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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
4
Unrestricted speech at a local baseball game is noted amid a gag of anecdotes from The Washburn Times. The piece wryly contrasts current events from hay prices to coffee linked divorces and whale hides with political humor.
Cincinnati women advocate a curfew aimed at men only to curb disturbances. The proposal argues enforcement through chased-home penalties and additional incentives to deter misbehavior.
A train reportedly outran a cyclone in Kansas, with the storm said to have brushed the earth and faced friction. The New York World notes imports of diamonds have fallen heavily, speculating hotel clerks may be supplied. A New Jersey society woman dies while playing bridge, the game proving fatal to her.
In a Princeton note the student who made a pocket for a woman’s silk stocking shows distraction from studies. In Ohio a candidate’s act of giving a voter a cigar is held criminal and the voter generally endorses that principle.
A Massachusetts man who sold an heir to millions buys a farm to raise chickens and stay out of the poorhouse. The Hagerstown public library offers door to door book delivery via automobile ordered by phone. An optimist predicts coal prices will ease next winter on Earth and Mars markers note a 730 day Martian year.
The report notes eggs in China cost five cents per dozen, yet the distance is 8,000 miles by the shortest route, implying high travel or shipping costs for importers.
The claim ties Egyptian knowledge of appendicitis 7000 years ago to a speculative link with the wealth that funded pyramid construction. The statement lacks clear evidence and mixes medical history with economic speculation about ancient royalty and resources.
A scientist argues age correlates with stellar motion, while a jokey aside notes audiences dodge vegetables and similar tokens, suggesting a playful contrast between serious science and crowd antics.
A college professor notes a woman scratches a match outward. He observes sheath gowns contribute to the trend of female emancipation.
Rumor spreads that the famed Mona Lisa may be in the United States. Detectives note her distinctive smile as the sole clue, a characteristic that would be hard to counterfeit in contemporary times.
The Toledo Blade quips about a girl noted for having a perfect foot. The line invites a sardonic follow up about losing the other foot, reflecting newspaper humor rather than a real event.
A preacher asserts no mare has right to tell his wife a lie even a harmless one while noting that self-preservation is the first law of nature. The remark contrasts moral duty with natural impulse in a curiously paradoxical stance.
Writing paper becomes more expensive and critics suggest leaders should refrain from rushed statements. The old rule to “send a man” rather than overcommit with words is cited as prudent guidance amid rising costs and political pressure.
A Pennsylvania judge who linked a husband's home to his wife is noted alongside a separate Allentown case where a woman was jailed for having nine husbands. The remark contrasts two legal outcomes in the state's courts without detailing names or dates.
Boston reports that the marriage license bureau notes no Hub couples used leap day to wed. The bureau commissions question whether applicants are asked who proposed, a factor that could complicate the process of contracting matrimony.
The article lists sex ratios by region, noting in America 1000 men to 964 women, Asia 1000 to 961, and Australia 1000 to 937. Uganda shows the highest female proportion with 1467 women per 1000 men, while Alaska and the Malay States have the lowest with 391 and 389 respectively.
Reports reveal the famous Timur ruby, once called the Tribute of the World, is now part of the British crown jewels. Weighing about 352 carats, it rivals the Kohinoor in size and history, passing through Timur, Mir Shah Rukh, Jehangir, and Akbar before becoming part of the Mogul and Persian exchanges.
North Liberty, a town near Iowa City with 250 residents, claims the largest proportion of heavy men in the Midwest. Five locals total 1,580 pounds, averaging 316. Milo Gordon 371, J. H. Lininger 329, C. E. Stewart 310, M. J. Stoner 285, and S. P. Finch 285 pounds.
A tongueless lamb was born at Jonas Hutchins farm northeast of Kendallville Indiana. The lamb’s lower jaw is a half inch shorter than the upper but otherwise resembles a typical lamb.
A Brussels clock runs without human winding, kept in motion solely by the wind. The device relies on atmospheric forces to maintain its timekeeping, presenting a curious example of nature sustaining a mechanical timepiece.
The Timur ruby, praised by a Persian monarch, was later owned by Shah Jahan and set in the Peacock Throne. It changed hands through Nadir Shah’s sack of Delhi in 1739, to Ahmad Shah, then to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and finally to Queen Victoria after annexation of Punjab in 1840. The diamond followed a separate path to Victoria. both gems faded from public notice thereafter.
