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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
2
A Washburn Times excerpt reflects on the wasteful burning of letters and the smoke nuisance arising from annual burning. It notes that charity’s healing is offset by an automobile’s balky behavior on rural roads at night and dawn, implying costs and risks beyond charitable aims.
Last night’s scattered showers revived parched ground as light rain fell and moisture fed the soil. The brief event sparks renewed hope for more wet weather and greener landscapes.
The harbor master in New York chooses the term sea skunk to describe the autoboat, finding it more picturesque and expressive than the crowd’s nickname smell buggy for the automobile.
The fast American motor-boat Dixie captured the American championship in the carnival on the Hudson after a thirty mile course at 30.95 miles per hour. This marks a remarkable speed for a small motor-boat following its Harmsworth Cup triumph in international racing.
The Grand Trunk railway now runs Winnipeg to Battle River a distance of 666 miles and will reach Edmonton 334 miles farther. The railroad boom in Canada spurs rapid settlement of a fertile region.
Surgeon General Wyman cautions that cholera could reach the west via Russia routes and fast transit, prompting likely quarantine at Atlantic seaports once needed to curb spread.
The son of a Methodist clergyman was seriously shot by his father during a deer hunt in the Adirondacks. After separating at a deer sighting the elder fired at movement in the brush, underscoring the old warning to verify the target before shooting.
The Chicago Tribune notes that lovers of fresh fish owe something to cold storage and that keeping a whitefish out of Lake Michigan in reserve for a year and a half is overdoing the business. The remark applies similarly to chickens and eggs.
US Geological Survey findings reveal Utah deposits contain about 40 million tons of iron ore, equaling one prosperous year of shipments from Lake Superior mines. Prospecting in the western region suggests this ore patch is only part of a larger western resource base.
The Mare Island navy yard explosion caused by 250 gallons of gasoline being released urged extreme caution in storing fuel for motor boats and cars. Prompt actions by those within the blast radius likely saved lives as they jumped overboard. Gasoline, like powder, is highly hazardous when mishandled.
A severe gulf storm raised water and flooded streets several inches testing Galveston sea wall and elevated areas. City officials claim the town is hurricane proof for inundation and defend the investments in flood safeguards as prudent.
A Pennsylvania farmer reportedly raises buttered potatoes from a cross between the white potato and the butter bean, surpassing a man who grafted tomatoes onto potatoes. Until more details arrive, butter makers need not worry about their industry. Another Munhattan is now inventing startling yarns.
The Yankee, a former merchantman converted for naval use in 1898, may be lost on the rocks at the entrance to Buzzard's Bay. Most similar ships have already been discarded, leaving only Gloucester and a few other converted yachts usable as gunboats, the navy’s efficiency unaffected.
Clarke estimates not less than 600 million tons of mineable iron ore in New York with an average value of $2 per ton. He notes ongoing additions to industrial resources and argues raw material exhaustion is not an immediate concern for years to come.
A New York yachtsman has launched an auxiliary schooner with a waterline length of 150 feet. By adding engines, she becomes the largest sailing yacht in the country and a power yacht capable of travel without wind. The compromise should appeal to traditional yachtsmen and preserve the spirit of yachting while offering steam yachting advantages.
Classified plea urges advertisers to place notices in the paper to reach neighboring households. Emphasizes direct access to local readers and community visibility for seeks and offerings.
The piece argues for national resource conservation, tracing Roosevelt's Inland Waterways and the 1907 commission to a 1908 White House conference. Taft is praised for backing home ownership and national conservation, linking land access to patriotic duty and future prosperity.
The piece argues Democratic candidate Bryan skews labor questions and exposes his party’s ties to organized labor critics. It cites unions like the American Federation of Labor and Muskogee alliances, pressing for clear condemnations of Governor Comer and related actions, and notes Gompers’ influence on labor’s support.
The Senator extols Taft’s nature as poised and temperate with strong character and tenacity. He cites Taft’s public service marked by wisdom integrity and patriotism. The speech notes Taft’s progressive principles and two decades of advising two presidents on gravest government concerns.
The Philadelphia Press questions when the names and individual amounts of Bryan campaign contributors will be published after claims that as much as 20000 has been collected in the state through active effort.
Richard Olney, in Cleveland's Cabinet, opposes Roosevelt's policies but supports Bryan. Bryan says Roosevelt's policies are his policies, a sign of Democratic logic this year, as noted by the Philadelphia Press.
