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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
5
Numerous short items: weddings, relocations, sales, and jobs around Loveland. Citizens include Nels Myhre family at Yaldwin wedding, Port Wing liquor case, ice selling, and a new Menasha paper mill for Ashland. Various visits, travels, and farm real estate offers fill local pages.
The Wisconsin bird season opens September 10 with partridge and grouse, after prior bans on grouse hunting. Licenses may be secured now. The law limits hunting methods and equipment, with penalties for dogs running loose and for possession of illegal wildlife, and outlines open and closed periods for various species through early October and into 1915.
All persons are recommended to take Foley's Kidney Pills for back ache and rheumatism, aiding kidney and bladder trouble. As healing aid antiseptic they correct urinary irregularities. Do not neglect signs of kidney or bladder trouble or risk serious illness. Q. W. Frost.
Batesville Indiana reader A S Nusbaum reports a three month summer cold that disrupted business. After ineffective medicines and hay fever remedies, Foley's Honey and Tar rapidly cured him. His wife also used it with success. Q W Frost shares the testimonial.
An advertisement promotes opening a savings account with the next payday and saving 400 dollars weekly for four years to match the national average. The notice lists Northern State Bank as the city county and state depository.
Prohibitions outline limits on hunting aquatic fowl by rifle from sunset to sunrise. Rules ban taking rabbit, grey fox, or black squirrel from February 1 to October 10. Beaver and otter are protected at all times. Fisher, marten, mink, muskrat have seasonal or method restrictions including spear or dog, with varied dates. Proceeds support the hunting license fund.
Nels E Ledin superintendent of highways leads a crew repairing culverts on town and county roads at Fishcreek Hill near the Fishcreek church a cedar timber bridge is funded as cheaper and better service. Fishcreek farmers report a strong haying season with oats wheat and potatoes yielding well. Rev Adolph Olson of Minneapolis preached at the church with meetings planned in Mason. Anna and Mathilda Ledin returned from Superior where they attended normal school Ester Westberg visits her mother after working in Ashland.
For sale a 320 acre land certificate issued by the Department of the Interior Canada under the Volunteer Bounty Act. Open for entry in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba. Any person over 18 can acquire with the certificate for 800 dollars. Write or wire L. E. Telford 131 Shuter Street Toronto Canada.
George Oscar left Tuesday afternoon for a trip to the Twin Cities. Former Chairmen George Vester of Oulu transacted business in the city Tuesday. The two and one half year old child of Mr and Mrs Dennis Sweeney died Monday. The parents have the sympathy of the entire community. E R Fahrig of Bellwood who has been visiting relatives for the past few days returned to his work Tuesday afternoon.
A stray OCR fragment lists various cents and dollars such as 30¢ 22¢ 25¢ 60c 4.00 2 50 124¢e 15¢ raising no clear event or person. No coherent story or identifiable organizations appear in the readable text.
The Willow River Lumber Co at Grand View Wisconsin advertises for 186 men including 100 wood men and 35 for extra gang and section work with wages: swampers 30 a month 35 for lawyers and teamsters plus board. Other items note barber changes in St Paul and Bayfield and a local anecdotal patent remedy claim for croup.
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