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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
4
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It emphasizes purity in every bottle, offers teaspoons doses, and invites readers to sample via ten cent request to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
In sixteenth century Russia Ivan the Terrible held a nationwide beauty contest to select a wife. Some 1,500 top girls gathered in Moscow for elimination, and Anastasia, from a poor family, was chosen to become empress of Russia.
In a Boston Transcript item an exchange centers on permission to kiss. One character allows a kiss but objects to extending it to the entire family, prompting a note on social boundaries and propriety.
A golfer’s misplayed shot at Den ver Country club ricochets off a caddy, hits L. B. Bromfield at the tee and ends in R. P. Barry’s shirt pocket. A heated debate ensues over the next shot with Barry joking he has no extra ribs to spare.
The United States and N. A. Neusstein, a Washington civilian, won the small-bore individual championship.
Harvard captain Horween congratulated Alvin McMillin after the game praising his team and McMillin's play. Horween offered the ball used in the match as a trophy but McMillin, exhausted and moved, refused it saying the victor deserves the spoils. He tearfully thanked Horween for the praise.
United States riflemen dominated the Belgium Olympic events, winning most championships and earning two second places while beating 14 other nations who totaled fewer points. American trap shooters also led with five top places, and individual titles went to Osburn, Spooner, and Fisher across 300, 600 meter events and free-for-all formats.
Brown University reports 696 of 939 undergrads in 1919 20 enrolled in physical training. Gymnastics 318, heavy gym 22, track 120, basketball 40, wrestling 48, swimming 162, bowling 67. Trusty earned 6884 dollars last year while Man o' War made 83325. Coach New York. Edward Thorp signs to coach NYU basketball next season.
From Los Angeles comes word that De Witt Van Court has turned sixty. A veteran of over thirty five years in the teaching department of the art he remains on the job at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. He previously taught at the Oakland Acme club the Reliance club the San Francisco Olympic club and the LAAC since 1906. He trained and coached more than 134 amateur champions more than 20 American champions and three world champions across those clubs.
Haack's Club promoter Haack runs a busy boxing gym in Memphis a city long known as a boxing haven. The Dixie region also yields quality fighters, boosting local ringside interest and talent.
Arthur Brickley, a Columbia University freshman, seeks fame through his kicking toe approaching the notoriety of his brother Charley.
China will stage the Far Eastern L A games in 1921. The announcement sets the stage for regional competition among teams and athletes in the Far East during the coming year.
The degree rule that barred a degree man from another college from competing in Penn athletics has been abolished, allowing wider participation in University of Pennsylvania sports.
Boxing patrons in Seattle report higher costs than last year and say they will pay more if events deliver better fighting nights and proper matches. Local fans cite improved ring action and clearer billings as essential to support higher prices.
The dapper mile specialist Joie Ray of the Illinois A. C. and U. S. indoor and outdoor mile champion plans to retire after a string of overseas reverses. The American great has dominated national mile races, but illness and fatigue abroad lead him to conclude he has reached the end of his rope on the track.
Big Bill Edwards argues the open running and forward passing define modern football. He notes players are faster and more versatile, teams use about 50 plays, and crowds show the game's growth, contrasting with his era when guards and centers faced heavier, simpler line play.
George Whitted of the Pittsburgh Pirates says a pitcher using a ball to frighten a batter is as wrong as a batter breaking a pitcher's arm to stop him. He hints he will retaliate in kind if he feels singled out by a pitcher who tries to dust him off.
Cincinnati remains a loyal base for the Reds with high class support. Attendance figures show strong turnout in Brooklyn and New York series despite poor performances and frequent rain. Readings include 8,279 8,689 11,215 21,928 for Brooklyn and 16,773 19,205 20,070 for New York.
The excerpt recounts Ring Lardner describing Wambsganss turning a triple play after Kilduff and Miller singled off Bagby and Mitchell hit a bases loaded line drive to Wambsganss. It captures a sportswriter’s vivid recreation of a key defensive moment.
Georgetown University implements a rotating captaincy with a different player chosen each week to lead the squad. The new policy establishes a seven week cycle assigning captain duties to seven players.
The advertisement promotes Boschee's Syrup as a long standing remedy for throat and lung inflammation and coughs. It claims the product soothes irritated membranes, aids sleep, and eases morning expectoration. A proverb about a drowning man closing the piece.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing itchy rashes in babies. It promotes Cuticura Soap for hot baths followed by Cuticura Ointment, with Cuticura Talcum dusted on. The ad claims purity and sweetness and lists prices of 25¢ each.
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to be a tonic and blood purifier by cleansing the blood and building up the system to restore normal conditions. Druggists. Circulars free. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A humorous tale on wealth and happiness linked to digestion and health. The article praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery from Buffalo New York as a digestion aiding remedy free of alcohol or narcotics, claiming long-standing public confidence and blood nourishment.
Claim that slight blood impurities cause serious diseases including rheumatism eczema and general debility. Promotes S. S. S as a 66 year old blood cleanser sold by druggists with free literature and medical advice from Atlanta Georgia.
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