Assembly Passes Bill For County Sanatoria State Aid
The Madison assembly passed the Youmans bill giving counties power to erect county sanatoria for consumptives and providing state aid at $3 per week per patient. Gov. McGovern signals intent to sign, with senate support and county appropriations anticipated. Fond du Lac and Douglas counties have already funded such institutions. The article also discusses silage corn cultivation and the benefits of frequent cultivation for soil moisture, weed control, and crop yield in Northern Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Youmans
Douglas
Wisconsin
Iron River
Washington in Summer: A Bustling Capital of Conventions
The city swells with visitors as Congress meets, making Washington a major convention hub. Rail lines funnel excursionists seeking quick access to the capital, while 75 percent of residents stay through summer, disputing the idea of a dull season.
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Washington
Congress
Duluth Laundry Agency Secures Top Service for City
Albion and Henry Johnston advertise a modern Duluth laundry agency offering first class, up to date work with parcel pickup and delivery. William Godfrey, traveling for Standard Oil, visited the city on business. An advertisement for Dean's Regulates promotes relief from constipation.
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Duluth
N. P
Albion & Henry Johnston
William Godfrey
Standard Oil Company
Incandescent Lamp Improvements and Manufacturing Details
Henry Schroeder discusses incandescent lamp technology noting carbon filament lamps vary in candlepower with voltage due to filament resistance changes. He describes lamp parts, filament measurement, production processes, and advances in vacuum and uniformity over ten years, with a testimonial and sale notice.
Wanted by a Fraternal Society Deputy Couple
A note seeks a lady and a gentleman deputy for the Starr place. Mrs. Helen Mewlen, District Manager, invites interested parties to call.
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Starr Place
Helen Mewlen
License sought for Ole E Olson to sell intoxicating liquors
To the Mayor and Common Council of Washburn Wisconsin the undersigned requests a license for Ole Edwin Olson to sell strong and other intoxicating liquors for on premises consumption at lots 14 and 15 in block 21 Washburn original townsite He offers as bondsmen Hans R Johnson and S E Swanson dated June 21 1911
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City of
Washburn
Ole Edwin Olson
Wisconsin
Hans R. Johnson
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Endorsed by Ward Drug Co
A Pasadena drug firm endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient non narcotic expectorant safe for children. The letter from C A Ward Drug Co secretary notes it relieves colds without nausea and won’t disrupt digestion. Available in the yellow package from all druggists.
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California
Pasadena
Cal
Foley and Co
Foley
C. A. Ward Drug Co
C. L. Parsons , Sec’y and
Treas
Why is the mistake of a dockter not as bad as that of a dentist
A humorous tale from the New York Post features a family listening to a joke about a dockter and a dentist. The punchline hinges on mispronunciations and the irony of a joke about ow to fill six feet of earth and an aker. The narrator criticizes both the joke and the printer, calling them fools and urging to drop the subject.
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Kiser
Paw
Man
Tissen
Maw
Becoz
Anaker
New York Post
Berlin porter beats wager by eating hay foul feat
A Berlin market porter reportedly ate six mutton chops twelve eggs a goose a duck six pounds of potatoes and twenty two pounds of hay in one sitting to win a bet. To finish the final course he lit a cigarette and set light to the hay then swallowed the ashes with the potatoes before the referee declared him victorious.
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Berlin
London Globe
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement From Washburn Resident
A Washburn Wisconsin citizen John Sands states Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved his kidney illness. He recounts initial backache dizziness and nervousness plus headaches and fatigue. He bought at City Drug Store and says the remedy cured him. Doan’s is sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
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Bright
Washburn
John Sands
St. W
Wis
Dean
City
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
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