Neighbors News From Iron River Citizens
Local items include visits by Iron River editor P J Savage and Republican sheriff candidate Max Happle, marriage announcements for Elizabeth Kramer and Laura Kempson, and various social notes. Also listed are sales ads, rail rate complaints, business notes, and community updates across Bayfield Ashland and Odanah areas.
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Bayfield
Elizabeth Kramer
Robert Zeamer
Keewatin
Ontario
Zeamer
Hines Lumber Company
Mary Shefhauser
Superior
William Leekey
Arthur Anderson
Orvnsburg
Arthur
Hines Lumper Company
South
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Ste. Marie
Washburn
Wis
del Ray Salt Company
Detroit
Mich
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. A. Olssen
Grandview
Pray and Risford
Ashland
Fo ley's Kidney Remedy Praised By Indianapolis Jeweler
D. R. Kluger The Jeweler of Indianapolis reports severe kidney trouble left him unable to walk far. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy he regained strength, his backache and irregularities disappeared, his complexion improved, and he can manage daily business again. He credits the remedy after doctors and other treatments failed.
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D. R. Kluger
the Jeweler
Virginia Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Foley
Q. W. Frost
Public inquiry over funeral hearse delay for Mrs Anderson
Cle Flottum questions blame for a late funeral service, noting the hearse from Wstabrook & Co. was ordered on the 17th and denying reports that it was not ordered. He asks who communicated the delay to church members and seeks public clarification.
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George Anderson
Wstabrook & Co
Cle Flottum
Guarantee on Tar Syrup Bottles by Fox Bros
The undersigned echo a refund guarantee for Green s Syrup of Tar. A 50 cent bottle is promised to cure coughs or colds with a full refund if not effective. A 25 cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction with money returned if unsatisfied. Authorized by Fox Bros.
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Fox Bros
Ex Governor Lind Delivers Democratic Address at Opera House
Ex Governor John Lind of Minnesota spoke at the Opera House Saturday afternoon from 4 30 to six o'clock. He arrived on the twenty train to a good sized audience and addressed Democratic party principles before departing that evening for Ashland to address the Democratic club.
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Wm. Marsh
Odanah
Alfred Marsh
H. Mooney
Ladies Aid Society
Congregational Church
John Walsh
Walsh
Oscar
Bertha Abel
Elmwood
Charles Welsh
Wisconsin Street
Cable
Lake Nainakagon
John Lind
Minnesota
Opera House
Lind
Ashland
Democratic Club
Saloon stabbing leaves man wounded. Kiynn jailed
Martin Larson was stabbed in the neck during a saloon affray last night. Chas Kiynn was arrested and charged with wielding the knife. A warrant was issued for Kiynn and he remains in county jail awaiting Judge Warden's return.
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Martin Larson
Chas
Kiynn
The Peoples and a Patchwork of Local Life
A collage of old notices and anecdotes from a bygone era includes a joke about a boy and French lessons, a tale of slow news before railways, a mistaken election reveal in a love story, a furniture promo at The Peoples, and an advertisement for Foley's Kidney Remedy by Q. W. Frost.
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Pennsylvania
Esmeralda Fitzhugh
Reginald Abercrombie
New York
Lippincott’s
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure Guarantee
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation, with Toledo based F J Cheney & Co as sellers.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Married Man in Trouble for Family Neglect
A married man accused of neglect for permitting family members to take any remedy other than Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung trouble. The ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar is superior, contains no opiates, and is in a yellow package. Q. w. Frost.
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Foley
Q. W. Frost
Johnson Files for Sheriff as Independent Candidate
Andrew Johnson has filed nomination papers as an independent for sheriff. The rival Republican nominee Max Happle campaigns earnestly, with city sentiment leaning to Johnson securing a home endorsement but facing defeat outside the city.
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Andrew Johnson
Max Happle
Johnson
New Goods Arrivals Announced by The Peoples
Advert says new goods arrive daily and introduces new ranges that are described as dandy. Customers are urged to buy on easy payments at The Peoples.
Speculation as a Brake on Price Fluctuation
The piece argues that speculation slows price changes and prevents abrupt drops, though absolute price stability is impossible. It notes exchanges regulate prices through free competition and cites Lloyd's origin as underwriting, tracing risk sharing from coffee house origins to today.
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Cotton Exchange
Edward Lloyd
Tower Street
London
Lloyd’s
John Paul Ryan
Metropolitan Magazine
Paperweight Tale of a Wine Label Across Europe
A library desk keeps a glass paperweight bearing a wine label with a story of a Hungarian Raab meeting. The owner recalls how he carried the bottle through Europe, paid duties, and ended with a dinner presentation where the bottle shattered, leaving the label visible under the glass.
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Europe
Raab
Hungary
Vienna
New York Tribune
Bayfield County Sheriff Candidate Denies Plot Against Nomination
Max Happle asserts he is the sole Republican nominee for Bayfield County sheriff and denies any plot with Democrats to defeat him. He cites assurances from rival candidate Johnson, pledges a clean and honorable administration, and notes broad support from citizens across the county despite opposition rumors.
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Johnson
Bayfield County
Sheriff’s Office
Max Happle
Fluency of Speech and Its Causes
A Swift observation on speech fluency noting that richer ideas and vocabulary yield careful wording while common talkers rely on a single set of ideas and words. It suggests that hesitation arises from too few thoughts and terms, unlike more articulate speakers who speak smoothly.
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Dean Swift
Irony as saying one thing yet meaning the opposite
In the exchange Georgie and Auntie discuss irony. They illustrate by describing a rainy day as fine. The line about not wanting a big piece of cake hints at irony through contrast between wording and intent.
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Georgie
Odd career switch noted for Grabbit
In Bohemian circles remarks on Grabbit leaving bank clerking to become a conductor on the electric cars spark discussion. The exchange labels the move as an odd change and suggests it was influenced by others.
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Grabbit
Let Every Bird Sing Its Own Note Danish Proverb
A Danish proverb about natural diversity and individual expression. It emphasizes each bird’s unique song as a metaphor for personal voice and freedom.
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News OF the
P. J. Savage
The
Iron River Pioneer
Happle
America
Frank W. Williams Company
W. Taylor St
Til
John A. Jacobs
Victor Linley
Linley
Matt Charron
Northwestern Fuel Company
Charron
Taft Spirit
Kenfield
Lamoreaux
Taft
W. J. Maitland
Cusson
Asa Willey
Linden
C. L. Willey
Washburn Times
LaFollette
Walter Marsh
Arkansas
Walters
R’s Weekly
Opera Home
S. Q. W. Frost
Johnson Files
Trust
Quin
F. Tetzner
State Bank
Washburn, Wisconsin
M. A. Sprague
F. T. Yates
A. F. Hoffman
Rogers Bros
Pioneer Store
B. W. Corning, Prop
G. A. Hering
Meehan
Bayfield St
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