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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
5
Hanson notes gift suggestions and Christmas shopping tips at City Drug Store plus wanted to buy a horse sleigh. Local updates include visits, illnesses, church holiday plans, a birth, business changes, mill activity, ice house progress, and rental offerings. Multiple named residents and businesses appear throughout.
County Judge Axelberg conducted County Court in Ashland. Foreman Joe Arseneau prepared the municipal ice rink for children. Odd Fellows plan major improvements at Nelson block converting Wisconsin Telephone rooms into lodge rooms. Womans Council to organize Christmas bags for 2 to 12 year olds. City Drug Store promotes Christmas goods. Mertens residence on Washington avenue offered for sale.
A Washburn resident testimony extols Deans Kidney Pills for backache sleepiness and urinary issues. A. Thrall of Sixth Ave and Pine St credits relief after lumbago and kidney troubles, claiming no problems since using the product. Price 50 cents at dealers.
A French nobleman named Louis Amathe Muller is said to have built a fortress like chateau on a hill in Georgetown New York around 1808. He amassed 2700 acres, wore French royal attire, and lived with a French retinue while legends equate him to Charles X or the Count of Artois. He left when Bonaparte fell, later returning to France. the tale blends history and fiction about royal exile and pursuit.
London Answers notes a string of disasters tied to ships named after reptiles. The Viper, Cobra and Serpent series suffered wrecks and loss of life, including a 173 death toll for a Spanish coast rock incident, prompting England to avoid snaky ship names.
A father condemns his son for wasting time and money. The son retorts that the father only provides funds and never sacrifices time, turning the rebuke into a wry deflection. The exchange mirrors a dry humor piece from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
At high speed, tires heat quickly and can be damaged by heat. Heat arises from kneading the rubber faster than it radiates away. Manufacturers add metal parts in the tread, like rivet ends, to conduct heat to the outer air.
This excerpt traces clothing evolution from medieval robes to modern garments. It notes early nobility wearing shirts, then the rise of waistcoats breeches and trousers. The overcoat appeared after the medieval cloak and remained uncommon until the seventeenth century.
An English class discussion interprets the line He is come of high degree as referencing gentle parentage. A boy adds a humorous remark about backing loans by the sea of troubles, illustrating students’ playful engagement with language.
A Baltimore American quote frames a historical note praising Robert Bruce for perseverance inspired by a spider. It captures a colloquial reference to steadfast effort and resilience attributed to an era or anecdote.
The Swedish Lutheran Church Washington Ave and 4th St lists services in Ashland Washburn Bayfield Birch Lake on various dates with 10:30 a m and 7:30 p m times. The Swedish Luth Ladies Aid meets next Thursday at 2 0 0 o'clock at the Lowe home and the Young Peoples Society gathers that evening on Pine Street. Also an advertisement for Deans Ointment priced 50 cents at drug stores.
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