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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
7
A period essay urges men to defend women's honor, reject gossip, and cherish respect for female dignity. It argues upbringing shapes behavior, condemns slander, and promotes mutual patience between spouses, urging men to emulate defenders of women and women to respond with measured force against cruel whispers.
The piece argues that temper in marriage shapes a husband’s energy and a wife’s influence. It praises a wife who rouses a passive husband to responsibility while noting calm husbands may become lazy without prompting, and that sharp words can energize or wound, depending on context.
A reflective essay argues that all life seeks amusement from varied sources. It praises the diverse pleasures from opera to penny papers, cinema to cartoons, and trolley rides to quiet reading, urging readers to respect differing tastes while finding joy in daily entertainments.
Henry Ward Beecher comments on the impulse of youth and conservatism, noting the solemnity of a nation's young men and the need for humor to steer society. He argues lies require a true handle and that virtue comes from harnessing passion to moral nature, like horses pulling the sun chariot.
A famous English physician advises a simple nightly remedy for severe insomnia: a large bowl of bread and milk seasoned with salt eaten just before bed. The tip highlights a comforting, non pharmaceutical approach.
The fragment shows a dialogue about romantic doubt with lines on love and marriage. A woman longs for certainty that Al Gernon loves her so she can stay married while seeking a better match. The tone suggests a serialized love snippet from a bygone column.
The Women's Medical club of Columbus adopts a white stork on a yellow field as its official pennant, symbolizing the duty and mission of its members.
Dr. Charles H. Walker reports a series of cancer patients treated with selenium and sulfo-selene showing relief of pain and possible cures. He cautions no definitive cure but urges thorough investigation and strict dieting alongside treatment.
Edmond E Behr portrays Francisco Villa with emphasis on his heavy build and long reach, critiquing how photographs fail to capture his true nature. The piece introduces Villa from Field Headquarters for the Punitive Expedition in Mexico and signals a forthcoming illustration of his real persona beyond staged depictions.
Victor Carlstrom smashed the American nonstop distance record with 452 miles in 4 hours 17144 minutes while aiming for a Chicago to New York glide of about 975 miles. He stopped once at Erie, Pennsylvania and again at Hammondsport, New York for engine trouble but averaged about 110 mph on the journey.
In Memphis Tennessee a 16 year old boy James L Yarbrough wed his 22 year old teacher Miss Sadie Patrick formerly of Arlington. The marriage was discovered after a license surfaced and the principal learned the couple had married. The two now live with James's parents.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls a summer visit where many women have beaus while the speaker’s husband is away. A teasing line targets the daughter Jane but she answers that her mother once had a beau who became a husband.
Washington reports rising flag prices as cotton becomes dominant and wool flags dwindle. Cost of dyes and materials climbs about 70 percent, with manufacturers warning of sustained strain but no impending shutdown. Arthur Copeland of M. G. Copeland Co. notes patriotic demand sustains production.
A dramatic Washington first aid class under Red Cross and Navy League hosts Jimmie a messenger boy chosen to be a patient for bandaging drills. He endures the heat and exposure as the professor declares the exercise, prompting Jimmie to pedal away still in the hall.
Louis Brownlow and Oliver Newman, once lunching reporters, long admired doughnuts at a downtown hotel. As DC commissioners, they found a round table reserved for daily lunches with a bushel of doughnuts, leading to the nickname the doughnut cabinet and a joke about past tabs.
Hotel managers nationwide report a rising conscience among guests leading to the return of numerous missing items. A Washington manager says his property loss over 20 years totals about 10 000 yearly in silver, linen, and boudoir goods. In two weeks he received over 50 packages from the US and Canada containing nearly 200 items with no explanations.
New Jersey factories employ 232000 workers. Atlanta raised 12000 for Boy Scouts. The phono graph needle records 1.82 mph. Mrs M J Crocker 87 learns lace in Los Angeles. J C Nickerson 55 years in overcoat. American linoleum competition declines Scotland’s exports. John Britt 91 walks Providence preparedness parade. Haiti coal deposits examined by French engineers with development plans.
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