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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
4
President Taft expresses disappointment that John Hays Hammond cannot accept the Minister to China role and orders him to locate a highly capable successor. Secretary Knox joins in stressing the need for a man of exceptional ability in Peking, reflecting Taft's view that a notable Far Eastern initiative is timely.
A soldier recounts four men playing poker in a tent after taps on pay night. In darkness they guard their hands as a sentry alarms the camp and an officer arrives. At dawn the men reveal their cards and sleep briefly before reveille.
The largest flower in the world is the Rafflesia arnoldii of Sumatra. It measures about three feet in diameter and weighs around fifteen pounds. Its five petals form a creamy white ring around a center packed with violet stamens and buds resemble gigantic brown cabbage heads.
A pamphlet extols purifying the blood and liver health as the sole path to a clear complexion. Green's August Flower is advertised to cleanse the liver, enrich the blood, and relieve constipation biliousness and nervousness with a trial bottle at 25 cents and regular size 75 cents sold at Frost and Spies.
A Saturday Evening Post excerpt explains how the squid alters its color via chromatophores beneath its skin. Nervous impulses expand or contract pigment cells to produce rapid color waves, aiding camouflage like the chameleon. The article notes similar changes in other animals and mentions the chameleon and sole as examples.
A renowned physician known for shabby attire finds a new silk hat after a meeting, only to learn another doctor had swapped hats to test rain protection. The second doctor apologizes, explaining the prank began because the first carried an umbrella while he had none.
The Bayfield County Board reviewed aid applications with Dr. J A Patterson to examine Samuel Gillis and others. affidavits establish Gillis as totally blind with limited income. A land sale and tax deed actions were discussed including sale of deeded land and issuing tax deeds to M C Ringrose for certificates damaged by fire.
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