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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
2
A Cleveland Star item recalls Senator Elect McCreary of Kentucky visiting Washington and courting voters by adapting to local life. A Kentuckian quotes that he kissed babies praised housewives cooked meals praised farmers cattle and even preferred cold coffee over warm.
The Kansas City Journal comments on eastern magazine authors misplacing locations in western tales. Cyrus Townsend Brady’s story is cited for a horsewoman riding ninety miles in two hours between two Oklahoma towns. An eastern mining tale places mountains south of Topeka, while a Harper’s Oklahoma story features Texas cowboys and ponies in breakfast scenes.
Old sour milk is processed by three London factories into cheese like pulp then pressed and heated to create bleached white buttons. The method cuts costs by about half versus bone buttons and does not require dyeing.
Report says Mozart’s skull, once entrusted through a sequence of possessors ending with Salzburg, has been stolen again after disappearing in 1894 and resurfacing briefly before vanishing once more. The tale notes Mozart died poor and his grave was unmarked, with only the sexton knowing its location.
President Roosevelt was dictating a letter when he glanced at Archibald pursuing a frightened possum. The moment the animal darted into bushes and escaped, the president remarked that Archie was not like him, letting the possum slip away.
The senator rose to address colleagues but paused, reaching into his coat tail pocket for a plug of tobacco. He chewed in silence, drawing smiles from the chamber as all eyes watched the venerable figure.
Teisserene de Bort, a French aeronaut, established the lowest temperature mark on record at 72 degrees Celsius or 97.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The reading came from a thermometer aboard a trial balloon that reached 38,000 feet.
A pingpong match delayed a tournament when a ball hit a chandelier and gas flame. no rule covered such contingency. The ball vanished in a puff of smoke during a hot rally and dispute arose over whether to replay the point, leaving the game unfinished as the debate continues.
A man spends life wishing for different paths. On death, he is surrounded by a crowd of spectral ships identical to each other. They reply that they are the different lives he might have led, from Edith Wharton’s The Valley of Decision.
A brief exchange in the New York Weekly questions pension eligibility for soldiers widows. The lawyer confirms widows can be pensioned and asks about husbands, signaling concerns over qualifying dependents.
A dialogue in the Ohio State Journal shows a vegetarian acknowledging fame of Bacon while dismissing meat diets as unappealing. The exchange features a self aware exchange about literary or cultural Bacon and diet humor.
The Netroit Free Press notes Fosdick as a confirmed pessimist in a terse exchange about happiness. Cumso quips that the man would not be glad even if he were happy.
Judge Halsey grants divorce to Mrs Louise Kossa from Theodore Kossa a Grove Street seed merchant for cruel treatment. The couple’s dispute centers on vegetarian living with the husband forbidding meat and locking her out if late. The matter appears in Chicago News and Milwaukee Sentinel as a lighter note amid farm life coverage.
Advertisement warns readers to demand genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic marked C.C.C. and not accept counterfeit substitutes. It notes authentic tablets, never sold in bulk, and that the product is available through all druggists with rocs in stock.
A fragmented 19th century ad extols Frost & Spies Rocky Mountain sea powder claiming it is excellent for babies and children. The text mentions two quarts and cost around 35 cents, emphasizing purity and quality purported by the brand.
An old advertisement touts a digestive aid claiming to repair digestion liver and bowels for quick relief. It notes a stamped C C C tablet brand and warns against bulk sales to druggists.
The Times advertises binding services for books and magazines with a selection of binding samples available to view. Customers may place orders for prompt, attentive service.
Judge Pen nypacker recounts a Philadelphia toast tale about the Pennsylvania Dutchman’s obedience to authority. He cites 1864 Sheridan burning barns and a Confederate raid where a Dutchman faced execution but quipped Vat you fellows going to domit me and was spared. The episode, from the Philadelphia Times, framed as compliance and humor.
Hetty Green and her husband, famed for thrift, faced a domestic quarrel in New Hampshire over four foot wood sticks. The servant left after Mr Green refused to have the wood chopped, arguing wasteful spending. He demonstrated by forcing a stick into the stove until it would fit.
