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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
2
The Washburn Times reports on the Pekin bank run concluding quickly, while noting China endured past crises and will survive the Emperor's death. It also mentions killing frost in southern Alabama and northern Florida as a meteorological curiosity and reflects on wide weather variation across the country.
Intense courtesies would mark the region if President elect Taft attends the inauguration of Cuba's President elect Gomez, signaling a high point in Hemisphere relations.
The text notes Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler’s view that currency, tariff, and trust issues should be depoliticized. It questions how to achieve this removal from party politics, signaling a call for detached consideration of economic policy.
The Chicago forged financier Van Vlissingen hurried to secure conviction and sentence showcasing skill in dodging. He is now in prison awaiting word on the full scope of his fraudulent operations.
Gov. Shallenberger suffered a fractured leg during a Shriners initiation in Lincoln Nebraska on Wednesday night. The incident occurred as he participated in the traditional ceremonial activity.
The piece urges keeping homes and offices cooler rather than hotter and maintaining moisture in the air to prevent enervating dry air and reduce pneumonia risk during this season.
A Virginian genealogically linked to the Fairfaxes is recognized by the British Lords committee as entitled to the title Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the Scottish peerage. If he remains unmarried he could attract an American heiress.
A cargo of flaxseed valued at 500000 dollars sails down the lakes from a Lake Superior port in the hold of the steamer D. R. Hanna. The ship has carried a larger cargo when prices were lower. Traffic of this kind is worthy of every effort to maintain or improve it.
A deputy game warden and two assistants drowned when their boat overturned on White Lake Michigan while pursuing illegally set nets. The tragedy highlights the hazards faced by wardens patrolling waters for violators, mirroring dangers seen in hunting enforcement on land.
Mrs Howard Gould's spending needs to maintain her lifestyle were reviewed by a New York judge. She sought 120000 dollars a year in alimony but was awarded 25000 dollars annually. She must cut back on cars but can still afford her dressmaker with careful budgeting.
The defense of I N Whang Chang claims his killing of Durham White Stevens, an American adviser to Korea's emperor, was caused by patriotic insanity. The remark is criticized as an attempt to grant immunity for murder, noting Stevens' death did not aid Korea.
The Burley Tobacco Society plans to sell 12 million dollars in pools to the American Tobacco Company, a move hailed for quelling night riding in Kentucky but criticized as indicating ruthless management. The piece likens the Burley leadership to the highwayman Dick Turpin, noting the crew would seize purses yet not shoot.
A Tennessee woman describes healthier life after quitting coffee for Postum. She details weight gain from 117 to 170 pounds, relief from indigestion nerves and insomnia, and credits Postum for recovery. The letter, attributed to Battle Creek Postum Co. promotion, invites readers to try and read more.
The poem laments exile and longs for New England springs. It contrasts lilac scents with gray skies and April sod, then gazes at distant stars and distant hills, conveying a deep homesick ache and intimate connection to place and memory.
A conversation in a dim office turns playful as the Trifler declares love to the Typist and presses her to admit mutual affection. She resists, then yields, leading to a tentative proposal framed as logical certainty amid flirtation.
A dramatic office scene unfolds as a man called the Trifler asks a typist to marry him despite her self described poverty. He explains friends misjudge him while revealing he arranged the meeting with their common friend Mr. Calthrop for a private hour.
The signal of a flagman to cross does not relieve a driver from looking and listening before crossing when car blockage delays boarding. A railroad is liable for injuries caused by exposure to bad weather if passage to a station is obstructed by standing cars for an unreasonable time.
Summary of two court notes. In Wente v Chicago Great Western, a consignor may demand redelivery at the connecting point after paying first carrier charges. In Morgan v Chesapeake Ohio, a railroad is liable for the safety of cars from other lines as for its own, even while required to haul connecting-carrier cars on equal terms.
A compilation of court observations on interstate commerce, carrier liability, and street railway conduct. Key rulings discuss ventilator practices on fruit shipments, penalties for failed settlement of goods losses, police regulation limiting delays, city authority over street tracks, and negligence standards at crossings. Notable cases include Schwartz v Erie Railroad, Morris v Southern Express, Patterson v Missouri Pacific Coal, Los Angeles R Co v Los Angeles, Chicago & J Electric Ry Co v Warne, Slater v North Jersey Street R Co, and Volosko v Interurban Street Ry Co.
