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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
3
A farmer quizzed a judge during a courtroom tale about the law being the jury’s to judge as well as the facts. The judge had warned jurors not to judge the law unless certain they knew more law than he did, prompting the farmer to insist their understanding met that standard.
The verse contrasts gifts from duty with gifts that reach unseen needs. It argues that true alms unite the world through a sustaining beauty, as even a small, unseen act can accompany a divine presence that touches a starving soul.
John Smith left the company after forty two years of service. The works superintendent, a skilled German mechanic, presented him with a hundred dollars as monetary recognition, remarking with a touch of sentiment about his long career.
An English schoolmaster in a new country tests spelling with humorous misdirections. A pupil spells saloon by spacing letters and jokes about hay and fire. Another misspells Venice with two u s prompting a quip about eggs and Venice’s one hen.
An English visitor explains a Kentucky weather quip to an American friend in London. He recalls the line about little dogs predicting rain with the punchline that the exact words were p ups twill and p ups twon't.
A quotation attributed to Charlotte Cushman compares God's creation to poetry sculpture painting and a grand living drama. The passage frames art as a divine progression from world forming to living beings and dramatic existence.
A young salesman earns a firm its first big order after adapting to customers and joking with a prospect. He boasts he called rivals blood sucking firms to charm the client, prompting the head of his own firm to question the blunt charge.
In an English town young women organized a life saving brigade. They practiced catching falling people with a blanket. A young man agreed to jump from a barn roof for the stunt. Seeing him plummet, the girls instinctively covered their eyes and twelve pairs of hands rose to do the same. The man remains confined to his room.
A Newport banquet speaker contrasts manners across groups and recounts a man-of-war reception. A sailor mocks a visiting statesman for not saluting the quarterdeck, sparking a lively exchange on who has true manners.
A happy person is a better find than money and their presence lights a room. They embody livable life rather than prove the forty seventh proposition, embodying Robert Louis Stevenson’s great livableness theorem.
AFortnight poker game among five or six old friends in a Red Light saloon ends with one loser venting in front of a stranger. He declares if any opponent beats him he will draw a six shooter and make them play with him a week, and proposes new drawing rules to all.
An elderly Vermont couple during a long, turbulent marriage faces separation as the husband nears death. The wife notes his cold extremities and quickly asks what will become of her. he replies with a blunt, indifferent concern for his own fate and future.
Changing currents shown by birds in flight explain how warm and cold air interact. The piece describes air as never still, with rising and descending waves and wind surges. It notes how a bird riding a rising column alternates between gliding and flapping, and mentions the Wright brothers as early learners.
In the Chickamauga action General Willich defies Rosecrans by insisting his brigade will be led by him alone. Rosecrans orders arrest, but Willich refuses, declares he must fight with his own soldiers. He returns to command and leads them to victory, ending the dispute.
A Galapagos tortoise shows strong rain aversion. Twenty four hours before rain, shellbacks shelter under overhanging rocks on a tortoise farm. On clear mornings the sign predicts daytime torrents as rain tends to follow.
A fragment from Cleveland Leader quotes Miss Skreach refusing to sing at a party while later the property was sold cheaply. The Washington Star contrasts a grand opera singer’s reaction to the sale.
A short Chicago News quip contrasts a father and suitor about marriage and the potential for the wife to ensure a living for her daughter. The exchange hints at social expectations of marriage and independence.
A witty Life magazine exchange plays on surprise and hesitation as one character reveals a long-doubtful idea, while the other admits abandoning plans. The banter hints at a personal proposal and evolving feelings with a humorous edge.
County and adjoining territory need an assistant manager for a permanent position. Salary twenty dollars plus weekly expenses paid with advance. No investment or experience required. Pleasant work. Send for full particulars with self addressed envelope to SUPERINTENDENT 182 Lake St Chicago i.
In a St. Louis Republic piece the author explains earthshine on the moon during crescent phases. Light travels sun to earth to moon and back, while the atmosphere filters blue light, yielding copper hues. The article notes the moon does not emit light and contrasts earthshine with city lights.
A whimsical ad notes a Punjab circus under Royal patronage with 8 pm start and acts described in broken English. It lists tricks by horse and clown, trapeze stunts, diving dogs, a rubber lady impression, wire walking, and a dramatic segment with prohibitions on sticks and smoking. Pricing mentions entrances for second class.
A politician warns that losing temper causes harm and recalls a man with thirteen trumps in whist who, angered by his partner, takes only one trick. A reporter scoffs, but the reply argues the partner’s rage leads to a dramatic ejection from the room.
Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase visiting Patrick Henry’s Virginia birthplace exclaimed about the atmosphere view and mountains. An ignorant remark by a local noted those features had always existed but Henry was the only Patrick Henry produced.
The Cleveland Leader quips a doctor suggesting a mirror as the cure for a patient troubled by a following hallucination. A quote from Fitche urges living to deserve happiness even if not perfectly joyful.
Notice announces a foreclosure sale in Bayfield County Wisconsin under a 1908 judgment. F J Wildner, Receiver, will vend at public auction to the highest cash bidder on December 1 1909 at 10 am at the Washburn courthouse front door for the described extensive mortgage lands across multiple sections and townships. The sale has been adjourned to February 1 1910.
Mrs. Thomas Wraneis wife of Thos Francis deceased of Washburn Wisconsin filed intent to make Final Five Year Proof for Homestead Entry 6015 for NW Section 12 Township 49 North Range 6 West 4th Principal Meridian. The proof will be before the Circuit Court Clerk Washburn Wisconsin on November 5 1909. Witnesses cited: C A Perley Fred Rowell C G Francis Louis Palm all of Washburn Wisconsin. John Miller Register.
County Judge W Irish and multiple municipal judges are named along with sheriff, clerk, treasurer, and other county and city posts. Names include A M Warden, N M Oscar, John Froseth, Nels Myhre, E C Alvord, Miss J Smith, H G Mertens, Hugo Nelson, Nels Lee, H P Axelberg, Nels Westerlund, and O Wescott.
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