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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
4
NELS M. OSCAR editor announces advertising rates for Washburn Wisconsin with details available on application. Date December 26 1907.
A Danish soldier, tending a wounded Swede during battle, offers water and spares the enemy after the Swede shoots at him. The Dane drinks half, then shares the rest, sparking the king to honor him as a knight for mercy. The episode is recounted in Famous Stories Retold.
In early April 1797 Austria sought peace with France as negotiations near Leoben began. Napoleon challenged Austrian plenipotentiaries, claiming they had sent four armies without a single general, and when the treaty’s first article required Austria to recognize the republic he mocked it. The preliminaries were settled and Napoleon signed for France, later the Campo Formio treaty was signed in October 1797. Napoleon, angered by a protest over territorial provisions beyond the Adige, dashed a vase to ground and threatened to break the monarchy as he had the vase, a show of force that helped secure the treaty.
Physicians increasingly argue that athletics harm general health not help it. They contend muscle building is unnecessary for health and that intense conditioning affects nerves adversely. They warn built up muscles may degenerate and that the heart, as a muscular organ, shares this risk.
In a Philadelphia Ledger snippet a professor notes that the daughter’s improvised music pleases him yet warns against overexposure as she scales the chasm of virtuosity. Mrs Nurit h recalls her husband’s success in the grocery business, linking talent and enterprise.
The London Museum Gazette notes that over 2,000 centuries before history, man’s brain grew larger and better formed, the forehead rose, speech and manners improved, animals were tamed, and food became more abundant, signaling readiness for future discoveries.
A long reflective piece blends Christmas imagery with prayers for children and the needy. It contrasts the wonder of Santa Claus and gifts with the holy story of the Nativity and the moral duty to share abundance, then moves to a reverent allegory of Faith and Hope guiding humanity toward Bethlehem and Calvary.
A discussion on sleep schedules argues early rising is not healthier or more productive outside summer. It notes damp, foggy mornings reduce vigor and that excess morning light can depress later energy. The piece cites a 20 year observation by an American Medical source and contrasts rising times with later-day performance. It includes a Harper’s Weekly anecdote about a Baltimore employer and a morose worker seeking a recommendation letter.
Skin itching worsens with scratching says the ad. Dodan's Ointment offers relief for piles and eczema and is available at all drug stores.
The text recounts ten resolutions Theo dore Parker inscribed before his wedding. They promote harmony: oppose only when justified to support his wife, fulfill duties for her sake, avoid scolding, refrain from scowling, skip nagging, foster her piety, share her burdens, overlook flaws, protect and cherish her, and remember her in prayer.
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