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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
3
A newlywed cartoonist spent the night in a social draw game with old friends. He told his wife the work kept him at the office, but she learned from a friend that his sleep confession revealed the truth: he did not know what to draw.
A lyrical meditation on burying past conflicts and embracing new beginnings. The speaker cites forgiveness as essential as blossoms emerge and old feuds fade. Love and restraint are urged to heal divisions, with the plea that tongue and pride yield to reconciliation.
In a Topeka game between married men and bachelors Flood hit a towering homer on a first pitch but stood at the plate as urged to run. He calmly asked why run when he had two more clouts left, a remark captured from the Saturday Evening Post.
A clergyman narrates a village christening dispute with Joe Jobson who insists on naming his son Ananias. The minister refuses then christens Peter Ananias Jobson after a series of water splashes. The tale closes with a Twain anecdote about Satan biographies and early meddling in writing.
A wartime era remark by Herbert Kaufman asserts bravery governs success over mere skill. The quote notes fear and mockery fail to defeat a person who faces adversity with resolve, while half the new town halls are said to be gifts from those who fled in search of opportunities not found at home.
A rural schoolteacher who boarded away from home left suddenly and refused to return. The landlady asked the committee to inquire, and the teacher said the meals were so bad she could not eat them. The landlady expressed surprise, recalling earlier bread problems she tried to excuse.
In a humorous office chat, Abe Lincoln compares his view on romance to a country boy who longs for a gingerbread piece. He recalls feeling he receives less love than others, saying he loves courting women but gets less of it. The tale preserves Lincoln’s plainspoken humor and self-deprecating wit.
Real tact means thinking about others and considering their views. It is acting in concert with others rather than for oneself, and this unselfish approach earns admiration and broad influence.
A New York politician recounts how a Jersey City gambler on a special train to Philadelphia tried to spark bets on a boxing match. The gambler offered a gold watch to any backer and urged the politician to walk through the cars to claim the prize.
An old lady praises the dis senting minister to Lamb and he retorts with a biting joke. On another visit Lamb endures a crowded room of children and, at supper, toasts the “much calumniated good King Herod.”
A father recalls two boys selling lemonade in a lawn circus. The older offers pink lemonade at two cents a glass and the younger sells all you can drink for a penny. The narrator notes both taste equally good, until he learns the cheaper batch included a cat.
A farm on a Tanana River tributary in Alaska, 125 miles south of the Arctic Circle, is run by J. P. Rarshner Karcher. He uses hot underground springs to heat a market garden producing potatoes, tobacco, tomatoes, squash, muskmelons, and other vegetables. Frank L. Howard near Coldfoot also grows produce by starting in cans and transplanting when warm, using beer bottle jackets to protect cabbages from frost. Other notes describe pineapple sheds in central Florida, and Boston area melon arbors and greenhouse strawberry pots.
Instructions for building a chicken feed hopper from galvanized iron No 26 with a three-compartment design for different feeds. The device mounts by hooks, sits five inches above the floor, and includes a feeding platform to deter litter. Total cost about four dollars with a matching grit hopper option.
The United States has about 21 million dairy cows, roughly one cow for every five people. Average milk yield is about 3,500 pounds per cow yearly, about five quarts daily. Each person consumes about twenty pounds of butter per year, with little butter imported.
Classified ad seeking an assistant manager for a county and neighboring territory. Salary $20 weekly plus expenses, position permanent, no investment or experience required. Pleasant work with spare time value. Send self addressed envelope for details to Superintendent at 132 Lake St Chicago Illinois.
The account recalls Samuel Johnson and later figures like Mr. Gladstone as ardent tea drinkers. anecdotes describe Johnson’s relentless tea cravings, his witty replies about cups and scores, and the effect on hosts including Cumberland and Lady Macleod during travels and social visits.
An aging actor recalls taking real medicine on stage for indigestion while playing an invalid. His physician urged a second act dose to both cure his stomach trouble and support his salary, noting eighty three renewals over three years as he endured the role.
A zealous Paris police officer arrests a peaceful citizen after being called a geometrician. The citizen loudly argues with an antique shop owner over valuations, and the officer seizes him. At the station the superior officer finds no case against the arrestee.
In Bayfield County Wisconsin a foreclosure sale of the lands described as the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 27 township 49 north range 5 west will occur at the front door of the Washburn courthouse on November 27 1909 at 10 a m pursuant to a judgment rendered October 14 1908. Max Happle sheriff of Bayfield County notes the sale and John Walsh represents the plaintiff Nicolia Hanson against Hans P Swanby Peter T Swanby and Gunda Swanby and Washburn Loan and Building Association.
The document lists county and city officials including County Judge W. F. Irish, Municipal Judges A. M. Warden and Sative, Sheriff A. B. Severson, Clerk N. M. Oscar, Treasurer John Froseth, Register of Deeds Nels Myhre, Clerk of Circuit Court F. A. Bell, District Attorney E. C. Alvord, Superintendent Miss J. Smith, Coroner H. H. G. Mertens, Surveyor Hugo Nelson, and City Officers led by Mayor Geo. Dibbell with Treasurer Nels Lee and Clerk H. P. Axelberg, Assessor Nels Westerlund, Chief of Police O. Wescott.
Referee F. J. Wildner to sell at public auction on December 1, 1909 at 10 AM in Washburn Bayfield County Wisconsin. Description lists vast tracts across sections 1 through 36 in multiple townships under L. 8. Hanks, trustee, and Wisconsin Lumber and Cattle Company. Adjourned to February 1, 1910.
Department of the Interior lands office in Wausau Wisconsin announces Mrs. Thomas Francis of Washburn filed to make final five year proof on land described as NW Section 12 Township 49N Range 6W 4th P Meridian. Proof before the Circuit Court Clerk Washburn November 5 1909 witnesses C A Perley Fred Rowell C G Francis Louis Palm all of Washburn Wisconsin with John Miller as register.
A wartime training scene unfolds as soldiers in a firing range debate a missed hit signal. The private suspects the marker has been shot while the subaltern insists on waiting for a clear signal.
Emma A. Mcclure is summoned to appear within twenty days after service to defend the action in the court. Failure to respond will result in judgment by the complaint's demand. Clerk of the Court file contains a copy. Catlin Butler Lyons, P.O. address Superior Wisconsin Douglas County.
The annual tea drinking festival linked to Blackburn churches and chapels was celebrated recently with about 12 000 participants attending.
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