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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
5
The Times newspaper edited by J E Jones publishes every Thursday at two dollars a year. It declares itself the only all home print weekly in Bayfield County.
A fragment from Mr Dooley quotes on marriage polygamy and politics tied to a forthcoming wedding of F P Dunne and Miss Margaret Abbot. The jokes touch bachelor life, monogamy social duties and the clever use of marital status in public life.
Excerpts from recent books present musings on marriage power and human nature. The quotes compare gender roles, life lessons, luck, and beauty with reflections on literature and restraint. An advertisement notes Foley's Kidney Cure sold by Frost & Spies.
Town Clerk presided at 7 30 p m with all members present. Bills audited and allowed across General Bank Poor Funds totaling 1943 45 with numerous names and services listed. School Board communication directs 2500 to be spread for Pioneer School extra expense. Transfer of 256 55 from General Fund to Highway Fund approved. Meeting adjourned.
The Northern Pacific Express Company announces express shipment to all points with home pickup by a team or delivery upon receipt. Customers may also leave shipments at Estabrook and Olson's Furniture store for processing.
The notice cautions that many cough medicines contain opiates causing constipation and safety concerns for children. It states Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates, is safe, and will not cause constipation, advertised as a reliable option.
An Amsterdam letter to the London Express reports a plan within Mr. Kruger's intimate circle to send him back to South Africa. The ex-president's family approves and assists. Kruger has notified plans to vacate his residence in November but has not decided if he would join the generals home if permitted. The generals will seek the correct quarters on their next England visit.
A young American engineer in Surinam solves a lost scow crisis by using a raft of anchored logs tied to the hull. He times the effort with neap and spring tides to lift the vessel then tows and reclaims the scow for repair. The story, recounted by a veteran engineer, highlights practical invention in a jungle port.
A fragmented dialogue between two speakers named George and She presents a truncated, unclear exchange about making a wish. The text lacks coherent narrative or identifiable events, names, places, or dates to anchor a regional news item or factual summary.
J G Gluck superintendent of Prun ty town West Virginia writes that after trying all advertised cough medicines he has chosen Foley's Honey and Tar for the West Virginia Reform School. He calls it most effective and absolutely harmless, sold by Frost and
Frost and Spins offers Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents claiming it renews golden days of youth and keeps life’s fires burning with a steady glow.
City officers are listed: Chairman Nels Nelson and supervisor Oscar, treasurer Nels Lee, clerk Charles O. Lowder, assessor Thos. Hughes, and Chief of Police O. Wescott. Officials target upcoming duties and local governance.
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