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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
5
The lecture next Friday evening by Dr Harry Dee Brown, under the Anti Tuberculosis Association, is free and considered a top city talk. A farmer’s wife hardships are highlighted as a moral touchstone in the talk.
Dr O Braun specialist advertises eyeglasses fitted at Braun Block Ashland Wis plus local items: deer season closed with three days to bring in deer nine dead and eight wounded this season down from last year Margaret Maher visited Iron River Charles Dunn ran a moving picture show at Iron River for N Landry concert with Marta Sandall Bramsen singer appeared at Norwegian Lutheran church George Jamerson recovering from typhoid fever Mr and Mrs Jake Segal attended funeral in Minneapolis Blue books available from Senator Sanborn at county clerk office
A long list of community items includes births, travel, funerals, visits, church sermons, business changes, and local notices. Highlights mention a newborn son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Evanstad, a large funeral for Druggist A. H. Miles after a hunting death, various visits by residents to Superior Ashland and Duluth, and upcoming lectures by George H. Geebel. Also notes on mortgage loans, local trades, and advertisements for remedies and services.
An experienced cook explains proper frying contrasting shallow pan sauteing with a deep kettle of hot clear fat. He notes many cooks err by using excessive shortening, which sogs the crust and harms digestion.
A blind man in dark glasses asks a streetcar conductor to guide him to the curb near Euclid and East Fifty-fifth. The conductor, returning to the car, says he is not comfortable leaving a blind man alone at night, even for a small favor.
In a dialogue from the Chicago Record-Herald a wife chides her husband for claiming economy while he continues to buy fine cigars and indulge personal pleasures. A separate exchange in the New York Press features a humorous line about a clock repair and misplaced expectations.
In a playful exchange a husband offers a new coat while noting he must wear his old one again. The wife praises generosity and mocks the taunting of those who ridicule others' peculiarities.
A local editorial urges residents to invest in town improvements, arguing small contributions are smart investments that build long term value for the community.
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