The Baltimore News recounts Senator Bacon of Georgia once a famed skater who lost hair and whiskers after a collision with two amateurs at a rink. He fled the floor, shaved, and has since avoided skating and whiskers.
The Rev. William H. Walker of Wilmette’s First Congregational church says his departure stems from women parishioners disliking his pompadour hairstyle. He concedes he is not handsome and notes some would rather see a good looking man than hear a strong sermon.
The article notes the pink and white fashion tied to a Westminster coronation image, recalling Lady Granville’s Paris dinner honoring Queen Victoria sixty three years earlier. She asked guests to dress in pink and white while attendees varied in colors, including a green dress and mourning gray from a large guest list.
Senator W P Frye of Maine spoke with evident effort during the Senate debate on the ship subsidy bill, saying he could not do justice to his own sect and comparing vaccination to choosing between Scylla and Charybdis. He warned of pain and difficulty in avoiding smallpox vaccination.
The Baltimore American notes that romance falters while insurers increasingly analyze a man’s condition through eye language once seen as the window to the soul. The shift marks a broader move to diagnostic scrutiny in personal relations.
The article urges proper airing of children's clothing and home wear. It describes shaking garments in the open air, using a knotted cord bag, and hanging clothes to ventilate and freshen them. It warns against airtight closets and recommends removing doors, adding wire crates, and sunning garments before storage.
An art column notes leather decor has broadened beyond chairs and sofas. It traces a 25 year trend revival of Cordovan and antique leathers, copying aged tones, and expanding to walls and screens with careful skin selection and coloring.
Spring brings a fine supply of wall paper designs in cheaper grades that rival costly coverings. Green dominates drawing rooms with white close behind. Louis XVI motifs appear on pale green or white foundations. blue gray debuts for stairs. ornate reproductions of old chintzes suit city or country homes.
The article describes a new embroidery method called the cable used to decorate flax linens and small items such as handkerchiefs nightcaps bags table centers and photograph frames. It highlights oblong satin and colored linen table centers with applique lace edging and floral embroidery in conventional or natural styles.
Lon don M A P recounts Peter Donahuha, an American guard at the Vatican, who sought two mementos from the pope. The pope refused the skullcap but allowed a playful snap of the cap and signed a tiny autograph, later cashed with the pope’s endorsement. The autograph resembled Thackeray in its neat, round script.
Central Pennsylvania bishop Talbot, a missionary bishop in the far west, arrives at a railway station to conduct services in a town with no prior bishop. The crowded platform, warm handshake from the local clergyman, and a child’s blunt exclamation reveal the jeering mix of awe and humor as the journey meets local curiosity.
A Civil War anecdote recalls General Shafter seeking a first lieutenant rank but a well meaning congressman suggests lieutenant colonel as a substitute. A second tale shows a clerkship applicant whose bad handwriting prompts a reply offering a majority instead of colonelcy.
An unclear fragment describes a bicycle factory incident involving a male or female subject and safety concerns. The text references a hub and a domestic event with orders for a nurse and safety measures. Details are incomplete and positions of people are uncertain.
A anecdote recalls Sir Arthur Sullivan delivering a letter from the Princess of Wales to Queen Alexandra. The Danish queen reads the note and jokes that a "little monkey" refers to herself, prompting Sullivan to deny knowledge of any such subject.
The Bonapartes prize a small Napoleonic hat and a book as household fetishes. Prussia guards Frederick the Greats gray leather breeches and his battle cane. Russia preserves Peter the Greats carpenters tools. Vienna keeps Rudolphs horse shoe tied to the Habsburg rise to rule.
A man visits a noted specialist for insomnia and endures an hour of listening to one remedy after another. Frustrated, he receives a bromide prescription, but the doctor retracts it and jokes that the only remaining option is to try sleeping cars, amid the patient’s exasperated slang.
In New York a man enters a newspaper office with a death notice. His cheerful, boastful manner leads the clerk to realize the notice was for the man’s own mother in law, a surprising mix of humor and tragedy at a holiday moment.
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