This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
4
Washburn Printing Co editor Nels M Oscar lists advertising rates and an application in the August 12 1909 issue from Washburn Wisconsin. The notice indicates rate details for prospective advertisers.
The tariff bill passes the Senate and is signed by the President. Washington observers note plans for a special session in October 1910 to address the National Monetary Commission report, with Western Senators pressing for revisions and a cautious timetable for monetary reform. The President chides the Western group for their opposition as cabinet members plan summer retreats along the North Shore of Massachusetts.
A vintage advertisement touts Foley's Kideney Pills to strengthen kidneys and purify blood, Foley's Kidney Pills claim relief from exhaustion backache rheumatism and urinary issues. Dean's Regulats are praised for mild bowel action and treating habitual constipation. Burdock Blood Bitters is promoted to enrich thin blood and improve complexion and health.
The Liverpool Post describes a Manx financial craze after the Napoleonic wars with private notes issued widely. Traders circulated card promises to pay in sums as small as sixpence, shilling, or five shillings, with no need for sterling. An Peel attorney collecting £850 found 2,704 such notes used, many worthless, packed in a sack and carried by horse, the horse’s owner spoiling many notes on the journey.
Dramatic critic J. Comyns Carr praised Irving in Charles I at the Lyceum. Manager Bateman invited him to supper at Westminster club, then challenged the critic and declared he does not produce plays to please Carr. A later remark from a witty guest lightened the tense moment.
A farmer's wife mocks a servant by serving oversized and undersized meat to prove the servant can see. The servant Bella reveals she can now see the plate through the meat, claiming her sight returned as a result. The tale ends with the mistress' remark about Bella's perception.
During a Swiss tour Gustave Doré lost his passport in Lucerne. He asked the mayor for a moment and, after naming himself, sketched peasants selling potatoes. The mayor accepted the drawing as proof and kept the passport in exchange for an ordinary form.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a domestic quip about Jack Thornley after marriage. The wife describes her husband as a perfect brute as she talks about Verifast scandal, noting he fell asleep during the tale.
An older woman descends the cage in a Cornish mine and asks a miner if the rope is safe. He assures that the rope is guaranteed to last six months and won’t be renewed until tomorrow, a droll remark from the Birmingham Mail.
A humorous exchange has a woman doubting a diminutive applicant as nursemaid for her children. The reply deflates the doubt by noting the children are the ones who may be too large for the nursemaid.
A cheeky exchange unfolds as a press agent flatters a girl with admiring talk and she coolly replies that she cannot be swayed by such language. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes the humorous moment.
A brief, old fashioned proverb quoted by Beaconsfield and the Atlanta Constitution illustrates a prodigal son tale. The image contrasts a father’s thunderous grief with a bold, frank answer underscoring honesty in loss and return.
An advertisement offers shingies and lumber from Wm Olson. It also promotes Foley's Urine Laxative for indigestion and stomach issues, claiming it stimulates the stomach, regulates the bowels, and cures habitual constipation. Q. W. Frost.
Congressman Irvin L Lenroot arrived home from Washington and told the News Tribune the tariff law is a revision upward not downward. He warned the public will feel the burden and noted some schedules like manufactured cotton and woolen goods need change before the next election. He praised Minnesota and Wisconsin delegations for their votes against the bill and described Speaker Cannon's insurgent appointments. Lenroot leaves for California with his family for a couple of weeks. Shingles cut from green cedar, at Wm Olsons.
A New York Times account recalls General Joseph Wheeler in Spain era when a grieving German father requested his son’s body be buried in a Lutheran cemetery. Wheeler ordered a guard of honor and ensured the body was escorted to the train, showing humane leadership amid war.
James Huneker argues in Everybody's that the violin surpasses organ and voice in poignant appeal. He notes its wide range of temperaments among players from Paganini to Ysaye and contrasts its passionate expressiveness with the piano.
In Washington a special man opened and closed doors for officials, a role called human hinges. Other cities abandoned this duty, but veteran DeGrees here kept the custom for years, performing the office with a stately manner that gave doors an official and unofficial swing, notes Joe Mitchell Chapple in National Magazine.
A rural dialogue from Lippincott's features a farmer remarking on his daughter's departure to Europe. He blames female colleges for planting ideas in women's heads and notes he and her husband never understood the motive behind her European journey.
An exchange between Mrs. Peck and Mr. Peck reveals a pointed contrast over gender. The ad copy promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy and Dean's Ointment claiming cures for skin and urinary ailments with a assures of restoring health and strength by Q. W. Frost.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.