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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
2
The Washburn Times notes the sultan’s brother dying from heart disease and cites Taft’s Champlain tercentennial address as reassurance of loyalty to the administration without undermining the Constitution.
A Bangor Maine report warns the world ends on September 15 1909. The piece cautions against paying inflated prices and suggests buying real estate at half value to avoid wasting money on ice cream.
Contemporaneously with the Senate's tariff bill passage comes a bright July outlook for grain crops. Business is expected to improve over prior conditions, even as many hope for more favorable gains.
The notice warns against a false claim about making butter from kerosene. It advises skepticism and notes that if true, microscopic inspection would reveal dangerous contaminants, causing public panic.
In New York street cars are repainted in varied hues to identify each car by its thoroughfare. The scheme, tried in Milwaukee, aims for easy distant recognition since colors are simpler to see than small signs.
The Iowa Court of Appeals holds that telephone companies are in business to supply telephones not to regulate language spoken over them. The ruling contrasts with Wisconsin decisions and is welcomed by individuals who fear losing the right to swear over the wires.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals challenges in New York the yearly sale of chameleons for ornaments. It says many buyers are ignorant of the creatures’ needs and commonly cause death by starvation. Milwaukee vendors have seen chameleon sales, but keepers often fail to sustain them long term despite care.
The Shah of Persia and his people diverge on governance as the Shah agrees in theory to the new constitution but in practice insists on control. The comparison to the Stuarts warns that promising all while yielding nothing leads to a doomed outcome for the Shah as well.
The Bolivia Argentina boundary dispute, arbitrated by Argentina, flared into violence as Bolivian protesters attacked Argentine legation in La Paz. The dispute centers on a decision Bolivians oppose, with potential for wider conflict if tempers rise.
Dr. L Duncan Bulkeley argues the fear of leprosy stems from sensational books like Ben Hur not from observation in the United States. He suggests the race may have developed immunity to leprosy germs over generations, a theory he deems likely true.
Dr Willett of the University of Chicago and Prof Starr face scorn after remarks calling women obstacles to humanity. The piece notes both extravagant and unscrupulous individuals exist among genders, but asserts the race overall is advancing and women contribute as much to uplift as men.
Dun & Co reports June 1909 US business failures with aggregate liabilities of 12,607,022 compared with 14,708,793 in June 1908. More failures than May, but liabilities below any prior month this year. It notes negative evidence of improvement yet hints at positive signs and a hopeful grain crop outlook.
A recital of prayers becomes a moment of fear and relief as Dorothy hesitates on death and then insists they will not die but take castor oil instead. The scene captures a mother daughter exchange with a humorous turn, reflecting daily health rituals.
The Rev R F Campbell argues humanity evolves toward a divine Whole beyond individual selfhood. He contrasts spiritual certitude with mortal death, notes mining disaster casualties, and critiques European journals on American luxury, calling extravagance a product of American democracy and puritan roots.
Ferrero argues that European observers exaggerate American spending, noting that while some wealthy Americans in New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago display extravagance, such folly is rare and not representative of American life. He compares American mansions to European palatial standards, citing Vanderbilt and Morgan as examples.
Baroness von Suttner argues that universal peace advocates seek to reverse current war driven order. Peace should become the ruling motive of society while war becomes an illegal interruption, with science observing but not forcing change.
Miss Prindle runs a strict sewing class and teaches old fashioned manners. She mistakes Marion Knight for her twin sister Elsie, bowing and smiling in error. After Marion clarifies the mix up, the lesson ends with Miss Prindle apologizing for the mistaken greeting.
A man returning home after an all night outing explains to a companion that his wife is an amateur elocutionist and is saving her voice for a performance the following evening, per a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet.
In Swansea Wales the coal field center reveals a lack of suitable stoves for burning anthracite. The city shows conspicuous absence of efficient heating options despite rich coal resources.
The question explores social and intimate dynamics behind flirting within marriage. It notes that many men may hesitate to flirt with wives due to familiarity, routine, or beliefs about expressing affection, contrasting public flirting norms with private couple dynamics.
A trekker recalls a perilous ascent on a near vertical rock near Kitzbühel in Tyrol. With rope and a single ledge, he ascends then slips, spending two nights perched above a sheer drop before a cautious final descent to a welcoming peasant woman.
A fencing master recounts a dramatic incident in Vermont autumn. An officer riding a bolting horse near a cliff drew his sword and struck the horse twice, saving his own life as the animal collapsed.
A fragment references Shadbolt and Din guss recalling surgery and a hundred dollars during a humorous chat. The passage then shifts to a wry observation that every girl imagines being stolen in the age of bold, bad knights.
A derelict ship adrift with decks awash endures a living death. The speaker, called the vampire of the sea, roves between strands amid storm and gloom, unburied and specterlike, while scaly beasts haunt sunless depths and a funeral dirge echoes along the endless horizon through the wrath of wind and tide.
