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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
4
A Providence Journal humorous piece depicts a wife arguing men should learn home repair like women learn housework. She recounts plumbing mishaps, washer knowledge, tub vents, and costly town plumbers, while her husband vows to prove he can build a window box with nails and boards.
Gill reports being sent home an hour early Saturday night after the time change. Bill asks if the change affected him, and Gill confirms it did indeed disrupt her plans.
The destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed in foreign waters with heavy combat as the ship sank late in the day. Survivors occupied boats and rafts while crews fought the sea. John Francis Murphy, a first class ship's cook, was captured by Germans and is confirmed held as a prisoner in Germany with no further news.
A dealer showcases a device that magnifies all input to twice its size while a customer seeks a case that halves the contents. The customer replies his line is ladies' shoes, hinting at a clever business misunderstanding in a quaint exchange.
The Guilford food control committee asks the town council to finance a rabbit warren to boost food supply. Beginning with 40 tame rabbits, the project could reach about 4,000 by season end, with an initial cost estimated at $300 and a potentially profitable outcome.
The Christian Science Monitor notes that Thracians built armored wagons as early war machines. Alexander the Great faced them at Mount Haemus where loaded carts rolled down a pass, but he ordered troops to lie down and interlock shields to create a shield road, saving his army from destruction.
A W MacLeod administrator announces sale of Lot 2 Section 23 Township 44 North Range 7 West Bayfield County Wisconsin at the Washburn Court House front entrance. The lands are described as two adjourned sales dates April 30 and May 31 1918 with terms to be announced.
Mrs Wm Soshea of 229 Pine St credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing her long standing kidney pain and backache after two boxes. The ad notes the product has over 50 years of use, and urges readers to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills at Fox Bros Drug Store.
During an air raid a British three inch gun on an automobile truck blocked a London banker’s home front. He asked the officer to move the gun due to the noise and was told in reply that the gun is not a blooming hurdy gurdy.
A contractor recalls awarding a bridge contract to German engineers who reportedly built the cutwater of the pliers downstream, challenging the popular view of German efficiency. The remark appears at a recent trade gathering as a sharp jab at industrial prowess.
State of Wisconsin Bayfield County announces a special term of county court at Washburn on June 25 1918 to hear the final accounts of administrator A W MacLeod for the estate of William Delaney late of Drummond. The court will consider settlement and residue distribution. Judge H P Axelberg signs. attorney Washburn Wisconsin.
The State of Wisconsin summons Herman Schultz J S Speedling W A Harding and George W Foster to appear within twenty days to defend an action. The notice cites a sale of a house and lot at Albert Tourville west Bigelow St No 1012 with a July 24 18 date.
Notice announces plans to apply to the Bayfield County Circuit Court at Ashland for vacation of Blocks 14 15 and parts of Block 10 in Mason village and adjacent streets not accepted for public use. Also lists land dispute notices in Washburn including Lots 1 2 3 Block 50 and Lot 2 Section 5 Township 48 North Range 4 West with defendants named Joseph and Maria Markovic and others.
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