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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
3
An English railway platform scene features a clever youth directing passengers to a nonmoving carriage then settling in. A series of humorous exchanges follows with a station master, a joke by Sothern and Toole, and brief vignettes on truth and happiness.
A collage of short rustic sketches and tales from Irish and American scenes. Michael finds youth at a spring in Avoca only to learn his wife and child reveal the cost of excess. Lighter pieces joke on theater patrons and lawyers with homespun humor and moral twists.
The article describes building a home evaporator to replace sun drying for apples and peaches, outlining a four by four foot unit with a spiral stovepipe, removable trays, and construction tips. It weighs personal life factors for farming couples, then lists employment ad and assorted curiosities.
The piece describes how two castes, Hindoo and Gond weavers, share wells. Weavers cannot draw from Hindoo wells or sell Hindoo water, forcing two wells or community quotas. A second snippet recalls a wife complaining to her husband about a parrot that swears when asked for the trouble.
A Bright Boy features Jack recalling compliments from visitors as he is called intelligent by a gentleman. A Suggested Improvement presents a humorous exchange about improving a menu with a cook’s critique. Death is but the dropping of the flower that the fruit may swell as Beecher’s line closes the piece.
A Bayfield County Wisconsin case cites the Wisconsin State Court System as it lists defendants led by Wisconsin Lumber and Cattle and others. The notice includes land survey details, sections, township ranges, and summons to appear within twenty days. separate Interior U.S. Land Office notice records final five year proof for a Washburn homestead claim filed by Thomasanes widow.
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