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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
2
A tunic coat effect dominates the costume design with a subtle variation of familiar lines. Soutache trim accents the outfit, complemented by four fancy jet buttons, creating an extreme at first look yet refined upon closer inspection.
In Barber county near Hardtner, a ten mile independent railroad financed by about twenty wheat farmers with $100000 now hauls their grain to Kiowa market. The line, unnamed and debt free, may be sold to Santa Fe or Missouri Pacific with 5 percent financing, while Hardtner seeks a $25000 bank charter for a local institution. Rice-slung town population is seventy five.
A compact essay argues that a youthful married woman blends experience with tact from household duties. It notes her awareness of male authority and vanity as factors in popularity while urging girls to pursue broader life views and systematic reading to boost conversation and sympathy.
Alderman B C Stern plans an ordinance to raise architects commissions to 5 percent on all public work. Current law since 1886 gives 4 percent on ten thousand dollar jobs and 3 percent on amounts over twenty thousand. Stern seeks stronger competition for plans, especially for the new pace station.
More than 10 000 Chicago school children are forced to shorten attendance to half sessions due to inadequate seating accommodations.
A Boston educator recounts nervous exhaustion overcome by Grape-Nuts breakfast. She details a regimen of raw egg, Grape-Nuts, and hot milk or water, noting improved brain power, endurance, and regular bowels. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville and urges readers to seek the product.
The Washburn Times notes that Chicago university professors are arguing about the moon while broader science advances. It also references the 1909 football death list with 30 names and 225 injuries, and closes with a line on peace’s moral costs.
A 350 foot wooden vessel, to be launched in Bath Maine in about two weeks, will be the largest ship on American registry and likely one of the last large wooden vessels built in the United States. The note adds that steel now dominates both steam and sail craft worldwide.
M Paulhan's monoplane climbs to 1345 feet setting a new world record for upper atmosphere flight. The feat boosts confidence that aviators will soon use steadier upper currents for long distance travel as heavier-than-air machines advance.
President Taft defends pursuing individuals behind sugar trust abuses while noting innocent stockholders should not be harmed. He emphasizes that justice should reach the guilty regardless of wealth or influence.
The Dominion Grange Association represents Canadian farmers opposing a colonial navy. They call for a public vote, arguing taxpayers should decide and predicting the plan would be defeated by a large majority if balloted.
The younger element among military and naval men will approve the condemnation of the existing organization of the U S military establishment by a board set up months ago to compare methods with Europe and to report. The plan calls for an advisory board with powers like the British admiralty and a thorough reorganization of navy yard administration. It is needed.
A consignment of 116 barrels of eggs from China arrives in Vancouver showing Chinese push into commerce. With egg prices high all year, importers hope shipments avoid decay and may affect the market during peak season for cold storage ventures.
Yale athletic profits of thirty five thousand dollars on football explain athletes’ persistence on the gridiron. The game’s popularity and money motive keep university athletics alive, with experts earning most revenue and rules to be revised to reduce danger without hurting gate receipts.
The referendum shows New York City swayed approval for adding Ca yuga and Seneca lakes to the barge canal system with 7 million dollars more. Statewide results were against the proposition. the measure passes due to NYC support, pledging 107 million dollars for canal enlargement and repairs to preserve grain exports from the Northwest against Montreal competition.
Prof Donald McMillan of Worcester Maine plans a July expedition to north to chart Crockett's Land west of Cook and Peary routes. He aims to map uncharted coast from Cape Thomas Hubbard and traverse the Beaufort Sea, a region never crossed by ships or sledges.
The tragedy in Japan follows the Cherry Illinois disaster and spurs calls for stronger safety measures underground. Experts urge electrical ventilation to move air and gas and recommend extra surface shafts for emergency escape access.
Public notice urges local merchants and residents to place ads in the newspaper to reach the community. The brief promotes advertising as a direct way to make wants known to households across the area.
The pole does not stay still but moves in small sways, never over sixty feet, complicating exact placement by explorers like Cook and Peary. The International Geodetic Association tracks movements from 1895 to 1899, showing the pole tracing curves and ellipses within a thirty to sixty foot range. Edwin B. Frost of Yerkes Observatory discusses explanations for the observed motion.
World Today discusses causes for observed variations in pole movement. Observers at Honolulu and Berlin found opposing shifts in latitude linked to pole motion, suggesting a shifting earth axis. Japanese astronomer Kimura proposes a moving center of gravity yearly, while Frost doubts the fact basis.
Palmer argues that calamities like disease and disaster reveal the limits of human prudence and asks who gains most from marriage. He questions whether the institution serves men or women best and calls for timely discussion on its preservation and meaning.
An opinion piece by Harold Owen questions the burdens and sacrifices of marriage for men. It asks whether husbands sacrifice independence and endure costs such as dressmakers’ bills and daily routines for a wife and family, exploring the idea of hen pecked behavior and shared fortunes.
Dr. Paul Carus discusses six fingers as a hereditary trait and debunks claims of superiority. He cites biblical giants, medieval dreams, and notes that Pope Sixtus IV and St. Joseph are depicted with six digits in art, illustrating how six fingers symbolize dream guidance rather than merit.
The Iwakuni bridge over the Nishiki river in Suho province celebrates its 200 years. It is described as the sole remaining wooden bridge in the traditional Japanese style, while others of the era have been replaced by steel modern designs.
A New York Sun correspondent notes that in London the address is nearly as important as pedigree. The piece details districts like W London, Chelsea and South Kensington, N W, and W C, with nuances on how an address affects social reception and invitations.
The Transvaal Leader reports the Cullinan diamond was found at Premier mine about four years ago. A 4328 carat fragment remains, with larger portions hidden in Zoutpansberg. Dutch negotiators moved to recover the gem, and the native chief reportedly handed the stone to the rightful owners for £1000 and immunity from prosecution.