A collection of brief editorials notes how Bryan’s quips sting Democrats while critics call for stronger leadership. Woven across papers like the Washington Post San Francisco Chronicle American Sheep Breeder and Sioux City Journal the witticisms reflect partisan sentiment and calls for decisive figures.
A Saline County farmer who came to Kansas early and built 600 to 800 acres says he will vote for Bryan this year. He explains high wheat and corn prices push land prices up, and lowering prices would allow him to buy more farms, while Bryan’s election would lower prices on farm goods and land.
In Kingston Mr. Bryan called President Roosevelt’s endorsement of Taft worthless, calling it the endorsement of a bankrupt. He also questioned why Bryan treats himself as the natural heir to Roosevelt according to the New York Tribune.
The statement attributed to William H. Taft expresses reluctance about achieving the presidency through compromise with Senator Foraker or others on matters of principle. Taft emphasizes steadfast principle over political deal making.
The American Sheep Breeder warns that supporting Bryan would mean free wool and ruin for the sheep and wool sector. Taft counters that free capital exhaustion caused the panic, urging voters toward stable, honest governance and sustained prosperity.
Quotes from Taft Bryan and Olney reflect party contrasts and campaign rhetoric. Sources cite Taft's modest pay versus Bryan's wealth and Bryan's nomination as pivotal to Taft's election outcomes.
The United Brewery Workers of America representing 40,000 workers rejected endorsing Bryan on Sept 24 at the Labor Temple New York. The decision labeled a joke by English and German secretaries, as President Gompers faces repudiation in a Sept 28 letter from James Duncan.
The New York World calls the New York Democratic platform a betrayal of democracy praising Wall Street interests. It accuses it of shielding financiers insurers and thieves and aiding stock-jobbers and tax dodgers. The piece argues no Democratic candidate could win on such a platform north of the Mason-Dixon line.
Taft offers measured critique of Bryan’s call to extirpate trusts. He argues that large legitimate combinations contribute to national prosperity and questions breaking them up into dismembered pieces. The Columbus Ohio speech frames a clash over methods in addressing trust power.
The Baltimore address by Bryan underscored a historic moment as the party’s presidential candidate faced no newspaper backing in the city for the first time, signaling a shift in local press support and political dynamics.
A quote argues that tariffs were meant for infant industries and that the nation has grown past them. The speaker compares national industrial monsters to a boy who waits to grow before facing a youthful opponent, noting the foe has grown too.
Archbishop Ireland openly supports William H. Taft for president. In a interview he denounces demagogic attacks on capital and corporations and says corporations that offend the law should be punished, but protests against attacking commerce and property as unjust.
The United States government funds buffalo preservation with two ranches in Wichita Oklahoma and Montana. Twelve pure blood American buffaloes were moved 2000 miles from the New York Zoological Park by rail in padded crates. Upon arrival after seven days the herd was sprayed with crude oil before release on the Wichita ranch.
A Melbourne dispatch reports Victoria plans to recruit experienced American irrigators to settle and farm in the state. George Swinburne and Elwood Mead push irrigation as Australia’s hope after droughts, with invitations for representative farmers to visit and report back. The strategy could extend to New South Wales with the Barren Jack project, aiming to showcase land productivity and irrigation opportunity.
The piece discusses that merely reading widely in well stocked libraries with trained librarians may not yield substantial benefits for all readers. It suggests that quantity alone does not guarantee comprehension or growth and hints at factors that influence true literacy development.
The Euphrates delta under Daira Sanieh development expands cultivation and river trade as the Baghdad railway advances eastward. When completed it will cross the final 200 miles of its route through a region long neglected, boosting demand for mechanical appliances and related goods.
The Possible and Willie argue about a challenge as Willie doubts his sister can make money fly. The dialogue reveals a bet about a quarter and tricks that fail to stay aloft, set in a Toledo Blade style exchange.
A reflective note on future children listening to phonographs while mothers sang at home, recalling evenings of bridge whist. The image contrasts modern tech with nostalgic mood and domestic ritual.
The Egyptian Gazette reports strong demand for oil pumps in Basra and Baghdad, indicating growing need for pumping infrastructure in these oil hubs. The note highlights rising interest from local buyers and potential suppliers eyeing the markets.
An irritated cabby recalls a dramatic golf moment as a ball was driven far off course and landed dead on the green. The caddy voices shock and disdain while a narrator notes the surprising turn in a colorful scene from The Sketch.
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