The world population is estimated at 1.7 billion based on recent censuses and careful counts of uncivilized lands. Sex ratios are known for 1.038 billion, averaging 1,000 men to 1,090 women, with Europe at 1,000 to 1,027 and Africa at 1,000 to 1,045.
The finest caviar comes from beluga roe of the white sturgeon, with Sevryuga from sterliated sturgeon, prepared at Astrakhan Russia. US consul John H. Grout in Odessa describes sieving roe to preserve grain, brining for three to four hours, then packing in sacks. Cheaper varieties are more strongly salted. Caviar is easily digested and highly nourishing, especially for the sick.
The Chinese public in the lower nation faces a shortage of the annual almanac that guides lucky and unlucky days. Publishers prepared new covers with dates but the government prohibited sale, leaving readers without the usual source of helpful timing information.
The article notes various royals practicing crafts from blacksmithing to enamel work. Prince Koulery Onibero, son of the late Prince Benhanzin, had to earn a living and joined a popular Bois de Boulogne restaurant as a chasseur after failing to find a trade.
A Kansas resident reports a lone red bird in a town yard that spots its reflection in a nearby window. The bird ruffles its plumage and appears to fight the lifelike rival, returning daily for brief rounds with the unseen opponent.
Naturalists note tortoises often reach extraordinary ages with reported cases up to 250 years and one instance cited at 405 years. The claim underscores tortoises as among the longest living animals in documented history.
A Dulwich family has kept a table leg believed to have belonged to a stray cat for more than eighty years. The curious heirloom was reportedly found under a chair during a long‑running cleaning project and has become a quirky family keepsake.
A curious tale notes how several cats over years wore down one leg until it became useless and was replaced with a new leg. The old leg remains as a curiosity.
Consul General Robert P. Skinner reports from Hamburg that floors in big German office buildings use a mix of magnesium chloride pulverized magnesia and sawdust, laid two to four inches thick. The material is waterproof, fireproof, crack-free, warm, elastic, sound-proof and cheaper than pine flooring tiling or stone.
Report says the principal steel producing plants in the country are running at roughly 90 percent of capacity now, compared with 65 to 70 percent at this time last year.
An eclipse expedition in Limburg reports ideal weather and extensive observations at five sites with two telescopes each to measure the moon’s diameter and position. The writer notes animals and plants showed no response to the event while the sun’s crescent grew, culminating at 1 57 and lasting about two and a half hours. In Sharon Pennsylvania a man named Velka Ankrovitch earns a reprieve from the hangman after a mercy recommendation.
Amsterdam reports The Palace of Peace at The Hague receives gifts from many nations. Holland provides grounds and seven painted tablets for the main staircase and four paintings for the assembly room. International contributions include doors, stained glass, tapestries, gates, marble, clocks, carpets, granite, a fountain, a monument, vases, and wall hangings from nations such as Belgium England France Germany Italy Switzerland Turkey the United States China Japan Russia Argentina Chile Austria Hungary Norway Sweden Denmark and more.
Berlin report notes the Hungarian town of So bozlo has been run by soldiers after all municipal workers walked out demanding higher wages. The council has refused the raise, leaving public order to military oversight.
A large cow whale was harpooned after five hours of fierce resistance and towed the steamship Paterson northward at about 20 miles per hour. Five bombs finished off the whale as Moran and Paterson whalers prep three new Seattle steam whalers.
A Manhattan street tale describes a legless ghostly veteran wandering near a former Revolutionary War camp site. Police officers Townsend and his partner report sightings while a roundsman jokes about arresting a specter for lacking visible means of support. The night’s events end with the officers feeling thwarted and uneasy.
Officials indicate an arrest of a Queen & Crescent railroad employee is expected soon in connection with the Hattiesburg Mississippi train robbery, stating the crime could not have occurred without inside assistance.
A bull fighter in Pau tested the statue illusion by entering motionless as a white statue. The bull charged the man, knocking him from the pedestal and goring him. He survived with serious injuries and the audience protested the risky act.
Neighbors found a nine year old boy chained to a floor by a heavy dog collar in the home of Mrs Rose Winegar as she prepared to chain a second child. Winegar claimed a revelation ordered punishment by confinement. The fourteen year old daughter aided by protesting siblings alerted others. Juvenile court officers took Winegar into custody.
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