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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
8
Farmers mechanics railroaders and laborers rely on Dr Thomas' Electric Oil for instant relief from cuts burns or bruises. Pain stops where the oil is applied and quick relief follows use.
Wanted agents for the largest picture and frame house in America. Earn $36.00 weekly or 400 percent profit. No experience needed. We supply samples stationary and art catalogue free and instruct you how to sell. Write today for particulars, catalogue and samples Frank W Williams Company 1214 W Taylor St Chicago IL.
The steamer Skater departs Ashland at 9:00 am and 2:00 pm with calls at Washburn Mission dock and LaPointe dock before arriving at Bayfield at 11:00 am or 4:00 pm. Return trips depart Bayfield at 11:05 am and 4:05 pm, stopping at LaPointe Mission Washburn and arriving Ashland at 1:00 pm and 6:06 pm.
Captain John E. Doherty, manager, announces a new contact at 41 No. 7 Fifield Place, Ashland, Wisconsin, replacing the old line.
A reproduction of an antique circus poster promises a grand series of sublime, moral, amusing and wonderful scenes. The text touts lavish enchantment and education, noting zygodactylous specimens and a courtly corps of superintendents to explain curiosities.
In London both David Garrick and Spranger Barry played Romeo on consecutive nights at Covent Garden and Drury Lane. Mrs Siddons, Romeo and Juliet co star, notes Garrick's eager fire in the balcony scene and Barry's lovable charm, saying both are superb but evoke opposite impulses in her.
Subscribers of the Bayfield Co. Telephone company may obtain daily forecasts and special warnings from the weather Bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture from central after 11 p.m. These forecasts cover the 36 hour period ending at 8 p.m. the following day.
An ad touts Green's August Flower as a solution to skin greasiness by cleansing and enriching the blood through a healthy liver. It promises cures for constipation biliousness nervousness and insomnia and claims a bottle can relieve severe indigestion. Available in trial and regular sizes at Frost & Spies.
A series of brief items notes HK M Norton paying a $25 fine after pleading guilty to overstepping terms, Ea Goulet starting large scale logging near Southerland for White River Lumber, and a secret marriage of Cle Moxness and Bertha Curran disclosed months later. Also reported are a Finnish resident Matt Osti found dead, a trip by Deputy Sheriff Allen for a wife desertion case, and plans to expand Red Cliff Gunner Co mill with a new band saw and night operations.
J. B. McElroy, long time agent in the Omaha Depot, has been promoted to the Hayward agency and will assume duties there. Mrs. McElroy and the children will leave soon to join him in Hayward.
The Bank of England’s museum displays the old oak chest that served as Threadneedle Street’s first strong room. The chest held cash notes and valuable papers, a prelude to today’s armor plate strong room with massive doors and advanced security.
Bertha, a Black washerwoman in New York, declares she will move tomorrow after dreaming of packing her trunk and preparing to leave for a new place. She says the landlord will come with the rent the very next week.
A writer in Forest and Stream estimates a bald eagle could carry as much as its proportional weight allows. Citing weights of eagles, owls, hawks, and prey, the author argues an eagle might carry eighteen to twenty pounds, citing a rifle-shot eagle lifting heavy objects and grip strength observed during tests.
A blend of Robert Hichens and a Chicago Tribune joke line appears in a Century excerpt about Egypts allure and a burglar scenario. The passage contrasts romantic imperial imagery with a homeowner’s comic defense plan.
Mrs. C Daggett of Fourth Street Washburn Wisconsin endorses Doan's Kidney Pills after relief from kidney trouble. She reports dramatic pain relief and restored kidney function following use of the remedy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's.
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