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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
8
The article notes early mirrors among the Israelites during Moses era, repurposed as wash basins for priests and made of brass. It mentions black and transparent glass with foil, and reports Spaniards finding polished black stone mirrors in South America, both convex and concave.
Eight year old William and Uncle Will share a close bond through quirky sayings. Rain spoils a planned picnic while William fights tears at the window. Uncle Will greets him with a jokey question about heaven and the boy replies that heaven is where the truly thoughtful are like the just suppos in's.
A humorous exchange where a boy spills ink instead of salt and tries to reason that avoiding salt spillage would prevent quarrels. His mother calmly guides him to brush and clean up, while the boy’s question reveals a playful understanding of cause and consequence.
A strict teetotaler hires a skilled boatman for nightly Dee fishing. Despite effort the fisherman returns with empty creel. When asked, the boatman explains the lack of luck: “he had nae whuskie, an' I took him where there was nae fush.”
In Chiapas Mexico a solid mahogany bridge spanning the Rio Michel and approaches measures 150 feet in length and 15 feet in width. It carries teams and foot passengers and is built from un-sawed timbers hewn with axes due to the absence of a regional sawmill.
A thousand Cornell students packed the theater to hear Ethel Barrymore. They roared at her playful remarks and chants, then she declined a speech and led the audience in singing Far Above Cayuga's Waters with the college yell echoing through the hall.
A china expert in a department store explains valuing damaged pieces. He recounts mediating a dispute where a wife claimed $100 for vases broken by movers, but the expert assessed them at about $25 and the woman accepted after proof the breakage was accidental.
Queen Elizabeth wore a gold amulet gifted by a Welshwoman who claimed it would keep her fit. The charm failed and the queen died. During the London plague people used amulets including arsenic, quicksilver quills, and toad powder worn near the heart.
Tax roll for the town of Washburn for 1910 is in hand for collection. Taxes payable on or before January 31, 1911. Call and settle before that date. I will be at the Times office every Friday and Saturday and also at my residence in Washburn.
The Bayfield County Board hears a roads and bridges report with details of expenditures for 1910. It notes major work in Washburn, Bayfield, Port Wing, Clover, Orienta and Iron River, including bridge rebuilds, culverts, grading, and new road segments along Lake Superior and connecting lines.
Jot Todd baking reports a total of 963 dollars from sales. A road drag was bought for 25 dollars to maintain the road. To be continued.
A wandering traveler stranded over Sunday in a western town at a street fair finds no entertainment until he bets on rag dolls with baseballs. After failing, he returns to his hotel and writes home of missing his children. Also quotes Pope on honor and a late night encounter with an undertaker named George involving a misdirected funeral joke.
Charles Frohman John Drew Charles B Dillingham and Finley Peter Dunne sought a last train to Epsom after reaching Waterloo station late. The station master offered a special engine and carriage for 25 pounds but warned of a blocked line. Frohman replied he wanted it for last Saturday, not today.
A young country town physician aiming to advertise himself was called out of church three times during services. On the third interruption the minister halted the service and declared a call for prayer for a patient before Dr Bolus leaves the building, exposing the ruse.
A shy man who once lost his temper on a phone line meets a calm woman who reveals she knows him from a lobster can in a joke. The exchange ends with mutual amusement as she notes she has seen his picture in the Furniture Journal.
A dark red steer two years old with short horns is missing near Benoit Wisconsin. Finders are asked to notify Mr Andy Estock.
Under ordinary use the mowing machine fails mainly due to dull cutting edges. The sickle or ledger plate edges wear down and must be sharpened and restored.
The article advises selling excess cockerels to save feed and warns hens may reduce winter laying. It stresses fresh drinking water, winter clover pasture, and accessible cabbage and beets as autumn and winter feed. It cautions gradual ration increases when fattening turkeys and notes overfeeding can trigger sudden deaths in birds with blackhead.
A New York reader, L McConnell from Cathrine St Elmi ra, writes of relief from kidney trouble using Foley's Kidney Remedy. She says five bottles cured her condition and calls it the most reliable kidney medicine she has taken.
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