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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
3
Spanish War Veterans and Wing Guards plan a large charity ball at the Opera House on Tuesday December 19. Proceeds fund Christmas presents for city children, with fine music and decorations, and badges reading I have.
Notes from Washington describe a Senate Interstate Commerce draft aimed to set rail rates with a daily penalty of 21 cents for delays beyond one month. Elkins and Foraker back the measure as a timely step, though the White House has not yet signaled approval. The piece also covers Cuba mentions and Korea diplomacy involving Ministers Squires and Min.
The Isle of Pines trouble and the resignation of Cuban Minister Mr. Squires have drawn excess attention beyond the issue itself. Public focus centers on the political shakeup while the substantive matter remains uncertain.
A 20 day excursion to Los Angeles and San Francisco offered at 180 dollars for a round trip with sleeping car meals and hotel stays at Los Angeles and at the St. Francis in San Francisco. The route includes Omaha Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles Monterey Santa Barbara and more with an experienced manager in charge. Call Omaha ticket agent M C Lincoln for details.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best remedy for indigestion. It claims the product digests foods, helps the digestive system assimilate nutrients into tissue-building blood, and relieves sour stomach heartburn belching and all forms of indigestion. Sold at Sweet's West End Pharmacy.
A country exchange defends selective reporting by noting publishers rely on revenue from printing only the “nice things.” Full coverage would ruin livelihoods and quickly topple into gossip. The writer jokes readers would tire after one week.
Water marks date back to 1301 with marks used by paper makers. A high demand medieval paper bore a fool’s head with cap and bells as its watermark. By the mid 1600s Britannia replaced the figure, but the term foolscap persisted to describe the same paper size.
The network of canals in China supplies irrigation for vast rice fields that serve as ideal fish hatching grounds. This interconnected system supports abundant aquatic life by providing habitats and water flow favorable to fish reproduction.
Report notes Fishguard Pembrokeshire houses the smallest police station about ten feet square. The piece also touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe home remedy for croup, citing Mrs George Picket of San Francisco praising its quick relief and urging households to keep it on hand.
A compact collage of jokes and quips from multiple newspapers. It includes aphorisms about life and travel, light satire on families and manners, and brief humorous exchanges. Notable bits reference Noah's Ark, Russian language, and social scenes in early 20th century contexts.
Readers are urged that Boschee's German Syrup is the market's sole proven cure for consumption with ingredients endorsed by medical congresses. It aids rest at night, eases morning coughing, and provides free easy expectoration leading to relief. Available in small bottles for 25 cents and regular bottles for 75 cents at Frost & Spies.
Ad touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a perfect digestant that digests food regardless of stomach condition. It claims relief for indigestion belching sour stomach and all stomach disorders and notes availability at Sweet's West End Pharmacy.
In Philadelphia a first-night vaudeville debut by Tormer yields a mixed reception as the audience interrupts the monologue with remarks. A separate Tid-Bits quip imagines a tramp asked why he won t work, replying he lacks tools, naming a knife and fork.
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