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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
6
The fragment shows Grandma Winkum defending marriage to an older man with old‑fashioned humor. It also presents quotes from John J. Ingalls and Bernard Shaw, plus snippets from anecdotes and jokes about public opinion, a Seattle traveler, a St Louis politician, a witty priest, and a Sunday school scene.
A campaigner compliments a woman and asks to inform her husband, then learns the children are not hers. The statesman discovers the scene is at an orphan asylum and the woman clarifies she has no husband. The encounter unfolds with social faux pas and mistaken paternity in a political setting.
A Chicago geographer recalls how explorers like Peary received odd parcels by mail before their journeys. He cites a tale where George Ade promised a crucial package for Peary and sent a keg labeled to be opened at the farthest north, which proved to be axle grease for the pole.
Tae-shing touts his heavy ink as superior to rivals who seek profit, tracing lineage to ancient shop and claiming service to the emperor and all mandarins. He asserts honesty, tradition, and a name over coin, while extolling the ink's eye catching qualities. A separate Morals section stresses everyday courage and honesty.
A junior attorney in a Virginia town challenged the experienced Colonel Hopkins on a legal point. Hopkins replied he would explain any point for a consideration at his Richmond office. The young man then offered a half dollar, saying to take it now and “tell us what you know and give me the change.”
A humorous exchange contrasts Pat turning Socialist with Mike asking about dividing wealth and property. The tale uses simple examples of money two million dollars two farms and two pigs to illustrate the idea of sharing. A light anecdote from a 19th century humor collection follows with a clergyman prayer gag and a pulpit mishap.
A Chicago merchant nicknamed Young Napoleon Smith rose from near poverty by donating a $5,000 church organ to attract capital. He used the gift to gain attention, win investors, and bootstrap a business, repaying the organ cost before payments were due. The tale, from the Chicago Tribune, frames the donation as a strategic bluff that soundly paid off.
A Baltimore American report notes Michoacan’s courtesy. A traveler praises men in Morelia for offering seats to women on streetcars, while the governor’s decree punishes anyone who makes a woman stand. The innkeeper links politeness to fear of police fines and public shaming.
An old time remedy named Dr Thomas's Electric Ointment claims to cure toothache ear ache sore throat and heals cuts bruises and scalds while stopping pain. The advertized product positions itself as a universal pain reliever for common ailments.
Edith watches the farmer's wife pretend to "roost with the chickens" and waits to see how she would manage it. The curious child misinterprets the phrase and stays by the chicken house as night falls. Her mother learns the cause of the mystery in a quiet domestic moment.
A Philadelphia Ledger note recounts how ten unemployed cooks failed to win a job when a woman seeking household help insisted the cook must share her family’s strong culinary tastes. She offered to cook herself until finding a match.
An ethnologist compares a batsman's chest slap after a home run to a gorilla beating its breast in pride. He argues vanity proves Darwinian ideas, noting humans inflate lungs and gesture similarly, displaying the monkey blood within.
A conductor and brakeman refuse to eject two tramps from a box car after learning the men are old schoolmates. The brakeman and conductor both decline, saying the travelers are their acquaintances, and instead keep them aboard. Wellington Kansas News.
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