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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
6
The page surveys aviation woes and whimsy from precocious 20th century notes. It jokes about airship tariffs and flying cops, cites fashion shifts, quips on Napier cold cures, and lampoons social norms with headlines about Chinatown queues and a dead king.
The article notes radium will be sold only to scientific bodies or chemists, costing $36,000,000 per pound, and suggests regulation will cause hardship for the public seeking radium bargains. It cites a Detroit arrest for firing firecrackers on a 25th wedding anniversary, remarking such celebrations deserve privileges.
A detective from Oregon earns a China honor for guarding the Chinese prince during his visit. A yellow jacket and peacock feather would hinder such secret work. The Boston Transcript notes the case hints at domestic economy and training for a young heiress in practical education and house duties.
In a tense scene Henry Morris Moore pores over Swiss maps and Ladin papers while upstairs Clara, newly wed, endures tears and recalled vows. He clings to cold logic and detachment, convinced bystanders cannot mend their frayed marriage as she frets over an unsentimental separation.
Clara Moore and her husband Harry read from their diaries in a tense night of memory and confession. A family drama unfolds across corridors and a locked bookshelf revealing pasts, secrets, and the lure of Aunt Laetitia.
In a West Philadelphia railroad office an old Celtic clerk, Mike, keeps coworkers in good humor with constant witticisms and jokes. A recent telephone mix up tested his patience as the other end asked if he was losing his hearing, to which Mike replied he could hear until the other spoke.
A nurse questions an appendicitis operation while the patient probes the surgeon about risk. The doctor replies the deal is a no cure no pay arrangement, highlighting financial risk tied to outcome.
An обмен between speakers notes a dream about a bonnet described as priceless in whimsy. The exchange treats dreams as personal wishes worth sharing with a tender tone.
The article describes using a straight edge and sharp table edge to tear paper cleanly. It suggests tearing away from you with the inner curve, and notes a sharp edge works better than a curved one. It adds stale bread crumbs clean stains on white paper and advises blowing crumbs away afterward.
In Gosport Indiana the Rev Josiah Burton a rural minister near Liberty Church uses a beech tree known as Cupid's Beech to tie marriages beneath its boughs. Locals claim the tree and Burton's bonds have defied divorce, casting a charm over lifelong unions and aging outcomes nearby.
Paris France reports France has sent China its first guillotine to be installed in a new prison. Executions will no longer be public under the new code with four death penalties: immediate decapitation deferred decapitation immediate hanging and deferred hanging.
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