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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
2
Irven Hutchison of Three Rivers Michigan recounts a four year battle with dry eczema on wrist and shin. After ineffectual ointment, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and reports full skin healing and no recurrence since. He urges others with skin diseases to try Cuticura. Sample offers mailed from Boston.
A health claim pitches Garfield Tea as a product that can help a person stay young by restoring vitality and vigor. The brief asserts the tea improves appearance and energy.
Advert says Garfield Tea is a reliable remedy for liver or kidney issues. It implies even during debt collection, a man may be found with the product handy.
Mrs. Bertha Murr of Louisiana Missouri describes twelve years of sickness with cramps lingering pains and monthly distress after eleven doctors could not help She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid improvement and urges other women to seek the medicine The Pinkham lab in Lynn Massachusetts notes many testimonials and offers confidential advice from women on request
Veterans recall vivid Civil War memories as Memorial Day brings back scenes of camp life bugle calls and cannon fire. General Greeley Admiral Sigsbee and Corp. James Tanner recount close calls and acts of courage from Antietam Fort Fisher Monongahela and other locales.
Veterans recount Civil War memories on Memorial Day highlighting captures at Nashville in 1864 and Libby Prison flag lore. Ex Senator Dick recalls quarantine in Cuba, Tim Regan’s flag saga, and Port Hudson heroism with Chief Justice White and Senator Warren. General Sherwood recalls Franklin battle losses and his regimental sacrifices.
The piece honors fallen soldiers and Memorial Day on May 30, tracing its origin to General Logan's 1868 order and the earlier southern customs of women laying blossoms. It emphasizes national unity, sacrifice, and the lasting meaning of the patriot dead in a unified republic.
Poem honoring fallen soldiers on a holy day. It calls for laurel myrtle oak bay and roses to adorn graves while waving the flag they loved. Red signifies blood shed, white the smoke of guns, and blue the sky they sought to gain stars in their crowns.
A brief dialogue from The Other Part contrasts views on labor and choice. A laboring man is said to be forced to accept any job, yet the character notes he can always pick his part. The punchline: he gets the hook.
Amusing frontier incident shows smugglers from Varese cutting a wire fence to move sacks of tobacco and saccharine. Eight customs officers arrived in disguise, ordering surrender. The smugglers fled, while the officers, removing uniforms, robbed them and disappeared with the loot.
Herr Kieler, a German inventor, traversed three miles over Stran berg lake near Munich in an hour and a half using his own six foot long cylindrical brass framed water shoes made of sailcloth.
A quotation extols success through punctuality, order, and single minded focus. The speaker credits disciplined habits and wholehearted effort for achievement, insisting the message is not self praise. The line ends with a contrasting quip about women and storms.
Manitoba forms the Million for Manitoba League to boost residents from under 500000 toward 4 million. The program creates local committees to provide free information to workers, tenants, homesteaders, and colonists, highlighting land value, rail access, and ample vacant farm land. Manitoba’s grain belt potential, markets, and large towns support migration and farming growth.
Noah muses at the Ark window about critics who laughed at building the vessel. He contrasts their scorn with the value of timely appreciation for his water wagon joke amid the flood scene.
Advertises Paxtine bath powder as a sweet clean solution for women in sponge baths. Claims it erases perspiration and body odors. Priced at 25 cents a box, available at druggists or postpaid from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Mass.
A wry remark contrasts fire with people noting a man left “full of firs” after being put out. The line plays on wordplay between flames and dormant qualities, suggesting a humorous twist on endurance or resilience.
The aid promotes tender feet with antiseptic powder to ease tired swollen feet. It makes walking easy and comfortable. Presented as a consumer ad, price 25 cents per box.
In dialogue, someone asks if the prison has a laundry and another confirms convicts are washed and ironed, reflecting on prison facility practices and inmate labor.
An old advertisement touts Cole’s Carboli salve for quick burn or cut relief at 25c and 50c with a free sample offer from J. W. Cole & Co. Garfield Tea is pitched to clear a muddy complexion dispel foul breath and ease temper. The copy even notes romance may flare up.
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