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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
2
A verse from September Smart Set mocks social status via hyphenated surnames. It satirizes how hyphenated names elevate men like Brown-Jones and Robinson-Smith-Brown-Jones, claiming a double hyphen makes new families mighty and old.
A traveling American surveyor visits Cabecera and is asked if a canal could link the village to Provocue. He finds two streams could save a long river journey, and the villagers request an official government letter to begin. Ten years later the same question returns, delays and politics stall progress, and the surveyor is met with renewed excitement before the inquiry ends.
A man in a Broad street hotel, after drinking, calls a Providence friend and then naps in the telephone booth. He wakes to find the phone bill totaling 32.90 dollars, which he refuses to pay but eventually does.
A New York puri dealer extols pocket compasses from 25 cents to 10 dollars. Sizes range from under half an inch to the size of a hunting case watch. Cheaper models use brass bearings, pricier ones use agate bearings, with agate wear lasting longer. A good compass lasts a lifetime. experts say many carry them for style or utility as thousands are sold yearly.
A Boone Iowa report states Luella Hacker, a laundry worker, had her arm torn from her shoulder when caught in a clothes wringer, instantly killing her. The incident occurred in Des Moines on January 15.
An old friend recalls Eugene Fields notorious frugality and a saloon episode where a hanger on offered a ten to him. Field refused unless the offeror would increase it to fifteen, turning a simple loan into a quip about memory and pride. The anecdote from the New York Times highlights the poet’s wit amid financial strain.
The article notes a Yorkshire belief that a newborn must be held by a maiden before anyone else touches it and sometimes the right hand is bound to ensure future riches. Similar customs exist in the United States and Europe, with emphasis on lifting the child up in the world by various acts.
General Littlefield recalls Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer who could win a fair case but would not win by equity and justice. Lincoln warned a would be client that his case was strong in technical law but weak in fairness. He admitted that on occasion he might mutter the word liar to Lincoln while addressing a jury.
The Shanakans of British Columbia hold that every person has a matching shadow or double that, after death, journeys to a subterranean realm called eotea, a somber underworld akin to the Israelite Sheol.
Isaac W. Van Schaick died in Maryland at eighty four but left a Milwaukee mark as two term congressman famed for singing Baby Mine to Polish voters as he toured neighborhoods. A democrat by reputation and a hustler by style, he built campaigns on charm and flour distribution, not speeches.
The article outlines a historical view of fruit as medicine. It classifies fruits into five types, highlights grapes as the primary remedy for consumptive, anemic, dyspeptic patients and gout, and notes each class has specific health uses. It mentions a grape regimen from half a pound to nine or ten pounds daily and cites plums for articular rheumatism and gout prevention, with acids like raspberries and lemons aiding stomach troubles.
A historical recipe for boiled coffee using a coffeepot from Nellie Dot Ranche lectures. Details include coarse ground coffee, one tablespoon per cup plus one for the pot, and an eggshell added to settle grounds. The method claims to improve clarity without altering flavor.
A Philadelphia Press quip contrasts political spin with truth telling. A woman wakes in fear claiming a sister’s death from a nightmare. The husband checks the time and no telegram arrives, proving the dream did not herald real news and exposing a late 19th century cautionary moment about foretelling tragedy.
The notices list steamers B B Barker Bon Ami and Argo with weekly departure times from Washburn to Duluth on Monday Wednesday Friday at 9 30 am for Barker and 9 am for Bon Ami on Monday and Thursday returning 9 am Tuesday and Friday. Argo sails to Duluth on Wednesday and Saturday at 9 30 am with returns Monday and Thursday at 9 39 am. A further service from Washburn to Ontonogon Houghton and Hancock runs Monday and Thursday at 6 30 pm.
Train times listed for southbound and northbound passenger service on Missouri Pacific routes. Includes daily and Sunday only departures with connections at Ashland Junction for St. Paul or Chicago. Note some times appear garbled or incomplete in the OCR.
Ture Times accepts orders for binding books and magazines and presents samples to view. The shop promises prompt attention and highlights quality and styles of binding available for customers.
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