Locals Items of Interest Concerning Your Neighbors
Local brief notes of visits sales travels and health issues among Washburn residents. Frank Duffy of Hayward visits John O Sullivan. plans to celebrate the Fourth in Washburn. Howell family moves to 17 Mile Post for farming. Inga Wollum and Esther Swanson return from Stout Training school in Menomonie. Mrs I W Mark to host Lady Maccabee Sewing Circle. Various notices of sales farm improvements and visitors including Attorney John Walsh recovering in Washburn and Mrs Walsh.
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Inga Wollum
Esther Swanson
Menomonie
Stout
H. A. Smith
Mile Creek
Washington
John Walsh
Washburn
Walsh
Elizabeth
Is Alcohol A Stimulant Or Depressant
The article argues alcohol is a depressant despite brief warming sensations from skin blood vessel dilation. Small doses may momentarily raise heart activity but overall alcohol lowers body heat in cold air, increases disease risk, and its supposed mental stimulation stems from a temporary loss of restraint. It cites Webster Poe and Byron as examples in a cautionary note.
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Daniel Webster
Edgar Allen Poe
Lord Byron
Webster* Poe
Byron
Wanted workers for leisure hours at pleasant work
Three young men or women of good reputation are sought to work during leisure hours at pleasant duties. Inquire at the Times office of W A Robinson. Dennis Sullivan of Ashland died Saturday after a lingering illness with cancer. Funeral held in Ashland Sunday afternoon. Sullivan was known in this city for years with Ash and Dye Works. Bethania Ladies Aid of Long Lake to hold a picnic near Long Lake church Sunday, June 29. Service in church at 2:30 p.m.
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W. A. Robinson
Times Office
Dennis Sullivan
Ashland
Bethania Ladies Aid of
Long Lake
Obituary and civic notices from Washburn Wisconsin
The notice mourns Mrs Hannah Ambly of Northern Light Hive No 27 in Washburn. It also includes church services with speakers Miss Julia I Kipp and Mr H C Koenig, and a public mission collection. A civic league dispute with District Attorney A M Warren is summarized, followed by relocation news as Mrs Oliver Wescott and Mrs James Monahan depart for City Point Virginia with DuPont Powder Company husbands.
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Angel of Death
Northern Light
Hannah
Northern Light No
H. C. Koenig
Julia I. Kipp
India
The
Orient
Epworth League
Pentecostal
Civic League
Times
Bergen
Weigan
Mead and Dean
Washburn
W. Co. T.A
Mead and Down
the Times
A. M. Warren
Oliver Wescott
James Monahan
City Point
DuPont Powder Company
Boy Cadets Receive New Uniforms. Local Students Return
The Boy Cadets, more than a dozen strong, received their new uniforms late last week and boast them proudly. The suits match the distinctive color of the Boy Scouts. Ellsworth Alvord returns from the University of Wisconsin after a season there, and Harry Anderson comes home from a year at the same university.
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Boy Scouts
Ellsworth Alvord
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Harry Anderson
What Others Say Editor Note
A reader note under the heading What Others Say clarifies that the opinions published do not necessarily reflect the editor’s views. The disclaimer accompanies items in the column and signals space for external perspectives.
Schedule of Services for Rev. A. Road
Pastor Rev. A. Road conducts services across multiple towns this month. Services listed in Washburn Ashland Bayfield Houghton Birch Lake with specified dates and times through June 28. No additional details provided.
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Washburn
Ashland
Bayfield
Houghton
Birch Lake
Rev. A. Road
Old and New Poem Reflections by Whittier
An excerpt from a Whittier poem praising progress and divine influence. It contrasts past hardship with present enlightenment and a hopeful, universal sense of land and blessing. The verse envisions a world where daily life becomes sacred and every land feels like a Palestine.
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Punt
Palestine
Byron Chorus on War and Servitude
A flowing verse fragment echoes Lord Byron as it laments national despair and cycles of violence. The speaker condemns rulers who demand blood for kings and warns that nations repeat destructive patterns while citizens bear the cost. It portrays humanity trapped in futile struggle and servitude.
Bank Briefs: General Banking Business and Farm Loans
The report notes a bank transacting general banking business and paying interest on time deposits. It references loans on farm mortgages and related financial practice in the period.
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Ottstadt
Frank Duffy
Hayward
John O’sullivan
W. C. Howell
17 Mile Post
Northern Pacific
Mr. Howell
Eorge
Otto Buschfest
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cty
August F. Hoffmann
Boyd Cameron
Nels M. Oscar
Racine
Grand
Knights of Pythias
Gr. A
J. C. Berry and Son
Mr. Berry
FOX Bros
Martin Rogan
Cable
M. B. Morris
Hughes
Frank Ropvillard
Highway Committee
Bayfield County
F. M. Sargeant
Muskeg
Douglas County
Iron River
Port Wing
P. Fraser
C. D. Stockwell
Spooner
St. Paul
Charlies Hobbs, Jr
H. A. Frells of
Mabel Pederson
Chicago
Mrs
Belle Pederson
P. Pederson
Springbrook Addition
E. R. Winans
C. S. Winans
George Balthon
Charles Ring
Wm. R. Moore
Fred Leicht
Linder, N. J
DuPont
P.m
Peer
D. Leblanc
Methodist Episcopal Church
H. L. Goodrich
Capt. Wiard
Messrs Mead and Donn
Calder
Atty
John Greenleaf Whittier
Johnny Jones
Sue
John
Bochoo
Earth
Eugene Field
Jarres
Warre
Thomas Jackson
Robert Browning
P.G. Frey
City Dry Store
Wisconsin
Icon
lLady
Barksdale
John A. Bergquist
Frank Bergquist
Kelly
H. P. Axelberg
Jeppe Peterson
Matt Hanson
Iver Arntsen
Court House
John A. McDonald
A. W. McLeod
Washburn, Wis
Geo. F. Scott
Wis
Ch. 1
Lewis
Bell Phone
State Bank
Washburn, Wisconsin
State Depository
M. A. Sprague
M S Lamoreaux
A. F. Hoffman
W. G. Maxor
D. M. Maxoy
C.H. Lindgren
Asst
Cash
Bayfield County Bank
Gages
A. C. Agency Company
Gas
Pierce
Denver
Colorado
St. Louis
C. Wright
F. Tetzner & Son
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