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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
2
A Washburn Times piece notes misbehaving motorists lose tags after trouble while Southern night riders attack tobacco trust critics and Tennessee murder bee victims defend game laws. It mentions American Jackies and welcoming Japanese in a blaze of glory and urges Capt Hobson to take note of this fact.
The report notes a European cold spell as a forerunner to potential similar conditions in North America. It cautions that rains are needed before winter as drought parched soils and flintiness hinder farmers from performing fall fieldwork.
Surgeon General Wyman suspects a Georgetown woman milker as the carrier of recent typhoid cases, claiming she has transmitted germs since contracting the disease eighteen years ago. The assertion is seen as alarmist but potentially significant if correct.
Mexico rejects a proposed article requiring mining firms to incorporate under Mexican law. The move would have discouraged American investment and signaled a shift in how foreign miners are regulated.
In Chippewa Falls a hunter shot a man thinking him a bear, killing him instantly. The article warns that firing into brush during hunting season is criminal when no identifiable target is present.
Attendance at night high school courses shows strong demand as education remains a priority for American youth. Propinquity increases enrollment where schools operate, suggesting future expansion of night classes or broader school scope.
The Nebraska Supreme Court sustained blue laws and signals lawmakers may repeal the provisions through regular legislative action. The ruling supports enforcement as a path to repeal, aligning with the view that enforcing a bad law can hasten its repeal.
The first Routt county coal shipment reached Denver signaling a large fuel supply for Colorado and the West. A railroad into the Routt diggings is expected to drive major economic changes as the Colorado coal is praised for near anthracite quality.
A Manitowoc dock slide where one hundred tons of coal spilled into the river shows the danger of undermining docks when deep dredging occurs. The passage warns Milwaukee could face similar failures if a twenty foot channel is dug near old docks whose rear walls rest on short piling already stressed by shallow depths.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway announces a new line through western Canada's grain provinces to southern Alberta coal region in line with promises made as settlers moved into the area. Rail access tends to follow settlement, aiding farmers as they expand into the agricultural belt.
The article notes excess tonnage on the Great Lakes with United States Steel cutting shipments to its own tonnage, idling chartered independent steamers. The outlook is one of the dullest close to the navigation season, mirroring a weak season opening.
Hunters near Marquette Michigan plant wild rice in swamps to feed ducks and attract other wild fowl. The piece urges sportsmen to support rice planting and stricter game-law enforcement to restore waterfowl numbers and improve hunting season conditions.
The piece warns that residents who did not shovel snow last winter face higher tax bills to cover city snow removal costs. It suggests those who left walks dirty may now be more diligent to avoid ward gang penalties and satisfy pedestrians. Due-bills act as strong reminders.
In Montclair New Jersey a resourceful woman oversaw three concrete workers and did much of the labor herself while her disabled husband cared for their children. She notes the ease of using concrete for walls and predicts future homes will be concrete structures with methods to cut labor and costs.
Andrew S. Draper argues for stronger links between education and industry, condemning an unequal system that widens the gap between schooling and wage-earning needs. He warns of insecurity for workers and calls for open opportunities for every American child.
Louise Satterthwaithe argues that husbands bear a heavy burden in supporting the home and family ethics. The piece contrasts male and female labor, noting a husband’s duties force consistency and sacrifice, while mothers manage daily tasks and child care.
The piece argues teens crave excitement and sentiment shaping education via vicarious experiences. It notes dangers of overemphasis on grosser pleasures and discusses German proposals for love stories and theater to channel adolescent emotion into higher forms. American Magazine.
An editorial argues that compulsory voting is needed to prevent graft and bossism, claiming many eligible citizens shirk their duties at primaries. The piece asserts clean politics require all qualified voters to cast ballots.
London rector Rev. F W Gilby addresses about 2000 deaf and mute parishioners at St Savior's Episcopal Church in Oxford Street. He uses sign language to help communication and shares a lineage link to deaf ancestry. The article recounts a tale linking Nelson era battles, a French admiral’s son, and poet Felicia Hemans commemorating a boy named Casabianca.
