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Newspaper

Washburn Times

Location

Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1908

Page

8

Bayfield County Notes From the Press

D W Corning visits Washburn. Mr and Mrs G A McHenry tour friends in Houghton and Calumet. Col F M Woods at Minnesota state fair. Mrs James Stewart hosts Washburn visitors. Miss Bessie Stevens returns home from visit with Miss Edith LaBonte. Sprinkler combats dust. rag weed growth noted. Wm Knight brings a large berry. possible berry market idea. Harry Nourse brings Duchess apples from Turnquist farm. to exhibit at Chippewa Falls fair. prize prospects.

James Stewart Washburn Bessie Stevens Edith LaBonte Fred Hofele St. Peter Minnesota Wm. Knight Mr. Knight Harry Nourse Mr. Nourse Chippewa Falls

Debtors urged to settle at Iron River office

A Pioneer A Missouri Newspaper note urges debtors to call and settle, others to inquire if unsure. Lever Lien of Grand Marais Minn visited Iron River after supporting his brother Henry’s election interests. Harry Lea, formerly of Iron River, visited Madison period with family. Robert Lea now in Chicago. A basement fire at the Taylor Institute caused alarm but was contained. damage minor and insured.

Missouri Lever Grand Maria Harry Lea Madison Harry Robert Chicago Taylor Institute McMurehby

Dean's Kidney Pills Advert for Washburn Reader

A vintage advert urges cures for kidney ailments using Dean's Kidney Pills. It promotes a Washburn Wisconsin testimonial from Mrs. N Larson and claims the pills strengthen kidneys and prevent complications. The notice also includes sale details and a rental offer for a seven room flat above Anderson's store.

Dean Bright Washburn Foster- Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States Anderson

Weather forecasts from U S Weather Bureau advised for Bayfield Co

Bayfield Co subscribers may obtain daily forecasts and special warnings from the Weather Bureau after 11 am. Forecasts cover the 36 hour period ending at 8 pm the following day.

Bayfield Co. Telephone Company Weather Bureau United States Department of Agriculture Central

Notice to Loggers for Contract Logging in Washburn

Notice to loggers offering logging by contract and by the thousand. Readers are asked to contact Eugene Newhouse and Willette of Washburn Wisconsin for work and pickups by the thousand.

Eugene Newhouse & Willette Washburn, Wis

Beauty myths fade and August Flower promotes health

The notice argues against cosmetics and local treatments for skin. It credits Green's August Flower with liver cleansing and blood enrichment to improve complexion, relieve constipation biliousness and nervousness, and aid sleep. Offers trial and regular bottles at Prest & Spies.

Prest & Spies

Dean's Ointment Promises Fast Skin Relief for Children

Advertisement claims Dean's ointment stops eczema itching and eases sores for babies and kids. It cites instant relief and safety for children, with availability at all druggists.

Dean

The Thuringian Doll Industry’s Rise and Craft

Rene Bache traces the Thuringian doll makers from a London imported curios to a wax head industry. Innovations include dipping wax, camel hair pencils for finishes, movable eyes and sleeping lids, Angora wig material, and mass dressing by women and girls.

Thuringian Mountains Sonneberg London China Thuringian Rene Bache

Why not two inches in the end a Cleveland Press reflection

A Cleveland Press reflection questions absolutes in everyday traits and outcomes, pondering whether explorers, statesmen, or bargain terms are consistently defined. The writer asks why conclusions are deemed foregone and invites readers to doubt fixed labels.

Cleveland Press

Comprehensive election returns for governor and state officials

Official canvass details numerous ticket results across offices from governor to surveyor, listing candidates and vote totals for both major parties. Key figures include J O Davidson and J Strange for state offices, and parallel lists for Social Democrat and Prohibition tickets with multiple contenders. The long roster spans county clerks to sheriffs and coroner with varied vote counts. A closing reflective proverb contrasts oil lamp imagery with life’s joys and dangers.

Paperweight Glass Bottle Story From a Balancing Doorstep

The owner of a library desk keeps a glass paperweight with a wine label tucked behind it. He recounts a tale from Europe about a bottle given by an old Hungarian woman to a student turned doctor. He carried the bottle across continents, paid duties, and dropped it at dinner, staining the label beneath the glass.

Europe Raab Hungary Vienne New York Tribune

The Jealous Husband and the Medium

A jealous husband visits a famed London medium to learn his wife’s actions. The medium recounts the wife awaiting a visitor, caressing him, and sharing tender looks. The husband, incensed, protests but the reading ends with him paying the fee, his suspicions calmed.

London Benedict

A Peer and His Patent From a Westminster Gazette Note

The Westminster Gazette explains how a peerage title cannot be altered after the patent issues. It cites Lord Glenawly as an example of a clerical error misnaming a title. It also recounts Charles Pawlet later Duke of Bolton, created as Lord Pawlet of Basing in 1717 but summoned under Basen St. John of Basing, becoming Duke in 1722.

