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Nell M. Oscar editor notes the BZA year 1908広告 rates announced on request.
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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
4
Nell M. Oscar editor notes the BZA year 1908広告 rates announced on request.
The county board revises pay for the sheriff and undersheriff, reducing the sheriff’s monthly salary to 100 per month and board for prisoners to 1000 per year, while raising prisoner boarding pay to 2000 per year. The undersheriff’s pay remains 900 per year, with past four years’ duties noted.
A set of short observations on security at the U S Treasury vaults detailing guards alarms and hidden threats then a quip about tunneling and gold. The piece links press boycott echoes to the Berlin parliament and Harper s Weekly recollections of Daniel O Connell Lord Lyttleton and Lord Monteagle in reporting errors. It ends with color therapy and advice on decorating for mood and health.
B Edwards of Raleigh North Carolina reported the capital number of Japan walnut slips after a squirrel from the capitol grounds visited his yard. The animal ate most walnuts but buried some near rose bushes in Edwards yard. Those slips produced and Edwards now plans to give them away.
An old advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar and Kennedy’s laxative honey star as remedies to clear air passages stop throat cough and heal sore lungs. It claims the cold is expelled and urges buyers to choose the genuine yellow package by Q. W. Prost.
The column extols a home built on love and charity noting that a real home rests on congenial friendship kindness and virtue. It contrasts cheerful domestic life with gloomy parlor theatrics and cites a New York prize essay urging couples to cultivate partnership equality and mutual respect. It ends praising simple old tunes old friends and a sunny disposition over luxury.
A reflective line on burden and endurance, suggesting that only when tomorrow's weight is added can we properly bear what today demands. The thought emphasizes restraint, preparation, and the link between present strain and future resilience.
A Victorian piece exposes con artists faking paralysis to dodge justice, describing methods of feigned stroke and the use of staged scenes in court. It recalls a six year sentence evasion and notes a prison yard trick with damp straw and fire to expose the ruse. It also recounts Annie Laurie’s fame and the true origin of the song’s lyrics. It mentions Annie Laurie’s birth on December 16 1682 at Maxwelton Scotland in the Laurie family home.
A visitor in an old church thanks a verger for courteous guidance and offers a half crown, but the verger declines. He notes it would not be against the rules to pick up a coin found on the floor, prompting the visitor to question the inconsistency.
A Chicago News item reports a prominent citizen on trial for harboring a vicious dog. The defense antes up a dog expert claim about tail positions signaling mood. In cross examination the witness says the tail was behind him when the dog lunged, prompting a tense exchange.
A Bohemian Magazine excerpt presents a young man torn between two cravats for a marriage proposal. One cravat is the gift of a former partner, the other a gift from the widowed mother, each influencing his appeal. He ponders, then whistles and paces, certain tears reflect his vanity as he imagines the scene.
In London a European tour expert in exorcism advertises for owners of decaying English and Welsh mansions and castles haunted by spirits. He promises to cleanse rites, render premises free from visitation, and make rooms habitable within six days after letters to Rev. John Jones at 30 St Martin's Inn.
A lodge directory listing notes names A Oscar Cou and Bryan Kee with unspecified details at esha Hall and planned event on Monday. The readable text is fragmentary leaving location and purpose unclear.
An 19th century advertisement for Bosehee's German Syrup touts it as the sole market cure for consumption. It claims to contain specific extracts aiding coughs and colds, urging rest, fresh air, and food for the consumptive patient. The ad highlights easy expectoration and permanent relief, listing pricing and packaging details.
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