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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
8
A small blaze at the Northern Hotel in Bayfield County was halted after an electric iron dragged heat through the window sill and flames reached the frame. The cook investigated, the proprietor stopped the fire, guests remained undisturbed, and damage was slight. Nearby notes mention timber cutting near Hughes, logging oversight, social visits, lighthouse work, and local business updates.
A local notice extols Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming no cost increase and a forty year cure record. It argues against unknown preparations and says hoarse coughs and colds can quickly become pneumonia but are soothed and lungs healed by Foley's product. Q. W. Frost.
Mrs M McRaney of Prentiss Mississippi says three months bedridden with kidney and bladder trouble found no relief from two doctors until Foley’s Kidney Remedy was taken. After two bottles she felt like a new person and urges suffering women to try it. Q W Frost.
The Fish Creek Settlement reports a completed church building 30 by 44 feet with a 30 by 30 big room and two back rooms used as kitchen and dining. Services occur Sundays with a Sunday school led by Alex Ledin, plus local logging and a moved Mason saw mill run by Thoen and Erickson.
N ls Ledin operates a logging camp for his father while old grandpa N O Ledin has been ill with little chance of recovery. Mrs Gust Englund has also been on the sick list. John Kallgren traveled to Ashland on Monday and came back home on Tuesday.
Nan Peacock describes a Hong Kong typhoon at night as doors and windows shatter and panes crash. The storm battering the house forces occupants to improvise shutters and sandbag weak points while servants race to secure entry points as the wind peaks between 3 and 4 am.
The Babylonians divided the day into twenty four parasangs or hours with each into sixty minutes and sixty seconds. Hipparchus introduced the Babylonian hour to Europe and the system’s sixty divisions reflect the sexagesimal notation chosen for its many divisions.
A quip from Harper’s Weekly about Aunt Jane delaying her departure after a fortnight visit, prompting the exchange that it is a blessing she stayed longer than planned. The wit hinges on the irony of a invite becoming an unwelcome length of time.
Excerpts reveal flirtatious banter among young women as Hetty mocks Mabel and recalls a kiss, noting freckles where powder was rubbed off. The scene captures teasing rivalries and social signaling in a London salon.
A humorous line notes support for a candidate while balancing family responsibilities and maintaining life insurance. The piece then shifts to a testimonial-like ad for Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil promising immediate relief for cuts burns and bruises.
Sales agents needed to earn 36.00 per week or 400 percent profit. Free samples, stationery, and art catalogue. One permanent agent desired in this locality for America’s largest picture and frame house. No experience required. We provide selling instructions and capital. Send for particulars, catalogue, and samples to Frank W. Williams Company, 1214 W Taylor St, Chicago, Illinois.
A Cleveland Moffett piece in Success Magazine argues no gambling system can beat Monte Carlo after reviewing 400 systems. He notes few players win by luck, while most lose due to bank rules and the machine no nerves or emotions.
A quoted exchange traces love proposals and self deception with lines from the Boston Transcript and Greville, noting a man’s misperception of his own feelings and the emotional distance between lovers.
Mrs. M. Taberman of Washburn Wisconsin recounts kidney trouble and rheumatism causing back and side pain dizziness and fatigue. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills from Sweet's Drug Store for steady improvement and stronger energy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is sole US agent, remember the name Doan's.
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