. The issue features numerous dirty slurs targeting him, signaling minimal respect for reformers.
In Washington the race for the senate shows large sums spent by leading candidates. Reports up to last Saturday list F. E. McGovern at 11063.88, S. A. Cook at 30010.72, and W. H. Hatton at 26415.08, while Stephenson has not yet reported.
The piece portrays Mr. Andersen as shaping law enforcement to suit allies and accuses him of pliability under Mayor Baker. It details his handling of saloon complaints, the council delays, and a shift after a public rebuke, framing a battle between an old gang and a new Good Government League influenced push in Ladysmith and Rusk county.
The vast voyage of sixteen U S battleships from Hampton Roads to the Pacific and back is hailed as a landmark Republican policy extending to a new era of Open Door diplomacy. Taft backed the plan as constructive, linking naval prowess with Latin American outreach and China policy while stressing discipline and national prestige.
W Bourke Cochran in Boston declares support for Bryan but lauds Taft as the best qualified nominee, noting his greatness as an administrator and worker and claiming Taft would excel if in the same environment that shaped Roosevelt.
In Greensboro North Carolina William Howard Taft denounces Democratic leaders for years of anti corporate talk without action while the Republicans push to apply platform promises to curb abuses. He accuses Democrats of self congratulation and hypocritical claims.
Hon. Wm. H. Taft in Columbus Ohio declares the country’s prosperity has revealed a quickening public conscience and a demand for remedies of abuses and higher business integrity, urging lovers of country to feel pride in a sound national core.
Ladysmith Wisconsin parent Mrs. Pierce Brown reports Doan's Kidney Pills cured her daughter's back pain and urinary trouble after physician attempts failed. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents and are sold by Mooney's Pharmacy with FosterMilburn Co. of Buffalo as U.S. agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Ledger shows assets including stocks and fixtures cash and due from bank totaling 125 246 75 with liabilities: capital stock surplus undivided profits and deposits. Cashier J O Sinclair swears the statement is true before Notary R J Sanps on September 21 1903 with directors Manning and Sinclair attesting.
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