St Louis and the Mississippi Firm in Time Honored Trade
A circa 1902 notice discusses St Louis as the Mississippi valley hub with a captain’s tale of a drummer delaying a steamer for his baggage and the city’s spirit of time. It notes St Louis southward commerce, the southern market bond, and future growth limited only by Mississippi development. The Bayfield probate notice appoints Charles Neally as administrator for the estate of Delos Selly with hearing set June 8 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mississippi
Chicago
Lakes
New York
John Swain
Ainslee’s
New Orleans
Crescent City
South
A. Buol
Mason
Bayfield County
Wisconsin
Delos Selly
Bayfield
Charles Neally
Washburn
H. Irish
Cocunty
Poached Egg Confusion In Sanity Tale
A physician deems a man confined unjustly in an asylum while the patient insists on his sanity. The exchange reveals a comic twist as the man asks for toast to sit, only to declare he is a poached egg awaiting a plate.
Authors face low payments for translation rights abroad
Publishers receive frequent applications from foreigners mainly French and German seeking permission to translate American stories for publication overseas. Permissions are usually granted, but compensation is meager. Some argue Dickens set the precedent with David Copperfield French rights at £20, and no author has since secured better terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Dickens
David Copperfield
Messrs. Hachette
Paris
Harper’s
How Fishes Multiply
Piscatory authorities explain that without nature's checks the seas would overflow with fish in three years. A single female cod can lay forty five million eggs in one season, illustrating the vast potential of reproduction in marine life.
The Twelfth Juryman anecdote from York courts
An anecdote notes Mr. Justice Gould finding eleven jurors after two hours and asks for the twelfth. A juror replies that the twelfth has gone home on business but left his verdict with the eleven. The tale appears in London Tit-Bits.
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York
Gould
London
Wisconsin defendants summoned in land dispute action
The State of Wisconsin and listed defendants are summoned to appear within twenty days to defend a land dispute suit. The complaint specifies property interests in sections and townships with several heirs and unknown owners named. Plaintiff attorney A W McLeop of Washburn, Bayfield County, filed March 19.
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Ida M. Dodge
Otis Bodge
Mary Brinker
Frank J. Clark
Ransom . Powell
Hugh Murry
David Sanderson
Margaret Sanderson
W. R. Sutherland
Section
Township
Range
Samuel Medbury
John 8. Thompson
Michael Meagher
John Ring
Edward McGrath
Margeret McGrath
Thomas Murphy
Hanford L. Gordon
Anna M.ttason
Fred Berger
Edward Larkin
S.m P. Marlette
Frank D. Wheelock
F.A. Patrick
Laura A. Warren
State of
Wisconsin
A. W. McLeop
P.O
Washburn
Bayfield County
Said County
Paintiff
A. W. McLeod
Circit Court
Washburn Land Company v Denison and Quayle case in Bayfield County
In Bayfield County Circuit Court Washburn Land Company sues Caroline Denison and George H. Quayle as administrator of the Francis W. Denison estate. The action spans April 10 to May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayfield County
D.M. Maxcy
Washburn Land Company
Caroline Denison
George H. Quayle
Francis W. Denison
Grand Midsummer Excursion to Florida and Caribbean
The Pioneer Press announces a grand Midsummer Excursion through Florida Cuba the Bahamas and more for January and February 1902. Thirty days of pleasure visiting Jacksonville St Petersburgh Palmetto Ellentown Bradenton Port Tampa Key West Havana Matanzas Miami Nassau and other stops with side trips and all expenses included for 298. A guided trip by deluxe train and steamers.
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Florida
Cuba
Bahama Islands
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Petersburg
Palmetto
Ellentown
Bradentown
Port Tampa
Key West
Havana
Matanzas
Miami
Nassau
Palm Beach
St. Augustine
Palatka
Thomasville
Montgomery
Birmingham
Evansville
Nashville
Chicago
Northwest
South
Prolific Claim for Virtuma Improved Tablets
Advertising text promises cure for nervous diseases and vitality with Virtuma Improved Tablets sold by Druggists Owen, Frost & Co. and multiple regional pharmacies. It states $2 per package of 3 for 35, mailed on receipt, with free medicine if not cured and a guaranteed option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen, Frost & Co
Washburn
Bayfield Pharmacy
H. G. Gielle
Ashland
A. H
Royal Medicine CO
Bocout Pi
Chronic Constipation Cure Promoted by Candy Cathartic
Advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the cure for chronic constipation. It claims genuine tablets stamped C C C and notes the product is never sold in bulk with druggists carrying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.C
Druggists
Roc
Radiant Home Base Burning Coal Stoves Sold by Ungrodt
Ungrodt advertises the celebrated Radiant Home Base Burning Coal stoves as the best coal heater on the market. The notice highlights his sale of the stoves to customers seeking efficient heating solutions.
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B. Ungrodt
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Archibald Downs
Catharine Downs
WM. H. Irish
Nicholas Flynn
Waupun
Robert M la Foliette
Sanborn &Sanborn
Department OF the Interior
Wis
Register
John Fredrickson
Frank Roubilard
Charles Saxine
Andrew Hedin
Anton Olson
Bayfield Co
Doxenitz
the Pioneer Press
Brazelton
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Postoffice
W. F. Young
C. L. Willey
Insurance
J. A. Kreamer
Dr. Mics
Arkansas City, Kans
Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
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Alana Anand
U. S. Distiller’s Distributivn? CO
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Fox Bros
International Detective Agency
Milwaukee
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Werman
Broadway
Baltimore
International Rural Clinic
LA Salle Ave
Chicaus, Ill
Foley
Fox Bros. Pharmacy
Johnson
Reheeke
Nathaniel Wheeler
Wheeler Sen Ee Mfg. CO
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Wabash Ave
W. H. Lemke
Stapford Press
New Haven
Conn
Anner Salve
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