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Newspaper

Washburn Times

Location

Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1910

Page

5

News of the Week Highlights Duluth Visits and Local Happenings

Guy Warden and numerous visitors from Duluth and surrounding towns are listed among weekly calls, holidays visits, and social events. The column notes relatives in Ashland, Bayfield, Minneapolis, and Oregon, plus Christmas travel, skating at the city rink, and local church services.

Guy Warden Duluth E. Gidioff Port Wing Finder Delia Dora DeRushie M. A. Sprague Grace Yates Minneapolis Lew Anderson Ashland George Fox Carl Taraldson Carl Anderson Oberom N. D. Is A. H. Wilkinson Bayfield Maxcy John Dohm John Jerome Bell Delia Nevers Miss Nevers Superior Normal School James Flack Hayward

Bee Hive sticker urged on Foley's Honey and Tar

Consumers warned to look for the Bee Hive emblem on Foley's Honey and Tar cough and cold remedy. Do not accept substitutes. insist on Foey's Honey and Tar as sold by all druggists.

Foley Foey

Foley Kidney Pills touted as quick tonic for kidney and bladder disorders

Mary Abbott of Wolfeboro New Hampshire credits Foley Kidney Pills with rapid relief from rheumatic pain caused by uric acid and kidney failure. After three days she could move again and describes the pills as a great change she recommends to others. Sold by all druggists.

Foley Mary Abbott Wolfeboro N. H

Christmas Trade Mirrors City But Rush Waited

A city report notes business was solid over the Christmas period though the peak shopping rush did not begin until three days before Christmas, suggesting steady holiday activity despite a slow start.

Hisitess

Card of Thanks for support after death of son

We thank friends neighbors and the lady Maccabees for their kindness during our bereavement caused by the death of our little son. The sincere acts will be long remembered by Mr and Mrs Paul Paulsoc

Lady Maccabees Paul Paulsoc

Card Party and Local Notices Prompt Community News

Local items include a January 3 card party at the St. Louis hall hosted by the Young Ladies of the choir with 15 cents admission for party and lunch. Also reported are a diphtheria illness in a Berry child, boxing attendance, Meth odist Ladies Aid meeting, Bijou Theatre matinees, and various notices on deaths, land for sale, remedies, and civic reflections.

St. Louis Hall Ed. Berry Ned “Wieman Menomonie Bijou Amos Hanson Hanson Carrie G. Overby Washburn Wis

Equinox Joke From Strand Magazine

A Strand Magazine joke questions how children learn about celestial events. A father improvises a humorous answer to his son Tommy asking what an equinox is, joking that it is a fabled creature combining horse and cow traits.

Tommy Strand Magazine

Wood For Matches Industry Uses All Byproducts

The article states that match makers do not discard scrap wood. Rejected wood from the match machine becomes byproducts. Byproducts such as doors and sashes can form a significant industry alongside the match business, sometimes rivaling its importance.

Harper’s

The Swift Passage of Time Cited by a New York Architect

A New York architect recalls the late Russell Sturgis noting how time speeds by and aging often clashes with lingering youth. He shares a barber shop remark about paternal thoroughness and half hour haircuts as a reminder that skill fades with age.

Russell Sturgis New York

LaGrippe Coughs and Stuffy Golds Take Foley's Honey and Tar

Foley's Honey and Tar promises quick relief from LaGrippe coughs and stuffed heads. The remedy claims to expel the cold without opiates, offering safe and sure comfort for household use.

Foley

Dean's Ointment Cures Itching Piles After Years of Suffering

Itching piles provoke profanity but profanity won't cure them. Dean's Ointment cures itching breeding or protruding piles after years of suffering. At all druggists.

Dean

Thanking Friends for Support During Illness and Death

Mr and Mrs George Lee and family thank friends and neighbors for kind assistance through illness and death of their beloved one.

George Lee

Washburn Horticultural Society Elects Officers

The annual meeting was held at the Commercial Club rooms on Wednesday evening with strong attendance. Elected for the coming year were President William Daly, Vice President F J Meehan, Secretary George F Morgan, and Treasurer O M Olsen. George F Morgan was chosen as delegate to the state horticultural society meeting in Madison.

Washburn Horticultural Society Commercial Club Pres. Wm. Daly F. J. Meehan George F. Morgan O. M. Olsen State Horticultural Society Madison

War on the white slave trade book endorsed by local ministers

Notice urges Washtburn residents to read Fighting the Traffic in Girls a work likened to Bunyan and Temperance classics. Local clergy including Rev Geo Plant Rev Christiansen and Rev Chatterson praise the study as essential for parents with testimonials from Hon Edwin W Sims U S District Attorney Chicago and others.

Washtburn M. H. Mathews Bunyon Arta Ben Booth

Dr Thomas' Electric Oil advertised for pain relief

An old advertisement promises fast relief from earache in two minutes toothache and burns in five hours hoarseness one hour muscle ache two hours sore throat twelve hours and promotes subscribing to THE TIMES for the oil and its pain winning claims.

Dr. Thomas Monarch

Avoiding Repeated Mistakes In Everyday Work

The passage urges reviewing the year to note mistakes and avoid repeating them. It emphasizes the value of reflection during busy holidays and uses the example of a boy becoming a better worker by avoiding yesterday errors. It encourages learning from past errors to improve future performance.

Make a New Year’s Resolutions With a Twist

The piece suggests embracing a few harmless bad resolutions as a playful change. It humorously advises being cross with a spouse daily but responding with gentle words and kisses to stay consistent with past records and improve by next year.

Burdock Blood Bitters Promotes Clear Skin and Mind

An decries skin eruptions as from impure blood and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing tonic. Claims it makes users clear-eyed, clear-brained, and clear-skinned through blood purification.

Tax Roll Notice for Pilsen Town Taxes 1910

Town Treasurer Aury Zhren announces the 1910 tax roll is in his hands for collection at his Danby office. Taxes are payable any time before or on January 31 1911.

Pilsen Danby Aury Zhren

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