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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1908
Page
2
Senor Gaviao, famed Spanish bullfighter now a sailor aboard the Kosmos liner Alexandria, arrived in port after quitting the ring. Once a fearsome performer on the Pacific coast, he reportedly left Spain and the arena after a critical loss of nerve during a bullfight.
Washington Star reports naval officers speculate the Callao painter a sulfurous harbor condition at Callao. The sulpherated hydrogen discolors white U S battleships within days despite scrubbing, provoking pride concerns among the bluejackets if it affects Admiral Evans fleet.
Mark Twain shared a dog tale at the Pleiades club banquet in Lafayette Brevoort. He recalled a Washington era scam where Gen. Nelson A. Miles bought a dog for $3, Twain retrieved it for $8, and the owner paid $3 to reclaim it, with Davis receiving three quarts later.
A Philadelphia businessman forgot to tell his wife he secured tickets to a New York theater. He sent a telegram stating have gotten tickets alert at Broad street station. Returning home he met his wife and eight relatives waiting, thinking he invited them all. The misread telegram said have got ten tickets.
A Maine anecdote from antebellum politics recounts Anson Morrill’s first Congressional run. An opponent’s henchman questions a minister about Morrill’s Universalist beliefs and hell. The minister replies Morrill will go to Washington and be surprised if he remains unshaken in belief.
Douglas Ogilby notes a fish shower in Brisbane during a severe hailstorm on October 4 identified as trout gudgeon Krafftius adspersus. Such fish rains occur elsewhere when rains drive fry into clouds via whirlwinds, then fall with rain.
About S000 acres of coal lands in Monterey county California near San Francisco await extensive development. The district’s coal is mostly lignitic but this tract is said to hold a vein of semi bituminous fuel.
A reflection on the press as a mirror of society. It argues that truthful reporting and moral standards guide public opinion, warning that deception betrays the press’s trust. The piece asserts transparency as essential to recognizing and escaping dangers and upholding freedom.
Marguerite O Bigelow argues education empowers women to combine love and genius with art and work. She contends that true women of lofty genius are also vessels of lofty love, rejecting a false choice between romance and achievement.
A 1900s opinion analyzes why plaintiffs pursue breach of promise suits. Motives are pecuniary greed revenge and vanity. The law seeks pecuniary redress for personal affront and treats love contracts like other commerce.
A call expresses belief in the perfecting power of human creativity through male and female partnership. It envisions songs pictures poems and creations reflecting the universe’s vast genius published for the public good.
Hugo Munsterberg argues American universities suffer from excess faculty. He claims students are capable but universities inflate staff after funding, suggesting institutions should reduce professor numbers to reach an ideal scholarly balance.
Reading from Jacob Fowler's 1821 journal, a bare attacked a man during a grape gathering, dragging him down and mauling him. A large dog forced the animal back, the victim died on the third day, and rescuers described a brutal, chaotic scene with vivid but archaic spelling.
Miss Elizabeth S. Colton of Westhampton Mass returns from a year in India and earns the title champion linguist of the world. Daughter of the late Rev A M Colton, she studied vocal music abroad and taught at Farmington Seminary. Her early studies included oriental languages sparked by East Asian pupils.
Miss Colton, educated in Yale and noted for early linguistic talent, studied eastern languages with Prof. Frank K. Sanders. They traveled to India to examine Sanscrit and other tongues, reportedly visiting the Afghanistan border mountains where speech originated. She speaks forty languages, including Chinese, Pali, Avestan, Sanscrit, Hebrew, Syriac, Assyrian, Arabic and Persian, surpassing the record of thirty-three tongues.
A government expert describes using ice to insulate and warm insulated cars. Four galvanized iron cylinders filled with ice at each end prevent heat loss in zero weather. Ice also coats the car when water poured over it near zero, forming a protective layer. The bananas trade uses a similar ice coating technique.
In proportion to body size, horses, giraffes and ostriches possess the largest eyes among living creatures. The remarkable anatomy suggests visual efficiency for these sizable animals, with implications for navigation and behavior in their respective habitats.
A landlord laments tenants demand seeing expensive flats by night and day. He recalls enabling gas illumination to attract tenants and notes many renters insist on gaslight viewings, effectively aiding the gas company in his view.
A Boston Traveler anecdote narrates a search for a man nicknamed Shorty in a southern town near Boston. The seeker learns Shorty is elusive until a seven footer in a local store reveals the joke by saying, I’m your man.
A brief exchange from the Houston Post features a woman asking if he loves her and being told he must, followed by a quip about beauty tied to money. The fragment reflects casual dialogue and social humor.
Farmers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan report high per acre returns from wheat and oats. Charles McCormick of Kenville details 100 acres with 80 in wheat at 22 bushels and 20 in oats at 60 bushels, selling at 90 and 35 cents respectively, netting over 1600 after expenses. Thomas Sawatzky of Herbert states wheat at 22.50 per acre from 70 acres with 1750 bushels at 90 cents, oats 15 acres 500 bushels, barley 5 acres 80 bushels.
Brooklyn born Jack Downey, a youth who dodged school to box, meets promoter Charlie Banks at Greenwood Athletic Club. Banks offers 1200 dollars, Downey demands a higher guarantee saying he is no cheap fighter.
Grandmother recounts a seven year old girl developing a ferocious itching and bleeding eruption after measles. After three weeks with no relief, the Cuticura Remedies produced rapid improvement in 24 hours and full cure in five days, with the child remaining well.
Marion Hill writes in The American Magazine about a February short story centered on a young actress tormented by an actor-manager. The tale highlights theater pomp and a sharp exchange where the manager hints at a new farce role while the actress retorts she has already seen him in Macbeth.
Pacific Coast Borax Co offers four exclusive water color pastel prints sizing 14 by 17 inches printed in ten colors. The pictures, in flesh and flower tones, would sell for a dollar each if sold in shops. Request full information by mailing a postcard to Pacific Coast Borax Co New York City.
An Englishman imported a famed European wolfhound to chase wolves for Texas bounty of ten dollars a head. Texas onlookers followed a long chase through prairie grass but saw no wolf or hound until a wooden area where a stuttering native described the race. The dog seemed a bit ahead in a very hot, tense scene.
The text promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing standard remedy for female ailments. It claims it has cured thousands of women with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feeling flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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