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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
6
The giant flip flap under construction for the Franco British exposition in London features two 180 foot arms with a hanging garden car at each end. Each car carries forty eight passengers and is moved by hydraulic power to rise and form a mid air half circle. The five minute trip delivers passengers opposite the boarding point.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a fox who dislikes sour grapes but loves bananas. He compliments a banan man’s sight and asks about an airship above a cloud. While the man looks, the fox swipes a banana, only to be stung by a centipede hidden inside.
From October to May colds are the most frequent headache cause. Laxative Bromo Minine claims to remove the cause. A Lincolnshire church tower ivy incident damaged the building, costing over $3000 in repairs after the plant undermined the foundation.
The historic eagle atop the Speaker of the House mace, perched for 67 years since John Tyler’s presidency, grew ill as this week’s fiery speeches rattled the capital. The bird flopped in flight hoping to soar but fell short, needing a Philadelphia solder master to repair, leaving the silver eagle tied in place with two feet in a sling.
A colonial style quote from the Atlanta Constitution contrasts divine justice with earthly burdens. It notes heaven near the earth yet inaccessible to those who exploit others for small gains like gas bills and candy after sunset.
A woman writer and mother describes how Grape-Nuts improved her morning appetite and energy for brain work. She reports nourished babies, stronger nerves, and clearer thinking after starting the cereal, replacing indeigestible desserts at night with a small bowl of Grape-Nuts with milk. She credits the product with sustained mental effort and overall well being.
The Kansas City Star recounts the odd naming of Lindloff, a Clinton Indiana grocer, whose parents chose a Bible driven birth name long and impractical. To fit his shop sign he shortened it to Tt. H. Lindloff and friends call him True.
The Public Service Commission’s suggestion to build an elevated railroad along the North River shoreline faces strong opposition in New York and Chicago. Critics argue elevated lines darken streets, dampen fronts, and fail to relieve congestion, shifting favor toward subways and tunnel transit. The Evening Wisconsin notes cities now prefer underground routes as tube lines succeed.
A Kansas farmer recounts bad luck after canceling The Farmer paper two months ago. He re subscribes for a year at 1.50 and attributes a run of misfortune to the paper’s absence, blaming missing visits and a chain of farm calamities.
John Drew unveils two new evening coat features with this season. An outside handkerchief pocket shows a protruding square of fabric, and a bold two by four button arrangement sits mid front. The change aims to end the trend of carrying the handkerchief in the sleeve, notes the Cleveland Plaindealer.
The article discusses a proposed dowry from the Duc de Chaulnes to his wife’s family. Early statements claimed one million dollars or half the bride’s father’s fortune. Post-nuptial accounts show Mr. Shonts gave nothing, while the Duc’s own wealth and a settled fifty thousand dollars for the bride are noted.
In Philadelphia the anti suicidal bureau, modeled after London, has helped hundreds in crisis. It reports 800 lives saved as workers assist drinkers, distressed wives, and jobless men, sending many to industrial homes for rehabilitation and placement.
The London Chronicle notes that choosing an arbiter to settle a dispute need not invoke fear of arbitrariness. It explains arbiter from Latin roots meaning one who goes to examine, originally a spectator or witness. The term evolved in Roman law to imply judgment.
The account describes how lack of work drives people to consider suicide and how an anti death by own action bureau helps many. Cases include an artist son of a clergyman who found work again after aid, a Detroit woman left penniless, and a dismissed schoolteacher who faced rent and hunger.
The London Notes and Queries excerpt cites West Haddon charity accounts from 1773 to 1850. An August 17 1776 entry records Richard Worster paid 10s 6d for seven days work clearing thorns and scouring gaps. The phrase scouring the ditch appears from 1781 onward, last seen 1820.
St Paul reports strong expected U S immigration to Canada’s Northwest in 1908. Rail rates to the Northwest rival those to the Southwest, with agents offering homeseekers’ deals. Reports from Magrath and Cardston detail high winter wheat yields and economic gains per acre, signaling a booming frontier migration and agriculture.
Sheriff Campbell seized a car of quail on the Rock Island loading site and confiscated 100 egg cases with 12,000 birds. Eight hours later a second loading attempt was reported. 34 more cases were seized all containing birds. Total birds exceed 15,000.
A Chicago family of twelve suspects hydrophobia after drinking milk from a cow that died of rabies. They are undergoing Pasteur treatment as a precaution and medical teams monitor the situation.
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