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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
3
The Milwaukee Sentinel promotes Cran's New Century Atlas as a premium for Bayfield County readers. The atlas, revised to March 1 1901 with the 1900 census, includes maps of Wisconsin and Milwaukee. Subscriptions require six months of Sentinel delivery at standard monthly rates.
A playful exchange contrasts lucky stones with skepticism. The rag doll jokes about being stuffed with cotton while the china doll admits sawdust or bran. The banter ends with a warning to flee if a mouse appears, reflecting lighthearted street conversation.
A humorous quip replies to an editor about living on tight funds. The comment hints at productivity gaps and a sardonic take on frugal living while contrasting suggested article pitches.
A playful dialogue imagines Harriet asking Harry about a new hat. He suggests adding fruit on top and shrubbery on the left to enhance the design. The light exchange blends horticultural terms with fashion whimsy.
A Philadelphia based advertisement promotes the Home Gold Cure as a disease cure for alcoholism. It claims users can treat themselves at home, with full directions and physician advice available, for one dollar postpaid. The ad asserts thousands cured, emphasizes secrecy, and targets wives and children to act.
A theater sketch notes Mile. Souriante missing from a Buffalo venture after a private party mishap. Tickets for Omaha to Buffalo round trips go on sale May 7 14 21 28 for 26.75 good for one week with daily sales through September 8 at 34.35 for sixteen days.
Fragmentary timetable shows trips between Ashland Washburn and Bayfield. Times indicate morning departures at 900 am and 930 am with returns, plus afternoon routes to Ashland and Madeline Island with several 1 pm to 6 pm slots. Some entries are incomplete.
A. O. Blanchard of West Bangor New York credits Foley’s Kidney Cure with restoring strength after five years of kidney trouble. He reports relief after two bottles and urges taking no substitutes. Sold by Owen Frost & Co. Also offers Bellavita Arsenic Beauty Tablets and complexion pills in 10 and 30 day treatments sold by Fox Bros. Washburn Wist.
An advertisement touts a kidney health product that purportedly restores kidney function and repairs shrunken walls. It emphasizes its uniqueness as a cure for urinary troubles and lists prices of 10 25 and 50 cents, sold by Owen Frost & Co., druggists in Washburn Wisconsin.
A fragment lists unit prices for household staples including glass starch corn starch good japan tea per pound soda crackers per box soap bars and satinette soap with small numbers indicating price points and quantities.
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