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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
3
A Denver Post item recounts Elks members playfully tormenting a jeweler by dialling his shop to speak with a Mrs Elizabeth posing as the jeweler’s wife. The joke ends with the Elks taking turns calling the jeweler to say Elizabeth is on the line. The poem by Walter Malone about seizing opportunities closes the piece.
A patient undergoes surgery but surgeons repeatedly reopen him to remove a sponge a knife and cotton. After each discovery they resew the incision, and the patient quips that they should put buttons on him.
An eight year old asks her father if she has any children after church. The father, surprised, asks why. The child explains the minister preached about children's children, prompting the question.
An eloquent preacher speaks on the soul's immortality. He notes mountains across beauty will be destroyed yet his own soul endures. The speaker contrasts the ocean's might with its eventual drying, declaring his soul will persist.
A railroad director shows a three year-old daughter pictures from a natural history book. She mislabels images with amusing answers: zebra becomes Colty, tiger becomes Kitty, lion becomes Doggy, and a chimpanzee earns Papa. The anecdote ends with the child calling the chimpanzee Papa.
A quotation emphasizes staying true to nature and talent to achieve success. It warns that pursuing artificial paths leads to far worse outcomes than remaining authentic to one’s abilities.
A man recalls Captain Charles Barr, famed yachtsman, for his nearly unmatched neatness. He quotes a summer cottage shown as a model of orderly charm with velvet lawns, bright flower beds, and a snow white exterior with green shutters. An old shipmate visited in August for a Sunday.
Two friends dine on a piazza and smoke cigars. George discards a cigar butt on the grass, prompting Captain Barr to emphasize neatness and order as keys to success. George leaves briefly to spit in the river, hinting at his evasive nature and lack of discipline.
A young sailor sends a gray Belgian parrot to his parents. The bird swears constantly and unsettles the house. The minister visits weekly, once also on a Saturday, and the family hides the cage with a cloth. When the parrot interrupts the minister, it proclaims a humorous remark about the week.
The Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang sparred with railroad magnate E H Harriman prompting a tale On a court witness who claims no income yet spends about sixty thousand dollars yearly The witness reveals that the method is a secret
Philosophical reflection on seeking truth and humility. Marcus Aurelius argues that harm comes from clinging to error, and that change is possible when someone can demonstrate better thinking. The passage emphasizes pursuit of truth over pride.
George Bernard Shaw once refused to wear evening clothes at a vaudeville entrance. An usher asked him to remove a velvet coat. Shaw, in shirt sleeves, argued he would not risk being mistaken for a society dowager, then put his coat back on and left.
A brief conversation recalls the breakup of a friendship over a fiancée. Brown is engaged and White questions the portrait in Brown's room, remarking she must be very rich. White is later seen taken home by cab, and both stay indoors for a week.
A man returns drunk and admits to his wife that he cannot tell a lie, insisting on honesty before being dismissed to bed. His wife sharply rebukes him, branding his state as worse than anticipated.
A reflective poem notes that past troubles fade with distance while current worries cling and keep one awake. It compares persistent woes to atoms in a sea of trouble and suggests perspective softens pain, turning memory into humor over time.
Mand writes to the editor asking which of two equally desirable positions she would take if offered. The editor concedes uncertainty but suggests a likely choice from Maud.
In a cluttered exchange the quotation hints at a distressed man judged by peers. Opinions split between a harsh mother in law and a possible bout of indigestion, reflecting uncertainty and concern without resolution.
A verse sketch contrasts spring warmth with lingering dampness. The poem notes the uncertain season, poets long referenced since ancient times, and the enduring chill that resists balm as days unfold. Verdant hints and streaming lamps color the scene despite dampness.
Passages describe a fraught marriage where neither partner is satisfied by the other. The wife stays despite fear of giving her husband satisfaction, viewing it as her duty to remain and endure.
An innocent young person confronts a seasoned alderman asking if he ever accepted a bribe. The alderman answers with anger, insisting no one ever offered him one. The exchange unfolds in a tense, dramatic moment.
A brief comic exchange shows a patient asking about a wife and receiving a dry retort. The banter pivots on a mistaken identity as one speaker assumes the other is a physician. The humor hinges on misdirection and the wordplay around doctor and misery.
The text plays on doubt as strategy in conflict and politics. Phrases about trumps in doubt, Condi tions, and comments on cooking and fermentation appear as fragmented dialogue. The set presents a mosaic of political argument and social commentary.
A string of aphoristic musings mocks grouchiness and reform efforts. It argues that relying on others harms judgment, that public figures dramatize false impossibilities, and that taxes remain an unavoidable burden with no cure from doctors.
Help wanted ad from Chicago wholesale and mail order house seeking an assistant manager for this county and adjoining territory. Salary twenty dollars weekly plus expenses paid and advance. Permanent, pleasant work with no investment or experience needed. Write for details and enclose self addressed envelope to Superintendent 132 Lake St Chicago Ill.
The article surveys how drugs like ipecacuanha castor oil and aloes originate from distant lands. It notes dried twigs from Jamaica and Brazil, castor bean forms from India, aloes from Arabia and the West Indies, and opium from Persia, Asia Minor, China and India, with notes on packaging, prices, and processing.
F W Hewes in Harper's Weekly argues that both rich and poor dollars only gain value when circulating through the wage channels. He praises extravagant spending by the wealthy as a driver of employment and income for workers, urging continued consumption and investment to keep money moving in the economy.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip describes aUprooted domestic matchmaking scheme where Old De Milyun assigns his daughter Jane a chaperon, Miss Blossom, as a safeguard for safety and propriety. The exchange highlights a father’s clever plan to keep his daughter under watchful eyes through companionship.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quotation highlights the doctor faced with a patient who neither drinks nor smokes. The physician suggests addressing diet since everyone eats, underscoring dietary influence on health.
In Bayfield County Wisconsin a foreclosure sale is set for June 2 1902 at 10:00 am at the Washburn Court House front door. The property is Lot 16 Block 36 of the original Washburn townsite now city, per official plat. Sheriff Max Happle notes action in favor of Gudor Loken and others with John Walsh as attorney.
State of Wisconsin Bayfield County In Probate. In the Matter of the Estate of Orris Gibbons Deceased. The County Court will examine and adjust all claims at a special term on the second Tuesday of November 1909 at Washburn. Creditors must present claims by six months from May 4, 1909. Dated May 4, 1909. By the Court Wm. J. Irish County Judge.
State of Wisconsin County Court of Biyfield County calls a special term at Washburn Court House on the second Tuesday of January 1909 at 10 A M. The matter concerns Charles J. Anderson as Executor of Anna Larson's will Pratt town deceased. Examiner liable for final account administration and residue assignment to rightful heirs. By order of the Court dated May 4 1909.
May 6 to June 10 marks the period associated with the Stone-Ordean-Wells Company as plaintiff in the legal matter. The filing highlights the company's role and the working timeframe for proceedings.
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