Washburn Times notes Germany's peace proposals amid war
The Washburn Times reports Germany and allies sending peace notes to the United States Spain and Switzerland proposing end to the war and restoration of Belgium and France with a Polish kingdom and adjusted Balkan affairs. It assesses reactions of England France Russia and the Entente and warns of renewed campaigns if no peace ends the conflict.
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Germany
United States
Spain
Switzerland
Belgium
France
Poland
Balkan
England
Alsace
Lorraine
Russia
Gested
Washburn women lead boycott to lower prices on basics
Women through local organizations mobilize a boycott on butter and eggs to push down costs. Merchants fear slumps in prices while men pledge backers for the effort as Washburn, a 6000 population city, funds a funded secretary and club expenses amid renewed booster spirit.
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Commission
Washburn
Washburn City Described as a Mighty Live Corpse
The text portrays Washburn as a city of notable resilience and energy. It argues the spirit present could revive the city and accomplish results, likening it to raising a corpse from the dead through proactive work and determination.
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Washburn
Washburn City Cuts Tax Rate to 2.60 Percent
The city reduces the tax rate by 90 mills, a major move favoring the current administration and expected to ease the burden on taxpayers as the rate settles at 2.60 percent for the year.
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Washburn
County fairs through history from barter to spectacle
A historical meditation on fairs tracing their origins in barter across civilizations from India to Greece and Jerusalem, noting the enduring allure of farm displays, competitions, and trade. It contrasts ancient religious markets with medieval fairs and ends by likening fairs to modern exhibitions and their evolving entertainments.
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India
Russia
Asia
Greece
Italy
Temple of
Voltumna
Temple of Jerusalem
Europe
Winchester
England
Brittany
France
Phidias
Fairs as Mirrors of Human Society in Literature and Life
The essay argues that fairs from India to the United States reflect human society, tracing literary use from Bunyan and Thackeray to modern opera and city life. It links fairs to social criticism, culture, and the recurring motif of communal spectacle across eras.
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Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
John Bunyan
Thackeray
Bunyan
India
United States
Boston Globe
Love and a Ring and Other Short Tales
A brief note cataloging a jeweler shop tale about an impecunious suitor buying an imperfect diamond. The fiancée insists on a replacement with a first class stone, offering to pay, and later reveals the ring as a symbol of pride and judgment from discerning friends.
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New York Times
Schopenhauer and Lady Byron Dine Incognito in Geneva
In Geneva Schopenhauer frequented a hotel restaurant where notable visitors appeared. One day Lady Byron sat beside him. After she left the host revealed the surprising company. Schopenhauer wished to be rude to the guest but the host had kept quiet.
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Schopenhauer
Geneva
Lady Byron
Prehistoric Mollycoddle Creates Fashioned Cave Hero
In a Birmingham Age-Herald note a reader questions Scribson over a story where a cave man becomes the hero. The illustrator drew a shaggy coated cave man with meticulously manicured nails.
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Scribson
Birmingham Age-Herald
Delusion on Mental Alertness Among Laziness
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote questions if someone can be mentally alert yet physically indolent. It counters the idea that lazy people lack quick thinking, noting many believe their minds work with rapidity.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Sammy Makes Rebate in the Preserves
A brief cartoon caption shows a mother horrified by Sammy who jokes about revenge after she says she whipped him. Sammy answers that he heard the grandmother say she whipped him too hard, so he decides to "make it even."
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Mother
Sammy
Puck
Veterinary Neighbor Advice Causes Piano Pause
A veterinary surgeon next door prescribes rest for a sick lap dog and forbids playing the piano to avoid upsetting the animal. The anecdote is framed in the humorous tone of Fliegende Blaetter.
Laundries and Crime Use of Private Marks in Detection
The Register of Laundries in Scotland Yard lists all kingdom laundries and their private marks. Each item sent to a laundry bears a mark and a customer number, linking articles to names in the provider’s records. Police credit the system with aiding many past criminal investigations.
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Scotland Yard
London Mail
Leaves of the soapwort plant and its uses
The passage describes soapwort leaves producing gentle lather to make a lath er by shaking in water. It notes the plant grows vigorously, spreads by underground runners and seed, has stout stems and pink flowers, is called soap wort for leaf use, and flowers July to September in waste places.
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England
Philadelphia
The Greenbacks and the Anti-Counterfeit Ink
The article explains why U S banknotes use green backs and credits Stacy J Edson with inventing the green ink in 1857. The ink is anti photographic and resistant to alkalis, a key defense against counterfeiters, with its exact ingredients kept secret.
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Uncle Sam
Stacy J. Edson
First Musical Comedy by Osmond Carr Prompts Praise
Dr F Osmond Carr famed for light opera sparkle and musical genius. He earned music degrees from Oxford and Cambridge and built the first musical comedy In Town. His Marguerite was a Europe wide hit remembered for its irresistible swing and charm.
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F. Osmond Carr
Oxford
Cambridge
Europe
Continent
United States
London Globe
Plato Quote on Passion and Perception
A Plato saying reflects on passion turning perception upside down, claiming the passionate see things incorrectly when they act as if standing on their heads.
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Plato
For Sale Two Horses Offer Inquiries Near West 4th Street
A six year old mare weighing 1400 and a 17 month old colt are offered for sale. Inquiries should be directed to Nick Kurschner at West 4th Street.
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Nick Kurschner
4Th Street
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