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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
2
A Baltimore real estate agent beat the divorce mill by several laps after a brief marriage. In Escanaba a hunter wounded his brother during a bear hunt, foreshadowing deer hunting in two months. A Pittsburgh steel manufacturer hosted a golden wedding, distributing $4,000,000 to each grown child.
The famed yacht Mayflower, defender of the 1886 America's Cup against Gala Tea, has begun a voyage in search of sunken Spanish treasure in the Caribbean. If her luck holds, treasure may be found.
An ill wind that blows good idea here as a South St. Paul butcher killed a bear fleeing a forest fire. He sold bear steaks to regular customers at his shop and earned about 125 dollars from the carcass sale.
A Durham Mississippi report cites four deaths in a railroad wreck caused by a washout. Meteorological conditions there contrast with droughty regions. the earth absorbs substantial water before streams swell during downpours.
A clipping notes a squirrel bite causing bubonic plague scare in Los Angeles. It blames the wicked flea for spreading infection and says thousands of rats have been killed on the Pacific coast to curb fleas.
A boat race in New York bay over a thirteen mile course was won by the Connecticut crew of life-savers. The article notes motor lifeboats reduce muscle pulls in heavy seas but warns a motor may balk, requiring crews to rely on sweep oars with practiced skill.
A Fort Myer report notes Orville Wright refused to fly as winds reached 23 miles per hour, praising his prudence and noting that high winds expose the vulnerability of aerial navigation contrivances.
A Boston captain took his new fishing schooner on its first voyage on Friday and returned with a remarkable catch including a 500 pound swordfish. The skipper remains unconvinced by superstition though sailors traditionally avoid serving on a Friday ship.
The Dominion government prohibits steam trawlers within the Canadian three mile limit to protect the fish supply. Critics say the ban undermines necessary fishing improvements and should be lifted where not needed to avert food fish scarcity.
Ex Mayor FitzGerald of Boston returns to Europe as Lipton urges a new chance to win the America's Cup. The New York Yacht Club shows growing sentiment but is unlikely to act on a Boston led appeal instead of a NYYC member.
State Forester Griffith says fires stem from settlers burning brush and lumbermen leaving slashings. He argues strict regulations can prevent fires and that no settler or lumberman has a right to endanger neighbors or create dangerous piles of kindling.
On September 10 there were 30371 more railroad cars in active service than August 19. Cars in bad order fell by 7662, signaling railroads will quickly deploy rolling stock to meet demand and avert a projected car shortage despite heavy harvest traffic before winter.
An elderly prospector in Kelvin Arizona was tortured by two Mexican men who robbed him tied him to stakes in the desert and left him to endure ants and lizards for five hours before he crawled to safety. The assault sparked intense indignation and calls for swift southwestern justice.
The piece describes using parasitic gnats and flies to control the Hessian fly and other crop pests in Kansas and Oklahoma. It explains a new system of distributing friendly insects to protect wheat, reduces pest outbreaks, and compares parasitism to a city fire department in preventing damage to crops.
Enoch Muller seeks arrest and $110 refund from Mrs. George Wunderlich after paying for a supposed hoodoo cure for his ailing wife. He claims she practiced medicine without a license and used deceitful pretexts, while Wunderlich promised to remove the hoodoo in nine days.
Miss Maggie Shields, 85, contracted a needle in her hand while washing in June. Four doctors near-amputated after an abscess swelled her hand to thrice its size. Ten weeks later Dr. John H. McCreary removed the needle from her neck with forceps, calling the case unique in medical history.
A London Spectator poem reflects on the open road beyond crowded towns. The speaker contrasts the laboring People with pilgrims seeking freedom under wide skies, urging shared roads and divine paths for all.
Hal confronts a trembling young man in a tense scene as a stern parent sets a $100,000 stake to claim his daughter. The youth, unnerved, says he will back out, stepping backward across the apartment while the old man’s heavy shoes threaten.
A light verse style exchange notes a boy Tommy is called a nuisance by his father for asking questions, while a teacher is accused of the same habit. The gag ends with a quip on ownership and rental in a town that’s said to be dead.
A Fur News piece highlights Native American bravery with two reads of hunting prowess. A squaw uses scissors on a bear waking from hibernation, skin sold for ten dollars. Another hunter, lacking a gun, fashions a bow and arrow to kill a moose in a yard and fells the animal with a heart-shot.
A Louisville Courier Journal account recalls a paid entertainer who soured a party by soaking a father with a tomato and breaking a platter over a banker’s head. The report labels the event a knockabout comedian moment and notes the resulting fallout.
A dinner tale from a Washington legal association recalls a farmer's son who travels to Springfield to work briefly for a well known attorney. After three days of study he jokes that law is not what he hoped, expressing regret he learned it.
At the Franco British exhibition Norman Hedge chases a missing Niblett contract for Bankes & Co. after failing to locate James Niblett. Adelaide Niblett and Hedge strike a deal with James Niblett to sign, ending the dispute and planning a meeting at a church in early autumn.
The York County Wago corral reports a flock of real mallards living with domestic ducks at J Franklin Trowbridge’s yard. The birds, hatched from wild eggs found along the Illinois river, are free in temperament yet wings are clipped. They resemble true mallards and even respond to river calls, though they stay put most days.
An American tries to buy a British collie from a shepherd who resists selling Jock. A tourist later buys the dog for less, and the shepherd explains Jock cannot swim the Atlantic to join the American.
Milena Sgambelli, a Dalmatian fisher girl bathing near Zara with other girls, fought two sharks using an iron rod after fleeing to shore. She reentered the water to defend friends but was bitten above the knee and died from blood loss.
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