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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
8
Social, local and personal news recounts holiday visits and events across Ashland Bayfield and nearby towns. Notables include travels of Capt William O'Neil and Abe Taraldson, church plans for Christmas trees, a masquerade at the Opera House, and the passing of a Bayfield child from diphtheria. The C G Bretting foundry fire damages Ashland plant. slot machines and gambling face renewed city action.
The Washburn Civic League was organized at the Congregational Church to push law enforcement, gather evidence, and lobby for ordinances. Officers and committees were chosen, with plans for a campaign against wrongdoing and a public sentiment behind the effort.
St John’s Day exercises set for Thursday December 27 with installation of officers at the Masonic lodge Worshipful Master Nels M Oscar Senior warden E Bergmann Junior warden S A Oscar Secretary M C Lincoln Treasurer D M Maxcy Senior Deacon L L Birdsey Junior Deacon A H Shafer Tyler O Wescott A closing out sale announced as Carl Holman Co clothiers go out of business County officials audit reports due January 7 Hon J J Seeler speaks at Congregational church on state anti saloon league land sale totals 17305 to Willow River Lumber Co Kinney to move to Superior to open wholesale exchange and currently leads Kinney Mercantile Co of Colfax Wis
The ad promotes Dr Shoop s Green Salve as a nightly lip treatment to achieve pink velvet lips. It claims dry or colorless lips indicate feverishness and an ill appearance and offers a free trial box at the store with large glass jars priced at 25 cents.
A. P. Fraser fractured his leg last Friday while employed at the Renfield Lamoreaux plant. The injury is not severe but will keep him from work for several weeks.
Fox Bros Pharmacy promotes Rocky Mountain Tea with claims of cures and health benefits. The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Halis Family Pills as internal remedies and purveyors invite readers to send for testimonials.
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