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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
8
Amos Hassen and Jake Segal spearhead a banquet set for Friday night with invitations already issued. They promise a significant citywide event and urge all invitees to attend, stating the occasion holds great importance for the community.
A New Year dance organized by Harvey Trish and Bob Affieck aims to raise funds for soldiers at the front. The city band will provide music, printers donate ads, and every cent goes to buy supplies for the troops. Authorities warn about licensing for explosives vendors and encourage women to apply as bilingual telephone operators for overseas service.
Rumors fly that Jim Tang may receive a call from a prominent investigative agency amid ongoing questions surrounding his recent activities. Officials declined further comment.
Over the past weeks he has demonstrated his skill and landed his man in two cases. Jim speaks little but always delivers the goods.
In the old time mood a song notes a manly sense while winter feels sharp and the cold keeps many indoors. The piece observes men braving frost only for warmth and amusement in frigid days.
A brief item notes Ed Plant’s focus on cattle hogs and crops while attempting to grow a moustache. It savors the era’s Red Cross training and predicts a generation adept at knitting warm stockings and mittens, avoiding store varieties.
The article explains cramps result from cold and trigger panic that can lead to drowning. It advises swimmers to lie on the back and gulp air to stay buoyant, then methodically straighten cramped limbs while continuing rapid breathing to rise and recover.
A London tale recounts a mummy with a warning plate claiming the disturbed rest will bring violent death. Walter Ingram dies on a Somaliland hunt after failing to bag an elephant, his body buried in a dry nullah washed away by rains. His mother later seeks remains, only to learn the grave has vanished across the earth.
The piece notes George Du Maurier gaining European fame as a satirical artist before turning to novels with Trilby and Thackeray trying art before his fiction. It also highlights Dante Rossetti as a renowned poet and artist of the last century.
A bantering salon review quoted from the Morning Blatt and Chicago News discusses a performing duo. The Ingenue is praised for beauty while the Soubrette suffers a harsh, witty rebuke about appeal.
A Washburn woman testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved a long lasting backache and tiredness from weak kidneys after using two boxes. The ad cites Mrs. William Loshea of 229 Pine St and promotes the product from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, priced 60c.
The text argues that mastery in one field matters more than broad talent for all tasks. Figures like Parwin Newton Faraday and Napoleon failed at others yet changed history by excelling in one domain. Good positions await capable people, while the business world is crowded with the mediocre.
The white throated and white crown sparrows are smaller with distinct markings. The fox sparrow is larger with rufous streaks and a spotted breast. The song sparrow resembles an English sparrow but has a longer tail and large breast spot. The chipping and field sparrows are smaller with no breast spots. Fables In the Bible discuss two examples: the trees choosing a king and the cedar of Lebanon versus the thistle.
Short epigram on fetters tracing brass and iron use in ancient times. The piece adds a satirical exchange about daily life and status, noting a wife in a quip about a new hat and a husband about a steam yacht, attributed to the Pittsburgh Press.
Bernhart Albert Wandersee and Julia Wandersee petition to change their names to Bernhart Albert Rewalt and Julia Rewall. Hearing at Ashland Court on December 22, 1917 at 10:00 AM. Sanborn Lamoreaux Pray attorneys for petitioners, Ashland Wisconsin.
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