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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
5
Invitations will be issued by the Hercules Club for a Thanksgiving Day Ball at the Opera House one week from tonight. The event is expected to be a key social affair of the season.
A Fox Bros offer promises refunds on a 50 cent bottle if it fails to cure a cough or cold and a 25 cent bottle with a money back guarantee to prove satisfaction.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for sore inflamed lungs and coughs. It claims to kill cough germs, cure obstinate coughing, heal the lungs, and prevent serious results, noting the genuine version comes in a yellow package from Q. W. Prost.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs O A Lamoreaux last Saturday evening. all concerned are doing nicely. Dr H B B Poppe moved his family into the Methodist parsonage on first avenue west. Mr Hoffman who bought the Lampson residence will move in at once. The local high school faces Ashland High next Saturday in a key game, with locals aiming to win after an overconfident loss two weeks earlier. The Blaine team beat Ashland 42 to 5, while Washburn beat Blaine. Also noted are a Quincey Adams Sawyer note about a stage adaptation and an Opera House showing on Nov 24, plus general weather by calling central, sales offers, and a land sale near Washburn at 3.00 per acre with terms.
The ad claims Foley's Orino Laxative will permanently cure constipation by stimulating digestive organs so they act naturally. It asserts the remedy does not gripe, is pleasant to take, and eliminates the need to continually use laxatives, urging readers not to be slaves of pills and tablets.
Judge Belden in Racine Superior exonerates Frank Lamoreux after thirteen charges spanning a decade. Five unprofessional conduct counts dismissed. remaining charges deemed satisfactorily explained. Written opinion to follow.
The Masons and wives hosted a social at their hall last night. Notables include H J Mooney of Odanah and George Francis of Bayfield visiting relatives. Mrs Dolan returned from St Joseph hospital Ashland after treatment. The S and S Club plans a Leap Year party at the Masonic Hall. Sam Beauleau died at St Joseph hospital Ashland. Funeral services held at Catholic church. Several residents visited Ashland, Bayfield, and Eau Claire.
A New York Waiters’ Club president mocked an opponent saying a counter was beside the point and irrelevant. He recalled a German court joke about arsenic and a wife saying her husband “was a big eater.” The dialogue shifts to a joke about marrying and rivals, then a grim pun on getting rid of each other.
A short dialogue features a long faced prison visitor and a facetious convict who jokes about prison bars and life as a failure. A separate quip about an artist famed for laziness notes he paints only winter scenes to avoid painting leaves. The Seventh Time shows a speaker recalling engagement history and a joke about heaven.
Notice to loggers asking for contracted logging work and logging by the thousand. Advertising pickups of logs by the thousand. Contact Eugene Newhouse and Willette in Washburn Wisconsin for work.
A 20 year observation argues early morning hours offer no extra health or virtue and may sap later-day energy. It suggests rising before 7:30 or 8 invites earlier bedtime and reduced rest, while late rising preserves full vigor for work or late-day tasks.
A brief exchange highlights a view that women can influence work outcomes by guiding men to perform tasks while reaping the benefits, as noted by the London Telegraph.
Claim targets readers over fifty with kidney and bladder disorders. Promises restored vitality and strength by starting Foley's Kidney Remedy today. Signed Q. W. Frost.
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