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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
3
A London Answers tale recounted by Bayfield County readers shows Mr. Smith asking for fish to appear freshly caught with three or four pieces, while the shopkeeper suggests salmon to please his wife who noted his woe begone look. Mr. Smith settles on trout.
The Denver Republicon notes that when the new indestructible battle ship is struck by Maxim’s explosive, a consequential outcome is anticipated.
The Boston Transcript reports nearly a thousand Boer prisoners will reach Bermuda early next month, where they may gain new strength by assimilating the succulent onions of the island. The Denver Post notes Miss Ruby Opal entertained Miss Pearl Diamond in a Kansas town, seen romping with turquoise eyes sparkling on a green lawn.
A brief Washington Post fragment describes a short, slight woman gardening in a rainy-day skirt while fixing a pansy bed in her front yard, noting her unusual attire for the stunt.
Advertisement for the Home Gold Cure claiming to cure alcoholism at home without publicity. Sold for one dollar with full directions and physician advice, shipped worldwide from Philadelphia. emphasizes no narcotics, ease of use in tea or coffee, and private, confidant correspondence. Includes call to wives and children to seek cure for husbands and fathers.
A sensational health ad claims Virtuma tablets cure nervous diseases and restore vigor. Sold at $2 per package or 3 for 35, with free medicine until cured if guarantees fail, mailed anywhere on receipt of payment. Listed sellers include Owen Frost & Co and Washburn Bayfield Pharmacy among others.
A curious exchange unfolds as a puzzled man seeks directions near a pansy bed. The gardener in a rainy-day skirt causes a scene before the petty chase ends with the man fleeing, while a bystander laughs. The clipping includes a kidney cure advertisement from Foley’s Kidney Cure.
A historical ad touts a kidney treatment that builds up shrunken kidney walls and claims to restore natural function, calling it a cure for urinary troubles with no known rival. The product is sold in doses of 10 25 50 cents and promoted by Owen Frost & Co. in Washburn Wisconsin.
A historical ad lists bulk prunes 6 lb for 1.00 and 50 to 60 per lb, tea 40 cents per lb, soda crackers 5 cents per box, satinette soap 12 bars, dome soap 8 bars, ginger snaps per pound, cookies by the box, good potatoes delivered in Washburn per bushel at 48 cents, with freight paid to Washburn on every barrel of flour and all other goods at cash, rock bottom prices.
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