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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
6
A Washburn Times column parades air travel jokes and social quips about aviation and fashion. It jokes that ballooning is less fatal than football while noting a rising interest in air travel and looming regulatory tension amid oddities in society and technology.
In Cranford New Jersey a thief stole a hundred dollar gold watch from the pocket of a police sergeant who was dozing in the station. The joke notes the need for a chaperon.
The city boy faces tougher times with the end of Fourth of July celebrations and restrictions on motion pictures, while vacation schools expand as authorities condemn moving picture shows.
The column weighs aviation growth and risks, Danis wireless lightning claim, a St. Louis robber called the candy kid, a Western scientist touting a germ-killing chemical, and Greece facing dangers. It questions modern education, war’s map reshaping, and balloon race risks versus safe landings.
The piece reviews the 13th United States census begun in 1910, detailing projected total costs around 19 million dollars and breakdowns for staff in the census bureau. It notes innovations from Director E Dana Durand, including card punching and tabulating machines, and outlines scope limited to population, agriculture, manufactures, and mines and quarries with millions of workers and farms involved.
The Portland vase, an ancient glasswork marvel, was rescued from a buried tomb near Rome after discovery by laborers. It traveled from the Barberini palace to the duchess of Portland, then to the Portland collection, with later damage and careful reconstruction. The vase’s composition puzzled scholars who debated cialedony and sardonyx labels, finally identifying it as glass with a blue body and white overlaid cameos.
A girl wears a bright red rose given by a friend. A stranger questions the giver and implies she must have an opening somewhere, scanning the city for a chance to obtain a rose or opportunity. The exchange ends with the stranger muttering that luck is against her.
A Springfield girl Elise Hensler married King Ferdinand II of Portugal becoming Countess Edla. Her rise from humble beginnings led to a courtly career in Lisbon and Europe, influencing history by her love and defiant choice against Spain’s throne. The couple resided at Sintra Castle until the king’s death in 1885.
A Plains Pennsylvania colliery proprietor built a 40 by 4 foot bath for mules after veterinarians advised daily washing to prolong life and vigor. Mules race to the bath after work, crowding in for water and some even call for showers via the perforated pipe. One mule resisted leaving the pool, prompting the shower to save time.
Letters from John N. Watkins of St Louis and C B Newhof of Albany praise Peruna for curing kidney and bladder troubles. Watkins reports a four month course ending in a complete cure and gratitude. Newhof notes relief from irritation and urinary issues after taking Peruna, with seven months of good health afterward.
Advertisement from Peters Sales and Distributing Company of Dexter, Michigan offering merchants a way to become agents. It promises big cash commissions, free catalogs, and household socialties with a dust beater product advertised at 45 cents.
A Newark playground tale features a colored girl with two cousins named Aida Overture Johnson and Lucia Sextette Johnson explaining their father worked for an opera man. The exchange highlights quirky naming and the city’s casual storytelling tone.
A Chicago clerk writes that proper nourishment through Grape-Nuts helped restore her health and ability to work. She notes relief from brain fatigue and dyspepsia, crediting Grape-Nuts for maintaining her income and employment.
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