Mews Of The Week Highlights Local Deaths And Land Deals
Funeral of Prosper Lamere in Catholic church. burial in Catholic cemetery. Prospective land buyers from Minneapolis, including Mr. Williams, visited Washburn, with one purchase in section 2486. Various residents and visitors from Bayfield, Superior, Duluth, Spooner, and Ashland discussed deaths, repairs, weather, and local business as autumn turns to winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosper Lamere
John Failing
Ww. A. Loveland
Minneapolis
Washburn
Mr. Williams
William Hadley
DuPont Dynamite Company
Barksdale
Panama
Agnes Barney
Duluth
T. A. Johnson
Superior
Wright, Barrett & Stillwell Company
St. Paul
Nyhus
Pearl McCarthy
Pioneer School
Hudson
Willey
George Francis
Bayfield
Central
George F. Morgan
P.J. Bestler
Cumbrland
F. Sauve
Iron River
Wo. Landrairt
Court House
Stella Boutin
Grace Swain
Ashland Junction
Joe Vallincour
Donald Bell
Clarene Wright
Saddie Cavanaugh
Ashland
James Morris
Omaha
O’connell
Frank Sundeen
H. Fahrig
Mrs. Short
Fahrig
C. O. Lowder
East Bayfield Street
Lew Anderson
Fox
John Walsh
Local Syrup Ad Promises Refunds on Tar Cure
Fox Bros offer a money back guarantee for a 50 cent bottle of Green's Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure a cough or cold. A 25 cent bottle is also guaranteed to prove satisfaction or refund.
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Fox Bros
Pneumonia and Consumption Cough Remedy Promoted
When lungs are sore germs of pneumonia and consumption lodge and multiply Foley's Honey and Tar kills the cough germs cures the most obstinate racking cough heals the lungs and prevents serious results. The genuine is in the yellow package Q W Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Q. W. Frost
Washburn High to Face City Team on Thanksgiving Day
Washburn High and the city team will meet on Thanksgiving at local grounds to decide which club plays better ball. Washburn relies on speed and new plays while the city team bets on its beef and all around play. A large crowd is expected as the season winds down for Washburn while City has several games left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn High School
Washburn
Resolutions on Death of Brother Rebekah Wm Flynn
A committee notes the death of Brother Rebekah Wm Flynn and expresses deep sympathy. It states the loss is mourned by the order and requests publication in city papers and a copy sent to the family. Signed by Maggie B. Frost, Mary Bennett, Jennie More.
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Rebekah
Wm. Flynn
Maggie B. Frost
Mary Bennett
Jennie More
Foley's Orino Laxative claims cure for constipation and liver trouble
An advertisement promises Foley's Orino Laxative will permanently cure constipation and liver trouble by stimulating digestive organs. It claims no griping, pleasant taste, and freedom from continual laxative use, attributed to Q W Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q W. Frost
Telephone Line to Run Direct from Cornucopia
H Marion Juel, Bell town chairman, leads a new telephone venture linking Cornucopia to Washburn. Juel builds poles for the spring project along the county road, with Olson overseeing road improvements. If public interest falters, Juel will ensure the line is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Marion Juel
Bell
Bark Bay
Six Oclock Supper Planned by Congregational Ladies
The Congregational ladies prepare a six oclock supper at Mrs. E. C. Stevens home Saturday evening. The menu includes baked beans and thrown bread cold meats rolls coffee and cake for 25 cents.
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E. C. Stevens
Poi Making in Hawaii A Traditional Tide of Labor
The essay recalls old Hawaii where poi is made by native workers, mostly Chinese laborers paid a day rate, and describes traditional pounding, fermentation, and serving in calabashes. It notes taro cultivation, the taste, and the shift to factory poi costing a dollar per bag, with poi’s role at lava feasts alongside roast pig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lahaina
Leslie’s Weekly
Injured Boy Progress Report From Four Mile Creek Hunt
Edwin Thorsby remains at Ashland hospital after an accidental gun discharge while hunting near Four Mile Creek. Doctors say his wrist wound is improving and he is expected to regain full use of his arm.
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Edwin Thorsby
Four Mile Creek
Ashland Hospital
Morning Services Only Next Sunday Then Travel Plan
The Norwegian Lutheran Church announces morning services next Sunday with the Pastor and Choir traveling to Mason for afternoon and evening services.
