News of the Week Items of Interest at Peoples Furniture Co
Local notes cover visits by Miss Martha Severson and others to Ashland and Chippewa Falls, births, travels to Minnesota fairs, and social events. Undersheriff Johnson and community figures attend to local business as political talks and open season fishing trend. A.B. Severson and H. Wachsmuth rally supporters. many residents plan trips to Minneapolis for the state fair and other events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Severson
Ashland
George Ogren
Asland
Mathilda Haverson
Chippewa Falls
Signa Carlson
Mason
Hovind
Steve Musolf
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ad Urges Prompt Use
An advertisement warns that kidney trouble can worsen into Bright's disease or diabetes, urging immediate use of Foley's Kidney Remedy. It cautions against delay and lists Q. W. Frost as the seller.
Convention Aids Roads in Milwaukee September 8
An important meeting urges all interested in good roads to attend the State Good Roads Association Convention in Milwaukee on September 8. Ex-Governor Hoard will preside. delegates may be appointed by the Secretary with low rail rates during the State Fair week. Turner Hall on Fourth Street hosts the event with practical talks from experienced road experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Good Roads Association
Milwaukee
W. O. Hotchkiss
Madison
Hoard
Association
Turner Hall
Fourth St
Grand Ave
Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonial note
A vintage advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co. is vouched for by Walding Kinnan Marvin of Toledo. The cure is taken internally and tests are promised, with price 75 cents per bottle and sales by all druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
FE. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, CO
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
O. Hall
School reopens Tuesday with grade reassignments and downsized staff
The district will reopen Tuesday September 8 with book distribution. Lincoln fourth and fifth grades move to Pioneer and Garfield rooms. Miss Willey third grade divided between Garfield and Walker schools. Seventh and eighth graders report to Walker. Due to reduced revenues the teaching staff drops from 27 to 22. S. A. Oscar, Supt. Mrs Harding of Cass Lake visiting. Foley's Urino Laxative ad note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Pioneer School
Marion
William
Wil
Walker School
Miss Willey
Garfield School
Walker
Board of Education
S. A
Oscar
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers
Folleys Honey and Tar claims immediate relief for asthma in early stages and says timely use will affect a cure. The ad-style note highlights quick action and potential long term benefit for sufferers.
The Glass Wine Label Paperweight Tale
A man keeps a thick glass paperweight with a wine label on its back in his library. He recounts delivering a bottle from Raab Hungary to a mutual friend, only to drop it into the fire at a dinner, leaving the stained label visible beneath the glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Raab
Hungary
Vienna
New York Tribune
Her Redeeming Feature Tease in Family Engagement
A family panel grills a would be fiancée as the son reveals engagement. They list faults from squinting eyes to red hair and money woes. The son praises one redeeming feature, claiming she has no living relatives, prompting a joking rally from the clan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Maitland
Cusson
Sadie Summerfield
Sweet
Gilbert
Minn
Martin
A.B. Severson
Mason
H. Wacksmuth
Bayfield
Wachsmuth
Bryan
Folleys Honey and Tar True Remedy Claimed
Advertises Folleys Honey and Tar as a safe cough and lung medicine sold in a yellow package with no opiates. Warns consumers against imitations and urges buying only the genuine product from Q. W. Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folley
Q. W. Frost
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Health Benefits
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy cures kidney and bladder disease and strengthens kidneys and bladder. It asserts protection against Brights disease or diabetes if taken in time and lists Q. W. Frost as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bright
Q. W. Frost
Burned in Cement The Story of an Arab Boy Reconverted
A historical account traces Geronimo, an Arab boy captured by Spaniards near Quran, living as a Mohamadan until age twenty five, then returning to Christianity in Oran. He joined a raid but was captured by Moorish corsairs and later executed by being buried alive in cement, with his bones found in 1853 and laid to Christian rest in Algiers Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geronimo
Quran
Oran
Algiers
Fort Des Vingt Quatre Heures
Haido
Haide
Unconquered Peak Lizardhead Stands Tall in San Juan Range
The San Juan Mountains in northwestern Colorado feature massive peaks including Mount Wilson and Lizardhead. Lizardhead rises 14 160 feet with a 290 foot shaft and has resisted climbers, while nearby Telluride and Rico are connected by rail routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Colorado
Rockies
Elbert
Blanca
Mount Wilson
Rocky Mountain Range
Lizard Head
Lizardhead
Telluride
Rico
New York Post
Large mastiff drags girl into saloon
A large mastiff pulls a small girl along a quiet street leash. The dog leads the expedition as the girl pleads. It darts into a corner saloon where she follows and exclaims, It’s only a place for men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Hardened Criminals in Ancient Prisons Revealed
Mr Stubb reads from a science paper about petrified remains found in ancient Roman prisons. Mrs Stubb balks at the notion, joking that the inmates would be called hardened criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Mr Stubb
John
Constipation Relief Ad Cites Doan's Reguats Cure
The notice promotes Doan's Reguats as a gentle cure for constipation with a claim of easing headaches and dizziness. It cites a humorous Twain anecdote about missing a train and urges readers to ask their druggist for the product priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Passage of Examination After Kidney Remedy Trial
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut says he used Foley's Kidney Remedy after failed diabetes treatment. He reports improvement after two bottles and full cure after five, noting he passed a life insurance exam. The remedy claims to cure backache and kidney and bladder troubles. Sold by Q W Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Donahue
New Brittan
Conn
Foley
Q. W. Frost
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Minnie Flanness
Johnson
C. Peterson
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Genevieve McGraw
E. K. Brigham
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Mahara
Opera House
James Carrol
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George Pusey
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Miss Sundeen
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Nels Larson
William Arnison
Hiram Hanson
Bell McDonald
Appleton
Florence Ramstad
Mona, Thomas
George Scanlon
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Richard’ Sleight
C. W. Hacker
Sturday
Frieda Zeidler
Zeidler
Hicher
Alfred Froseth
Freiuhts
H. L. Davis
Exchange Place
New York
Thomas Darzel
Odanah
Phil O’leary
James Carrel
F. J. Meehan Co
Alfred Marsh
J. D. Glass
Mason City
Iowa
Glass
Bayfield County
Rev. Olson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Rock Island
Olson
Burdick
J. H. Walker
Sunbury
Ohio
Renfield
Childdren
Mass Lake
Alice Greenwood
Menominie
Wis
Sam Nevers
Della
Nellie Pallage
Superior
Peter Raarup
Nels Hoel of
Hayward
Tueday
Bessie Cramer
Twin Cities
Canada
Benjamin
Oakland
Maine
Colonel Wing
Attorney Smith
New York City
Maud Picott Doyle
Chicago
Wiliam Burns
North Dakota
Melius Christiansen
Chrisholm
Anna Christiansen
Bayfield Street
Joseph Failing
Mr. Failing
Wright Brothers
Piano
Georgia Hall
Berlin
Germany
Miss Hall
Rafael Joseffy
National Conservatory
Mme
Teresa Carreno
Liszt
Chopin
Dean
A. P. Fraser
Gwendolyn Fenton
Mrs. Rockstad
E. E. Kenfield
Cass Lake
Jennie Wisterland
Minnie Anderson
Minnesota
George Morgan
Mrs. Harding
City
Kenfield
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Fate
Mark Twain
Yvd
Fei
Northern Pacific
Omaha Junction
Northern Pacific By Co
W. B. Duffy
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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