Bayfield County Notes on Summer Visitors and Talks
Miss Katherine Rittenhouse and her brother David of Minneapolis vacation at LaPointe. Mrs. Jack Mussel returns from Sycamore Illinois. N E Carver of Carver Quale Nourse Land Co. leaves for New York. A R Hirst of the State Geological and Natural History Survey will address business men and farmers at the Commercial Club Thursday evening July 16. Various locals and visitors—Miss Attridge Beloit, Frank Boutin Jr and family, Mrs. R H Plumb and Ritchie Young—appear at LaPointe and nearby spots.
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Katherine Rittenhouse
David
Minneapolis
LaPointe
Jack Mussel
Sycamore
Illinois
Mert J. Bell
Bellwood
Finch-Bell Co
A. R. Hirst
State Geological & Natural History Survey
Commercial Club
Miss Attridge
Beloit
Old Mission
F. M. Spalding
Lincoln Nebraska
Nebraska Row
Fourth of July Celebration in Fish Creek Settlement
John England and family of Bayfield joined G. England the Fourth. Residents toured, attended school-ground gatherings, enjoyed coffee and lemonade, and watched a fireworks display at nine in the evening. Multiple locals including Miss Anna Ledin Alex Ledin and Ester Westberg rejoined kin in various nearby towns during the holiday.
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Ester Westberg
Westborro Wis
Iron River News Briefs From July 1908
Iron River items note George DeGuire at UW summer courses, birth of twins to Mr and Mrs Jos Alexson, Mrs John McCue visiting Seattle, John A Pettingill’s Wisconsin trip, Elias Christopherson’s return, Hobbs and Little buy land for clearing, Dr J A Patterson escapes burns, Sunday School farewell to Rev Gibson, local saloon licenses, Fourth of July reflections, and various local travel notices.
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George DeGuire
Iron River
University of Wisconsin
John McCue
Seatle
Washington
Pierce Persons
John A. Pettingill
Wisconsin
Pettingill
Elias Christopherson
Minnesota
Chaiman Hobbs
Supervisor Little
Harry Fuller
J. A. Patterson
Yoman's Complexion and Liver Health Remedy Ad
An advertisement denounces cosmetics for complexion and urges liver health as the cure. It promotes Green's August Flower as cleansing and enriching the blood, aiding digestion, constipation, biliousness, and sleep. The text cites a trial bottle for 25 cents and a regular bottle for 75 cents at Frost & Spies.
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Yoman
Frost & Spies
Ashland Washburn Boat Train Connection Timetable
Captain John E. Doherty announces Ashland Wisconsin to Washburn schedule links. Morning and evening boats connect with North Pacific and Omaha trains. 2 PM and 6 PM sailings align with Duluth and southbound services. New phone number 41 No 7 Fifield Place Ashland Wisconsin.
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Theo
Ashland
Washburn
N. P
Omaha
Duluth
W.C.O
N. W
John E. Doherty
Fifield Place
Wisconsin
Catholic Ladies Aid Dinner Boosts Treasury at Odd Fellows Hall
From Our Own Correspondent the Catholic Ladies Aid held a successful dinner at Odd Fellows Hall on the 4th enlarging their treasury. Farmers are cutting hay and strawberries promise strong yields as district fruit production competes regionally. Dr A J Paterson who suffered facial burns from an alcohol bottle explosion last week is now able to be out. Miss Florence Gibson and Miss Elsie Smith attend the Christian Endeavor State Convention at Ashland this week.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Congregational Ladies Aid
R. A. Steckbaur
M. Hessey
Columbia School
A. J. Paterson
Florence Gibson
Elsie Smith
Christian Endeavor
Ashland
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Health for Kidneys
The advertisement asserts kidneys filter blood impurities and Foley's Kidney Remedy will make the kidneys healthy and strain out all waste from the blood, claiming efficacy for health and well being. Q. W. Frost endorses the product.
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Foley
Q. W. Frost
Moley’s Honey and Tar Cures Severe Lung Trouble
A reader from Reasner Iowa recounts doctors saying consumption but after using Moley’s Honey and Tar the coughing stops and lungs strengthen. The product halted hemorrhages and pain, with lungs described as improved. Q W Frost cites the testimony.
