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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
4
Bilkens faced the magistrate for speeding amid shouting protests. A motor cop is blamed for faster driving, while a farmer from Ashland recalls a car purchase and parts promise. The scene features quips about fairness and a Washburn girl racing Methuselah in local lore.
A village constable chides a speeding motorist who blames a dirty carburetor and insists on cleaning it. The piece muses on speed, safety, and public temper while noting December bath nights and social divisions among women as observed by Jens Albrechtson.
A humorous note praises jazz bands for easing serious worries while poking fun at fashion shifts from peek-a-boo waists to burlesque skirts. The speaker quips about gloom, opinion on inheritance, and the small yet sharp sting of a chigger.
Reported dialogue shows John Doe inviting others to break out of jail tonight while Richard Roe rejects the plan citing harsh outside conditions and a dire housing situation. The exchange highlights underlying inmate concerns and possible coordination.
A reader asks for help locating a blond son in law as part of a lighthearted note. The correspondent signs O. Long Subfern and jokes about taking a street car for a long ride without worrying about speed, tires, or spark plugs.
Verse on roaming versus staying at home and a press agent boasting a boxer's peak condition to daunt the rival. The lines mix travel longing with carnival mood as Mae Doyle touts the fighter’s readiness the day before a bout.
Geo Fox asks whether dogs can find their way home from long distances. He says a dog can return from Alaska if it is the right one, but may get lost around the corner if not.
A seven year old boy answers a teacher's question about a battered face. He explains they moved yesterday and he had to carry the cat. The exchange takes place on the way to school as the teacher questions him about possible fighting.
A teacher holds up a zebra picture asking what it is and a student quips a horse in a bathing suit. A commentary on marriage roles notes a man should accept being bossed part of the time. A clock in the Count House jokes that insanity and love resemble each other.
A brief dialogue shows a mother restricting marble play on the sidewalk and guiding her child Johnny to the back yard. Johnny asks which day of the week it is there, revealing a playful miscommunication about time and space.
A retort turns a gendered insult into a joke as a man answers with humor. The exchange frames secrecy and misdirection as a magician’s act, reflecting social humor in a brief dialogue.
A town in the Southwest with strong family ties slows crime action. The postmaster notes Sheriff Bill Perkins waited to arrest Frank for selling moonshine until returning home to his wife who is related, avoiding offense to relatives.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note describes an electric perfumer at a county jail on trial. It could scent cells with roses oranges cedar or forest aromas and even simulate breakfast aromas or a Hawaiian night, suggesting hopeful possibilities while the operator faces trial.
A light verse follows a man who buys a bike to lose weight. He rides daily, gains almost fifty pounds, then wears the bike down and sheds ten pounds, prompting a wry reflection on the oddity of the effort.
A compact mock warning travels through a frontier bar scene. A character jokes about danger and a possible bottle offer, while another quips a readiness to draw a gun rather than face a shot. The exchange hints at tense frontier mood and rough bravado.
A lawyer earning $3 000 a year survived a shipwreck and wired his partner to tell his wife gently after news of his supposed death. Judge Axelberg notes many inmates would have reached for shortcuts to success.
The article recalls Sakhalin’s division after the Russo Japanese War with Russia and Japan sharing the island. It notes sparse rail lines, then details bright window paint on trains as a warning to passengers unfamiliar with glass. It paints a picture of Toyohara shrine and curious trains through a cold northern land.
Dr W J Humphreys of the U S Weather Bureau notes fog in the Newfoundland area contains about 20 000 droplets per cubic inch. Experiments by Wells and Thuras of the Bureau of Standards estimate a gulp of water requires fog filling an 8 by 5 by 100 foot volume and yields about 60 trillion droplets. Counting an inch of fog would take about half an hour. Droplets in clouds are typically twice the size of fog droplets.
A historical note details sunflower oil as a possible major future source. Cold pressed oil serves culinary needs while hot pressed oil is used for soaps and varnishes. In 1911 the Caucasus had over 500 mills pressing seeds. sunflowers are grown widely, including Missouri for poultry feed.
A visitor asks the lawyer what happened to a man he defended. The lawyer explains he argued the accused was a fool rather than a criminal, and the court acquitted him. The man waited outside the court in amazement at the lawyer’s clever plea.
Loule Chevrolet, a French engineer, struggles with English phrases. He recalls a scene where friends discuss an acquaintance facing financial reverses. They say he is down and out, all in, and it's all up with him, illustrating the puzzling directions of American idioms.
A parrot and a kitten, owned together, parted when the home moved. The parrot cried Where's my kitty and Want my kitty for hours. The next day they were reunited before onlookers as the parrot scampered to the kitten and the two kissed through the bars.
Four newborn kittens in New Orleans were noted for being unusually joined, appearing as a single fur ball with four heads and fourteen legs, drawing local curiosity.
A reflective verse by W. M. Letts laments the loss of night and twilight beauty. It contrasts an idealized, dreamlike countryside with the absence of night in heaven. The speaker longs for evening scents, summer heat, hawthorn under May moonlight, and the starry sky, praising night as creator of stars.
A burglar climbed in through a window and hid behind a curtain as a family carried out a sequence of piano violin singing and flute lessons. At nine the intruder rushed out begged to be arrested and placed in safe custody.
The dialogue shows a strained exchange where one party accuses the other of giving wrong numbers three times. the other questions how to know when enough is enough, highlighting a quarrel over communication.
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