Community Notes Bring May Events And Local Visits
Jake Stark of Minneapolis visited in the city with friends and relatives during the past week. Arbor and Bird Day is set for May 8 with trees planted by Ruarup Brothers on Washington Ave. A band fundraiser May 14 supports new uniforms. Local officials and merchants, including Frank E. Wolfe and F. R. Preston, report land and business activity in Bayfield county. The Mary Scott paused to have boilers inspected.
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Jake Stark
Minneapolis
William McDonald
Iron River
Ruarup
Band Boys
Bailey
Duluth
F. R. Preston
Bayfield County
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with cures claim
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes credentials from Toledo wholesalers Walding Kinnan Marvin, praising F. J. Cheney & Co. and recommends internal use of the remedy and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Tuledo. O
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
O. Hall
Washburn Boys on the Range at Chisholm
Washburn boys working around Chisholm Minnesota are noted with Hans Thompson and family settling well in town. Diptheria illness affects Thompson family members but they are recovering. Steve Myself remains a trusted bookkeeper at the steel corporation. The group plays baseball, a 3 to 3 tie ending in a 4th inning winner as Arseneau drives in Evenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Chisholm
Minnesota
Hans Thompson
Hans
Harry Arseneau
Carl Evenson
Arseneau
Evenson
Melius Christianson
Dan Robinson
Joe Veno
Forr
Lub Erickson
Health Coffie—Dr Shoop’s Coffee Substitute Debuts
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin introduces Health Coffie a coffee substitute made from toasted grains malt and nuts. The product promises no boiling and claims to fool even an expert. Sold by Geo W Posey with a claim to rapid preparation.
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Shoop
Racine
Wis
Geo. W. Posey
Hines Lumber Co. Office Moves to Cusson From Duluth
The Hines Lumber Co. moved its Duluth office to Cusson to be closer to logging operations. S. J. Cusson remains manager with a private Zenith City office. Assistant Manager C. Michelson will work from Hayward while W. J. Maitland runs the Cusson office. Large-scale logging work will continue at Cusson and Mason this summer, employing many men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hines Lumber Company
Duluth
Cusson
J. Cusson
Zenith City
C. Michelson
Hayward
W. J. Maitland
Cusson and Mason
Assessor Westerlund Targets All Personal Property for City Roll
Assessor Nels Westerlund works to include both large property owners and small items in the city assessment. He aims for a fair, comprehensive roll so the final rate may be lower and more residents satisfied.
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Nels Westerlund
Dr Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets Promised Pain Cure
An advertisement claims Dr. Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets instantly stop any pain within 20 minutes by drawing blood pressure away from pain centers. It markets the product as Dr. Shoop's Headache Tablets and notes 20 tablets cost 25 cents, sold by all dealers.
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Shoop
Dr. Shoop
Stenographers Sought as Civil Service Vacancies Grow
The State Civil Service Commission notes difficulty filling state service posts due to a small candidate pool. Exams in 1907 and 1908 show applicants and pass rates, with salaries from 35 to 60 dollars monthly. By April 27 1908 the eligible list for $40 to $55 positions is nearly exhausted, prompting another exam. First class stenographers easily find work, while few accept sub $60 wages.
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State Civil Service Commission
Social gatherings note from local groups and farewell for Beaulieu
In a Social Way The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal Church met at Mrs. M. C. Lincoln's home on Tuesday afternoon. The Wednesday study club met at Frank Downs' home. The Congregational Aid society gathered at Mrs. E. C. Stevens' home yesterday afternoon. A farewell surprise for John Beaulieu was held Monday evening with many in attendance. Beaulieu plans to move to Teslan Ontario later this week to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theron Loveland
F. W. Potter
Ashland
Lucy Walker
Milton
Congregational Church
Ole G. Kinney
Congress
Franklyn
Barney Dunn
Grand Colony of
Beavers
McMonagle
Cornucopia
Thompson and Fleet Mill
S. J. Cusson
Duluth
Mr. Hayes
Chicago
W. J. Maitland
Cusson
Max Helmer
Iron River
B. Ungrodt
Princess
Trapper Campbell
Cranberry
William Landraint
M. E. Church
Pederson & Hanson
Charles Jones
George Lamere
Teslan
Ontario
William Aldrich
Spooner
George Seamon
Wm. Young
Sweezy
Mrs. House
Brown
Miss Moon of
Mason
Alice Greenwood
Grandview
Mrs. Sweezy
Ladies Guild of the Episcopal Church
M. C. Lincoln
Frank Downs
The
Congregational Aid Society
E. C. Stevens
John Beaulieu
Beaulieu
Dr Shoop Night Cure Promoted In Wartime Ad
An old advertisement touts Eclectric oil for pain from head to toe and promotes Dr Shoop Night Cure for women. It claims free medical advice and lists product sales in Racine Wisconsin. The notice also offers two sale items a Sharpless tubular cream separator and a Racine incubator and provides an inquiry contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Eclectric
Shoops
Shoop
Racine
Wis
C. H. Flynn
Foresters Install Fifteen At Odd Fellows Ball
A large gathering marked the Odd Fellows ball last Thursday evening as the United Order of Foresters inducted fifteen new members. An Ashland degree team performed the initiatory work, followed by a banquet for about seventy five attendees. Ashland and Bayfield members joined locals for a festive event.
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Odd Fellows
United Order of Foresters
Ashland
Bayfield
An Unconscious Meal
John Muir tells a tale to a friend as bread is broken during the meal. He ignores ordering while engrossed in story, then wakes and asks what to eat, remarking that the last bread piece is tasty and the loaf was bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Muir
Muir
Mr. Muir
Large Thumbs and Character: Implications of Thumb Size
Irving R. Bacon notes that people with large thumbs show strong character and practical leadership tendencies. He adds that large thumbed men tend to be natural rulers who value usefulness and history, while large thumbed women seek financial security before marriage but can be reliable partners in hardship.
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Irving R. Bacon
New York Journal
Optical Illusions Observed In Daily Life
The article notes common and odd visual tricks such as trains making distant objects seem to move, walls on steep slopes appearing tilted, and shadows near fencing seeming to vanish. It adds that windmill cups and walls create shifting perceptions as one observes from different angles and under varying breezes.
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Prentice
Mr. Barager
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Frank E. Wolfe
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Johnson
Norwegian Lutheran Church Choir
Massa
H. J. Finstad
Thomas Nevra
Margaret Maher
Barnes
Peterson Orchestra
C. Holmberg
Charles Hare
Barksdale
Joseph Failing
Third Street
Mr. Failing
N. Cramer
Mr. Potter
Frank Marion
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Hugo C. Nelson
Mable Sielstad
L. Franseek
Martin Renfield
Wm. Olson
A. I. Levi and Wife
Mrs. Short
Superior
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Mrs. Lampson
Mrs. Walsh
Dr. Maxey
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Cement Construction Co
Bayfield, Wis
Mary Scott
Hines Lumber
Cussun
Beausoliel & Cross
Washburn, Wis
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Philadelphia
M. BE. W
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Lizzie
John Wood
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Porter
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O. W. Holmes
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