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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
4
Local News Briefs From Northwestern Docks To Orpheum
Locals report three steamers F B Squires M A Hannah and A B Upson at Northwestern Fuel docks with car loads of coal. A three year old was bitten in the face by a dog requiring a physician. Two Monnette children had small pox but are nearly over it and quarantine will end soon. 160 acres land with timber for sale within twenty days see W A Robinson. Ted Bryan received three stitches after a plank struck him on the dock at Stearns Lumber yesterday. Stevens and Stevens vaudeville act to perform at the Orpheum Thursday and Friday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Squires
M. A Hannah
A. 8. Upson
Northwestern Fuel Docks
John Guyeski
Tom Monnette
W. A. Robinson
Ted Bryan
Stearns Lumber Company
Stevens & Stevens
Orpheum Theatre
Duluth
Red Dab of Death on Skyscraper Girder
A New York Press piece recalls the scarlet paint dab marking a fallen ironworker on a high rise skeleton. The interview describes 300 foot peril, fatal risks, and how crews nearby react to save a comrade before the day ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
New Substances to Coat Hams in Bohemia
Mraslin described as a pliable tasteless harmless coating for hams in Bohemia. Report claims it is easily removed and acts as a preservative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemia
Scrap Book: Cannon Snaps at Henry Couden in Corridor
In a corridor incident Speaker Cannon taunts the Rev Henry N. Couden chaplain of the House of Representatives. A gallery visitor is let in to see Cannon praying, then exclaims hypocrite and mocks the scene as Couden prays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Henry N. Couden
House of Representatives
Speaker
Dr Couden
MR. Speaker
Chaplain Couden
St. Louis Republic
What Shall I Do to Be Just
Poem by Hamlin Garland asks how to act justly amid poverty and sorrow. The speaker seeks guidance from trusted seers to purge pain, help the poor, and choose righteous paths over material gains. The verse expresses a heart aflame to do what is right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin Garland
Supreme Court Declines Further Argument After Plaintiff in Error Case
A Supreme Court session ends arguments when the court finds no merit in the plaintiff in error's claim. Chief Justice Waite remarks that the court does not care to hear further argument, prompting a humorous exchange after Justice Carpenter’s windy opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Matthew Carpenter
Wisconsin
Waite
Carpenter
Stung by a Stranger’s Kindness on a Train
Two strangers share a table in a dining car and form a bond over finding food. One asks for a lower berth for his elderly mother, offering to swap. the other agrees and is revealed as the poor traveler’s generous benefactor, who ends up sharing his own berth with the young man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
For Sale Cheap Farm and Medical Ointment Ad
Itching bleeding piles yield to Dean's Ointment. Chronic cases relieved, finally cured. Druggists sell them. For sale cheap five acres cleared, twelve acres brushed, small house, large barn, hayshed in southwest quarter of section 23-49-5. Two other forts in same location. Details call Carl Holm Lund on 3rd Street and 8th Avenue West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
S. W. Tof
S. W
Carl Holmlund
3Rd Street
8Th Avenue
The Carload of Tramps Designated as Perishable Curiosities
In Mexico freight classification puzzled a station agent as tramps overran a town. To ship them out, authorities hired stock cars and faced how to bill of lading. They designated the load as perishable curiosities unfit to eat, avoiding passenger-rate penalties and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Slang Tabooed At Dinner In West Philadelphia Home
A West Philadelphia family addresses a slang episode at dinner triggered by a bright daughter who repeats uncultured phrases. The mother seeks to curb the slang while the father jokes about correcting the child and the mother notes she intends to “put her wise.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Philadelphia
Margie
Falling Snowflakes Poem Recalled From Grave News Item
An editor received a typewritten poem titled Falling Snowflakes with no return label. The note explained it was written many years ago by a writer now deceased, kept aside for a time as a pastime before being discarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Sapphire exhibits bubble in nine carat gem at museum
A nine carat sapphire at the National Museum in Washington shows a bubble that appears and disappears with temperature changes. It is believed a cavity holds carbonic acid gas under high pressure, liquefying and becoming visible at the gas's critical point inside the gem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Museum At
Washington
Irregular bill defeated as coroner holds inquest remark
A senator compared the defeated bill to an irregular tin can poker game. A coroner’s quip about holding the inquest followed as a sharp, darkly humorous image cited by the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bones
Schermerhorn
Washington Star
Shakespearean Anachronisms and Patent Medicines Ad
The piece mocks Shakespeare for anachronisms while promoting Burdock Blood Bitters and Folley’s Kidney Remedy. It asserts purifying blood via digestion, liver health, and bowel function, and claims beds and measles remedies with broad druggist availability.
