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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
4
The Times Weekly from Washburn Wisconsin dated August 5 1909 presents advertising rates on request. The masthead lists Nels M Oscar as editor and notes postal service details indicating standard second class mail matter.
Employers seek workers for woods railroads and mills as influx from eastern cities and Milwaukee lags. Willow River Lumber Co Grandview and White River Lumber Mason advertise for lumber workers and pilers while dynamite plant plans large hiring as output races to meet orders. City shows rising employment and signs of recovery despite grass pest issues.
Advert suggests heavy impure blood causes pimples headaches and digestive issues. Claims Burdock Blood Bitters enriches blood, restores vigor and perfect health with a red, rich complexion. Uses promotional language common to patent medicines of the era.
The text argues that true patriotism requires concrete community building in material, social, intellectual, and moral fields. Citing historic Jews rebuilding Jerusalem, it asserts modern cities show local patriotism by individuals contributing their efforts.
A humorous anecdote tracks the rise of souvenir hunting among Americans. A Chicago woman is dubbed the ultra of souvenir hunting after a tale about hosting guests at a country place where her husband allegedly disappeared with no silverware missing. The quip contrasts celebrity collecting with a comic domestic twist.
Mrs A visits Mrs B and mentions the attic in a delicate way after Mrs B’s husband recently hanged himself. The conversation shifts to household chores with remarks about washing and the attic space used for hanging clothes. The exchange underscores the awkward handling of a suicide in a social setting.
A man recounts a ruse to catch his wife when a counterfeit sovereign vanishes. He hides a bad coin in his purse, prompting its loss to trigger a police arrest. The wife reportedly passed the fake to a milkman for an umbrella, leading to a two hour detention.
A French king remarks that civil words bring happiness and would be generous to give them. The comparison to lighting another’s candle shows that kindness does not diminish one’s own light. The sentiment celebrates benevolence as mutually enriching.
A prominent politician during the Cleveland era was appointed naval officer in an eastern city. He formed many friendships and spent his leisure with them at costly entertainments. Upon completion of his term he returned home, and his mother asked what he saved, to which he replied that he had saved his life by the experiences and dangers faced.
At a Scotch banquet in New York a guest tells a tale of a poor Glasgie man tormented by his landlady who fed him freit eggs every morning and night. He tricks her with sausages, asking her to cook them like fish, but the next morning the freit eggs return and all the sausages vanish.
An advertisement touts Foley's Urine Laxative as a cure for habitual constipation by stimulating the stomach and liver and regulating the bowels. It cites Q. W. Frost of DeWitt and mentions Witch Hazel Salve for pies burns and sores.
Bids for cement curb work along West Bayfield Street blocks 11 and 12 will be received at the city clerk’s office by August 9 1909. Curbing must be eighteen inches deep and ten inches at base, top six inches six inches thick, with specified sand cement and gravel mixes. Committee may reject any bids. Dated July 20 1909. H P Axelberg City Clerk.
A special car was attached to this morning’s Northern Pacific train to handle large crowds traveling to blueberry fields. both coaches were packed.
Notes of the City reports social gatherings at Mrs. Mitchell's with ice cream and cake, visitors like Ned Wieman and Miss Clara Summerfield visiting relatives, bridge repairs on Fish creek, and Bayfield’s push for a shoe factory. The Sonoma delivered coal to Northwestern Fuel, high school remodeling progresses, and new Simon Proell bowling alleys set to open next Sunday. Local promotions urge Labor Day attendance and boosting community business.
Mrs Porter of Saxwun takes charge at Walsh residence during absence in the east. City encourages bids for cement curbing on lower Bayfield Street. Shingles from Wm Olson and a display of cedar shingles from Dave Hedlund's Tacoma mill. Multiple local visits, arrivals, and minor incidents including a foot injury at Stearns mill and a big blue berry crop season destacado.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a cure for kidney disorders and related ailments. It asserts the product restores health and strength and mentions Q. W. Frost as testimony or seller.
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