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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1900
Page
7
Meehan's Monthly argues public gardens would give inmates voluntary work and outlets, potentially reducing reformatories' population and public costs. While beneficial, such gardens are hard to implement in large cities, where most inmates come from.
Try Grain-O a new food drink that replaces coffee and is safe for children. It promises rich mocha like color but is grain based and easy on the stomach. Priced at 15¢ and 25¢ per package and sold by all grocers.
The jetties cost about five million dollars and created a 26 foot channel where eight feet existed. They enabled New Orleans to host the largest ocean-going vessels, marking a major engineering achievement.
Crosby Transportation Co and Grand Trunk Bu announce the Grand Haven Route as the shortest, cheapest, and most popular path to Michigan, Canada, and the East. Steamers depart Milwaukee nightly at 9:15 p.m. Tickets at 400 East Water St.
In Grant City Missouri a man beat his wife and was arrested on a warrant. He was sentenced to the rock pile and the next morning the wife stood with an umbrella over him as he hammered.
Observation notes dragon fly known as the snake doctor feeds on mosquitoes. Experiments are under way to breed dragon flies in large numbers and release them in areas with heavy mosquitoes.
A poem attacking the Haythen Chinee is quoted with fiery lines. A Syracuse Herald report describes a confrontation on a freighthouse platform where two men duel over alleged slander. The stocky man finally accepts an apology after a staged stamp exchange.
A Wood's Pendridge farmer's wife and two children picked fifteen quarts of blueberries at Choate's hill, canned four quarts, baked pies and cooked for the family of seven, raked hay, washed, and cared for children before a late night. She later danced in Denmark after a long day.
A traveler recalls Rudyard Kipling aboard a Cape steamer where fans pressed for praise. Kipling dodges gushers while his daughter walks beside him, and a persistent admirer flatters the child. He later quips on the girl’s make as they move on. A farmer’s wife replies wryly to a hungry tramp asking to die on straw.
The Spectator recalls Concord figures Thoreau and Emerson through a citizen's remarks near Walden Pond. He notes Thoreau’s frugal habits and doughnuts from his mother, while Emerson earns respect for his uncommon sense and readiness to aid others, recalling Whipple’s tale.
An excerpt describes a Concord stop where two Yan kees discuss Mr Emer son and his wealth. A tiger-attack incident at a remote India station sparks a telegraphy joke about a tiger on the platform eating the stationmaster.
An African American man fishes in a South Carolina pond while a Washington Post observer questions his purpose. A magistrate brushes aside Kipling as the Chinese can testify when due. A dinner table joke ends with Bobbie wishing for more chicken and receiving it, per the New York Tribune.
A rumor recalls Bumbleton provoking a dispute with the landlady by arguing on women’s inferiority. Under cover of the argument he allegedly slipped a second piece of huckleberry pie to a new boarder.
Grace Greenwood recounts a story of a legislator’s wife in Arizona who, when her husband was away on legislative duties, defended the ranch from Apaches. She fired six shots and informed her husband by letter that she had won the fight and requested more ammunition.
Odd exchanges and corrections span jokes about kissing and laughter from Pick Me Up. Bowers ville Clarion and De troit Free Press note corrections about misprints, a hotel scuffle, and a quip from Tit-Bits on long marriages. The snippet includes remarks on John Quincy Adams, Phidias, Praxiteles, and William Morris Hunt.
A collage of quips from a Detroit Free Press joke row and exchanges in which a pale Frenchman laments breakfastlessness, a politician debates push versus pull doors, and a physician warns against sleeping on an empty stomach. The clipped humor reflects light social observations and rural wit.
A note from Smithville near Cincinnati announces Mrs Susan Howard will host an ice cream supper next Tuesday night July 3 in the Christian church grove to raise funds for her husband’s funeral expenses. Lester Giddings remarks a cough worries his wife but accepts the situation.
A Philadelphia newspaper excerpt presents a fable style exchange where a lamb and a lion discuss sleeping arrangements with the lion offering the inner berth. The text ends with the lamb having shovels that will never appear, hinting at irony.