Mortgage Foreclosure Notice in Bayfield County Wisconsin
Notice of mortgage foreclosure dated January 4 1905 recorded January 6 1905 in Bayfield County Wisconsin details the property in Section 27 Township 49 Range 7 West with right of way exception. Mortgagee Mary F K McLean claims $2561 20 and that the premises will be sold at public auction July 29 1910 at the Washburn Bayfield County courthouse to satisfy the mortgage. Dated June 14 1910 with attorney W C McLean. The remainder is an unrelated anecdote about a Sudanese warrior demanding expenses from a traveling exhibition agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claribel McGilton
Thomas W. McGilton
Mary F.K. McLean
County
Bayfield
Wisconsin
Washburn Bayfield and _ Iron River Railway Company
Office of the Register of Deeds
Bayfield County
Washburn
County of
Mary F. K. McLean
Master Colley Colley Cibber’s First Stage Lesson
Colley Cibber then known as Master Colley debuted on stage in a minor role. He delivered a message to a lead actor, caused a stir, and Betterton fined him as drones the prompter explained. The exchange ended with a 10 shillings weekly salary and a 5 shilling fine, marking his first earnings from the dramatic treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colley Cibber
Colley
Betterton
Cibber
Nightingale Family Name Origins and Patent Medicines
The article notes Florence Nightingale’s birth name was Shore, tied to her father’s Sheffield banking family. It mentions name changes after inheriting estates, and includes anecdotal testimonials praising Foley Kidney Pills Dean’s Recuiers and Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea from Fox Bros. Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Nightingale
Nightingale
Shore
Sheffield
Derby
York
Mr. Shore
Parthenosse
Athens
Florence
Dean
Henry Schwenk
Hollister
Fox Bros. Phar
Legal notices from Wisconsin Bayfield County court actions
Multiple public notices dated 1910 announce lawsuits in Bayfield County Circuit Court and a sheriff sale. The documents name plaintiffs A W McLeod M A Sprague Fred T Yates and defendants including John Textor Elizabeth Textor Clinton Textor L A Simonson Hannah Simonson with a summons to answer within twenty days and a sheriff sale of NE 14 in section 10 township 45N range 5W scheduled July 9 1910 at Washburn courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Textor
Elizabeth Textor
Henry Textor
Clinton Textor
Washburn
Bayfield County
Wisconsin
State of Wisconsin
M. A. Sprague
Fred T. Yates
L. A. Simonson
Hannah Simonson
Circuit Court
Fred T Yates
Max Happle
Bayfield Co
Wis
Foley Kidney Pills and Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
A local advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills to tone and regulate kidneys with Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as a vegetable tonic. It also seeks an assistant manager for Chicago area counties with a weekly salary, expenses, and no experience required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everbody
Chicago Wholesale and Mail Order
Lake St
Chicago
Milwaukee Journal and Times Offer Subscriptions
The Milwaukee Journal is offered with The Times for $3.25 per year for the next few weeks. Bring your subscription to The TIMES office before the offer is withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Journal
The
Times
Green's Syrup of Tar Refund Guarantee by Fox Bros
The undersigned offer a money refund on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure a cough or cold and a 25 cent bottle to prove satisf actory with refund if not satisfied, Fox Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Bros
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Washburn Printing Co
Nels M. Oscar
Washburn, Wis
DR. Warner
Man Cannon
Shakespeare
John
Henry II
Julius Caesar
Hector
Aristotle
Coriolanus
Cats
Alexander
Delphos
Folley
W. C. McLean
Attroney
E. Weakley
Kokomo, Ind
State of
Biofield County
C. P. Mortensen
John Walsh
O. Ry
North Agush
Aston
Ashland
Ashland Junction
St. Paul
Northwestern
Chicayo
Howell Planer and Matcher
R. R. Howell & CO
Minneapolis, Minn
Bayfield County Plat Books
By George A. Calder
A. Doenitz and
FH. Rittenhouse
State Bank
Washburn, Wisconsin
State Depository
O A
Lamoreaux
A. F. Hoffman
Travelers’ Insurance Co
Hartford, Conn
W. B. Duffy
George F. Cross
Ninto Street
United States Patent Office
B. Cc
WIS. Central Trains
Geneva
Titham
505
Seventh Street
D-Swift
C. Wright
W.G. Maxcy
D. M. Maxcy
O. LowDer
Bayfield County Bank
Gages
Hotel
Ohey'sidney
Bright
Trappe
Ideet Agency
Mann
Scientific American
New York
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