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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
2
A reflective piece explores young couples rushing to marriage without stability, the hardships of early married life, and the shift to practical homemaking. It advocates personal thrift, cooking, sewing, and education for women, and cautions youths about commitments before financial readiness. It ends with a nostalgic note on dancing and staying youthful.
A reflective piece on aging and pride, comparing a father joining his son at the dance. It describes the father’s youthful heart, his aim to stay healthy, and his eagerness to relive memories of past dances. The narrative centers on a white haired man reclaiming old joys at the ball.
In this essay style piece a speaker argues that a young man gains favor in a community through virtue, good name, and restraint. It warns that associating with disreputable peers harms chances of love, marriage, and respect, and that reform is nearly impossible if the man is seen as a “bad egg.”
The piece argues American efficiency lies in conceiving and initiating practical ideas, noting US leadership in innovations that spurred warfare and industrial progress. It contrasts American initiation with German application while praising American achievement in turning ideas into sustained results.
Builder Leopold Boroo dismisses two workmen for being three days behind schedule, paying them a week’s wages and expelling them from the masonry. Foreman Maxim Gork defends the workers as only seeking jobs while Boroo’s later remarks are cut by the censor.
The bureau of foreign and domestic commerce plans a large scale program beginning July to recruit young Americans with Spanish German or French basics for foreign market research. Twelve lines to be studied in undeveloped markets across South America China India Africa and Australia. Shortage of qualified personnel noted as a barrier to overseas commercial work.
The Court of Claims, housed in the former Corcoran Gallery on Seventeenth Street, sees daily action as eminent lawyers seek large payoffs from government claims. About 10,000 cases are pending with total claims around 98.7 million dollars. The attorney general oversees routine defense, but Huston Thompson of Denver leads the defense against suits, a senior submerged government post.
A former revenue cutter crew member persistently writes to treasury officials about a 30 cent share of a crew entertainment. He has averaged two letters weekly for years, numbering his letters and declining a personal check from Charles Dewey Hilles. He seeks government payment and justice, not money.
A fire confined to a detached rag laundry building at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing caused about 20000 dollars in damage. The blaze disrupted money and stamp production as cloths used to wipe plates are essential to finishing work, illustrating how fragile and fire prone many government facilities remain.
Before the war the Europe region had 6,000,000 more women than men. Japan increases aniline dye production. Dye merchants form a trust to regulate the market. Cornell men aim to raise 6 million dollars and connect alumni worldwide with the university.
An Omaha dentist offers a new method to register upper gum ridges to improve identification, claiming ridges never change and are unique to each person. The note accompanies other brief items on agriculture and Canada’s loan strapped finances.
The National Geographic bulletin reviews Cephalonia’s long history as a diplomatic pawl in the Ionian Sea. From Roman gifting to Athens to Norman invasions and Venetian suzerainty, its fate included French and British occupations before Greece gained control in 1862. Argostoli hosts a harbor famed for sea mills, with Luxouri nearby and ancient sites such as Cranii Proni and Samos. The Cephalonian economy combines vine and olive cultivation with shipbuilding, silk, basketry, carpets, and aloe fiber lace. Elato or Monte Negro rises 5000 feet and is named for its dark pine forests.
A 19th century description extols the Zulu tribe's strength, hospitality, and musical talent while noting slow adoption of modern farming. It portrays him as law-abiding and trustworthy, yet claims vast ignorance of white- man's knowhow and criticizes his education.
A kingfisher curbs meat and veggies and devotes each day to fishing. The bird, with gray plumage and a white breast band, dives to snare minnows while its rattle-like cry signals action. Mrs Kingfisher digs riverbank nests and fishermen claim where kingfishers perch, fish follow.
The writer advises moderation in all aspects of life including food praise and judgment. Excess leads to jealousy intolerance and injustice while truth and kindness should guide conversations and conduct. Think for yourself but avoid forcing views on others.
A Cartoons Magazine writer notes Japanese comedy sketch artists such as the Tads Bud Fishers and Goldbergs mirror American humor. He praises clean wholesome fun akin to Katzenjammer Kids and Willie Westinghouse Edison Smith, with childlike humor and little vulgarity.
A Philadelphia exhibit depicts Columbus voyage prep with a full moon, prompting critique. Dr. Eric Doolittle of the University of Philadelphia reviewed astronomical charts and concluded there was not a full moon the night before the voyage.
A public health report by Drs Carl Voegtlin M X Sullivan and C V Myers notes that modern milling removes vitamins from wheat and corn flours and that dough from milled flours requires more baking powder. Plain bicarbonate of soda releases carbonate and destroys vitamins. combining with buttermilk or tartaric acid neutralizes the alkali and protects vitamins.
Halloween, a cat of Mrs. C. M. Sehorn, died at nineteen after fifteen years with the family. The nearly toothless, clawless pet grew feeble but remained attached, recognizing every family member until its last hours.
Daniel Wiggins near Grainer North Carolina felled a tree and found a mother fox and five kits living in the roots. The old fox was killed. Wiggins took the cubs to his home and gave them to a cat that had just lost its own kittens. The cat accepted the substitutes with apparent contentment.
A Kentucky reader reports suffering from female weakness kept her from work until Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her regain health. She credits three bottles for restoring strength and urges women to try the remedy, with confidential advice offered by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
An Indianapolis teacher spends a year uncovering the identity of City Engineer Jeup. She learns that her colleague’s brother-in-law Mr Yorp spells Jeup. The humorous tale ends with the discovery that Yorp equals Jeup, linking the name to the engineer.
The originator of foul questions asks a sharp quiz about trouble and risk. The easy going man responds that he keeps more trouble than he can use to his advantage.
A concise editorial argues that criminalizing poverty fails to address root causes and highlights systemic barriers that keep people in hardship. It frames poverty as a social issue tied to policy, housing, and access to opportunity rather than individual failing.
Former tea and coffee users discover a pure wheat based beverage with a pleasant flavor. It avoids sleeplessness heart-flutter headaches and other ills commonly linked to caffeine in coffee and tea.
Readers advised to switch from tea or coffee to Postum to avoid interference with comfort and success. The note emphasizes Postum as a preferred beverage alternative for those sensitive to caffeine.
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