Fraud claim against Mutual Adjustment Company rattles Bayfield County
Local residents Dr. Hicks and P. L. Lawler report a Syracuse firm Mutual Adjustment Company tried a blackmail scheme. An agent produced forged papers and a court claim, threatening civil and criminal action. Police watched the man and no legal action followed. the ruse broke up after warnings from officials.
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Mutual Adjustment Company
Syracuse
New York
Company
Hicks
Tripp
Iron River
Dr. Hicks
Westcott
Lawler
Threefold Lightning Across Etruscan and Modern Views
An excerpt compares ancient Etruscan beliefs of three lightning types with modern scientific classifications. It outlines forked lightning as a zigzag discharge, sheet lightning as widespread diffusion, and a controversial third form appearing as balls or lobular fire lumps, noted by meteorologists as sometimes disputable.
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Arago
Etruria
Chambers’ Journal
Bayfield County Board Special Meeting Held July 28 1902
Bayfield County Board of Supervisors met at the county clerk office on Monday July 28 1902. Present were Currie G. Sell F H Dramond John Brady James C Daly Nels Nelson A B Severson and A Habert. Minutes of the prior special meeting were approved. Tunstead Heating Co Minneapolis bid to improve the court house heating plant was opened read and laid over for one hour then rejected on motion.
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Board of Supervisors
Bayfield County
Currie G. Sell
F. H. Dramond
John Brady
James C. Daly
Nels Nelson
A. B. Severson
A. Habert
Tunstead Heating Co
Minneapolis
Court House
Warning against counterfeit Cascarets drug tablets
A public notice warns customers to insist on genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic tablets stamped C C C. Do not buy in bulk from substitutes, which are labeled cheats and frauds. Seek authentic products from reputable druggists to avoid counterfeit pills.
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Toc
Foot coverings through centuries show narrow toes and pinched arches
The article discusses long standing foot dress customs from France Spain England and Germany over eight to ten centuries. It notes artists rarely copied extreme foot shaping and contrasts ancient Roman and Greek ideals of the perfect foot with the sandals of Rome, which allowed the foot to develop and display its form.
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France
Spain
England
Germany
Confucius
Rome
Moral Effects of Diets From Pearson Weekly
An old moral diet note claims exclusive pork diets induce pessimism while beef strengthens and energizes. A long term mutton diet supposedly causes melancholia and veal reduces energy. Eggs and milk improve health and vivacity in women, butter makes people lazy, apples aid brain work, potatoes dull, and mustard helps memory with age.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Great Men Who Danced Through Ancient Times
The article surveys ancient views on dancing as a valued skill. It notes Socrates learned dance late, Plato urged dancing schools, Romans celebrated with dances, and pantomime influenced ballet. It mentions Emperor Domitian banning senators from dancing and removing several.
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Socrates
Plato
Domitian
Senate
Inventors Patent Oddities in 1854 France
In 1854 France granted a patent for an opera hat and bandbox combination. The same year saw the invention of a mouth glue used for arts and letters, made from cow’s heel adhesive and vanilla extract to avoid taste offense.
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France
Sulphur in the Mineral and Vegetable Kingdom
Sulphur occurs widely in minerals both free and combined with elements. Free sulphur is found in Sicily and Italy and in volcanic districts. Sulphuric acid is a dangerous compound. sulphides form when sulphur combines with iron, copper, lead, and other elements. In plants sulphur is a small part of albuminous bodies and irritant oils, and present in vegetable juices as sulphates.
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Sicily
Italy
Pure Food Laws Enforce Baking Powder Convictions
The St Louis papers report several grocers were tried for selling baking powder containing alum in violation of the law. All defendants were convicted and fined $100 each. Names listed include Bengal I C Crown Calumet and Chapmans. Authorities urge buyers to demand cream of tartar powders from trusted brands.
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St. Louis
Bengal
I. C
CROWN
Calumet
Chapman’s
Women prefer jewels and health tips in old ad blurbs
An antique ad parades consumer wishes for jewelry and flowers while promoting Dr. Boschee's German Syrup to prevent consumption. It touts Greene’s remedies, Fox Bros Pharmacy, and Guinand's optical shop in Ashland with C. A. Sweet providing skilled eye services.
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Guinand
Ashland
C. A. Sweet
Dubuque
Lowa
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R. A. Steckbauer
North Range
Joan Brapy
H. B. Elder
Washburn
Joan Froseth
Fora Naval School
Superior
Jenkins
Minnesota Point
Page Morris
Duluth
Minnesota
Minnsota Point
Congressman Jenkins
Judge Morris
Congress
Head of the Lakes
County Board Proceedings
St J. B. Belsher
Sti Louis
Geo. G. Loranger
Northwestern
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Talbot & Smuth
Bayfield St
6Th Avenue West
L. N. Clausen
Insurance
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Gordon Hat
Packard
I. Bierman
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