Iron River Citizens Start Fourth Celebration Drive
About forty business leaders met at Town Hall to form a committee for a celebration of the coming Fourth with Byron Ripley as chairman and Edward F. Daniels as secretary. Philip Lund, Iron River’s Marine veteran, reports qualifying as an expert rifleman with 45 bulls-eyes. A large land sale tied to Mark Hessey and Minneapolis buyers nears completion. Evangelical church plans for a house of worship and pastor’s residence, aided by the state conference, have gathered pledges for a substantial church and parsonage on Mill and Main streets.
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Byron Ripley
Edward F. Daniels
Philip Lund
Iron River
U. S. Marines
Nebras
Mark Hessey
Minneapolis
Hessey
Pioneer
Iron River Church
Mill
Main Streets
Bayfield Notes New U S Survey Work and Local Arrivals
Grove B. Jones of the U S Department of Agriculture arrives to map Bayfield County geology and conduct a thorough soil survey. The effort aims to reveal crops best suited to the peninsula, boosting agricultural prospects. The Tuscarora may inspect Lake Superior motor craft, prompting owners to ready vessels. Attorney J J Fisher from Appleton plans to set up practice here, renting offices in Turnquist building. Robt McMahan of Cumberland, NP inspector, surveys ties bound for Bayfield Transfer.
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Grove B. Jones
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Soils
Jones
Department of Agriculture
Bayfield County
Bayfield Peninsula
Ingnis
United States Revenue
Tuscarora
Chequamegon Bay
Lake Superior
J. J. Fisher
Appleton
Wisconsin
Fisher
Turnquist
Robt. McMahan
Cumberland
McMahan
Northern Pacific Railroad
Bayfield Transfer
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promise
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as fast relief for sore throats and general pain, claiming cures in a few hours and applicability to any body part.
Unclear Schedule Snippet Remains Readable
Fragmentary time and currency marks appear, listing several times and amounts in a brief, disjointed sequence without identifiable events or entities to anchor a fuller news item. No clear subject, place, or organization is discernible from the readable text.
Notice of Land Claim by Free E Beecher Wisconsin
Free E Beecher of Washburn Wisconsin filed five year proof to establish a claim to land in Wisconsin at the Wen. 14 land office. The hearing before the Clerk Circuit Court Washburn is set for August 3. Witnesses include Newe! Tobam Jacob Strecker Elmer Parish Fre Rowell. JOHN MILLER Register.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Wen
Wisconsin
E. Beecher
Washburn
Victor
P. Meridian
Clerk Circuit Court
Tobam
Ashland
Jacob Strecker
Elmer Parish
Fre Rowell
John Miller
Register
Wisconsin summons for Morris O'Brien and Halverson heirs
The State of Wisconsin summons Morris O'Brien and the unknown heirs of Sam Halverson to appear within twenty days after service to defend the action. If they fail to appear, judgment will be rendered against them as demanded in the complaint served with the summons.
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Wee Ouska
L. McNamaera
P.O
Hayward
Sawyer County
State of
Wisconsin
Morris O'Brien
Sam Halverson
Unclear Wisconsin lawsuit ad advertises Dean's Ointment
The notice blends an ad for Dean's Ointment with a legal summons to Fredrick Ayer in a Wisconsin case. It mentions selling farm improvements via Loveland Company and L D Goodnough as agent, then provides formal summons requiring appearance within twenty days or judgment by default.
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Loveland Company
L. D. Goodnough
License requested for sale of intoxicating liquors in Washburn
Application to the Mayor and Common Council of Washburn Wisconsin requests a license for Fred Leroux to sell strong spirituous and other intoxicating liquors for consumption on premises at Lots 7 8 and 9 in Block 3 Original Townsite Washburn Wis with bondsmen Gus Hering and Abraham Leroux. Dated June 22 1909.
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City of
Washburn
Fred Leroux
Wis
Wisconsin
Gus. Hering
Abraham Leroux
License sought for W E Bennett to sell intoxicants in Washburn
The undersigned requests a license for W E Bennett to sell strong spirituous malt and other intoxicating liquors to be drank on premises at Lot 16 Block 49 original townsite Washburn Wisconsin. He pledges to abide by state laws and city ordinances. Bondsmen named are William Olson and George Flack. Dated June 12 1909.
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City of
Washburn
Felix LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Frank Meehan
John McDonald
W. E. Bennett
William Olson
George Flack
Guarantee on 50 Cent Tar Syrup Refund Promise
The undersigned agree to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure cough or cold. The notice also guarantees Aten BROWS nobialist.
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Green
Aten
Early American Painters and Benjamin West Career
The article traces early colonial painters as immigrants and notes Benjamin West as the earliest native-born American painter. It recounts West’s Quaker roots in Pennsylvania, childhood drawings, a gift of paints, and rapid rise to professional portraiture in Philadelphia. He later visited Rome and London, became Royal Academy president, and died with a public funeral at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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Matthew Pratt
Philadelphia
Benjamin West
John Singleton Copley
S. West
Pennsylvania
Pennington
Phila- Seite
Rome
London
The
Royal Academy
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Circle Magazine
Falsifying an Old Proverb on Wet Weddings
A regional superstition links rain on a bride’s wedding day with future happiness. In various lands brides and friends cry, or the couple is drenched, to seal good fortune and shed tears for a joyful life ahead.
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Erza
Simbrisk
The Quiet Way Exercise Housework Article
A mother and daughter discuss a newspaper clipping about healthy exercise from housework. The daughter yawns as she asks what the father removed from the paper, and the mother reveals she bought another copy to read it all. The piece emphasizes routine domestic labor as a form of fitness.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Why Paperhangers Earned Their Name
The term comes from Arras, France, famed for tapestries. Hangers who mounted those tapestries gave rise to the word hangers. When paper replaced tapestries as wall coverings the workers remained called hangers, though now they pasted paper instead of fabric.
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Arras
France
Barber’s remark on brains and a large head
John Bright recalls a barber noting his large head and praising it as a sign of a large brain. He emphasizes that a large brain nourishes hair roots and is useful for thinking.
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John Bright
Wanted trustworthy man or woman for New York mail order sales
A nationwide advertisement seeks a trustworthy person in each county to advertise receive orders or manage business for a New York mail order house. Earn 18 dollars weekly, permanent position, no investment. Prior experience not required. Enclose self addressed envelope for full particulars to Clarke Co Wisconsin.
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New York
Clarke Co
Wiwhesale
Bek SP Park Ary
New
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