Washburn Note from May 7 1908 Wisconsin Post
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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
4
Senate Naval Bill Debate Spurs Warship Plan
The Senate debate over a naval amendment to fund four battleships drew sharp attack from Senator Carter of Montana who called it a florid warlike plea. He warned against incoherent declamation and voted against the measure. Supporters say the fight advances a two battleships per year program, while house financial bills remain unsettled with Weeks of Massachusetts seeking a reconsideration of the Vreeland bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen
Indiana
Ner
Carter
Montana
Weeks
Massachusetts
Banking and Currency Committee
Washington physicians launch TB prevention drive with lectures
A subcommittee of the general tuberculosis committee aims to raise public awareness and prevent the disease. Reading material is distributed and a lecture course is planned for seventh and eighth grade students citywide. The effort seeks informed action to combat the great health foe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Committee
German Syrup touted as only cure for consumption
The ad promotes Boschee's German Syrup as the only market preparation that relieves and cures consumption. It lists ingredients like tar and gum extracts and claims endorsement by medical congresses. It urges rest, fresh air, good food, and easy morning ex pectoration with rapid relief. Small bottles are 25 cents, regular size 7 cents, at Frost & Spies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
Frost & Spies
Jenkins Bids Farewell to Eleventh District Voters
John J. Jenkins declares he will resign his Congress seat after the current session to return to his state. He defends his record on public ownership of utilities, railway regulation, and tariff revision, pledging continued faithful service if re elected and inviting continued public accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Eleventh Congressional District
Congress
House of Recre
House of Representatives
House
John J. Jenkins
Jobs Ads and Mail Order Catalogues Offered in Chicago
Unity Supply Co. seeks men to advertise and distribute catalogues for 90 dollars monthly from Chicago Dept P. Reach 35 Washburn farms via HOME Telephone with no toll. The Times offers job printing. Orino Laxative Syrup marketed for women and children with a booklet and sample via Q. W. Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Supply CO
Dept. P
Chicago
Ill
Washburn Farms
Q. W. Frost
Speculation as a Brake on Price Fluctuations
John Paul Ryan recounts how speculation tempers price moves by gradual adjustments and notes that absolute price stability is impossible. He cites cotton markets, the supply demand relation, and the underwriting origin of Lloyds as a division of risk, contrasting free exchanges with regulated speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Exchange
Edward Lloyd
Tower Street
London
Lloyd’s
John Paul Ryan
Metropolitan Magazine
Nuisance Ordinance Enforced In Washburn 1908
City Clerk announces re publication of nuisance prevention ordinance from May 1904 with strict enforcement in Washburn. Text restricts yard waste on public grounds, prohibits leaving dirt or refuse, sets fines from one to twenty dollars, and requires property owners to maintain clean privies and drains under Board of Health rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Wisconsin
Bayfield County
J. H. Grotheim
H. P.axelberg
Washburn
Bayfield
Wm. H. [Rish
Common Council of
City of
Board of Health
Bank Opposite Hotel Washburn With Savings Department
A brief note describes a bank located opposite Hotel Washburn that includes a savings department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel
Washburn
Change of Name for School Football Team
Tommy Bardell from William Henry Harrison grammar school reveals his team is the Tornadoes and plans to face Oliver Wendell Holmes. The Tornadoes lose 26 to 0, prompting Tommy to declare they will rename the squad, joking that they aren’t even a real team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Bardell
William Henry Harrison Grammar School
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Tommy
Tornadoes
Museum Closed Day Frustrates Yorkshire Visitor
A London-bound Yorkshireman, seeking Britain’s famed museum, is turned away at the gate on a closed day. He argues it is public property and protests, then relents when told a mummy died Tuesday and burials take priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dan
Old Fellow Finds New Use for Himself in Gardens
An elder man earned odd jobs in suburban gardens. A woman fed him toast for dinner, and when the servant offered more, he replied to keep eating until told to stop. Afterward he refused weed pulling, claiming he had filled himself from the meal and would not stoop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foley Kidney Cure Praised by Willimantic Man
In New England vignette form Alvin H. Stimpson of Willimantic Conn reports near ruin from kidney ailments and multiple failed remedies until Foley's Kidney Cure, which he credits with a full recovery after four bottles. The testimonial comes from Q W Frost urging belief in the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Foley
Alvin H. Stimpson
Willimatic
Conn
Q. W. Frost
Foley's Kidney Cure Proves Grand Medicine
Mrs. S Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire reports buying Foley's Kidney Cure a year ago for long standing kidney trouble. She states it cured her condition and she heartily recommends the remedy. Q W Frost confirms the testimonial.
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H. P. Axelberg
W.G. Maxcy
D.M. Maxcy
O. Lowder
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Washburn Plumbing & Heating Company
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