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Newspaper

Washburn Times

Location

Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1908

Page

4

Advertising Rates Announced on Application

The notice states that advertising rates are available by application. It notes no fixed prices in the text and directs readers to request details.

Ticket names key statewide and local offices

The list presents candidates for major offices including President William H Tarr Vice President J S Sherman U S Senator Isaac Stephenson Governor James O Davidson Lieutenant Governor John Strange Secretary of State James A Frear State Treasurer Andrew H Danlt Attorney General Frank L Gilbert Insurance Commissioner George E Beedle Representative Irvine L Lenroot State Senator A W Sanborn Assembly Frank Hammill County Clerk Nels M Oscar County Treasurer H O Lien Sheriff Max Happle Coroner Frep J Burys Clerk of Court Frepeerri ck A Bell District Attorney E C Alvord Register of Deeds Nels Myhre County Surveyor Earnest J Brigham.

State aid for highways proposed constitutional amendment

Letter to the editor urges support for a 1909 constitutional amendment allowing state aid for highway construction. The writer notes roads are new, town funds are limited, and asks readers to vote yes on the ballot next Tuesday, October 27, 1909, signed by John K. Parish.

John K. Parish State of Wisconsin Bayfield County Anna Larson Pratt Washburn Said County Wh. H. Irist

Notable visits and a drug advertisement fragment

Miss Emily Bryan and Miss Grace Legacy are noted visitors and relatives in Ashland and the city. An ad promotes Dean's Regulats for gentle bowel regulation with 25 cent price.

Emily Bryan Ashland Miss Grace Legacy Duluth

Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Deafness Cure

Advertisement from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio promises to pay one hundred dollars for any deafness due to catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. The notice urges sending for circulars and notes the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents.

Hall F. J. Cheney &Co Toledo

Fireside Wisdom On Age And Good Manners From Home Circle

A reflective column extols happiness from helping others and inner mindset over wealth. It cautions aging without cynicism, contrasts sunshine with clouds, and urges good manners as sincere courtesy and kindness learned by example, not rote etiquette.

Go to Work and Build a Life for a True Man

The piece urges young men to respect their mothers and pursue honest labor. It argues against idleness, praising energy, thrift, and self reliance to carve a path to home, prosperity, and a future marriage. It warns women to reject men lacking work habits and financial responsibility.

Gentle manners finish the man in daily life

The piece argues the country lacks polished manners and that gentleness of behavior enhances a person beyond noble heart and virtue. It asserts manners transform interactions, making social conduct more agreeable and forming the soft skill of true civility.

Home as the chief school of virtue and family peace

A reflective meditation on home as the center of comfort and moral life. It warns that the tongue shapes both personal and neighborly conduct, urging careful speech to prevent harm and guide life with steadiness and care.

Tongue as Tool of Healing and Harm

A reflective meditation on speech noting that words can poison or heal and affect relationships. It cautions personal responsibility for the tongue while acknowledging neighbors’ inability to restrain others, highlighting the power and risk of language.

Mark Twain's Criticism Reworks a Tale

An author recalls reading a tale to Mark Twain and receiving crucial criticism that tamed its high flown style. Twain suggested a homelier finish and kept only the essential moment as he imagined the scene in a quieter, truer tone.

Mark Twain Mabel Mr. Clemens Indianapolis Star

Crystallized Grasses Method Described For Crystal Bouquets

A simple home method shows grasses crystallizing in alum solution. Boil a saucepan of water with dissolved alum to a density that can bear an egg. Submerge tied grass bouquets then remove them when cooled to reveal crystal clusters.

Clergymen badges urged to aid accessibility in emergencies

A Church of Supervising minister argues Protestant clergy should wear simple badges reading Clergyman New York to identify them in disasters. The proposal notes ministers may be concealed in crowds or unable to prove clerical status when aiding the injured or aiding evacuations.

Halle New York

Good Bridge Making Lays Down Core Qualities

The article argues that 60 percent of bridge lies in the make and stresses the maker's judgment. It highlights choosing between suits, evaluating five vs four cards, and maintaining score awareness as essential skills for improved play.

Dean's Ointment touted to cure itching piles

Itching piles provoke profanity but profanity won't cure them. Dean's Ointment claims to end itching, bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffering. Available at any drug store.

Dean

A Boon to Elderly People

When you want anything in the line of job printing The Times can supply your wants in first class shape.

The Times

German Syrup Dominates Market for Consumption Cure

The ad touts Boschee's German Syrup as the sole effective remedy for consumption and related coughs. It lists ingredients and claims medical endorsements, urging rest, fresh air, and good nutrition, with relief through easy morning expecoration. Sold in small bottles for 25 cents and regular bottles for 75 cents at Frost & Spies.

Boschee Frost & Spies

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Times Washburn Printing Co Nels M. Oscar Washburn, Wis William H. Tarr J. S. Sherman United States Senator— Isaac Stephenson Jammes O. Davipson John Strange James A. Frear Andrew H. DanLt Frank L. Gilbert George E. Beedle Congress Irvine L. Lenroot A. W. Sanborn Assemblyman Frank Hammill Nets M. Oscar H. O. Lien Max Happle Frep J. Burys E. C. Alvord Earnest J. Brigham L. S. Hanks Wisconsin Lumber and Cattle Company Et al Township No 50 Range No 7 Township No 49 North of Range Nor West F. J. Wildner A. W. McLeod State of Wisconsin Said Henry Holmgren Mason Wisconsin Central Lodge Directory Equitable Fraternal Union Washbury Assembly Wm. Dolan Pres H. P. Axelberg Odd Fellows Hall C. Wright Sacham Nels Ostrum Knights of Pythias Apostle Lodge Nels N. Oscarcc.c A.I. Lien K Knights of Maccabees North Star T. A Oscar E. Bryan Meehan Hall Washburn Lodge M. C. Lincoln Hercules Club W.H. Hamilton E. F Ole Markatedt Pres Nels Mybre See Johnson's Hall Sons of Norway Eidsvold No I. S. Win Nordlyset No Ole Fluttom Gust Ogren See Union Hall Bergmann Nela M. Oscar Beavers Reserve Fund Fraternity Washburn Colony G. A. Calder W.B T. S. Buzard Lady Maccabees Northern Light Hive C. Pederson E. Burdick Catholic Order of Foresters Marquette Court Joseph Arseneau Catholic Knights Tim Kearns Albert Beausolier Sec St. Louis Hall Women's Catholic Order Foresters Odd Fellows Chequamegonr Lodge D. W. Corning N. G. H. J. Finstad Sec Independent Order of Foresters Court Hequamegon No P. J. Pedersen R. C. O. Sowder Fin Independent Order of Foresters Companion Court Madaline No Belle Petersen C. R. Alma Sowder Vin, Sec Good Templars A. P. Stone A. Holgren Woodmena Bay View C. Robert Steinert Rebeccas United Order of Foresters Amos Hanson Asa Freeman DR. Warner WM. Jennings Bryan Bryan Thompson Pub Louis Mo Saas Gures W. G. Maxcy D.M. Maxcy O. O. LonDrew Cusbier Bayfield County Bank Gages Hotel Netic CL. Willey’s City of D. M. Maxcy R . A AS
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