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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
2
The 1906 navigation season on Chequamegon bay closes as the last boat leaves for the lakes. Norwalk and Leonard from Washburn cleared for Buffalo last Friday. Montezuma will stay tied to the elevator for winter grain storage, expanding capacity. Coal and grain shipments were busy though lumber declined after the Hines mill fire.
A discussion on Ben Davis apples notes uneven quality, with some bitter rot and bad drops, but overall a liberal US crop. It praises Ben Davis as a strong market variety in Missouri orchards and predicts continued plantings as long as profits hold. It also mentions Scotch reception and storage advice for moisture retention.
The Manila railway project employed 1500 to 2000 Filipinos under US foremen to lay rails and erect power facilities across 45 miles. Workers earned 50 to 70 cents daily, building with molave and California redwood ties, steel cars, and concrete track sections to resist white ant damage. The line, costing 4 to 5 million dollars, features block signals and railroad telephone service, with teak cars and substantial steel construction.
The Chicago Post notes that music boxes and blue light form a new aesthetic line. Prof Bedard of Geneva suggests music reduces unpleasant effects of anesthesia and external impressions during somnolence influence dreams. Music may ease pre and post anesthesia excitement and awakenings. Electric fan mentioned.
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