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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
3
Martha flees a threatening pursuer in a hot blackberry patch and hides in a cabin. A cabin dweller fires as another man approaches, both men killed. Billy finds two dead bodies and the couple earns prize money for the captives.
Lady Dorothy Nevill recalls the second Duke of Wellington as clever and eccentric. Dressed in roquelaure cloak and goggles he wandered the Crystal Palace donkeys exhibit, joked about being a judge of donkeys, and was finally invited to judge with humorous dignity.
Read about elephants roaming Indian districts killing people and destroying huts granaries and fields. A charging elephant collapsed a hut killing a woman and a child while a second instance shows an elephant lifting a woman biting her nose and rib, then calmly placing her aside before continuing.
A brief exchange notes Popley’s handling of a car in a crowded street and his years of experience with a baby carriage as a humorous comparison. The dialogue highlights his calm driving and practiced steering amid a busy environment.
Charles Edward Russell notes in Cosmopolitan that Indian caste remains rigid regardless of wealth or status. Untouchables face inescapable degradation, with Tagore and Calcutta elites still shunned and suicide or exile common responses to caste loss.
A brief verse shows how English ough words vary in pronunciation. It presents an imagined patient with resolve who, despite illness, vows to persevere through life’s rough trials and coughing fits. The couplet highlights words like tough cough hiccough ploughed and the phrase o'er life's tough.
A humorous exchange features Pete Persimmon-Yeas declaring bachelor fate and Henry Ham quipping about his wife’s habit of throwing water on his suit after 10 pm. The banter captures a lighthearted city newspaper tone.
A dialogic vignette notes a marriage strain over money. Lord Busted seeks a divorce while his wife retains half a million from their marriage, highlighting the conflict between wealth and separation.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a Woodbury resident and a writer or puzzle creator. It references syrup, puzzles, and a pay post or postmaster, with unclear context. The readable bits suggest a feature about a local figure linked to puzzles and a household or paper routine.
A Beverly youth prank spirals into a faux nuptials scheme with George Towle and Jess Troxell as the staged couple. A six member committee organized invites, a hall, a trousseau, and a minister, then revealed the setup with the bride saying Yes and the groom likewise. The ruse yielded wedding presents and a costly production, but the hoax collapsed when the expected No never came. Hope Hopkins reports.
A garbled passage lists several municipal roles including Clerk Treasurer, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Circuit Court, District Attorney, Coroner and Surveyor with unclear jurisdiction and names. The line hints at a Maui area context and a general roster of government offices.
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