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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
6
A proud MP rushes from a debate after a telegram prompts him to rush to Dover. He confronts his wife about an alarming message. She reveals the telegram was a simple mix up about tea with Mrs X in Dover Street, sparking laughter.
John Burroughs argues in Outing Magazine that reason emerges along the line of descent from animals to humans. He asserts there was a point where consciousness first dawned and that early humans and higher apes show only foreshadowings of true reason.
A department store floorwalker groups women shoppers into four types: those who do not intend to buy, those who intend to buy but lack a specific plan, those who know what they want at home but are unsure in the shop, and the fourth who know what they want, go directly, and leave quickly. The fourth class is about 5 percent of shoppers and spends less than the second and third classes. The quote is attributed to the New York Globe.
A circulated circus poster from Am bala India promises lively acts including expert horses, a talking clown, mud stunts by boys, a wire walker described as a professor, and a dramatic finale. It warns spectators no sticks or smoke and notes the show is of the higher class.
An excerpt discusses Lamarck's theory of acquired traits for giraffe necks and a counterview that each generation starts where the previous left off, implying continuous neck extension from parental feeding. The Pall Mall Gazette is cited.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt shows Mr Kidder arguing a club should target a goal distant from woman suffrage while Miss Strong contends it should be its sole objective. He counters that a broader aim may better advance that single objective.
The playwright noted the audience was not hissy but sleepy after an unsuccessful premiere. The manager echoed the sentiment with a somber remark on the crowd’s lethargy as reflected in Lippincott's Magazine.
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt a couple negotiates an elopement plan with a rope ladder at the top while parents oversee the setup. The pair declare readiness to climb, despite tense undertones about risk and secrecy.
The Indianapolis News notes the census counts a woman as a mere mother in the family, but she remains busy with daily duties invisible to employment tallies.
Charles F. Dole argues in Atlantic that gambling damages society by harming character, industry, and social welfare. He compares gambling to dangerous excitements and likens its harm to other immoral practices, urging civilization to denounce it.
A historical note clarifies the waltz origin from Provence to Henry II's court, its adoption by Mary Queen of Scots, and its spread across southern Germany and Austria. It reached England and the United States in the early nineteenth century, welcomed and condemned by poets of the era.
A Columbus man with a skilled retriever loaned the dog to a friend who hunted quail amateurishly. The dog returned home mid forenoon the first day. After improved luck with birds later, the next day the dog avoided the hunters, following a failed covey shoot and heading back home, as depicted by the Columbus Dispatch.
Seventeenth century puritan preachers measured time by the hour glass rather than the clock. One clergyman mocked his own sermon by asking for another glass of drink as sands ran out. Sir Roger L E strange recalls a clerk who kept listening until most left and then asked the minister to close the door and slide the key under it.
The gridiron plan of Philadelphia was drawn by Thomas Holme as surveyor general, but the layout reflects Penn's design. Holme’s descendants still live in the city, though his vast land and city lots have left his family's possession long ago.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a woman seeks divorce after her husband bought her only hat in twenty five years. It ponders whether any hat remains to straighten affairs, reflecting a domestic quarrel over a gift and its significance.
Quote attributes social duty as the era-defining urge shaping public mind and ethical debates. Georges Touchard notes it saturates thought and stirs urgency amid controversies as a dominant modern ideal.
A benevolent woman questions a long seeking tramp who explains his lack of work as sheer luck rather than effort. The exchange reveals the theme of chance in the man’s elusive employment history.
A Harper's Weekly quotation notes prudence in speech for men and caution in singing for women, reflecting 19th century gender norms on public expression and behavior.
A Victorian column promotes Green's August Flower for liver health to improve complexion and cure ailments. Then a comical London Scraps exchange shows a suitor mistaken for a bill payer until the father blesses a proposal amid shopping chatter.
A Bellman note explains Parisian dining etiquette where men must wear dress clothes for Armenonville in Bois de Boulogne while boulevard restaurants accept tenue de ville. The custom underscores Parisian social norms surrounding attire for dining at prominent venues.
A 1909 Evansville advertisement by Q v Frost claims Dr Shoop paid $100 for any recent grippe case a 25 cent Preventics box cannot cure. It touts Preventics as safe, quinine free tablets for colds and pneumonia prevention, and notes the Times offers job printing services.
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