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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
2
The Washburn Times questions Nathan Straus's claim that tuberculosis gains persist in New York despite anti TB campaigns. It notes expected medical and statistical opinions. It also reports Newfoundland ice fields troubling ships and icebergs slowing St. Lawrence passenger routes this spring.
City treasurer Frank Holton woke to a suffocating odor and found rats turning on the gas in his kitchen range. The incident is noted as a new count in the ongoing indictment against the rat.
Seven million dollars in gold has been shipped this week from New York to Paris Rotterdam and South America. This week’s total exceeds the entire April shipment. New York’s gold loss since January 1 reaches sixty million dollars and some predict tighter money in Wall Street later this year.
A man was found lying on his back in Central Park New York attempting to catch electric currents from the sun and moon. He was arrested and taken to Bellevue hospital for observation by alienists. Scientists signaling Mars should heed the warning and give New York City a wide berth.
The Omaha experiment lighting four thousand lamps for four hours via wireless current unsettles electric lighting investors while comforting municipalities that declined street lighting ventures.
The Cuban House of Representatives plans a lottery with three drawings monthly to raise between 1 and 2 million dollars annually. The law forbids the enterprise from operating through the U S Postal Service, though citizens may choose to spend time and money buying tickets.
The court denies a new trial and imposes a prison term for Capt. Peter T. Hains Jr. of not less than eight nor more than sixteen years at hard labor. The verdict convicting him of first degree manslaughter aligns with the jury's finding and public reception of the testimony.
In Oakland California a personal injury case against a street railway company was dismissed for contributory negligence after a woman, injured when her heel caught on a car step, wore ultra high heels. The court noted small heels are more prone to snag on projections than broader heels.
The Princess of Orange title is invalid for the royal infant. The constitution allows it only for the Prince of Orange’s consort. The infant is named Juliana after Countess Juliana of Stolberg, wife of William of Nassau-Dillenberg, mother of five brothers including William the Silent.
Rear Admiral Sigsbee calls practical the removal of the Maine wreck from Havana harbor using dynamite. He commanded the ship during its destruction, and his stance may sway critics favoring costly salvage. It remains doubtful that raising the hull would settle doubts about the explosion’s cause.
The Czar of Russia orders the release from confinement of Gen. Stoessel and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff from the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul. The court martial had been severe, and the Czar's mercy is described as humane and righteous under the circumstances.
Dr. K Saito of Aojama hospital for the insane in Tokio tells a New York reporter that civilization is driving insanity in the island empire. He traces a rise from rare cases fifty years ago to increases after the China Japan and Russia wars and notes Japan’s social changes sharpen the struggle for existence.
Clement Bayard, a French entrepreneur, led the first company devoted to constructing airships. His second goal is to establish a presence in the United States, pursuing expansion beyond Europe.
An 11 year old king of Uganda is described as intelligent and is being educated by an English tutor.
National Geographical Exploration Company surveys Santiagailo lake valleys and rivers for irrigation use into the Nazas region. Reports on United States water policy and census divorce rates, noting long marriages and remarriage trends with regional contrasts.
Edward Alsworth Ross notes that divorces rose from 828,716 between 1867 and 1886 to 945,625 in 1887 1906, with one in ten marriages ending in divorce and some states as high as one in four. He observes convergence of North and South rates while East and West diverge, with Central states at two and a half times and Western states at three and a half times the Atlantic rate. The trend is global, yet most pronounced in the West.
Prof Archibald Henderson argues that modern drama mirrors bourgeois life and daily passions. He traces realism from Richardson to Ibsen, noting earlier adventures lack immediacy and contemporary relevance for today's audience.
War correspondents Palmer and Collins wake to artillery fire and hunger. They ration corn field rice coffee and a makeshift ice water breakfast, conjuring a fountain of joy from a spring as they savor a simple drink and a moment of relief amid battle.
David Lloyd George, blamed for rising taxes in England, is depicted as the son of a poor widow. He was raised by a shoemaker uncle who toiled to study grammar to teach him, highlighting his humble origins amid political furor.
Humorous note from the Kansas City Journal quotes a wife teasing her husband about a hurried marriage. The exchange captures playful banter with a modest husband and sarcastic wife reflecting on their union.
Katharine Sedgwick cuts economy to send flowers to ill friends. A year after a mission-school child sent her an Easter lily, she now delivers flowers by note, call, and gesture, brightening neighbors with roses violets carnations and memories.
In Gridley Colony No. 8 Leroy Moreland shot a coyote that broke its leg. He phoned Harry Turner for aid but the shell failed. Turner called W L Harkey who killed the animal with one shot as the coyote moved toward his area. The coyote had been driven from river bottoms by high water. This was the first coyote seen by settlers in years.
Wilbur D. Nesbit cartoon notes annual May moves ending with a moving van plan. Daisy Field reports Kansas Board of Agriculture recounts Mary and her thrifty hen story about eggs, groceries, a mortgage, education, and saving habits as a parable of thrift.
Otto Schmidt a Russian Jew and German by name finds his son Nicholas Nicholaevitch in his attic refuge after exile and peril. The two share warmth and relief as they discuss Nicholas plan to escape Manchuria and avoid serving in the war.
In Edward Cecil's Sketch narrative, Nicholas Nicholaevitch recounts crossing the Vistula by a timber boat hidden among logs, paying sixty roubles, and reaching London. His father, Otto Schmidt, recalls a flat white Russian landscape and the costs of exile, while acknowledging life in England can still be a refuge as they face a shared future.
The stingaree, a square shaped ray with a venomous tail, haunts south Florida shallows. Fending off nets, bathers risk severe wounds when stepped on as it hides in sandy holes. Wounds burn from foot to hip and can keep anglers bedridden for months.
A Seattle inventor unveils a special still claimed to produce proof spirits from any starch or sugar source. The device supposedly distills to higher purity than current methods, enabling cheaper alcohol at about eleven cents per gallon and letting farmers divert corn stalks from feed to alcohol production.
Scipio Africanus ranks as a top Roman commander after defeating Hannibal’s Carthage at Zama on October 19 202 B C restoring Rome to global ascendancy.
Col. Charles Goodnight, famed plainsman, discusses buffalo behavior on his ranch noting buffaloes rub trees on their south sides, using this as a guide on lost plains and as a weather predictor beyond the weather bureau. He recalls early pioneer reliance on sun and landmarks.
A Chicago man reports itching eruptions starting as pustules spreading to the body. He credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with stopping itching in days and clearing the eruption in about three weeks, with no recurrence since. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., sole props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
A factory superintendent confronts a storekeeper tugging at a large case. He demonstrates brain over muscle by wedging a book into the case and pulling hard, slipping into rubbish as the handle proves loose. The storekeeper quips that he avoided the loose handle.
An advertisement claims Pettit's Eye Salve provides instant relief for eyes irritated by dust heat sun or wind and notes Howard Bros Buffalo New York sells the product in druggists locations.
A witty exchange from a Boston Transcript comic panel features a woman who starts a novel in the middle, explaining she has two problems to excite her: how the story will end and how it will begin, prompting playful dialogue about writing habits.
Advert reads a marine eye treatment by physicians claiming relief from eye pain and conformity to food and drug laws. It urges readers to consult a pharmacist and to try Marine for tired watery eyes. The piece notes Parisian women discover a tea cigarette with mild stimulation and compares tea quantities for strength.
A Georgia reader testimonials relief from female ailments using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims long-term cures for displacements inflammation irregularities and related conditions and invites letters for confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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