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Norwegian Lutheran Church
Mason
The Treasury Vaults Burglary Fears Addressed
The Buffalo Times notes guards ring alarms every twenty minutes and armed patrols cover the Treasury building. Secret service men scout in plain clothes while officials say tunneling would crush a burglar and gold certificates outweigh real gold for attackers.
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Treasury
United States Treasury
Secret Service
Buffalo Times
Journalistic Revenges and Press Boycotts Across Parliaments
A Harpers Weekly memory recounts Daniel O Connell denouncing biased parliamentary reports and acoustic noise, then the gallery refusing to report him. It notes Lord Lyttleton s clash in 1871 and Lord Monteagle s two year omission from London papers over alleged reporter oversights.
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Berlin
House of Commons
Flarper
Daniel O’connell
Dan
Lord Lyttleton
Lord Monteagle
London
Puzzling Weights Difference Between Feathers and Metals
A reader asks which is heavier a pound of feathers or a pound of lead or silver. Feathers weigh by avoirdupois 7000 grains per pound while metals use troy 5760 grains per pound. An ounce comparison favors silver in the troy system and explains why avoirdupois and troy pounds use different ounce counts.
The First Coin Sweater in Ancient Times
A Pearson's Weekly note recalls Alexander of Byzantium, chief officer of the public treasury, famed for vast coin clipping that escaped detection until weights revealed the theft. The tale links Byzantine fraud to the nickname The File, suggesting the origin of the term for thieves and pickpockets.
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Alexander
Byzantium
Pearson's Weekly
Speculation as a Brake on Price Fluctuations
The article argues speculation slows price swings by gradual changes and rejects the idea of a completely free market. It traces risk sharing origins to Edward Lloyd’s coffee house, noting Lloyd's underwriters split risk, from 18th century practices to modern Lloyd's, once denounced as gambling in 1768.
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Cotton Exchange
Edward Lloyd
Tower Street
London
Lloyd’s
John Paul Ryan
Metropolitan Magazine
Woman and fiancé spar over marriage plans
In a quip noted by the Philadelphia Ledger a woman asserts her resolve to be a good husband while her fiancé declares the opposite, saying a mother should decide. The exchange highlights gender role expectations in a domestic context.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Burglary Alarm Dismissed as Unnecessary Wifely Warning
A terse line from a 19th century reader mocks the idea of a burglar alarm, noting that the wife already hears noises nightly. The correspondent urges not to waste energy on worry and to focus on duty instead.
Gibbons Estate Admin Appointment In Bayfield County
Special term of Bayfield County Court at Washburn on December 15 1908 will hear Jennie Gibbons application for appointment as administrator of Orris Gibbons estate of Cable town Wisconsin. Dated November 10 1908 County Judge Wm dh Irish.
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State of Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Washburn
Jennie Gibbons
Cable
Said County
Orris Gibbons
Wm. Dh
Over Fifty Read This Kidney Remedy Notice
An advertisement urged readers over fifty to try Foley's Kidney Remedy to cure kidney and bladder issues. It claimed the product would restore strength and vigor and advised starting use immediately. Q. W. Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
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Nelson Roberts
Standard Paper Company of
Milwaukee
Tony Gross
Spooner
Julius Casperson
W.J. Dolan
St. Joseph Hospital
D. M. Maxey
Joseph Stevens
Utica
Mr. Stvens
Max Happle
Thomas Werden
Robert Sheilds
East
H. B. B. Poppe
Almond
Times Office
William Olson
Casson
John A. Jacobs
Kenedy
Fishy Bldy
Chicago
Pike’s Quarry
D. M. Maxcy
Boise
Idaho
Maxcy
Mrs. Lwiggs
K. Segal
Minn
Bessemer
Mich
Mrs. Beaton
Elmer Ramstead
Congregational Church
Juel
Enterprise
Hawaii
T. N. Okerstrom
Port Wing
Barney Dunn
F Tetzner
Icrai
KCC
Witloe
The
Mr. Man
Anon
BikeKd
Hoppi
Sim
F. Tetzner
State Bank
Washburn, Wisconsin
M. A. Sprague
F. T. Yates
A. F. Hoffman
Rogers Bros
Pioneer Store
W. Corning
G. A. Hering
Meehan
Bayfield St
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