This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
7
A Washington Star item relays Surgeon General Rixey’s remarks on cigarette harm to sailors. A humorous anecdote follows with Tom and Bill comparing veterinary wisdom as a sick horse dies after turpentine, exposing a blunt exchange about efficacy.
A Columbus woman writes that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her through the Change of Life reducing nerves headaches and fatigue. The letter touts the remedy as a standard cure for female ills and invites other sick women to seek advice at Lynn Mass.
A man recalls severe childhood eczema on his face and head finally cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after medical advice. He credits the regimen with ending his suffering and notes no recurrence since. Anabel Wilson of North Branch, Michigan, published October 20, 1907.
A verse by James Terry White from Appleton's urges divine guidance to steady fragile human hands. The speaker pleads for love and patience to restrain selfish fault and endure fear with faith, seekingabila rest and support through a higher power.
A life-sized dummy soldier is worn with cartridge belts and walks 100000 steps in 24 hours at Rock Island arsenal. A wire guided mechanical setup makes the figure move in a circle to test belt wear, especially the sharp-nose bullet rounds, under ordnance evaluation.
Advertises a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. Claims powder relieves tired sweating hot swollen aching feet and helps with tight shoes and corn and bunion discomfort. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
Col John L Clem assistant quartermaster general known as the Drummer Boy of Shiloh passed Roosevelt's fifteen mile horsemanship test at the Presidio. He earlier sought West Point admission but Grant advised him to take the War Department order instead.
A wife credits Postum with ending her coffee distress and a healthier appearance. Her husband, after noticing her improvement, agrees to try Postum himself. The letter promotes Postum Co. and references The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
An instructional piece on horse hoof care highlighting the importance of sound feet for usefulness. It warns against neglect and careless shoeing by blacksmiths and stresses farmer involvement in proper hoof shaping, trimming, and shoeing.
Observations describe four permanent teeth visible at age four, with worn tables and borders. Side view shows small corner teeth. By four and a half years, nippers display wear on both edges. corner teeth and canine hook are evident.
The article describes using corn cobs in Europe as building blocks formed in factories, bound with wire, tarred for water resistance, and dried for use. It notes Europe demonstrates greater economy with little waste, even turning Paris refuse into power.
A decree bans importing the parasitic dodder plant amid severe crop damage. The leafless parasite attacks hops vines clover peas tomatoes and many crops. Once established in a district it is hard to eradicate, causing ongoing farmer anxiety despite cutting burning and poisoning efforts.
A Weather Bureau official states ordinary cyclones moving west to east are only two or three miles deep though their diameter is hundreds of miles. Thus their motion largely does not reach upper atmospheric layers. The study also notes that hurricane depth is greater than that of ordinary cyclones.
The passage notes that stronger currents cross both cyclonic and anticyclonic regions creating surface storms and fair weather. It explains a new theory that offsets former ideas about how the atmosphere circulates.
A farmer urges reliance on natural soil and climate, noting that each plant thrives only in compatible conditions. Artificial means to mimic nature are laborious and costly and still unsatisfactory. Farmers should grow crops best suited to their soil and avoid risky experiments.
An Iowa inventor proposes a wing mounted wire attachment to prevent chickens from flying over fences into neighbor gardens. The device uses parallel wire pieces bent into a elbow shape with a hook to fit over the wing, locking in place to keep wings folded.
The National Stockman notes Merinos and their dense fleeces resist rain and storms better than open fleeced coarse wool sheep. It is wiser to house any sheep during storms than risk catching cold and snuffles all winter, despite energy waste.
John Michels notes that daily removal of a silage layer at least one and a half inches prevents spoilage. The silo should be built with a diameter allowing a daily feed of that depth for the herd.
Bulletin No. 115 reports the first year with 600 hens, including houses, handling methods, feed types and costs. Feed cost 89 cents per hen, total 1.42. The flock laid 113 eggs per hen valued at 2.48 dollars, yielding a net profit of 1.01 dollars per hen.
China begins a four year forestry program at Mukden with a Japanese expert as head master and two Chinese assistants to lead the school.
Guidance on feeding sheep when pasture is poor. Suggests a grain mix of corn oats and oatmeal with rape roots ensilage and turnips. Recommends trough feeding one to two bushels per 100 head and notes risks from overfeeding or sudden rich diet and lack of exercise. Includes a farmer’s tip on show-ring success through training and politeness to judges.
Rev. W. E. Brownley reports a new tribe of about 20 000 on Dobu island in British New Guinea. The society features land tenure within families, women with strong influence, dogs of custom, and wives bought by payment. Cannibal taboo exists for outsiders who must join the tribe or be eaten.
Commissioner Bingham condemns the policeman found near gambling houses. He compares the suspect to a carpenter hired to sound proof a wall by a newspaper friend, a story highlighting evasive defense and a need for truth in a case involving fraud and corruption.
In a fair report the chief usher and several young ward residents are cited. Superintendent Albert Kruger lists ward ages from 65 to 113, with one man in 105th year, a 107 year old woman, a 103 year old woman, and a 113 year old oldest resident, amid others aged 68 to 95.
A Pacific type engine named The Great Bear begins service on the Great Western railway of England. It is the largest in size and weight in the country, features gaudy green body and red bumpers, and carries 3500 gallons of water and six tons of coal in its tender.
A substitute crier was in place when a messenger brought a telegram signed by the missing crier. The note said the crier’s wife’s mother had died last night and he could not cry today.
Germany conducts experiments to see if a vertical shaft of light can be seen farther than a horizontal flash to improve lighthouse effectiveness.
A sick elder’s wife, bound by illness, is kept from church by rest. Her devoted husband arranges to hear her pastor via telephone. At noon the sermon plays to her room, and ten minutes in she falls asleep, a wry moral on religious zeal and novelty.
A New York Sun anecdote recalls Commodore Vanderbilt on a hotel porch at a resort. He greets a woman acquaintanceship despite his wife and daughter’s outrage over her past poultry selling. The Commodore quips he remember their family’s early trades in New Jersey.
Mrs. C. R. Shelton of Covington Tennessee recounts her recovery from kidney disease rheumatic pain and fatigue after using Deans Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy with restoring health and strength and notes it is sold by dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The proposal envisions extending the Siberian rail line along the Amur to open 40,000,000 acres of corn land. The piece notes water, though tame, can explosively move earth under certain conditions compared with dynamite.
An advertisement touts Dr. R H M Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer claiming to cure St Vitus Dance and other nervous diseases. It offers a free trial and a $2 treatise from 931 Arch Street Philadelphia. The text also notes unrelated items including a police resignation and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.