Advertising Rates Made Known At Washburn
Washburn Printing Co announces advertising rates in Washburn Wisconsin dated May 14 1908. Editor Nels M Oscar notes an application process and annual cost of 82 a year.
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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
4
Poems in Chicago Girls Spar Over Leap Year Rejections
A Chicago article mocks local women as poems and notes many are rejected during leap year. It also reports a Des Moines fan's death after a home loss and comments on Omaha Bee noting a Denver group forming to curb noise next July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omaha Bee
Society For the Suppression of
Denver
Arkansas Democrats Likely to Cut Jeff Davis as Denver Delegate
Report suggests Arkansas Democrats will refuse to send Senator Jeff Davis as a delegate to Denver. The move removes a noted humorous element from the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Jeff” Davis
Denver
It Takes a Strong Minded Woman to Support a Bonnet
A brief quirk notes a witty maxim about women and the rigidity of fashion headwear in playful period tone. The line hints at social expectations and the humor of accessories. It references a merry widow bonnet as a symbolic burden and style statement.
President Prepares Annual Retirement to Oyster Bay
The President plans a yearly retreat to Oyster Bay as summer arrives, while local residents in Oyster Bagbies hope to enjoy a full season, fearing it may be their last.
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Oyster Bay
Iovation to Hearst by the Independentive League
The Independentive League urges Hearst to accept an Iovation, noting it is effectively his league. The statement frames the move as unsurprising given his control.
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Hearst
Independentive League
Reporters Seek Evelyn Thaw as Missing Person Case Grows
Reporters have been unable to locate Evelyn Thaw for more than a week, prompting renewed scrutiny and public appeals for information. Authorities and journalists urge tips to trace Thaw's whereabouts and ensure her safety.
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Evelyn Thaw
The Lightnings Read the Sky A Child’s Question
A four year old boy watches an electric storm and asks his mother if the sky hurts when lightning tears it. The remark parallels the old expression The lightnings read the sky and shows a child’s simple yet startling insight into nature.
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New York Times
His Stage Statistics
German actor lists humorous career totals in a pamphlet about his life. He claims 455 parts in 371 plays across 98 towns on 3,683 occasions and a string of improbable deaths including 1,721 marriages and 314 deaths by own action.
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London
Sensible Suggestion From Lovers Sparks Proposal
He vows to do anything to prove his love and offers to go to the ends of the earth. She quietly proposes marriage, and he realizes the idea may be good after all.
Transplanting Key To Strong Early Garden Plants
A Wisconsin Farmer article emphasizes transplanting as a core practice for vigor in crops like tomatoes cabbage peppers and cauliflower. Starting in hot beds with ample room and careful pruning yields stocky robust plants with strong roots and minimal transplant shock.
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Wisconsin
Dying in New York Is Easy Says Undertaker Tale
A New York Sun column recalls an elderly stranger’s death and funeral arranged by an undertaker. An ex preacher, the deceased had lived unseen in an apartment, with no friends in the city. The narrator notes the ease of dying in New York as the coffin is moved to its former home.
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New York
Middle West
New York Sun
Barber’s Witty Dilemma Sparks City Clerk Banter
A youthful city clerk asks if a man should shave up or down and the barber jokes that with the clerk he always shaves down, turning a routine grooming moment into a light city quip.
Wanted men to advertise and distribute our mail order catalogs
Classified notice seeking men to advertise and distribute sample mail order merchandise catalogs for UNITY SUPPLY CO. Dept. P Chicago Illinois and addresses Mrs. S Joyce 180 Sullivan St Claremont New Hampshire. Testimonial praises Foley's Kidney Cure as a grand medicine.
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Unity Supply CO
Dept. P
Chicago
Ill
Becker declares candidacy for Wisconsin governor in 1908
Milwaukee May 11 1908 Sherburn M Becker announces he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in the September primaries. He rejects party bosses and pledges to run as the people's candidate presenting a direct, reform minded platform.
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Wisconsin
Republican Party
Lincoln
Thedore Roosevelt
Times
Milwaukee
Wis
Consin
Milwaukee County
Sherburn
M, Becker
Curious Color Changing Lake in Monterey County
The Los Angeles Times reports a shallow Sea side lake in Monterey County that changes color four times yearly, cycling yellow green red and dark gray, with no outlet yet never stagnant. The water remains clear between changes and the phenomenon spans six weeks to two months each July and August, often followed by a fish die-off. Local theory blames subterranean volcanic activity and a bottomless basin, reinforced by railroad builder gravel sinking the bed.
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Monterey County
Cal
Seaside
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles Times
Playing School Inquiry Sparks Curious Student Discussion
The school inspector urges attention to nature as students ponder ecological details. A girl, adopting the inspector role, challenges classmates with questions like how many feathers a hen has, prompting serious recess discussion among the children.
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Irl
London’s First Pawnbroker and a Prelate’s Deed
The piece notes pawnbroking entering England via Michael de Northburg, bishop of London, in Edward III’s reign. He founded a lending house for urban poor with pledge sales recited from St Paul’s cross if debts remained unpaid after a year, a fourteen day sale to follow.
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London
England
Michael de Northburg
Edward III
Dugdale
St. Paul’s Cross
Pearson’s Weekly
Orino Laxative Syrup Ad Appears in Times
Advertisement promotes Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a mild, pleasant laxative for women and children. It contrasts with harsh purgatives and invites readers to obtain a booklet and sample from Q. W. Frost.
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Times
Q. W. Frost
Washburn Wisconsin Encyclopaedia Entry Corrected
Washburn, Wisconsin, described as a city and county seat on Chequamegon Bay, population 4924 in 1905, served by Northern Pacific and Chicago & Northwestern railways and lake steamers. Notes plant and product mix, early French missions, fur trade posts, and chartering as a city in 1904. HOME Telephone offers 35 Washburn farms contactable without toll.
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London Times
Commercial Club
Washburn
Wisconsin
U.S. A
Superior
Wis
Ashland
Chequamegon Bay
Lake Superior
Northern Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern
Carnegie Library
Radisson and Groseillers
S. Shore
Claude Allonez
la Pointe du Saint Espirit
Jacques Marquette
du Luth
le Sueur
American Fur Co
Gov. C. C. Washburn
Boschee’s German Syrup Sole Relief for Consumption
Readers are urged that Boschee’s German Syrup is the only current remedy that relieves and cures consumption. The ad cites ingredients and medical endorsements, claiming it eases coughing and provides rest and soothing relief while promoting easy morning expectoration. Available in small bottles for 25 cents and regular bottles at 5 cents more, at Frost & Spies.
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Boschee
Frost & Spies
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Washburn, Wis
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Anna Gould
Daily Press
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Washburn Farms
W.G. Maxcy
D.M. Maxcy
D. D. Lowder
Bayfield County Bank
Gages
Hotel
WH. Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Outfit Fref
Thompson Pub. D
St Louis
Royal Powoe
Bayfield County
D. M. Maxcy
Tare
Washburn Plumbing & Heating Company
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