Neighbors News Tosses Week with Local Visits and Events
A week of social happenings in Bayfield includes visits by O A Lamoreaux in St Paul and Grace Yates farewell at the Masonic hall. locals report travel to Ashland Superior Bayfield and Denver plus church services in English and a masquerade planned for February 21 at the Opera House.
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John Manning
Denver
Grace Yates
Masonic Hall
M. E. Ladies Aid Society
Bert Robinson
Harry Wieman
H. Benton
Lagrippe
Hans Jenson
Ashland
Opera House
Bessie Stevens
Superior
Chas, Sundeen
Hannah Johnson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Franzen
F. T. Yates
Avdult
The
Archers of Muir
Indictment hits Sears Roebuck mail fraud case in Des Moines
Sears Roebuck & Co of Chicago faced a three count indictment in Des Moines Indiana charging use of the mails to defraud by misrepresenting catalog articles. The June 13 1907 scheme to obtain money from Dr. C F Spring involved white lead sold as made by Sears Roebuck. Other counts cover rings bought and a misrepresented ring sent through the mails. Mixed stocks and troubled finances follow the legal action.
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Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Des Moines
C. F. Spring
Sears-Roebuck
R. H. Miles
Associated Press
National
Methodist Church Notes Lincoln Sunday Services
The morning service features a sermon on The Religious Life of Lincoln by the pastor. The evening program includes an address on Educational Work in the South. Sunday School and Young People’s Meeting proceed as usual.
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Congregational Church
E.C. Alvord
S. A. Oscar
Lincoln
South
Col Sneil Seen as Original of Parker's Chicago Millionaire
The article suggests Col. Thomas Sneil inspired Gilbert Parker's fictional Chicago millionaire famed for the line Give my love to the girls. It links Sneil to Parker's literary character and motto.
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Col
Thomas Sneil
Gilbert Parker
Chicago
Albanian tale of horse and footbridge flood
An Albanian tale describes a horse tied to a footbridge by a brook. Flood waters swept the horse and bridge downstream, later the bridge wedged on the bank with the horse atop it. A bystander recalls seeing the horse returning upstream pulling the old bridge.
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Albany Journal
Curved Spokes Offer Durable Iron Wheel Advantage
The curved spoke wheel attracts the eye but the design serves a purpose. Casting causes variance in cooling and straight spoke wheels crack more easily. Curved spokes allow a certain give and take in the metal, reducing this danger.
Home Made Rheumatism Cure Promoted In Print
An eminent authority cited in the Scranton Times claims a simple home formula can treat rheumatism using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karygon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaprilla. The remedy is said to cleanse kidneys, ease bladder troubles, and backache, with doses after meals and at night. It warns against indiscriminate patent medicines.
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Scranton
New York
May Interest You Noone Kidney Cure Claim
An advertisement claims Fo ley's Kidney Cure can treat kidney and bladder troubles not beyond medicine reach. The notice cites Q w Frost and urges readers to consider the remedy for kidney issues despite age or health concerns.
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Noone
Foley
Q.w. Frost
One's Own Comfort Reduces Poverty's Sting
Dinah Maria Mulock notes that half poverty's sting vanishes when a person keeps house for personal comfort rather than seeking neighbor approval. The quote emphasizes modest living and self-respect over social judgment.
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Dinah Maria Mulock
Fooling the Cook on Husband Salary Claim
A Houston Post snippet shows a household scene where a wife laments her husband’s small salary, and the reply says they tell the cook to avoid demands for a larger wage. The exchange highlights domestic humor.
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Houston Post
Men judge things by their own conditions
A brief newspaper quotation notes that no sunrise looks the same to two men, reflecting subjective perception. The line from the Manchester Union highlights individual viewpoints shaping interpretation.
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Manchester Union
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Matt Hustlaund
Robert Zemer
B. J. Harrington
Alex Cyr
Odanah
Sivert Jackson
Richard Kluge
William Goedeke
Fred Beausoliel
Iron River
Bank
Tom Moore
Pierson
Millard Duffy
New Era Business College
Ole Thoreson
Axel Lund
Hans Seviaag
Aberdeen
Wash
Oscar Eggen
Ben
Anna Swain
Bayfield
Bertha Wachsmuth
H. Fahrig
Jayrippe
Miss Effie Sweezy
Mason
Wm. Olson
J. H. Bartlett
Drummond
Holston
Henry O'Brien
J. A. Semer
Marsh Hathway Co
Jake Segal
Ciies
F. A. Bell
Walter Berglund
Spooner
F. W. Bartlett
Eau Claire
Te Rust
Bayfield County
Thomas
Pennsylvania
G. A. Hering
Meehan
Bayfield St
Methodist Church Notes
Tle
Piso
Bayfield County Farm Lands
Niown
Washburn
Walker School
Swanby
Washburn, Wis
Pioneer Store
D. W. Corning, Prop
F. Tetzner
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