A country girl Maude Burton manipulates Albert Charles in India through flirtation while he, smitten, changes for her. He endures rebuffs and learns the sting of laughter as she rejects him for being dark. He contemplates return to England, torn by love, pride, and a desire to escape his ill fated affair.
Enjoy a southern exposure window and daily bright light to lift mood and energy. Embrace time in the sun while tending to chores and leisure, avoid guilt for resting in sunlit hours, and save on health costs by regular fresh air and sunshine.
A practical tip advises women who struggle with chores in gloves to rub their fingers on a white soap cake before starting work to keep nails clean and unstained. The guidance reflects domestic routines and grooming concerns of the era.
The article advises soap fills the nails to seal out substances and is removed when hands are washed. White soap is preferred but pure kitchen soap can be used though it may irritate sensitive skin. Filling fingernails with soap is recommended for women gardeners.
Women embrace yellow buff and biscuit tones for stylish cooling looks. Sheer silk stockings layered for a changeable effect, with black accents and white linens. shirtwaist bathing dress with high collar, tailored waist, belt, long sleeves, and embroidered turnover cuffs.
The item discusses summer petticoats with multiple flounces and beaded edges, economical dress packing for visitors, and evolving hat styles such as soft leghorn and sombrero shapes. It notes Paris fashion with dyed linen blouses, matching skirts and coats, and dyed buttons as a trend.
The piece notes colored linens gaining prominence this season, praised for their beauty and strong display in heavy linens. It mentions a wide range of flax textile weaves available this year, highlighting stylistic variety and the advantageous presentation of these fabrics.
The article notes machine woven silks and linens with uneven threads resemble hand-loom fabrics. It states machine work often matches the old hand-loom materials while shedding much of the crude appearance seen in earlier years.
The new linens imitating pongee come in a complete range of season colors and suit tailor mades. Many outfits feature skirts with plaits or pleats around, with front and side pleats, and front pleats echoed in the bodice to lengthen the line.
In Paris shops white lisle thread stocking feet are sold to wear inside silk hosiery. Short coats appear but most remain long. Linen tailor mades feature shawl point sides and back draping below the hips. New simple linen suits show a baby frock with wide pleats and loose waist emphasis. Directoire revers finish lace or embroidered fronts.
A Chinese weekly ritual describes facial shaving ear cleaning eyelid scraping and salt water application cited as causes of blindness in China. The piece then profiles Brig Gen Edward Bancroft Williston U S A retired born 1836 detailing his Civil War service and later commands and retirement in Portland Maine.
The article describes Chinese medical practices and remedies including pills made from rhinoceros horn, tiger bone tonic, and deer horn glue. It notes the sources from southern China and Singapore, high value parts like tiger eyeball and liver, and mentions a Shanghai firm profiting from tonics. It also covers dentists called boxers and a visitor’s glimpse of secret drugs and a collection of teeth.
Captain Walter C. Cowles of the United States Navy, born July 11, 1853 in Connecticut, attended the Naval Academy in 1873 and served on ships including the Trenton Kearsarge Marblehead and Brooklyn. He commanded the gunboat Petrel in 1899 and the cruiser Rainbow in 1905 06, later leading the Kentucky during the world cruise of the battleship fleet.
Sir Percy Scott, famed British admiral involved in the Beresford controversy, born July 10, 1853, served in the Ashanti war and Congo expedition, Egyptian war of 1882, South African and Boxer campaigns. He received many dispatches and contributed gun carriage invention and night signalling apparatus. He held major commands and was regarded as an efficient naval officer.
The article traces Dr. William Osler born July 12, 1849 in Tecumseh Ontario. It covers education at McGill University and tenured faculty there, his move in 1884 to the University of Pennsylvania as professor of clinical medicine, his Johns Hopkins tenure from 1889 to 1905, and his 1905 appointment as regius professor at Oxford University. It notes the fame from a claimed sixty year limit statement which he later denied.
Hollis Burke Frissell born in Armenia New York on July 18 1851. Yale graduate 1874 plus four year Union Theological seminary. Ordained 1880 as Presbyterian clergyman. Early pastor in New York City then Hampton Institute chaplain 1881. Since 1893 he has led Hampton Institute as principal earning national educator reputation.
Abbas Hilmi born July 14 1874 is son of Mohamed Tewfik who succeeded on January 8 1892. He became ruler seventh in Mehemet Ali dynasty aided by Britain. Educated in western ways in Paris, he married Ikbal Hanem and heir Prince Mohammed Abdul Moueneim aged ten last February. Egypt prospered under his rule with an organic law of 1883 creating councils and boards.
Rev William Douglas MacKenzie born July 16 1859 in Fauresmith Orange River Colony South Africa. He studied at Edinburgh 1881 and Gottingen then served as a Congregational minister in England before moving to the United States. From 1895 to 1905 he taught systematic theology at Chicago Theological Seminary and since 1903 led Hartford Theological Seminary.
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