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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
7
A compact tale from Iowa reveals a laundromat encounter where a Chinese immigrant, nicknamed Ping Pong, refuses to speak English until paid back by a customer who accuses him of short-changing. The worker then reveals his foreign merchants’ certificate and speaks in fluent English, declaring he has raised.
Florida’s shell mounds, scattered across the state, are identified as human-made from the era near the start of the Christian era. Overgrown with forest, their age is shown by earth layers yielding shell and bone artifacts, pottery fragments, and remains of deer, rabbits, alligators, and other animals. The King Phillip’s Town site near Lake Harney is notable, about 450 feet long, 100 to 150 feet wide, and roughly eight feet high.
The instructor critiques a bust as fairly well modeled but with a sad and thoughtful expression. The art student recalls previous attempts to adjust hair and cheek touches, noting that the fate would break into a smile each time.
The world famous Aspirin is sold as Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package. Each box contains 12 tablets and directions cover colds headaches neuralgia toothache earache rheumatism lumbago neuritis and general pain. Druggists offer larger Bayer packages at low cost.
In a New Jersey town near New York a prominent resident vented his ire at the tardy taxi by calling the operator. He identified himself as Mr Henry, but the operator replied in a calm voice that she was Mrs Brown.
Conventional ear treatments fail because they cannot reach the inflamed Eustachian tube. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrhal deafness by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for any case not cured. Circulars free. Toledo based F. J. Cheney & Co.
The date palm is valued across Hawaii, California, Florida, Cuba, Egypt and Palestine for shade water signal and fruit. It reaches up to 100 feet tall and provides refuge for travelers while signaling water nearby. The fruit is a staple in Egypt Arabia and Persia with noted medicinal virtues and even date stones feed camels.
A child rejects repeated fairy tales and, instead, asks to discuss the strike. Grandmother improvises a new tale but the boy loses interest, insisting on current events rather than old stories.
A humorous exchange finds a wife asked if she can lie and a husband replying that the lie emerges from his mouth, sparking a quick punchline in a bystander’s eye.
President Hickey told umpires to remove any player or manager at the first profane outburst and to report later violations. The policy applies across the American association ahead of the season opening.
Young men who can play baseball are wanted in the marines. Dick Loftus promises a return to the big show after a Cincinnati release. Clubs recruit versatile players, managers move outfielders, and openings appear from Mobile to Portland as teams brace for the season. Big names and new signings populate this broad snapshot of early baseball activity.
Eddie McKenna recalls Jack Dempsey's debut era in Utah where he faced an awkward opponent. Dempsey ignored advice, stepped out with unorthodox stance and unleashed a left hook that shattered the rope, leaving the opponent unconscious for ten minutes.
In St. Anthony Idaho fans subscribe a large sum to lure Chick Gandil of the White Sox into managing a local team in the Yellowstone Snake River league. Ed Smoot leaves his office open to collect cash, totaling about ten thousand dollars, plus a stake in a real estate and insurance firm. The move spurs Pacific Coast league stars to consider the outlaw league, prompting Rexburg to limit teams to four professional players.
John A. Heydler, president of the National League, says the second division clubs echo a strong, evenly matched race. He notes no soft spots, and claims this year shows the best distribution of strength he recalls, with all teams competitive.
The American league may limit practical jokes at ball parks to prevent future public presentations of brown derbies. Babe Ruth accepted the stunt smilingly though team magnates dislike the joke.
Coast boxing fans acknowledge current four-round fighters lack the old era’s class. Bud Riley is regarded as the most consistent performer among the hopefuls in training.
Chuck Garland, a sensational young tennis player once selected for the Olympic team, cut his hand badly on a bottle and may fail to qualify for the Antwerp tournament.
Milwaukee manager Egan hopes Del Gainer’s strong spring hitting lifts pennant chances. The former Detroit and Boston star, now with the Brewers, may offset slower footwork as he bats with Jimmy Burke after joining Ft Wayne in 1910.
Benny Leonard mixes with film on the coast while football becomes compulsory in French regiments. The Cuban derby rises to 20000 dollars in 1921 and the Western Breeders futurity goes to Des Moines Iowa. Almost 2900 nominations for the Sara toga meeting highlight a busy season. A new mile record is set by the All-Buffalo relay in Buffalo. Bob Neill joins Pop Geers training colony in Memphis. Greek Peter Trivoulidas has lived in the U S for 23 years and plans to apply for citizenship after the Boston marathon. Ira Dem shown as a rising middleweight. Tommy Murphy leads 2 10 trotters with 64 to his credit and Pop Geers 58. James Tillman proves boxing may aid insanity and Bates College tab selects J O Johnstone as track coach. Wres tlers of the Middle Atlantic states eye Olympic tryouts.
Boston lobsterman Graciano Rio his wife son and nine year old grandson completed a bold Atlantic crossing in the 52 foot Lucy B Winsor with two 30 horsepower engines. The craft departed Boston in August and reached Angra Azores a month later with a likely safe arrival in Lisbon near Rio’s boyhood home.
Felix Boehimer an Austrian resident of Greenwich Conn. marched into the police HQ threat ening to smash windows if not jailed. He said he had not slept in five years and wanted return to Austria where sewing machines are idle and he could rest.
Female students at the University of Cincinnati form the Man Haters club. Its principles state no male company is desired and only financially independent and physically capable suitors will be favored, expected to be raised like a father.
A bandit armed with an empty automatic pistol robbed the mail car on Union Pacific passenger No. 2 between Omaha and Fremont Nebraska. A bag with $8000 in War Savings stamps was ripped open but contents left intact.
At a farmers meeting in Paris Kentucky a farmer recounted how his daughter visiting a retail grocery paid 75 cents a pound for butter while the producer received only 40 cents. He noted the grocer was calculating his profit when his daughter bought a pound for 35 cents more, right before him.
Syracuse resident Mrs. R. E. Deming reports relief from fainting spells and poor appetite during the Change of Life after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She took about twelve bottles and claims the remedy restored health without narcotics or harmful drugs.
A niece at age three imitates affection while an adult recounts teaching a child to fit a social cue. The writer notes a shy suitor visiting and an awkward moment on the couch as the niece reaches for the man while uttering a playful phrase.
A Birmingham Age Herald excerpt reports a dispute where a homeowner questions a twenty dollar charge for a short plumbing job. The contractor defends the bill noting a glass piece on the driveway caused tire damage during the visit.
A fragment shows a dialogue about a red element and its relation to cheek, highlighting cheekiness and material usage in a playful exchange. The lines suggest a humorous or provocative interplay centered on appearance and context.
A concise reflection notes that hefty individuals often engage in trivial conversation. It suggests irony in the contrast between size and talkativeness, highlighting social norms about posture and communication.
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