A friend suggests Pat is the slowest worker, taking an hour to set a few bricks, joking that another hour in a saloon would have him taking up the entire pavement.
A New Orleans Bohemian visits a friend Lee Yip who runs a grocery star and shows sun-dried brown oysters from native shrimperies across the lake. The oysters, cured on sheds in sun for weeks, are used in a stew with pork and possess a peppery, distinctive flavor. They are said to be widely sold in San Francisco and New York.
A Cincinnati Enquirer tribute recalls Margaret, a poor bread baker who built a cracker shop into a home for orphans and the city’s poor. Her monument on Portania street honors a selfless, benignant mother figure beloved by all.
Practical guide for turning leftovers into two or three versatile summer desserts. Describes chartreuse basics with fruit marinades and a lemon jelly mold, plus Junket as a light, digestible option. Includes steps, ingredients, and serving tips for warm evenings.
The article describes singing sands in Arabia and along twenty six eastern US sites and two Pacific locations. Moving or agitating the sand creates a musical note lasting several seconds. Sand loses tone when bagged but keeps it in glass vessels. moisture destroys tone in a container though rain does not.
A promotion touts Cascaret s Candy Cathartic as a natural remedy to cure many ailments by cleansing the bowels. It promises easy movements, costs 10 cents to start, and claims genuine tablets bear C C G C markings with warnings about imitators.
A thief fleeing the police in Paris dropped the purse he had stolen. After police took him in, his trained dog trotted into the station with the missing purse in its mouth, wagging its tail, suggesting guilt and undermining evidence for release.
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for kids, claiming it tastes like coffee when prepared properly. It asserts Grain-O costs about a quarter per serving, with grocers selling cans at 15 and 25 cents.
Consul General Gowey reports current Japanese emigrants by region: 40000 in Hawaii, 4000 in Australia, 4000 in Canada, 1000 in Peru, with many more in China and Korea. He notes twelve emigration offices in Japan and two more in formation.
In a quotation attributed to Madame de Stael, the piece references Providence siding with the nation possessing the largest iron ore reserves. It frames commerce and industry as a war where raw materials determine advantage and potential national outcomes.
Feet feel easier in tight or new shoes with Allen's Foot- Ease powder. Cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free sample available by mail to Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
In Louis VII era France had about 2000 leper hospitals and Europe around 19000. At a Berlin conference Prof Virchow declared he does not believe leprosy is contagious.
An advert for Lane's Family Medicine touts daily bowel movement as essential to health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief from sick headache with prices of 25 and 50 cents.
World birth estimates reach 36,792,000 annually with about 100,800 daily, 4,300 hourly, 70 per minute, and roughly one and a fraction per second. figures reflect global birth rates.
An ad touts Carter's Ink as the best in the world with a slogan about ink lings in Ink. A Philadelphia man opens a unique New York laundry offering wash and iron shirts while you wait. Missionaries in China cancel orders for 100000 beoks amid the trouble.
An old advertisement mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents. It notes that between 1702 and 1807 more than 3,500,000 Africans were taken as slaves. Also referenced are Cockroach Exitor and a bitter almond oil derived from coal tar. Mail order offered by M. Frye & Co. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
New York World notes reverence for printed pages in China where waste paper bins line streets. Collecting sacred characters is praised, with many learning to read from flowing shopfront signs. It claims a million men could reproduce the classics from memory.
An old ad clippings note Piso's Cure praised cautiously as a cough remedy. The item lists J W O'Brien of Minneapolis and a date of January 6 1900. Also advertised are worn military uniforms sold to fund the war office and a Wisconsin Hair Grower and Dandruff Cure by Wisconsin Pharmacal Co Milwaukee Wisconsin with a booklet offer.
An undertaker from Philadelphia has had an automobile hearse constructed. The item signals new funeral vehicle design and local business innovation amid growing car use in services.
Letters from readers endorse a tonic that preserves figure and facial freshness as it supports overall female health during natural changes. The paper publishes regular testimonials about its benefits and safety for women.
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