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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
4
The Washburn Times, issued every Thursday in Washburn Wisconsin, lists terms at two dollars per year and advertising rates upon request. It notes post office publication status as second class mail matter.
The piece argues that government operation raised railroad costs, with freight rate increases likely around 28 percent to cover higher material and labor costs. It warns that wage hikes from the Railroad Labor Board could add another billion dollars, fueling a cycle of higher prices and living costs, urging public action to boost production.
Discussion of the budget system as a tool for reducing duplication in government. Local reports cite John Friberg grading the road from the city to Cornucopia and Barrons section work improving roads. Community notices include Sunday School at Chequamegon Springs and visitors in Thief River Falls and Virginia Minnesota.
The article traces ancient to modern diving gear from Alexander the Great’s dry descent to Pliny’s leather pipe stories. It notes Augustus Liebe’s 1819 air via hand pump, his early open suit, and the 1880 shift to a safer closed dress with key improvements.
Thorns and fish bones served to fasten clothing long before needles and thread. Central European lake dwellers left many pins of bone and bronze with varied forms and heads, some double stemmed and others like modern safety pins. Egyptian Greek and Roman ruins reveal artistically made pins and elaborate brooches used as hairpins and clasps.
Early diving appears in Homer's Iliad as Patroclus compares Hector's fall to a diver for oysters. Thucydides records divers removing submarine barriers during the siege of Syracuse. The divers used no gear, carrying a stone to descend quickly and cling beneath for about two minutes. Natural diving persists in sponge and pearl gathering in Ceylon and the Mediterranean.
Alaskan reindeer show surprising endurance and speed in long distance tests and a pace at the annual reindeer fair. A pair pulled a sleigh for five miles in 14 minutes 82 seconds and ten miles in 27 minutes 20 seconds, outperforming dogs over short distances.
A collage of admonitions from Lord Fisher Plutarch Swift Lowell Butler and Godkin on the folly of argument. The collection notes that reason and calm usually prevail over heated dispute and that listening to both sides often confuses the mind.
A Washington Star item recalls the tale of John Howard Payne the author of Home Sweet Home. Reportedly never having a home or beard, Payne’s bearded bust at Oak Hill sparked a joke after his burial costs and monument dedication drew crowds.
The Bucks County Historical Society has acquired a manuscript oath of allegiance and renunciation from 1730 sworn by aliens in the colonies. The oath to King George II was administered to males over sixteen upon arrival as German and Swiss emigrants settled in the area. The manuscript concerns George Kinkner of Southampton township and reflects 1727 acts requiring such oaths.
The article argues that magnetic disturbances are not the main culprit for compass erraticism. Instead, plane movements and the vertical magnetic component of the governing force mislead aviators until the aircraft settles on a straight level course for a sufficient duration.
A concise quotation notes that love can exist for the unknown though full understanding may not. The remark, attributed to Mrs. Jameson, reflects a philosophy on affection and comprehension.
A commentary questions whether women ever display poor sportsmanship by beating a carpet when down, noting stereotypes in athletic culture and asking whether such behavior is truly tied to gender or context.
Money to loan on city property and farm lands. Call or write Geo. G. Macdonald Bristol Block Ash land Wistf.
Researchers report a human bone sample can bear 50 percent more weight than the finest oak wood of equal thickness, indicating bone’s superior strength for structural support in comparative testing.
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