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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
3
The item notes J E Jones as editor and publisher of a weekly Bayfield County newspaper published each Thursday with a yearly subscription of two dollars. It claims to be the only all home print weekly in the county.
Andrew Carnegie repaid 60 cents after St Andrews Golf Club in Westchester posted his unpaid bill on the bulletin board. The club enforces member charges within the month of contraction, even for famed visitors, and Carnegie settled the small debt upon returning from Scotland.
A German summoned for jury duty before Justice Blanchard asked to be excused. He said he did not know good English when asked why. The judge quipped that he would not hear much good English there anyway.
General Fitz-Hugh Lee, former Confederate brigadier now retired in the regular army, visits West Virginia and encounters a frigid reception from an old comrade. The conversation ends with a quip about dying before Lee and Jubal Early seeing him in a blue uniform.
Lord Palmerston replies to Lord John Russell refusing to bow to a government dictate on whom he may receive in his house. He asserts limits to all things and says he will use his own discretion, noting Russell should likewise use his government’s composition.
A Yorkes Statesman item of light comedy features quips about love, music, fashion, and manners. It presents brief exchanges from observers on everyday quirks and polite society with a playful tone.
A brief comic dialogue shows Miss Standing and Miss Sitting discussing a photo. Miss Sitting replies that justice is merciful to the subject, while Miss Standing asks if the image flatters. The exchange hinges on manners and social tone.
A Life magazine snippet shows a mother recounting a failed medical experiment. The speaker, a medical expert, praises modern methods while the mother admits a drastic misstep. The baby received an unsafe mixture after improper preparation.
Abstracts of sworn statements for Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Co New York and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co Springfield for year ending December 31 1901 filed with Wisconsin Insurance Department. Includes assets liabilities receipts disbursements and Wisconsin business figures and official confirmations.
Laborer warns drivers to turn back as a city street is closed for new wires. The worker explains the closure is to allow the Tilly phone company to lay cables. The scene captures the day’s utility work in Philadelphia.
In Chicago News the exchange centers on a man who endorsed jabbing men in the eye with umbrellas. Biggs ridicules the claim while Hobbs agrees the speaker is a crank, then reveals the man is an oculist who can afford such eccentricity and a flashy vehicle.
A judge recalls a railroad exchange where the colonel argues a final station was his destination and laments the missed stop while the conductor explains the rule no longer stops there and the engineer vents at the station agent.
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Care as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles, claiming success if medical aid is not beyond reach. It promotes sale by Frost & Spies.
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