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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
5
Arnold Peterson is spending the week with relatives in Bayfield. Mr and Mrs John Gentz returned Saturday from a motor trip to Abbotsford. A baby girl was born last Friday to Mr and Mrs Arthur Pada of Washburn.
Local brief notes a report on drugs at a residence linked to FOX BROS with emphasis on illegal substance concerns and community safety issues. No further context or outcomes provided.
Mrs. Ole Green departed for Chicago Sunday evening to visit relatives. Mrs. Ella Steinert plans to leave Sunday for Madison to attend the University. Miss Lillian Hanson of Superior visited with Miss Ellen Johnson over the weekend.
Wm Arntsen attends the Knights of Pythias convention in Eau Claire as a delegate this week. The Misses Oline and Minnie Hove visited Mason over the weekend. Paulson's offers notable shoe bargains during a sale. The Norwegian Lutheran church Sunday school class and choir plan a Saturday evening gathering with ice cream and a light lunch.
Mrs. A P Johnson Mrs Anton Holman Mrs Greenwood and Mrs Ned Wieman attended a W C T U convention in Superior this week while noting Paulsons big sale with unusually low prices.
A jewelry listing highlights wild rose motifs and birthstone gems by Pete Jewelry. The item emphasizes floral design and keepsake value as a gift choice.
William Polski visited the city representing a St Paul printing house. Mrs Goedeke returned from Medford after attending a relative’s wedding. Mrs Kurschner to host Methodist Ladies Aid at church parlors June 29. Paulson's sale offers brown English shoes at 5 50. Ellen Johnson heads to Minneapolis for University summer term. Ellen Johnson home from Superior for vacation. Jos Veno, Mrs Wick and Ray Cudmore motor to Phillips to visit. Judge Axelberg travels to Eau Claire for county judges meeting. Mrs Calder undergoes hospital surgery in Eau Claire. wishes for full recovery. A Linstrom and family attend Cecil Rorvig wedding in Meridan. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Lowery passes away. funeral at residence and Woodland cemetery.
The planned picnic by Bayfield and Washburn Masonic Lodges at Saimo on Friday has been indefinitely postponed.
S J Straus and A Ackermann of Straus & Company with F H Ackermann of Fort Dearborn Bank and M S Lamoreaux of Chicago conducted a tour of Renfield Lamoreaux Company plants. They will decide the future policy of the company based on their findings.
For sale six good mulch cows three fresh all milking Richard Kay Route 1 three miles west of Washburn 1021 hall. The Red Front store improved by repairing foundation and front Wardner and Holman keep property tidy. The marriage of Cecil Borvig Meridian Wisconsin to Patrick Hefferman Caryville Wisconsin at Rock Falls Wisconsin on Tuesday June 21 at 9 o clock. Rev Tuller Altoona officiated. Bride Minnie Linstrom Washburn cousin attended. Groom John Hefferman brother of groom attended. Bride wore pink tulle gown bouquet Ophelia roses and sweet peas. A sumptuous dinner for immediate relatives after ceremony. Pink and white decor. Out of town guests Mae Hefferman St Paul John McGraw Charles Scamschoir Kellog Minnesota A Linstrom and Alvin Lindstrom Washburn. The couple will honeymoon at Lake Chetek.
The Labor Department reports May 1921 employment dropped in 13 manufacturing industries and in bituminous coal. Only cigar manufacturing rose by 0.3 percent from May 1920. The sharpest payroll decline was 56.1 percent in iron and steel, with leather 35 percent, paper 34.4 percent, and autos 34 percent.
Awry habitually asked his uncle for pennies. To curb the habit the uncle vowed to give pennies only sometimes and not when asked. One day Awry crawled to the uncle’s room and pleaded for a penny, saying he was just looking for one.
A reflective note argues that many family wrongs are excused by moods, but moods themselves are inexcusable. The writer, J. Hollend, contends a healthy person has no moral right to indulge in a bad mood.
A reflective aphorism on readiness and living each day with foresight, urging balance between daily concerns and the future. The message links preparedness to the art of living and, ultimately, to preparing for death.
The report predicts a future discovery of gold in Antarctica at the Zi Dorado. It notes coal presence and a Mawson expedition finding molybdenite worth 2500 dollars per ton. Strong signs of copper in green carbonates are also reported.
Josiah Franklin emigrated from England around 1685 to found a Boston printer family. His wife, the second Mrs Franklin, was Peter Folger’s daughter, linking the patriots to a noted settler and philanthropist.
The Siamese Twins Engana Chang born of a Chinese father and Siamese mother in Siam in 181 era shared a body band from chest to chest. They toured America from 1828 and settled in North Carolina marrying sisters in 1842. They toured Europe in 1869 and died in North Carolina in 1874 with one surviving twin.
Workers uncover a circular 26 foot deep well with an eight foot diameter at the corner of London Street and Bishop Street in Derry Ireland. Built with rough ashlar masonry the well contains six feet of water and a wooden platform supported by beams about six feet above the bottom, dating back many centuries.
A Atlantic City judge announces that women jurors are to be excluded from juries. The ruling bans busy wives of workingmen mothers of young children and any “immature women” who giggle wear rouge or powder but do not think.
In Dublin on November 16, 1855 the Court of Queen's Bench ruled a clergyman may conduct his own marriage ceremony. The case recalls a bishop's earlier quip asking if a cleric could bury himself when asked if he could wed himself.
A college professor known for vigor and popularity is targeted by students for embarrassment. A borrowing incident leads to a powder puff dropping during class, creating panicked silence as he searches for words and tries to salvage the moment. The piece notes the affair as reported in the Indianapolis News.
Mrs J R Forbes the well known traveler reports a tribe of women who live underground in Tripoli caves. They emerge only when they marry, then move with their husbands. Faces grow pale eyes dark and bright hair dyed with henna. They live with livestock including camels underground.
The Railroad Labor Board upheld union claims that The Pullman Co violated the transportation act by conferring with employees in mass meetings and ordered talks with duly elected representatives. The decision delays wage cuts for shop craft and clerks at Pullman works and continues a long open shop dispute with unions.
The article questions mockery of dry laws on stage and in clubs. It asks readers who opposed prohibition on personal liberty grounds to consider how lawbreaking harms citizenship morale and respect for the law.
A prosperous bootlegger recalls a diplomatic customer who began talks by asking for something to stir up interest in a mince pie. The exchange highlights discreet liquor business phrasing amid enforcement.
A humorous exchange compares music career paths to debt priorities. The father asserts musicians must be paid, noting that the piper and fiddler are the preferred creditors when money is due.
Gladys Leslie and Creighton Hale star in A Child for Sale by Corrinne Griffiths What's Your Reputation Worth. A thrilling narrative with scenic winter backgrounds exquisite costumes and a charming love story. Larry Lemon appears in Solid Concrete as added attraction.
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