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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
3
The Bayfield based weekly newspaper notes its motto as the only all home print weekly in the county and lists editor J. E. Jones as publisher with Thursday publication and annual subscription.
In the 1800s voyage narrative, a ship reaches Valparaiso after a 46 day run. Sailors ashore enjoy liberty while a last group faced a staged chase by vigilantes for breaking confinement. Rewards grow from 20 to 40 shillings as townsfolk pursue absentees.
The crew of a vessel defends against a mob of vigilantes near Mizzentop and the Mole in Valparaiso. They push through to the water stairs amid stone throwing and naval gunfire as police and townspeople clash, leaving several wounded and the ship bound for Rio the next morning.
The text discusses the caution urged by Herbert Spencer about saying nothing beyond what is needed. It notes that people often err by excess in everyday talk and even more so in serious matters. It attributes this to difficulties in stopping after stating what is true, not to poor thinking or word use alone.
A vintage advertisement for Cascarets Candy Cathartic promises relief from constipation with a money back offer if the product fails. The ad uses bold pricing of 0c and 25c and targets general consumers.
The Washburn Board of Review announces daily sessions from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm with additional evening hours 7:30 to 9:30 on July 27 29 and 31 and the final meeting on August 1. Also notices an advertisement offering Virtuma improved tablets with guaranteed relief for nervous diseases and general weakness available by mail at $2 per package or 3 for $5 from listed pharmacies and firms.
Tickets for Chetek Lake Assembly go on sale in Omaha from July 18 to July 28. A single fare covers round trip travel with July 19 included. Tickets available at the depot in the city.
List of goods with unit prices including flour butter prunes tea sugar and soap. Offers good potatoes delivered in Washburn per bushel and payment of freight to Washburn on every barrel of flour. Emphasizes cash sales and low, rock bottom pricing.
At Buffalo May 1 to November 1 the Omaha train offers round trips from Washburn to Buffalo for 26.75 valid one week on May 7 14 21 and 28 and every day until September 3 at 34.35 valid sixteen days from sale date.
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