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Moley
L. M. Ruggles
Reasner
Iowa
Q W. Frost
Waiters Club President Quips on Arsenic Case
In a club dispute, the New York Waiters' Association president retorted that the opponent's reply was irrelevant, likening it to a German court woman's testimony in a poisoning case. The woman said her husband was a big eater, prompting sharp exchanges.
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Waiters’ Club of
New York
Trouble Ahead In A Life Like Line
A humorous exchange from Life magazine notes a longtime Parke and Old man discussing in jest the idea of introducing their wives to each other to end their own marriages. Lane counters that it would be a harsh method to resolve affairs.
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Parke
Lane
Arctic Explorer’s Farewell Notes From Wary Wife
In a stark exchange the wife bids farewell to the explorer and warns his companion to ensure ice safety. The judge concludes with a curt blessing and the plea to throw a brick on it first. The fragment hints at peril and departure amid arctic travel.
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Goodby
John
A Ducal Estate And Chatsworth Park Description
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Chatsworth Park covers about twelve miles in circumference and the house facade stretches roughly 1,500 feet in length.
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Chatsworth
Pall Mall Gazette
Health Coffee substitute touted by Dr Shoop in Racine
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin announces Health Coffee a grain based substitute made from toasted grains malt and nuts. The product claims no real coffee and can be prepared in a minute, challenging experts to distinguish it from coffee and sold by Geo W Posey.
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Foley
Q. W. Frost
Danger In Delay Kidney Diseases Warn Washburn Readers
A Washburn Wisconsin notice warns of kidney trouble dangers and urges Doan's Kidney Pills as a reliable cure. Violet Logee of Fourth Street testifies that after a year of back pain headaches and weakness she used Doan's Pills bought at Sweet's drug store and was cured. The ad notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co as national agents.
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Bright
Dean
Washburn
Violet Logee
Fourth St
Wis
Sweet’s
Foster-Milburn Co
New York
United States
Doan
Too Much Music in the Pulpit Sermon Tale
A prominent clergyman argues churches should balance music and preaching. He recalls a South Carolina deacon who told a visiting preacher to stop after ten to twelve minutes because music drew the crowd. He adds a supply preacher was interrupted by the choir leader who insisted the choir decide when it was his turn.
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South Carolina
East Side Wound Care Tales From Bellevue Interne
A New York corresp on Bellevue recalls brutal home remedies for cuts. He quotes a young interne describing filthy poultices and bizarre cures using dog hair and cigar butts. The piece notes frequent dirty dressings and calls for scientific cleaning and caution.
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Bellevue
East Side
New York Cor
Pittsburg Dispatch
English as Sung by a School of Music
A narrator notes a school opposite where music is taught and pupils practice dropping a semitone a minute The essay highlights the peculiar accent in singing and presents a playful school song with misspelled lyrics featuring birds flowers and a butterfly’s wing causing a humorous tone
The Tip Terror
A London Globe quip recalls a sharp exchange about tipping a waiter. A beggar asks for a penny while displaying sixpence, revealing the irony of using spare change to tip service staff.
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London Globe
Beezlumbots Bad as Dialect Provokes Reader Reaction
The Galveston News notes Southern readers reject northern writers portraying negro dialect in magazines, urging authenticity and local voice over imitated speech. The piece highlights cultural tensions and calls for respectful representation.
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Galveston News
Hidden Boldness in a Humble Moment
A reflective line notes that no one is so great they cannot need aid or face fear of the slightest mortal, highlighting humility and mutual support amid power.
Unwise Mrs Alastica in a Willowby Tale
A Youth's Companion excerpt portrays Mrs Jennings defending Miss Rachel Gregg as eccentric but not crazy despite gossip. Boarders question behavior such as sending eggs to Mrs Cole with laundry, causing trouble with a shirt waist. Mrs Jennings downsplays faults, noting everyone errs occasionally.
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Alastica
Abigail Jennings
Willowby
Jennings
Rachel Gregg
Miss Gregg
Mrs. Jennings
The Skater Appoints Apostle Islands Excursions
The Skater offers weekly trips from Ashland every Thursday starting June 20. Departure 9 00 a m from Ashland with return 6 00 p m. Lunch served aboard. Sunday evening runs depart Ashland at 8 00 p m, stop at Washburn, return 10 30 p m.
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Apostle Islands
Ashland
Washburn
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