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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
2
The Washburn Times notes Chicago’s push for ventilated streetcars to curb disease and boost public health, urging similar adoption elsewhere. It contrasts spelling debates Hayti and Haytian with a column on beer hop substitutes discussed in London.
London reports a shrapnel grenade suitable for ordinary rifles was tested with success by British and foreign experts. Yet its range of 500 to 1000 feet limits usefulness against modern long-range rifles.
Yachtsmen look for a land vehicle breakthrough from the Herreshoff name, expecting a groundbreaking automobile. Yet experts warn real limits in mechanics may prevent miracles beyond sea craft. Disappointment could mirror past sea innovations rather than match Herreshoff success.
Marathon races are becoming numerous and pose heart risks to young athletes. The article argues that athletic associations and skating clubs should require medical examinations for contestants before organizing marathon contests to ensure safety.
The Great Northern Railroad surveyed a proposed line from the boundary to Winnipeg and will start construction in the spring. The project aims to create another Canada United States commercial tie, shifting traffic flows to the easiest routes as railroad enterprises seek efficient lines.
A New Yorker confesses he erred in retiring at 55 and now endures days marked by long readings and walks with little sleep. He finds work brings pleasure to the accustomed, while idle time breeds dull introspection and monotony.
The season closed with killings on both sides as game and hunters faced tragedy. The cost of sport runs beyond money, with sorrow and suffering outweighing the financial outlay and venison returns. Many now judge the sport by the risks of venturing into the woods.
Congress will heed the request for enough colliers for the navy as outlined by Rear-Admiral William H. Cowles chief of the bureau of equipment. The report argues for no dissent on maintaining current navy strength and readiness though opinions may differ on adding battleships and cruisers.
England fears a meat famine due to the U S foot and mouth disease outbreak yet her farmers pledge to supply beef at famine prices. The embargo on meat could teach Britons a lesson in meat supply and boost appreciation for American products.
The steamer Meacham sails from a Lake Superior port bound for Buffalo carrying 421000 bushels of wheat. It is a valuable load for a risky passage but expected to reach its destination without trouble as sailors once slipped through during December gales from Milwaukee to Buffalo.
The current outbreak is said to cover a wider area than the 1902 3 episode which cost 500 000 to stamp out. The Agriculture Department may seek an emergency appropriation around a million dollars to meet present needs. It is a substantial sum but would be prudent if it halts the epidemic.
Naval officers discuss points at issue in the Newport conference and offer differing expert opinions on the comparative standing of American battleships. Further talk is deemed unnecessary and potentially disturbing as any wrong will be corrected through discussion.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript captures a humorous call where Mrs Patton Ayres waits for a meal and the waiter replies with a quick banter about hashes and browning. The piece shows period dining room charm and witty dialogue.
Readable text shows a domestic exchange with a woman planning to cook and a man suggesting cold beef and pickles. The fragment references Blaetter and a German phrase style. No clear event, place, or date is present in the readable lines.
The article surveys the U S public domain as it relates to irrigation and settlement. It details millions of acres under federal control and ongoing projects in Utah Roosevelt Arizona California Idaho Wyoming Nebraska Montana New Mexico North Dakota Oregon Washington and more. It stresses the potential to transform arid lands through water projects and intensive agriculture, projecting millions of new homes and vast agricultural output.
The article describes vast federal land ownership across states and how government irrigation projects aim to reclaim arid regions. It highlights Yuma Colorado Nevada and Gunnison tunnel initiatives diverting river water to create thousands of productive acres and spur future expansion.
In a Capitol rotunda remark cited by the New York Tribune, James G. Blaine notes Thaddeus Stevens’s death emancipates the Republican Party. He names Allison and Garfield as rising leaders and admits he cannot identify a third.
A Washington Star piece recounts a tale about rigid German laws joked over by two men Schmidt and Krauss who learn that Muller drowned after a river accident because swimming is forbidden by police. The column adds a quip about committee meetings and fishing.
The engine and tender measure eighty feet and weigh 286 tons. the engine weighs 205 tons. Built to aid Erie Railroad grades near Susquehanna, it can haul a 250 car freight two miles long carrying 10,000 tons at eight miles per hour. If grain, this load equals harvest from twenty six square miles of farms.
A seasonal poem describes the wind across spring to winter, noting grass flowers birds and scents. It extols fall wind turning leaves and promises happy days, ending with a line about wishes and dancing feet on windy days.
Huxtable, a weary tenement dweller, endures years of cruelty from his wife while caring for two sons. He secretly plots to flee with savings to Canada, imagining a fresh start and steady work, yet conscience and love for his children pull him back from departure.
A Los Angeles Times report describes Native Americans from mountain reservations flocking to El Cajon Valley for grape harvest. They arrive in old wagons and on foot, stay at simple Indian hotels, enjoy horse races and peon games, and work in the vineyards to earn wages for provisions and betting.
Sir Carne Rasch announces retirement after twenty years in the House of Commons and argues for a speech time limit of ten minutes to reduce business congestion. He notes his own speeches rarely exceed that length and believes the limit would exhaust the average legislator’s knowledge on any subject. The London Globe reports the remark.
James H. Cummiskey born November 27 1849 in Fort Augustus P E I rose from teacher to businessman then legislator. He helped form a Liberal majority in 1891 became speaker in 1897 served as commissioner of public works in 1900 and acted as premier several times.
Everett C. Bumpus born Plympton Massachusetts November 28 1844. He served in the war rising to company head then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He sat on the bench 1872 to 1882 and later joined commissions on water gas electric and land franchises. He spent much of the past two years abroad as part of the international Panama lands commission.
Ernest W. Brown born Hull England November 29 1866. Cambridge graduate came to America 1891 to teach at Haverford College. He won the Royal Astronomical Society gold medal in 1907. He now takes the Yale chair of mathematics to develop lunar tablets for nautical almanacs over about ten years.
Jefferson De Angelis born in San Francisco on November 30 1859 to a Jewish family. He started on stage as a child with his sister Sarah and toured from the West to Australia India and South Africa before returning to fame. He then joined the McCaull Opera company Gilbert and Sullivan works and later led his own company appearing in many comic operas.
William Morris Fontaine, born December 1 1835 in Louisa County Virginia, was a UVA graduate and Confederate artillery lieutenant. He taught chemistry and geology at West Virginia University before joining the University of Virginia faculty in Charlottesville and authored many geology and mineralogy works.
John Herman Converse born Burlington Vermont December 2 1840 rose from newspaper work to railroads and the Baldwin Locomotive Works where he joined the firm in 1873 He became active in Presbyterian benevolence and led a world wide evangelistic campaign movement In addition Cleveland Abbe born New York December 3 1838 a famed meteorologist helped establish United States weather services and served in major observatories shaping national weather forecasting guidance.
Joseph Leiter, born December 4 1868 in Chicago, son of Leoxi Z Leiter, Harvard graduate and mine owner. He gained fame in 1897 by attempting to corner the wheat market on the Chicago Board of Trade, becoming the era’s largest individual wheat holder before a collapse depleted his fortune by millions. His sister was Lady Curzon and another sister the Countess of Suffolk.
A Kansas City Star item describes a depositor revealing he buried money during a financial downturn last October and dug it up yesterday. The scene focuses on the teller’s surprised question and the poor condition of the found bills as they resurfaced from presumed underground storage.
A short classified appeal invites advertisers to use this paper to reach local residents, promoting business and encouraging enterprise in the surrounding community.
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