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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
6
From the club window spectators watch a man cross the street performing jerky motions. Tete de Veau asks if he has St Vitus dance, but LL Dignon says it is simply an automobile scare.
A line of dialogue reveals a woman, a chauffeur, reports meeting her husband by accident after a knock. The exchange hints at a playful, ironic origin story within a larger narrative.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray at a New York Children’s Home, claim to cure constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and destroy worms. 30,000 testimonials. Sold by druggists for 25 cents. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leyteo.
Pitch pine once deemed nearly worthless now commands demand for cranberry barrel production as mills seek sturdy timber. Local harvesters note rising prices and increased cutting to meet fresh industry needs.
Letters from Mrs. B A Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs Alvina Sperling of Chicago praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles without surgery. The ad touts thirty years of use and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A short lyric of consoling repetition about love and weariness. The speaker recalls a lover who seemed endlessly attentive and strong yet proves fleeting, ending with a resolve not to cling but to laugh at the illusion. Lines from Theodosia Garrison in Smart Set frame the paradox of enduring promises versus brief affection.
The article surveys growing uses of electricity from nitrogen extraction in Germany to powering homes in Italy and the United States. It notes a 1,000,000 horsepower plant near Denver, GE turbines in Harrisburg, electrical embossing in book binding, and electric rails on Alps routes, plus electric ballots, motorized adders, and ocean liner propulsion experiments.
The Baltimore Sun argues pumpkin pie is foreign to Maryland, a tolerated fraud masquerading as a native dessert. It claims the pie relies on spices, with pumpkin acting as a bulk medium, hinting at adulterants like apple butter glucose cornstarch and bran in commerce.
A game commissioner urges high licensing of house cats to spare songbirds. He cites risk cats pose to bird life, prompting defense from cat supporters. The Pennsylvania game commission secretary has faced widespread criticism for this stance and may revise or defend his view amid pressure from pro cat advocates.
A poem fragment laments burying ancient grammars and prose in college woes, then seeks a fairy tale book with cheerful bears and goblins to spark dreams at night. The speaker longs for bright visions and timeless stories to replace scholarly burden with imaginative escape.
The narrator recalls life in penny lodging houses in Westminster, describing brutal destitution, a French barber who shaves inhabitants for a penny, and a scene of bankruptcy and bailiffs in Pigon’s shop. He later finds work as a fireman, returns to the same kitchen, and hears of Pigon’s death and Mrs Pigon’s ruin as bailiffs seize the shop.
In The Sketch John Galsworthy portrays a French woman with seven children facing eviction. A narrator observes her calm despair as bailiffs pressure the family for money while a kindly stranger considers a marriage offer to stabilize their plight. Life is hard, yet humanity persists amid poverty and displacement.
A Sicilian peasant found a field coin later identified as an Abacaenum from ancient Siculi. Experts called it the rarest coin in the world. A government inspector sent a report, but six months passed with no reply and the owner eventually kept the piece. The coin sits in Faris as Louvre officials reportedly offered a large sum.
Rev Dr Marks recalls founding a school in Rangoon with royal sanction. The king asked for boys aged 12 to 14, and nine princes were gathered, four arriving next day aboard elephants with two gold umbrellas and escort of forty soldiers. The full nine later joined.
In a tale from the Church Family Paner a king’s nine princes and nine elephants attended a schoolroom scene where boys bowed deeply to princes. The princes lifted the ban and told the students to rise, improving etiquette. the king valued his sons’ education and they became diligent pupils.
A poetic excerpt by Arthur Stringer from Everybody's Magazine laments twilight sloth and calls for a change of life as the world grows tired. The speaker desires the green sea the great sea and the long white road signaling renewal.
The article describes small narrow muffs trimmed with sable heads tails and paws, and matching neck-pieces. It notes ornate blouses with hand embroidery and dainty waists of handkerchief linen. Tailor-made suits pair with plaid or plain silk waists, many favor linen or challis wash fabrics.
A dress described as yellow mousseline de soie features three tunics each edged with a 2 inch brown velvet border. A belt with a topaz buckle cinches the waist, which is squared at the neck and outlined by a velvet band with a cream ace frill along the edge.
Readers note wide trimming options with skilled workmanship. Velvet hats with silk networks, brown silk covered flat buttons with pink beaded centers, and new chiffon fur collarettes become popular for house gowns and street wear. Colors feature pink, topaz, ecru, blue, violet, silver gray.
Fashion tips highlight lace as essential for gowns and outerwear. Imitations are discouraged while valuable laces become decorative elements for jabots, collars, and fine evening cloaks. A recent striking cloak features cerise and geranium tones with filet embroidery and gray satin lining, reflecting elegant, era-specific styling. Florence Fairbanks.
A Pittsburg millionaire recounts Andrew Carnegie joking about a Montenegrin prince during a visit to Skibo castle. On a motor trip past an inn, Highlanders rose and saluted, prompting the prince to ask about bare legs. Carnegie explains the local custom of removing trousers to honor distinguished visitors.
Among Roosevelt's Rough Riders in Cuba was a small Dutch Jewish soldier famed for cool impudent bravado. He once quipped about dodging spent bullets, saying fate favors no matter where you stand, from the anecdote in Everyone's Magazine.
National and city governments have spent thirty six thousand dollars to reconstruct the Santo theater, a project owned by the Matanzas municipality.
Thomas Cale of Alaska, a U S congressman known on the Pacific slope, is listed with a Washington address at 1312 9th St NW Washington DC. endorsements from Peruna Drug Co and congressman C Slemp praise Peruna as an effective remedy for coughs colds and catarrh and Man a Lin laxative mentioned.
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