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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
5
Catholic parish prepares for a large fair at the Delaney building on Washington avenue with booths and sale articles. The event runs September 6 through 11 and invites broad public participation.
All persons are recommended to take Foley's Kidney Pills for back ache rheumatism and kidney and bladder trouble as they are healing and antiseptic and correct urinary irregularities which if neglected may develop into a serious illness They restore health and strength Do not neglect signs of kidney or bladder trouble and risk Brights disease or diabetes Q. W. Frost
A humorous piece from the Tacoma Daily News mocks the editor as a near human creature. It describes editors as blusterous, news hungry, economy loving, habit forming, and habitually wrong about grammar. It notes editors rarely vacation and blame others for poor papers.
Iron River and Bayfield County items fill this week with business visits by W W Tripp and George F Thomas, a $1000 county grant for fairground improvements, and a call to attend the Bayfield County Fair next month. A baby boy arrives weighing fifteen pounds at birth, saloon break-ins lead to jail terms, and shingling work begins on the Swedish Lutheran church.
Miss Hill of Superior, a former public schools teacher here, stayed with the Frank Downs family earlier this week. E C Alvord, who has been in Pennsylvania, is expected home tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Charles Rummell of Wausau are in town visiting relatives. Charles Taberman spent Sunday with friends in Bayfield. Shingles cut from green cedar at Wm Olsons.
Canadian Department of the Interior issues a land bounty certificate good for 320 acres open for entry in Alberta Saskatchewan or Manitoba. Any person over 18 may acquire the land with the certificate for 800 dollars. Write L. E. Telford 131 Shuter Street Toronto for immediate sale.
The article recalls old fears about tomatoes including beliefs they cause illness and death. It cites botanists and a critic from September Physical Culture to argue against those superstitions. Nearby reports mention abundant deer damaging crops and visitors from Bayfield and Storm Lake involved in local business and fishing trips.
A Milwaukee reader jokes about gender norms and household behaviors noting a boy’s idea of a model mother and a girl with a swanlike neck. The column mentions a woman buying cigars for her husband matching his stockings and neckties and adds quips about spankings and impressions.
Stops itching instantly and claims to cure piles eczema salt rheum tetter itch hives herpes and scabies. Advertises availability at any drug store with Dean's Ointment as the product name.
Batesville Indiana resident Q. W. Frost reports last year’s three month summer cold and hay fever improved after using Foley’s Honey and Tar. He notes the remedy relieved distress and his wife also found it successful.
The market shows butter at 25 cents per pound and fresh eggs at 22 cents per dozen. New potatoes sell for 50 cents per bushel, onions at 1.25 per 100 pounds, Timothy hay at 12 dollars per ton, and clover hay ranges from 8 to 9 dollars per ton.
Mrs T C Oscar and daughter and Miss Theodora Axelberg have returned home after a ten day visit in Duluth. John Froseth joins Bayfield County Abstract Co taking transfers at the Register of Deed's office. Alfred Marsh has been ill last week. George A Calder traveled to Bayfield Tuesday. F J Meehan suffers lagrippe. Wm Johnson of Duluth visits family. Copy of laws available from County Clerk. Doll Keene and wife visited Morgan residence. formerly residents here. Mrs L Whiteacre of Buffalo endorses Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for croup.
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