Bradley's Scheme Bends a Western Town
Bradley arrives at the Shaw ranch in Minimum and defuses tension with humor. He befriends Colonel Shaw, promises to move a saloon collection and manipulates land and railroad plans to secure a quarter section. Bradley reveals a calculated play to land and town-building leverage, aiming to profit while stabilizing the frontier.
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Callendar
Shaw
Bradley
Pete
Colonel Shaw
Nancy
Palace
Pete Buckley
Bradley's Remembrance Sparks Foreboding Bonfire Plan
In a wary exchange, Bradley jokes about burning the town as he and the colonel move on a short distance. The colonel teases Bradley about marriage to Nancy, praising his efforts to win her and suggesting a bonfire as a celebratory site.
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Bradley
Nancy
Englishman and Irishman Steal Horse and Cart
An Englishman and an Irishman steal a horse and cart from a farmyard. The Englishman tries to prove ownership by saying he has had the horse since it was a foal, while Pat claims the cart has been his since it was a wheel barrow. Police tie the clues together.
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Pat
Giles
Promptness and Newcastle in a marriage measure dispute
In a Des Moines Register snippet, Mr. Newcastle challenges a suitor to prove worth by a $50,000 threshold. Cholly Aircastle confirms the valuation and asks for a check accordingly.
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Newcastle
Cholly Aircastle
Des Moines Register
Durum Wheat Gains Favor on Light Drained Soils
A Minnesota grower notes durum wheat performs best on high, light soils with good drainage, yielding 8 to 20 bushels more per acre than blue stem in favorable soils. In heavy loam, results lag, while drought could boost durum yields by 5 to 7 bushels per acre. Durum offers strong feed value for hogs, dairy cows, and poultry, with high protein content.
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Minnesota
Orange Judd
Minneapolis
How to Grow Asparagus From Seed in Ordinary Soil
Asparagus can be grown from seed in good soil with deep preparation. Best results come from deep sandy loam. soak seeds in hot water to aid germination, sow when cool. Control weeds with frequent shallow cultivation and thin to two or three inches only if drill sowing was excessive. One ounce of seed covers about sixty feet of drill yielding 200 to 300 plants.
Swine Marketing Advice on Early Weight Lifts Costs
A swine grower argues that marketing pigs early is prudent because the first hundred pounds cost is very low, while the second hundred pounds costs 30 percent more and the third nearly doubles the initial price.
A Sensible Egg Carrier From Corrugated Paper
A correspondent of American Agriculturist describes a low cost egg carrier made from corrugated brown paper board. Line a pail with the material and insert concentric circles between each egg layer to cushion them. Small circles form the bottom, larger ones toward the top. The cost is minimal and broken eggs are unlikely to occur when carrying to market. Corrugated paper is obtainable from grocers with wrapped breakables.
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American Agriculturist
Help Wanted Assistant Manager Chicago Wholesale Firm
Wanted by Chicago wholesale and mail order house an assistant manager for this county and adjoining territory. Salary 20 dollars weekly plus expenses paid. No investment or experience required. Write for full particulars and enclose self addressed envelope to General Manager 134 W Lake St Chicago.
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Lake St
Chicago
Beauty myths fail. August Flower aids liver and skin
An early 20th century advertisement discounts cosmetics as useless for complexion. It claims Green's August Flower purifies blood by cleansing the liver, promising cures for constipation biliousness nervousness and poor sleep. Trial bottle 25 cents regular 75 cents at Frost & Spies.
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Frost & Spies
Green's Syrup of Tarif Refunded or Replaced
A local notice from Fox Bros states a refund guarantee for Green's Syrup of Tariff with a 50 cent bottle if it fails to cure coughs or colds and a 25 cent bottle offered to prove satisfaction or money returned.
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Fox Bros
Times Job Printing Offers First-Class Service
When you want anything in the line of job printing The Times can supply your wants in first-class shape.
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The
Times
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Buckley
Minimum
Jim
Hull
Foley Shoney
W. Frost
505
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Official Directory
W.H. Irish
A.M. Warden
Manisiganss
Sauve
Ae A.B Severson
N. M. Oscar
John Froseth
Nels Myhre
A. Bell
E.c. Alvord
Sailef Smith
H. G. Mertens
Hugo Neilson
Port
M. M. Sweet
Oo. A. Lamoreaux
H. P. Axelberg
J. N. Kinney - O. Wescott
L.M. Uansen
B. P. Axelberg
E. E. Kenfield
Washburn Public Library Board
N.N. Oscar
W. H. Irish
Bryan
Charles Peterson
Wm. O'Neil
A. Oscar
Eli Bryan
James A. Sheridan
Puasior’s
Pine Street
Seventh Ave
Does
Washburn, Wis
H. A. Robinson and
G. Broman
Pratt, Wisconsin
St.john's Episcopal Church
Pallifer
Father Dunstan
Benedict
Methodist Episcopal
Pengilly
Munn & Co
Scientific American
MUNN
Broadway
New York
F St
Washington, D.C
C. Gutekunst
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Josephine Tueck Baker
Evanston, Il
Oman
M. E. Revy
N.$. Hayson
N. Epworth League
Congregational Church
J.r.weise
Mastor
Christian Endeavor
Lippincott’s
Literatura
Timely
Cory
A. Ws. McLeod
Attorney AT Law
Bayfield County Bank
Ninth Street
United States Patent Office
Washington, D. c
Louis Sievers Sons CO
Grand Ave
Bestine
Washburn
Washburn and
Iron River Express
United States
Canada
Alaska
China
Japan
A.M. Cleland
O. Ry
Ashland Junction
St. Paul
Ashland
Northwestern
Wis.central Trains
Mail
Express
Limited
Tabera
Dep't
Hollister
Houuister Dave Company
Madison
Wis
Q. W
Frost
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