Lord Glenawly Lord Glenawley Glenawly Charles Pawlet Duke of Bolton Pawlet Lord Pawlet of Basing House of Lords Basen St. John of Basing Duke of Bolton Westminster Gazette

Simple Rules of Health From the New York Press

The piece warns against using hard tooth picks and promotes gentle after meal cleaning. It advises rinsing with tepid antiseptic, gargling with salt water, scraping the tongue with a silver instrument, and avoiding any mouth items not agreeing with the stomach.

New York Press

Strange Uses For Churches During Wars

Old Strand Magazine notes examples across England and France where churches served military needs or revolutionary purposes. Dedham Church bears Puritan vandalism remnants with mutilated sculpture and decapitated saint figures. Notre Dame in Paris was turned into a temple of reason with a dancer enthroned in the choir during the Revolution.

England Dedham Notre Dame Paris Strand Magazine

Office sample kept as sole cook in Harper’s Weekly

A caller asks for a cook and is told the office has only one, kept as a sample by the Head of Intelligence Office. The exchange reveals the justification that the cook must remain a sample.

Mrs. A Mr. Dwyer Intelligence Office Harper’s Weekly

Trapped in a Cricket Team Proposal Scene

In London Judy a man talks of his cricket team members including Brown who will soon be best man. She reacts delightedly to his proposal style, admiring the gesture as charming and thoughtful.

Brown Jack London Judy

Humor and Trust Shaped by Counsel and Childlike Zest

A collage of quotations on humor, argument, and trust. The Cleveland Leader jokes about persuasion, Cornhill Magazine notes a humorist keeps childlike zest with tolerance, and Bacon elevates the value of mutual counsel.

Cornhill Magazine Bacon

Notice of General Election in Bayfield County Wisconsin

Notice states a general election will be held on the first Tuesday of November 1908 in Bayfield County Wisconsin. Officials to be elected include President and Vice President electors, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and Commissioner of Insurance with terms expiring January 1909 or 2002.

J. O. Davidson A. J. Schnitz John Strange James Trottman Bert Williams J A Frear Frank B Schutz Frank Bernardy H Dahl Frank Gilbert J E Abbott Geo E Beedle Congress John J Jenkins I L. Lenroot U.S I Stevenson S. A. Cook W. Cox C. H. Forward L. H. Park Wm. Ager J. B. Smith D. W. Emerson Wisconsin Bayfield Noricy United States James O. Davidson W. D. Connor James A Frear Andrew Dahl Frank L Gilbert Insurance George E. Beedie Senate

Wisconsin county offices and constitutional amendments notice

Official notice lists replacements for county offices in the Eleventh and Twelfth Senate Districts and Assembly District, including sheriff, coroner, district attorney, clerk of court, treasurer, register of deeds, surveyor, and other posts with terms starting January 1909. It also details joint resolutions adopting constitutional amendments on Governor's veto power, internal improvements, electors, and taxation, with dates, signatures, and publication in Washburn.

Geos Barnes Frank Hammill M. Oscar John Livingstore H. O. Lien C. O. Lowder Jas. Albertson Thos Allen H. J. Finstae Ard. Johnson B. F. Runkle Max Hupple Fred J. Burns EF. A. Bell Arnison Alvord C. F. Morris Nels Mybre Frank Skuhra E.J. Brigham J B. Day Frank Lore F. J. Burns F. A. Bell E. C. Alvord Nels Mohre J. B. Day Douglas, Rusk Sawyer Pierce Bayfield Barron Dunn Burnett, Polk, Chippewa Washburn St. Croix John J. Jenkins Ashland Price, Sawyer, Taylor and Albert W Sanborn Lorenzo N Clausen Nels M Oscar John Kroseth Andrew B. Severson Merman G. Mertens Circuit Court Frederick A Bell Elias C Alvard Nels Myhre BJ Brigham Offce State of Wisconsin

Candidates Need The Times For Campaign Printing

The Times offers a specialty in printing candidates cards stationary circular letters and related campaign material. The northern Wisconsin office can produce prompt neat work at the lowest prices.

Times Wisconsin

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bayfield County From the Press D. W. Corning Washurn Mrs G. A. McHenry Houghton and Calumet Col F. M. Woods Iron River Washburn Citizen W Sanborn Social Democrat Jacob Rummel Harry D. Brown C. M. Wright Secretary of State JG Brown State Treas Henry M. Parks Atty General Horace Walmsley H Bristoins Ellis B. Harris I L Lenroot A W Staples A W Sanburn Assemly J N Kinney John Livigstone John Fiege E Bryan Johnson O Hovede M Arrison Register of Deeds Surveyor E. J. Sprigham Prohibition I. L. Lenroot Nels M. Oscar and. Johnson H. J. Finstad Cleveland Assembly Seal Nels M. Oscar Steamer “Skater Mission Dock LaPointe Dock Mary Scott Tuo Washburn Commercial City Dock Dock Asym Ce Seles Apostle 'Siands Foleyshoney Washington Ninth Street United States Patent Office Washington, D. C N.P Omaha Washburo Duluth W.C. C N.W N. P Waughburn John &, Doherty Fifield Place Ashland Wiscons,n Beausoliel & Cross CL. Willer F. Tetzner N. CL Usen Robinson Times Office
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