Court references discuss whether a man who swings onto a moving street car and is told to enter the car to become a passenger can be denied status. Another case holds that a buyer baling hay for a fixed price per ton constitutes substantial part payment and may be legal.
The text cites Fowler Packing Co. v Zenzenperger in Kansas as prima facie evidence of negligence for failing to enclose an elevator in a factory act context. It also notes McLeod v Pacific States Teleph Co in Oregon holding a telephone company liable for not summoning an addressee to receive a long distance job offer.
The Mitchell vs Weston decision holds that a bond requiring the builder to replace a bridge if removed within a period covers destruction by extraordinary flood, fire excepted, placing the duty on the builder even when a municipal corporation attempts action.
A court holds that prohibiting loitering on streets for peaceable behavior interferes with personal liberty. In a separate case a burial of a dog in a neighboring lot violates a lot owner's cemetery property rights reserved for white race burials and cemetery use.
Winter wear features a strong fur display with coats capes muffs and hats in diverse furs such as Russian sable silver fox and Hudson seal. Directoire lines appear in long sleeve less cloaks while new trims include braid buttons and satin linings with rich tones and extensive fur trimming on suits skirts collars and hats.
The piece notes clan plaid silk waistcoats gaining popularity and the era's fashion shifts. It describes bold fabrics at evening events, high waisted coat silhouettes, upholstery materials with bullion threads, buttonless black broadcloth waistcoats, renewed galloon bindings, and prevailing black gowns. It also highlights Parisian hoods for evening wear, grays as a quiet favorite, semi-fitting winter coats, and the end of pleated skirts.
An account describes Mr. Spencer’s parachute descent ending with his balloon dropping among fishermen who dismantled the net for fishing lines and repurposed the balloon into waterproof clothing, a humorous episode attributed to an Indian experience.
The sermon argues gray hairs signal moral decline, urge renewing youth by waiting on the Lord, and warn that slow spiritual deterioration follows gradual laxity. It links personal decay to loss of conscience, while preserving the hope of immortality through enduring friendship and divine love.
Poem on enduring friendship beyond death, describing love as a spiritual bond that transcends the grave. It argues memories and affection persist, guiding comfort and expression through flowers and inner connection, with a hope of reunion beyond physical form.
A string of reflective maxims on willpower education character and integrity. It cautions against hypocrisy and urges disciplined heart and heaven in the heart to guide life and public virtue. It notes that prosperity tests faith and that inward piety shapes outward life.
A moral exhortation warns against retreat from duty and seeking rest without work, urging readers to sow happiness, earn rewards, and cultivate joy. It cautions against blaming fate, praying with iniquity, and serving superstition, while stressing honest friendship and authentic motives over policy.
Rev. Thomas B. Gregory recalls the Parthenon builders as men driven by art and love for Athens rather than material gain. He argues the original architects worked for the city’s glory, not graft, shaping timeless beauty with heart and soul.
Cardinal James Gibot bous urges in Baltimore that God Christ heaven and hell faith hope charity and duty are essential doctrines in both school and home contexts. The note frames these beliefs as universal guides for conduct and moral formation.
Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston reports twenty five years of catarrh and a severe cough improved after using Peruna. She says her throat pains eased and her overall health improved, recommending Peruna to others. The ad also promotes Peruna tablets and Man-a-lin laxative and offers a free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
A London street theft tale shows a young boy tricking a baker into hiding a halfpenny bun down his back. A larger boy then robs the shop, seizing the till as the baker chases the pair. The incident ends without the baker recognizing the joke.
A humorous Strand Magazine tale recounts an elderly woman who nightly searched under her bed for burglars. She finally finds an armed intruder, greets him cheerfully, and he surrenders in astonishment. He leaves the house while she calmly returns to bed.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease and uses internal medicine to affect blood and mucous surfaces. The publishers offer 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure, inviting testimonials and listing Toledo, Ohio as the address. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In New York Henry Farman extolled America's bathing beaches while contrasting them with Europe. He condemned European seas for pollution from pipes and recalled a dirty scene in Nice where lemon peels and rotting paper floated among bathers. He cited an American remark about wash facilities after bathing.
A starfish, netted and dying from its own action, dissolves into many pieces that slip through the net. A remarkable return follows as each fragment regenerates into a complete starfish, appearing to resurrect.
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