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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
6
A Rural New Yorker inspired note warns against leaving fields bare after harvest. Nitrification lowers soil nitrogen as manure and moisture wash it away. growing a living crop saves nitrogen. Rye cover crops encouraged if plowing is not possible. insect-heavy sods may require shallow plowing and regular surface cultivation.
A Farm and Fireside contributor describes a cistern filtering method combining a deep underground cistern with a side filtering cistern. The design uses a perforated bucket packed with brick, charcoal, or slate to strain water as it slowly passes into the main cistern, with careful sealing and a three inch sewer tile connection.
The American Cultivator notes that clearing worthless bushes and dead trees boosts farm rock quality and sets the stage for further repairs at gates fences and walls. Removing weeds around buildings and field edges improves appearance, reduces abandonment stigma, and raises market value.
The Iowa Homestead notes that a week or ten days of dry weather will reduce sorghum weight by about two thirds. A crop weighing twenty tons per acre at cutting could drop to six or seven tons after drying, with lighter crops shrinking further as they dry, then ready for shock.
A Chicago dispatch reports total charitable donations and bequests in 1904 reached 46,296,980. Carnegie’s contributions totaled 11,248,230, about one fourth, with libraries receiving 259,860 and educational gifts across multiple institutes totaling 21,235,452. Rockefeller and others contributed additional sums to colleges, religious groups, and charities.
Nikola Tesla, in the Electrical World and Engineer, unveils an oscillator with 10,000,000 hergepower to telephone or telegraph to Mars or Venus. He claims a 100,000,000 volt earth current delivering 1,000,000,000 horsepower, enough to awaken electricians on distant planets. He also introduces a telantomatic torpedo and a nonwired 10,000 horsepower transmitter, asserting these advances will change future warfare and energy delivery.
Oneida student Miss Laura M. Cornelius plans to be the first Indian woman in Stanford Law School Los Angeles dispatch says she resigned as Sherman Indian School teacher to pursue legal training. She aims to defend tribal rights and teach her people their legal rights in courts and at Washington.
Senator A. O. Bacon of Georgia recently presented the University of Georgia with a copy of the Jefferson Bible, a compilation of Jesus moral teachings by Thomas Jefferson. The item is drawing significant attention as visitors queue to view the book in the university library.
George Maxwell recalls a French mining manager's vivid forest encounter with a tiger. The man describes edging toward the animal and feeling it was not less than thirty feet tall when it stood before him, a striking testament to the tiger's majesty and power.
Mrs Upmore admires a bulldog at a beach show while her husband Mr Upmore defends the dog as a beauty. The Chicago Tribune caption captures a playful clash over appearance and value in a dog fancier scene.
In a Baltimore American snippet, Miss Sharp questions Mr. Borelt during a club gathering after a pause, delivering sudden animation as a playful moment unfolds. The brief exchange hints at personal interest amid the social setting.
Five year old Elsie hopes for a Dutch husband to become a duchess. Aunt Mary asks why and Elsie replies with a dream of status. The text then pivots to a note that the word Jew denotes a member of Judah's tribe.
Readers are assured Boschee’s German Syrup is the only market preparation that relieves and cures consumption. The ad claims pure tar extracts and gum components endorsed by medical congresses for coughs, colds, and consumption, noting rest at night, relief from dry morning coughs, and benefits of fresh air and good food. Small bottle 25 cents, regular 75 cents, at Frost and Spies.
Helen Nicolay surveys how Abraham Lincoln earned his title as a man of letters. The piece contrasts his brief Gettysburg and inaugural addresses with his simple direct style born of hardship and moral purpose. It credits his life, aims, and genius for shaping him into a premier writer of his era.
The exchange features Outlate praising a good morning sleep while Fogey-Sci predicts pre midnight sleep is most beneficial. Outlate counters that the wakeup call sleep also boosts mood, in a quip captured by the Philadelphia Press.
A Baltimore American quote describes Mrs Getthere banning cigars in the home and providing her own to force her husband to smoke, aiming to spare her feelings while breaking his habit.
A father finally locates a long searched book and jokes that the reason it is found last is because once found the hunt ends. His son quips that stopping the hunt explains the timing of the discovery.
An aspirant presents a brief poem titled He Always Refused to Smile. The editor dryly notes that reading the piece would have broken the spell, adding a wry exchange about humor and artistry.
The Aro tribe in southern Nigeria worship a guarded circular pool called the Long Juju where sacrifices are made. Each house holds its own private Juju. Upon reaching a certain age, Aro boys undergo endurance tests including running twice around the town, about four miles, without stopping.
The Rev. Mr. Godman reproaches Timdease for playing golf on Sabbath. Timdease admits poor form but notes he usually plays well, reported by the Philadelphia Press.
Help wanted by Chicago wholesale and mail order house seeks assistant manager for county and adjoining territory. Salary 200 plus expenses weekly, expense money advanced. Pleasant permanent position no investment or experience required. Enclose self addressed envelope to SUPERINTENDENT 132 Lake St Chicago IL.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets is pitched as a busy person's medicine promising health and vigor. The tablet form of the remedy is sold for 35 cents per box, produced by Hollister Drug Company in Madison Wisconsin, aimed at constipation indigestion liver troubles pimples eczema impure blood bad breath sluggish bowels headaches and backaches.
When you want anything in the line of job printing The Times can supply your wants in first class shape.
The undersigned offer refunds on a 50 cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure a cough or cold and a 25 cent bottle offered to prove satisfaction or money refunded by Fox Bros.
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