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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
4
Weekly Washburn Wisconsin publication notes advertising rates and a pricing structure. It lists J. E. Jones as publisher and states a yearly subscription at two dollars. The item mentions post office entry and second-class mail status.
The Milwaukee Free Press paints Charles Pfister as a steadfast party loyalist and anti LaFollette figure, accusing critics of plotting against him while praising his campaign funding and influence at the Milwaukee Sentinel. It notes Pfister’s role in wartime veterans’ politics and contrasts him with Spooner, plus touches on Norway suffrage ideas via Miss Krog.
William E. Curtis notes in the Chicago Record Herald that Norway’s municipal suffrage law extends the franchise to women and took effect May 29. Previously only men over 25 or taxpayers could vote in local affairs, but women will participate on an equal basis. Miss Gina Krog led the movement since 1884.
The column mocks Carrie Nation over divorce woes while highlighting Sheriff Lien’s praise of Bayfield County agriculture. It recounts Archie Barrill’s 24 acre hay field yielding 65 tons this season, valued around 15 dollars per ton, and cites Ex-Governor Hoard on soil productivity.
Mr. James Earl Russell, dean of Columbia University Teachers’ College, calls teachers the most narrow and bigoted group on earth. He says they are pusillanimous and unfit for their work and believes many will react with disbelief or denial. The speaker suggests Russell may have stomach trouble.
Smooth sailing marks Shamrock II as it reaches New York Harbor in tow of the Erine. The challenger to the historic America trophy arrives to clash for the cup that lingers in U S shores since 1851. Odds favor the American cup holder against Shamrock II after a successful voyage.
The stalwarts have built a strong organization while the administration has a highly developed machine. Next year promises a fierce political battle as both sides aim for total victory.
A Pawtucket correspondent recalls a man who fled a bakery with a loaf while the string bound to the paper unwound along the street. The conductor warned others, the cord dragged a mile, and the honest man returned the twine and restored the spool, in a tale that ends with a laugh at the chase. Also quoted is a London judge’s quip about insanity and a railroad pass mix up between Lake Shore and Nickel Plate presidents, tied to limits on limited trains.
A lawyer lectures a client who admits embezzling nearly all the firm’s money then says he paid only 200 to clear himself. He asks why cheating a lawyer should feel different from stealing from his employers. The exchange exposes lax accountability and self-justifying arrogance.
Helps young ladies withstand the shock of sudden proposals through Rocky Mountain Tea. The 30c remedy is made by the Madison Medicine Co and sold by Owen, Frost & Co.
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