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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
2
Paris tale recounts Mme Humbert using a pearl necklace to stall a bailiff during a seizure. She feigned serenity, watched the clock strike six, and then sent the officer away as the hour passed, taking the necklace with her into exile.
The New York World says M. de Bruwaert’s thanks for American sympathy for Martinique are well expressed in his typical French style. It quotes him saying it is like the American people and highlights the shared spirit across nations.
Poem recounts the assault on the Yorktown last redoubt led by French troops the grenadiers of Auvergne and Count de Rochambeau. It praises bravery of officers De Grasse Washington and Rochambeau and the soldiers who held to the name Auvergne sans tache. Arthur Guiterman notes in New York Times.
The British steamship Horace, after leaving Barbados, encountered a lava dust storm near Martinique on May 9. The ash covered decks to inches, blinded engines, and forced lights on for hours as crew witnessed strange lightning and a fog of volcanic sand. Islanders viewed St Pierre’s destruction as divine judgment.
The Times invites orders for binding services and displays samples showing binding quality and style. Customers may examine options and expect prompt attention after submission of their orders.
Edgar Saltus argues in the New York Journal that St Pierre’s destruction was more thorough than Pompeii's. He notes Lisbon’s quake and cites 60,000 dead in six minutes, with a global tremor felt from Africa to Canada. He also discusses errors in historic honors and concludes humans err in both honors and horrors.
M Louis Parisot of France reports a liquid that preserves eggs for twelve years. A magistrate witnessed initial sealing of a tank, eggs later opened in court, four boiled eggs tested were excellent. Eggs in liquid for four months hatched successfully, eight of twelve placed under a hen fertile. Parisot says eyes could be preserved at 10 cents per thousand.
Train timetable lists South and North passenger trains daily with multiple departures from Ashland. Connects at Ashland Junction for St Paul Chicago and Chicago via Northwestern routes. Through mail and express service noted with limited daily departures and ticket orders via Q W Frost, Druggist Washburn Wis.
The Bayfield County Teachers Institute will gather at Walker High School in Washburn from August 4 for two weeks, followed by teacher certificate exams August 16 to 18, 1929. The National Educational Association conference will be in Minneapolis July 7 to 11 with notable attendance expected.
The Omaha will offer round trips within 200 miles for July 3 and 4 at one and a third fare. Tickets are good for return until July 7.
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