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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
2
A letter from Katherine Pope describes a relief basket sent by a club of ladies through the Bureau of Charities to a struggling family. The piece contrasts lavish urban luxury with a home of bare subsistence, urging readers to help one family for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The article traces baseball to a daily work of forebears adapting hunting and tool use into play. It links cricket and rounders to baseball and notes football evolved from massed charges resembling ancient battles. It concludes college sport aligns with military age and warlike drill.
J L McPherson of the Seattle chamber notes native Alaska residents display high fashion and taxi use. He cites $8 per hour taxi rides in Ketchikan and seven new cabs driving busy shore traffic. A departing friend is farewelled with a dockside handshake before leaving by motor car.
Indianapolis secretary of state Ed Jackson, a student at Ft Benjamin Harrison, slept in the trenches during training with the embryo officers. A Paris street scene notes veterans from Marne Verdun and their calming ribbons. A camouflage study describes ships with color-spotted hulls to blend with waves. A New York Harbor chart revision highlights changes from recent surveys. Butterflies are culled as pests with a one-pfennig premium per butterfly in Solingen and Dusseldorf, raising school fund money.
A British observation balloon crew survived a heavy combat incident on Menin Road 1 Flanders as the observer used a parachute to escape injury. The image shows the parachute lowering him from a treetop while other crafts defend Britain’s coast against Zeppelins. Field Marshal Sir John French appears among the defense forces.
A rough dialogue recounts a boxer describing how he lost a lightweight title. He mentions meeting a coal dealer and his manager watching him as he believes he dominated early, implying a turning point or distraction led to the defeat. The fragment hints at personal tension and backstage dynamics in Indy.
A mangled OCR note mentions a capstan, spring buffer, and electric light aimed at car doors, with references to English inventors in Seattle and NYC transit. It hints at mechanisms to deter theft and control access, listing various devices and tests, though the text is fragmented and hard to parse.
A military drill scene shows a nervous subaltern attempting to explain forming fours. The sergeant interrupts, insisting the squad should not be idle and to proceed with marching and formation despite the recruits’ reluctance.
A dialogue between a doctor's wife and the physician reveals concern over Roxley’s condition. The doctor says he spoke with Roxley and hopes he would have called sooner, adding that Roxley may recover after several visits.
A fragment mentions Mabel and decorative signs on a sofa pillow with unclear context. The text is garbled and lacks a clear event or standalone facts to summarize.
American cars gain rapid popularity in China though road access is limited to select districts. Wealthy Chinese own multiple vehicles and taxicab service struggles as owners charter cars. Chinese chauffeurs are described as cool and steady while mechanics face challenges.
National Geographic bulletin portrays Dvinsk as a strategic Russian city controlling the Dvina valley. With 110000 residents including 20000 Jews it is a key rail hub linking Riga Smolensk Perograd Vilna and Libav and a major agricultural and timber market. The article notes its historical name changes and Napoleon era defense.
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