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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
4
The postmaster general’s order, effective January 1, sets renewal deadlines for newspapers. Dailies must renew within three months, weeklies within one year, or be dropped from the legitimate subscriber list and lose second class mailing at one cent per pound unless prepaid. The Times urges renewal to continue mail service for overdue subscribers.
Notes from Washington report Admiral Converse, at the President's request, defends the Navy against Rue terdahl criticisms. He argues no ship is perfect, progress comes daily, and even foreign navies and railroads have design flaws. The piece notes the Senate's Shipping bill, backed by the President, aims to fund American ships with regular South American and Oriental sailings to carry mails.
A promotional note invites readers to order a home telephone service and have their name included in a forthcoming large directory, highlighting personal listing exposure and local utility access.
A brief domestic life column from Home Circle OO 5 A EF outlines everyday routines and social happenings. The item highlights community activities and shared household advice without major events or names.
The piece argues that homes reflect a citizen’s character and priorities. It critiques prudence and thrift as dominant aims, describing rich houses as displays and poor ones as imitators, and warns that strict discipline worsens temperaments. It urges cheerful, sympathetic parenting and preventing annoyances to avoid spoiling children.
The text outlines the paper's true mission to be magnanimous and charitable toward all, to speak truth boldly for justice, and to promote right principles. It aims to be useful and popular, to build up truth and tear down error, improving and ennobling as well as pleasing and entertaining mankind.
A critique of married life and male folly argues that many couples fail due to misaligned expectations. It praises women’s society as a corrective, urging men to value respect and consideration, while condemning self centeredness and dull routines.
A muddy stream flows into a clear one then unites and becomes impure. The text argues that youth may keep purity briefly in bad company, but soon they mingle and lose it.
A collection of short items reports a Whooping Cough party with prizes for the loudest, Leap Year event at Mason, Dr H G Lampson visiting Sanborn, M A Sprague trips to the twin cities, Mrs Charles Lee and children visiting the Flynns, a found brooch at the office, Mrs E A Blexrud hosting friends, Dean’s Regulets advertised, Presbyterian sermons by Attorney Tomkins and others on church topics, Sadie Cavanaugh visiting Mason, and Selma Blexrud listed as recently sick.
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