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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
7
F H Herrick in Bird Lore notes Italy’s merciless bird slaughters leave markets full of birds yet depopulate the land of winged inhabitants. Farmers would suffer insect ravages were it not for lizards that proliferate and swiftly capture insects with agile appetites.
A large funeral procession moves through a Glasgow cemetery crowding the gates. Police struggle to control onlookers, many elderly women, as one quoted spectator vows the day will come when she joins the procession despite officers.
In a 1869 trial on the Steubenville accommodation between Pittsburgh and Steubenville a stalled wagon blocked the track. The engineer activated the air brake at full speed and stopped the engine just in time, impressing observers who witnessed a near disaster averted by the new device.
The 1885 London celebration of Dr Samuel Johnson recalls Bonner the Australian cricketer expressing a wish to be remembered as Johnson rather than claim cricket glory. In Crowland Lincolnshire a unique keyhold tenure persists where cottages lack deeds and the next threshold-crossing tenant takes over, yet cannot sell or bequeath the property.
A Baltimore employer, frustrated with a shiftless worker, writes a noncommittal recommendation for Sam Hawkins. The letter states only that Hawkins has worked one week and the employer is satisfied, a satirical note from Harper's Weekly.
A brief cartoonish dialogue notes twins aging apart with one sister five years younger, reflecting on childhood closeness. The Cleveland Leader quote adds a wry remark about youth and change.
A tale game at a dinner party reveals a count recounting a court incident with King Richard I. The servant, claiming five centuries of service, gently reminds him the event predates his tenure by five hundred years. The master concedes the chronology.
The Chicago News quotes a light domestic banter where a young wife jokes about hiring a typist and replacing a former assistant, while her husband doubts she would repeat a past mistake in a humorous exchange. The fragment hints at workplace romance themes within a marriage.
The Mary Scott steamer timetable shows morning 7 15 am trip from Washburn linking at Ashland with the N P and Omar trains. Incoming trains at Ashland join the 8 30 am Washburn run. Morning NP train connects with the 11 908 m for Washburn. Afternoon 2 pm Washburn trip connects at Ashland with NP for Iron River Duluth and Omahs for St Paul. Evening 7 25 pm Washburn trip after Ashland trains. Captain John E Doherty manager.
A promotional note urges samples of Dr Shoop's Restorative and a free book on digestive and heart issues. It claims inside nerve weakness causes stomach heart and kidney problems and warns against symptom treatment. The ad promotes Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin and Dean's Reg ulats as gentle laxatives.
Brandon Pa resident L C Rodgers recounts prior illness that left him unable to work or even tie his shoes. After taking six bottles of Foley’s Kidney Cure he is a new man and offers a testimonial praising the remedy.
An advertisement claims Dean's Kidney Pills cure back pain by addressing kidney trouble. A Racine Wisconsin resident testifies to historic weakness and relief after using the product, urging readers to buy from Foster Milburn Co. as sole US agents and to remember the name.
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