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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
7
A reflective poem praising bygone virtues. It contrasts youth and pure-minded humanity with modern greed for gold and fashion. The speaker nostalgically celebrates old fashioned girls and boys, noting their piety, practical skills, and simple joys.
A historical note recalls Wellington's choice to strike at Badajos near the Portuguese frontier, detailing his secrecy, transport tricks, and advances with Beresford, Graham, and Hill, highlighting supply strains and political missteps at home that pressed the campaign.
The Boston Transcript portrays Hongkong as one of the globe’s most unhealthy spots despite sanitation, heat, and natural drainage. It notes narrow streets, shadowed rear courts, dim light, poor ventilation, dampness, and a grayish green complexion among residents and visitors, with exhaustion from even slight exertion.
A Boston scene shows policemen gathered at a corner in animated conversation. The chatter centers on how to pronounce the word intuition, drawing curious bystanders in Chicago Tribune fashion.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a saying on financial hardship. A note on the Talais de Justice clock in Paris traces its 14th century origin to De Vick, famed for turret clocks. It also mentions pearls sometimes found in mussel shells.
The directory lists Municipal Judge Eawart Benton and Sheriff Warden Isha O Sullivan along with Clerk-John Kroseth Treasurer LN Clausen and Register of Deeds Geo A Calder. Also named are Circuit Court Clerk Geo F McClintock District Attorney E C Alvord Superintendent of Schools Miss J Smith Coroner Dr H G Lampson Surveyor D F Glover Chairman Dan McBeath Supervisors Nels Lee Clerk Charles C Lowder Assessor Geo F Morgan and Chief of Police Chas Brunner.
Rev John Gibson lives at the parsonage behind the church. Services are at 10 30 a m and 8 p m on Sundays with Sunday school at 12 m led by Prof O K Rice Superintendent. Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor meets at 8 p m. Mid week service every Thursday afternoon.
Classified notice seeks a trustworthy man to manage a new branch for Toe A. T. Morris Wholesale House in Cincinnati Ohio. Applicants should provide solid references and answer promptly with an illustrated catalogue price of four cents in stamps.
The product Foley's Honey and Tar is marketed as a non irritating cough remedy. Owen Frost and Co sell the medicine claiming it clears phlegm without causing strain.
Subscription notice urges readers to send 25 cents for a one month trial to the St Paul Dispatch highlighting the paper's regularity as a feature.
The undersigned promise refunds on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. A 25 cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction or money refunded, Fox Bros PoorMacy.
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