A judge in a literary setting asks a little girl to be seated while her father, a noted author, dines. He comments on her assisting her father by taking on chores, and the girl replies gravely that she does so.
A Boston Transcript fragment notes Maude often giggles and shows a constant sense of humor while others perceive a steadier, dimples of consciousness beneath. The quote contrasts lighthearted charm with a subtler awareness.
A reflective line urges delaying today’s troubles for tomorrow and questions how advice is received the more it is sought. It frames worry as a postponable burden and hints at skepticism toward well meaning guidance.
Dr. William A. Bell a leading Yonkers physician aged 58 collapsed with heart failure after entering the home of former Alderman Dudley Fr Valentine in New York City to treat Charles Valentine a critically ill child. He died after doctors failed to revive him.
A published list titled Unclaimed Rewards by the marine department shows twenty British seamen eligible for medals diplomas silver watches and cash for rescues at sea. The board of trade has tried to trace the recipients with only a small portion remaining unclaimed though some French and Turkish rewards appear. The earliest case dates to 1889 and the list notes large sums such as over 50 for collective saves of a Peruvian vessel.
A Sunday Magazine excerpt recounts a father's advice to his son on marriage. He urges firmness balanced by compromise when disagreements arise, recalling a 30 year old vacation dispute between his wife and himself over Maine and Saratoga.
Mrs Lynden Evans president of the School of Domestic Arts and Sciences urged Lakeview Women to adopt a businesslike approach to home life. She said discussing only domestic woes at meals erodes progress and wives should demonstrate they generate income through proper home management to end the idea that husbands control money.
A single grain planted in a flower bed owned by Mrs. S Aplet grew to over a foot tall. Curious, she counted 119 heads. After threshing at Slayton pharmacy the yield was eleven ounces from the eleven ounce to head ratio.
The text outlines the French privileged classes around 270,000 people including 140,000 nobles and 120,000 clergy. It notes 30,000 noble families, 23,000 monks in 2,500 monasteries, 37,000 nuns in 1,500 convents, and 60,000 curates and vicars. The 15,000,000 commoners held about one third of the land and bore government expenses while the privileged paid no taxes.
The late Judge Silas Bryan father of William J. Bryan had several hams stolen from his smokehouse. He privately admitted the loss to a neighbor insisting that no one else be told, declaring that only they could know.
Mrs Ulysses S Grant wife of Gen Ulysses S Grant II dies in San Diego California on the 10th of the month after years of invalidism. She leaves husband five children including U S Grant Jr and Julia Dent Grant and is daughter of former Colorado Senator Jerome B Chaffee.
William Brown of Grand Forks North Dakota drives four Newfoundland dogs in a light wagon toward Seattle arriving in Ellensburg Washington on the 6th after three days from Grand Forks. The race aims for the exposition before closing with rival Butte McKenna driving eight dogs and traveling toward Seattle, but time was lost between Walla Walla and North Yakima.
Prof Jones of University College London demonstrates that spelling no guide to pronunciation with a puzzle spelling fixture without its letters as phykscha. He uses Potato rendered ghough otneight teeau and explains gh representing p and eigh mapping to a. The exercise highlights the oddities of English spelling and pronunciation.
Beavers in Aroostook county Blaine and Ludlow continually build dams under small bridges despite efforts to destroy them. Dam destruction fails to deter the industrious animals as they promptly rebuild, with Ludlow seeing multiple dams broken yet the beavers resume construction.
Quoted dialogue with a witty remark about distress, likening it to being without teeth, hair, and strength. Attributed to Lip Pincott.
A humorous exchange features Gracie-Oh praising roses from Mr. Nocoyne and noting their freshness and dew. Nocoyne jokes about paying tomorrow, highlighting a playful, lighthearted moment.
In Columbus Ohio the five ingredients of Peruna are disclosed to the public. The listing highlights golden seal Cedron seed cubebs stone root and their reputed effects on mucous membranes nerves and urinary issues. The disclosure signals a new era in advertising household medicines.
Washington Star recounts Dr Henry A Morse of Manchester sharing humorous pulpit slips at a New York luncheon. He recalls a clergyman praising an upturned child’s face and another who prays paradoxically, ending with a funeral oration that awkwardly includes reference to the bereaved father’s “first wife.”
A Yukon Oklahoma family describes their two year old boy’s weeks of intense itching and scratching. After doctors failed, they used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with a dramatic, lasting cure reported by J. W. Lauck. The notice credits Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. as sole proprietors.
The New York Sun reports that Germany’s recent statistics show fewer than 20,000 emigrants left the country last year, a rare setback for the decades when over a quarter of a million headed to the United States. The paper notes Germany’s stronger economy now supports population growth and local employment, altering the emigration pattern and its character.
A brief verse recalls a man who caught a cold and died. neighbors gather by his bed and mourn.
The notice promotes a home remedy claiming to break up a cold in twenty four hours and cure a curable cough. It prescribes mixing two ounces of glycerine half an ounce of Virgin Oil of Ppine compound and eight ounces of pure whisky with a teaspoonful every four hours. It sells at drug stores and is easy to mix in a bottle.
A Chicago Evening Post cartoon caption frames a boy answering a question about his mother's fur set. The boy bluntly says his father is the "poor animal" who suffered to provide the furs, delivering a pointed moral jab at vanity and fashion.
An Atlanta merchant scolds Ike the porter for lateness and hears a string of clever excuses. Ike claims a mule kicked him, insisting the injury affected only certain directions, while the boss demands a better alibi. Ske looks aggrieved as the exchange unfolds in this humorous vignette.
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