The passage notes how bishops and rectors use finger spelling to teach, enabling better delivery of words to congregations. It highlights apprenticeships for young men and women, with rectors guiding them into paid positions. Sir John Blundell Maple is cited for employing apprentices and paying them regular wages, viewing it as practical charity that preserves beneficiaries' pride.
A historical note asserts the boy on the burning deck in a famed tale is real. It links the ship’s destruction to Capt. Hallowell born in Jamaica Plain, with a royalist father and a British navy career, mentioning the Nile battle and a doomed French admiral’s son. The piece ends with the boy’s cries to his father.
In a Chestnut Street pub, a buck rabbit defends his turf against a ferret. The ferret lunges for the rabbit throat but misses as the rabbit leaps, kicks, and hurls the foe into the wall. After two more failed attempts the ferret quits, beaten and unable to continue.
In Illinois, Speaker Cannon faces political strife as public servants loyal to him are dismissed. A friend reports Smith and Jones losing post office jobs, then Cannon replies calmly that in battle some will be dead or wounded.
The New York Press quotes Hewitt asking who lit a cigar from an electric light and Jewett replying he is a joke writer who specializes in countrymen gas jokes.
A terse note from a Boston Traveler columnist notes a performer who vowed not to sing old songs but then sang new ones, described as worse. The concise remark captures a public figure’s shift in repertoire and reception.
A loving epigraph from Theodosia Garrison in Smart Set invites a future resident to care for a heart as a shelter. The speaker recounts entering in darkness, gifting it light, mirth, and hope, and asks for a compassionate keeper who honors love and memory.
Mrs. Munroe arrives from Paris with Beatrice Silchester’s lover in mind and steals Lord Alistair Bruce’s letters. At a Silchester gathering the scandal erupts as the texts threaten society’s bonds and Myra, Alistair’s daughter, confronts the truth.
In a Tatler column, Jean Middlemass notes Sir Henry Silchester shelters Mrs. Munroe while society whispers of an engagement between his daughter and Lord Alistair Bruce. The guests drift from the supper room as Sir Henry privately supports Mrs. Munroe, guiding her to her carriage.
A historic Kentucky tract known as the Barrens yields fertile soil despite sink holes and caverns. The region extends along the Louisville & Nashville line from Bowling Green through Warren and Hardin counties. Land sells for 50 to 150 dollars per acre, yet recent reports warn of a potential half crop of corn due to drought.
Dr. W. W. Boyd praises Diaz as the driving force behind a newly stable Mexican republic. He notes a disciplined, liberal government formed from a diverse nation though the system resembles a czarist selection process. Díaz, a tall example of self control, demonstrates vitality by climbing a gym pole and urging cadets to lifelong temperance.
A hard drill sergeant leading a squad of recruits staged a funeral exercise. He formed a passage for a pretend cortege and, as he walked through, declared I am the corpse. He then mocked their attitude saying their hands and feet were right but lacked proper regret.
Historic ad copy urges women to seek Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female troubles and infertility. It includes testimonials from Maggie Gilmer and Josephine Hall and claims the remedy restores health and enables motherhood. It invites letters to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
Police Sergt. Tom Mahoney leads the patrol amid a whale disturbance near Alcatraz as a baby whale spouts near the ferry Sausalito. A rival navigator concedes, then flees in panic while Mahoney spins the launch to scare the whale toward the ocean, insisting there is no room for a tussle with a whale.
A southern man investigates a chicken house after hearing a commotion. He demands who is there and threatens to shoot. A chicken replies from the far corner claiming no one is present but the chickens.
The open hearth department at the Carnegie company in Homestead has started the double turn, signaling a shift in production practice at the steel plant.
An ill stockman recalls nervous spells indigestion and insomnia from heavy coffee use. After two years on Postum he reports better sleep no indigestion and 32 pounds gained, crediting Postum with saving his life. The advertisement closes urging readers to see “There’s a Reason” and read The Road to Wellville.
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