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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
3
A dated witty exchange notes a fixed expression from driving. A gasoline engine bale maker is described as capable of forming cylindrical hay or straw bales. The humor hints that a surprising kiss can disarm a stubborn girl.
Dr. Pierce urges drinking pure water and taking Anuric to prevent premature aging and boost longevity. He claims kidneys remove toxins and Anuric dissolves uric acid, offering quick relief from backache and urinary issues.
An ocean liner crew during a waiting table drill lines up with empty curry and rice dishes outside the saloon. On cue they move to each seat to offer the dish, but a cockney steward named Bill omits one seat. The chief calls him out, Bill replies that the Gent does not take curry.
A young English officer home from the front interrupts his father's gloomy diatribe with the quip you know about you father one foot in the grave and another on a banana skin as usual.
A dated dialogue hints at a secret match as two speakers discuss marriage to a sister and a promised reaction from Bobby. The fragment suggests a domestic or social note rather than a formal report, with a playful backstory implied.
Minnesota readers report kidney relief with Dr Pierce Anuric Tablets and recovery from nervous fatigue using Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription. Mrs Lindsey of Minneapolis lauds Anuric with words about regaining health and urging others to try the product. Miss Carroll credits Favorite Prescription for her improved health and no further trouble.
Mrs Newlywed visits the city market to buy strawberries for her husband. The berries appear greenish white and scraggly. The clerk explains the color shortage is due to wartime trade disruptions in Europe, and she leaves with three boxes.
A young boy asks his father for a harsh lickin so he will cry loudly. He reasons that his mother will wipe his face, give a penny, and he will buy candy, turning punishment into a sweet reward in the family scene.
A playful classroom exchange asks for the possessive form of Mr. Vail. The child answers with Tommy and Mrs. Vail, highlighting the social mechanics of naming in a light instructional vignette.
The exchange portrays Grace defying authority while Miss Pry notes she does not mind her own business. Dismissive tone reflects a family or social dynamic where a girl resists rules and expectations. The dialogue highlights tension between generations over obedience.
Colgate Washington and Jefferson and Penn State, three small enrollment schools averaging about 500 students, have risen in football as light teams beat heavier rivals due to speed brains and trickery. Once used as practice for Harvard Yale and Penn, they now regularly defeat bigger programs.
The famed Panhandles of Columbus Ohio organized fifteen years ago by Joseph F Carr remain a top football group in the United States. The squad averages about 180 pounds with six Nesser brothers in regular positions. Their players are all Pennsylvania Railroad employees of Columbus. They plan a fourteen game national schedule this season.
The piece notes that five American track stars Meredith Simpson Loomis Ward and Murray will visit Stockholm this fall and provoke Sweden’s sports backers to plan a larger U S team visit. Awakened interest in sending a strong, fifteen-man squad to the United States grows if the New York Athletic Club invitation reappears next spring. The only obstacle remains the military situation.
Cartoonish musings on golfers dreaming of home and grown children mirror real play at Cleveland and Philadelphia clubs. Players insist daylight fades quickly, so they prefer moonlit rounds. To cut losses they replace soiled balls with clean white ones.
Canadian troops in France recently conducted an athletic meet featuring events such as 100 yards dash, 220 yards dash, 440 yards dash, high jump, running broad jump, throwing baseball, sack race, and additional contests.
A Canadian national team will play in Providence and New York late this month. A Stockholm team is discussed as a participant for the following summer, signaling growing international interest in the matches.
In 1915 coaches note the lateral pass as a spectacular but dangerous play. It involves a center to quarterback then to an end who must hurl forward to a teammate, risking fumbles as a defender lurks and may intercept the final pass. The triple handling invites ruin when misexecuted.
Tris Speaker honored his word to Jean Dubuc by passing on post season pay. Weeks before season end he rejected $1,500 to report the world series and $500 to play an exhibition in Cleveland to instead barnstorm.
Coach Joe Wright of the Argonaut Rowing Club Toronto has been placed in charge of University of Pennsylvania rowing candidates. He aims for an improved showing by the Red and Blue crew after last season’s experience.
It appears the triangular eight oared shell race between Yale Cornell and Princeton will be rowed next spring on the Housatonic river course Yale's home stretch of water.
The newly formed Interstate Individual Bowling Association in Detroit announces an intercity schedule with a 12 city national circuit. Preliminary city tournaments in April 1917 lead to a May 15 to June 1 finals tour of 84 games for the title and nearly 2500 dollars in prizes plus a diamond medal. Franchises awarded to eight cities with four more to be chosen from several major East and Midwest cities.
The article surveys a dip in base stealing across both leagues, weighing whether runners slow, catchers improve, or plays like sacrifice hits and hit and run dominate. It notes the New York Nationals as historic leaders with 320 steals per season in 1911 1913, while this season only a few clubs approach 200, reflecting a broader shift in the sport’s tactics.
A D Griffin named cross country captain of Stanford, the first hill and dale leader for the college. The squad may meet California in a dual race, highlighting the potential scheduled clash.
Boxing remains prosperous in Australia with weekly Sydney stadium bouts drawing crowds. Gate receipts range from 3000 to 20000 dollars, reflecting strong attendance despite wartime conditions.
Of interest to mothers the ad urges cutting food bills by serving Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti two or three times weekly. It claims children love it and adults benefit, offers a free cookbook from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Neb for ideas.
In a Newark News item Mrs. De Graw dismisses her maid Maggie after a quarrel over housework and dress. Maggie refuses to wash windows or floors and finally packs her trunk, denouncing the household management as she leaves. An ad for Anuric cures appears in the same column.
A clipped ex change notes an accident to Mrs John Whitman wife of a grocer who sells sugar. She stepped on an old tomato can in a yard chase and lacerated her foot. The piece offers grim wry humor about a potential death and a Banner tribute.
An old advertisement from The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois promotes Cole’s Carboni salve claiming it stops pain from burns and cuts and heals quickly without scars. The ad offers 25c and 60c sizes and a free sample by writing to Rockford Illinois.
A public school hygiene instructor impresses students with the dangers of untreated adenoids. The class writes essays, including one about Tommy with adenoids who, after surgery, becomes president of the United States.
An advertisement for Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap promises relief from irritated scalp itching burning and hair loss. It urges applying ointment to dandruff spots followed by hot shampoo and offers a free sample by mail with a Book. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A newcomer asks if the minister practices what he preaches and a citizen confirms yes but wishes him to stop. The neighbor reports the minister begins sermon preparation at seven o’clock Sunday morning at his home next door.
A brief exchange notes caution about risky behavior in a domestic scene. The dialogue hints at social norms and perceptions of affection and fidelity within marriage.
Citizens cry out as a church on the street erupts in flames. Onlookers describe smoke pouring from the building while responders rush to control the blaze. Nearby residents flee or shelter as fire units arrive.
In New Castle Indiana a woman recalls years of monthly illness until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her suffering and left her regular. The ad invites women to write for confidential advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragment quotes the line “What did Rastus get married for Land only knows, chile. He keeps right on workin'.” The snippet hints at a lighthearted or rural character sketch centered on work and marriage.
A health advertisement urges readers with back pain to use Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims immediate relief and cites testimonials and offers samples and a mailing address in Binghamton New York.
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