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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
6
News from Scandinavia outlines looming challenges as Sweden adjusts to King Gustave V and a new regime. Analysts warn of political shifts, potential reforms, and mounting expectations for governance stability in the early months of his reign.
Editorial notes Gustaf V’s reign after Oscar’s death, predicting whether the new king will unite Sweden, face a German-leaning policy, and push universal suffrage with proportional representation. The obituary for King Oscar details the funeral and public mourning. Gustav, Danish connections, and European alignments frame Sweden’s next era.
The owner and manager of six private Stockholm theaters is mentioned as a possible candidate. It is not unlikely that he would accept if offered, and he could show that even an opera can be run as a business, yielding a good pecuniary result without lowering standards.
Denmark backs a plan to exchange professors between the U.S. and Denmark. Carl Lorentzen of New York University and Dr. Maurice I. Egan will help, with Columbia’s Butler and McCracken lecturing in Copenhagen next year. All lectures funded by Danes. A memory service for King Oscar of Sweden was held in Copenhagen with royal attendees. The Times discusses Finland’s liquor ban and its limits on czarist authority. Denmark exported farm goods to England worth 56 million dollars in ten months.
A German clockmaker from Gommer near Magdeburg built a clock in a bottle. H Rosin used a forty five millimeter movement with a cylinder escapement, assembling four plate pieces in a tripod cradle. A ground glass dial, skeleton numbers, and backlighting reveal the time at night.
The tongue reveals health and habits more than vows or eyes. Doctors read the tongue to detect nervous disease and alcohol excess. A tremor betrays a liar when a job seeker swears he does not drink. New York Press.
The San Juan range in northwestern Colorado features 14 000-foot peaks like Mount Wilson and the Sunmill with dramatic pinnacles. Liz ard head stands as a trachyte obelisk near Wilson and Lizardhead resists climbers after long attempts. trains pass the Telluride Rico line.
The article recounts Josiah Wedgwood's invention of jasper ware by 1775 and its development. It details the materials baryta and flint, the shift from solid jasper to jasper dip, and the careful steps from wax models to fired reliefs. It notes the 1777 perfection and the role of skilled modelers in shaping Wedgwood's renowned ceramics.
In October 1648 a tired post boy slept at the George and Blue Boar inn in Holborn with a post bag containing a letter from King Charles I. to Scottish generals. Cromwell’s spies seized the letter, leading him to decide on Charles’ death that same night.
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