Madison liquor cases and Wachsmuth mill activity reported
The Press notes Holston and Indigenous companions traveling to Madison for liquor cases, Mrs. Shaw’s recovery, and Wachsmuth Lumber Co. near Chequamegon Bay running 22 hours daily, cutting 112000 feet last night. It highlights timber stock, worker payroll, and broader state land auction probes, plus a rebuke of Ashland Press on harbor comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FV. Holston
Madison
F. W. Shaw
Wachmuth l Lumber Company
Wachsmuth Lumber Co
Chequamegon Bay
Griffith
Land Department
Wisconsin
Ashland
Lake Erie
Chain of Lakes
Bayfield
Iron River a Pioneer Lady Travels Northward
Mrs Louis Rifken from Iron River took a business trip to northern Minnesota early this week to pursue a member claim. A A Finley returned from a Cranberry headwaters hunt with a buck featuring eighteen prongs. Henry Denny of Brule reports river clearing and a good channel on the Brule trout stream. Will Robinson, Washburn Jimes foreman, saw ten hunters at a camp near Cusson with no deer killed yet. News reached of the Hibbing wedding of William Saunderson and Ida Beaton on the 1th of the month. Ida is the Beaton daughter who grew up here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Rifken
Minnesota
A. A. Finley
Henry Denny
Brule
Denny
Will Robinson
Washburn
Hibbing
Daniel Beaton
Plain ad touting Burdock Blood Biters sale and agents
An antiquated advertisement promises liver and stomach relief with Burdock Blood Biters. It claims blood purification and digestion benefits and seeks sales agents offering $36 weekly or 400 percent profit, with samples and catalogs free. Address Frank W. Williams Company in Chicago for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Frank W. Williams Company
W. Taylor St
Chicago
Captain Be Doherty New Phone Number Listed
Captain John Be Doherty, manager, updates contact at 41 No 7 Fifield Place, Ashland Wisconsin. New phone number provided for business inquiries and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Be, Doherty
Fifield Place
Ashland
Wisconsin
Discovery of the finest fruit sparks horticultural debate
The British Royal Horticultural Society discussed the best fruit and crowned a yellow nectarine bred from a peach by the late Francis Rivers. It notes the greengage plum, a leading distinct fruit, whose name Reine Claude traces to a 16th century French note and to a later English mislabeling that preserved the Gage family name.
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British
Royal Horticultural Society
Francis Rivers
Europe
Italy
France
Francis L
Reine Claude
England
Verdoch
Gage
London Chronicle
Yorkshiremuseums Close Day Prank and Narrow Escape
A Yorkshireman visiting London recounts a close day at the British Museum. A beleaguered guard refuses entry despite the holiday, quipping a mummy death on Tuesday allows one day to bury it. The tale blends odd humor with a failed suicide joke about a bullet and a looking glass.
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Longoner
London
The
Guardian
Weather forecasts for Bayfield Co from central after 11 am
Subscribers of the Bayfield Co. Telephone company may obtain daily forecasts and special warnings from the weather Bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture after 11 a.m. These forecasts cover the 36-hour period ending at 8 p.m. the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayfield Co. Telephone Company
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Central
Complexion Cure Through Liver Health Promoted
An advertisement dismisses cosmetics as foolish for improving complexion and promotes Green's August Flower as a liver tonic that purifies blood, cleanses the complexion, and treats constipation biliousness nervousness and insomnia. It claims a bottle can cure dyspepsia and digestion and lists prices for trial and regular sizes at Frost Spies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frost & Spies
Doan's Kidney Pills Proclaimed One-Topic Cure
Washburn resident Mrs. D. Cousineau praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing backache and kidney ills after trying other remedies. She bought the pills at Sweet's drug store and felt relief from the first use. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Washburn
Main St
Wis
Doan
Sweet’s
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Notice to Loggers Advent in Washburn Wisconsin
Notice to loggers. Logging by contract and logging logs by the thousand. Also pick up logs by the thousand. If you have work of this kind call or address Eugene Newhouse and Willette. Washburn Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Newhouse & Willette
Washburn, Wis
Foley's Kidney Remedy Urges Urinary Health Action
Hexamethylene tetramine is cited as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic in Foley's Kidney Remedy. The ad urges taking Foley's kidney remedy at the first sign of irregularities to prevent a serious malady. Q. w. Frost.
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Q. W. Frost
Chews Across Trades And Habits From East To Track
A cigar store man notes diverse chewing habits from betel in the far east to coffee and tea samples. He adds jockeys and trainers chew oats and hay while seamstresses chew thread and athletes chew gum, warning that spices and other chews can harm teeth or nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Plant yielding vegetable ivory and weight puzzles
Botanists call the plant Phytelephas macrocarpa native to South America along the Magdalena in Colombia. It is a stemless palmlike plant with up to twenty leaves and fruit heads weighing 20 to 25 pounds. young plants hold milky fluid that hardens to ivory substitute. Also notes weight comparisons and the ancient coin fraud of Alexander of Byzantium, nicknamed The File. Includes brief ads for Pearson's Week insurance and Foley’s remedies.
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Phytelephas Macrocarpa
South America
Magdalena River
Colombia
Alexander
Byzantium
Speculation and the origins of underwriting at Lloyds
Speculation moderates price swings by anticipatory trading and market forces, not a sudden drop. The piece argues exchanges regulate prices through free competition while noting the impracticality of absolute price stability. It traces underwriting to Edward Lloyd’s coffee house in London, where traders shared risk, leading to Lloyd’s enduring global reputation despite 1768 criticism as a gambling house.
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Cotton Exchange
Ile
Edward Lloyd
Tower Street
London
Lloyd’s
John Paul Ryan
Metropolitan Magazine
Clay and the Salary Grab in Early America
In 1816 Speaker Clay faced a salary hike to 1500 dollars a year triggering broad protest. A Kentucky barber quips that the best reformer is the man who can get one hand into the treasury. Also a quip about a daughter telling her mother she will marry a good husband, from the Philadelphia Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Quinn
Kentucky
John Pope
Treasury
Success Magazine
Burglary Alarm Debate Confounds Household
A homeowner rejects purchasing a burglar alarm citing his wife’s nightly alarms as sufficient. The dialogue highlights domestic skepticism toward security devices and suggests personal experience weighs more than added protection.
Mark Twain Criticism and a Tale’s Humble Turn
An Indianapolis Star item recalls Mark Twain’s constructive critique that reshaped a tale from lofty to grounded. The anecdote notes Twain’s amused commentary on a romantic ending and his habit of pondering a writer’s approach as he smoked and spoke.
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Mark Twain
Mabel
Mr. Clemens
Indianapolis Star
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Steamer “Skater
Mission Dock
LaPointe Dock
Apostle Islands
Mary Scott
Washburn Commercial City Dock Dock
N. P
Omaha
Duluth
W. O.C
N. W
Beausoliel & Cross
Erty
Foleyshoney““Tar
the Chewers
Dr. Thomas
Philadelphia Ledger
Mr. Man
Anon
C. Wright
F Tetzner
Noewan
Poaoley Ajrpeedy
Usaag Eauy
Janod Wioms
Sayeido
JO Oyqnoiy
Suny
S.osid
Ragers Bros
Rogers Bros
International Silver CO
Meriden Britannia CO
Meriden, Conn
Berkshire Fish Fork
N. Clausen
Hines Property
Robinson
Times Office
CL. Willey’s
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