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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
3
A humorous look at how different writing styles treat a slip on orange peel in School street. Describes plain, staccato, florid and facetious renderings of the same mishap with varying tones from light to lurid. Notes the accident involves a fracture and surgeon’s role.
The English legend links a Becket curse to tail loss in Kent and surrounding regions. Varying accounts credit Capgrave and Polydorus with different causes for the tailed offspring. Some say only Kent residents at the curse time bore long drooping tails, while others claim broader regional affliction.
In a foursome at Machrihamish a Scotch player, famed for optimism, says it might have been waak after tough bunker play. His irritated partner jokes, asking if he dreamed of Hades. Macnab replies calmly that it might have been waur and true, noting he might have been there. He ends one up.
The Site of Alaska notes that Alaska covers 579000 square miles including 550000 mainland 7000 in the Aleutians and 22000 in other islands. It equals one fifth of the US area and requires several states to match it. It also compares Alaska’s size to Europe and Europe’s nations.
A German clockmaker living near Magdeburg in Gommer builds a clock in a bottle. H. Rosin constructs a forty five millimeter cylinder escapement, crafts a tripod support, and assembles the movement inside the bottle. The breeze of the dial is a glass plate with skeleton numbers and backlit by a light at night.
A New York Press piece explains the tongue reveals health and alcohol use better than words. It notes tremor on tongue protrusion signals nervous disease or drink, and urges parents to study it for offspring health.
A chemist explains how discarded boots and shoes are transformed into combs. Leather is cut, treated in a sulfur chloride bath, washed, dried, ground, mixed with glue, and pressed into comb molds. The process, though odd, yields usable hair accessories with a humorous note about rubber options.
The piece cites London Lancet arguing that weight and warmth are not synonymous in overcoats. It warns heavy coats tax the body’s resources and harm economy, favoring better insulating cloth for efficiency.
Singleton asks if a woman always means what she says. Wedderly replies she does after marriage, though not during courtship, in a humorous Chicago News line about marital truthfulness.
Pye proposes a novel effect for a melodrama where the villain lights a cigar during a snowstorm, aiming to set the snow aflame. Washington Heraki notes the concept as a striking, potentially dramatic device.
A domestic disagreement centers on baking bread and handling heavy tasks. Mr. Younghub chides Mrs. Younghub for attempting heavy work, urging she should not undertake such chores again. The exchange highlights concerns over strength and workload in a marital setting.
A court of oyer and terminer heard testimony about a public pageant incident involving a juvenile looking girl on a float. An apparent attacker, described as a maniacal laundress, disrupted the procession and was restrained as the girl faced a grave ordeal. She was later sent to an asylum.
A seasoned English captain, ashore from a long voyage, explains his unease in a city family circle. He says strict ship discipline keeps him accustomed to solitude and makes social gatherings uncomfortable, a sentiment shared after anchoring in New York Harbor.
Exchanges reveal two neighbors debating encroaching fences six and four inches over the line. A lawyer offers a quick settlement, proposing temporary tolerance then reestablishment, with a five dollar fee. The dialogue hints at pursuing a supreme court challenge if needed.
A murder trial ends with a weak case and a directed verdict of not guilty. The defense lawyer, Mr Cantspout, asks to address the court, and the judge replies they will hear him with pleasure but first will acquit the prisoner for safety.
Bankson recounts a maritime ordeal as clouds mass and a gale approaches. He describes a glassy sea, a stubborn headwind, and a sudden wall of rain and thunder. With calm decision he leaves the vessel and wades ashore in a canoe to avoid a netting above the knees.
The sun’s distance and the length of daylight determine heat. In summer the sun stays above the horizon longer and more directly, absorbing heat with short nights. In winter the sun is lower, days are shorter, and heat is radiated more than absorbed.
A long suffering husband named Bellingham yields to a doctor's suggestion for sleep with powders. The doctor warns must be used as labeled. Mrs. Bellingham promises to administer the doses, only to find the label directs sleep aids for her own use.
A young man who bought a new touring car develops a neck swelling and asks his doctor if cars can cause diseases. The physician suggests the likely punning diagnosis of a car buncle or an automobile, reflecting a humorous exchange from Youth's Companion.
Sivert G N Gjertson of Washburn Wisconsin filed notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish a claim to his homestead entry for E% NE Section 14 Township 48 North Range 6 West Fourth Principal Meridian. Proceedings set before the Circuit Court clerk of Bayfield County Washburn on September 15 1908 with witnesses Gjert Gjertson Richard Lines Louis Holte and Andrew Tramell all of Washburn Wisconsin.
By order of the Bayfield County Circuit Court sheriff A B Severson will publicy vendue the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 25 in township 49 north range 5 west to satisfy a judgment against Chris Olson and John A Anderson. Sale at Washburn courthouse front steps on October 8 1908 at 10am. John Walsh attorney for plaintiff.
Brussels sprouts grow from many small heads along the stem rather than a single head. Sow openly, thin to 24 to 30 inch rows, water after transplanting, and prune lower leaves as heads form. In warm climates keep in open ground, in cold climates lift plants before frost and store in a pit, cold frame, or cellar for winter use. They are tasty boiled or stewed with cream.
The Linnaeus variety is recommended for early tender growth and lower acidity. Harvest by bunching five to six stalks with leaves trimmed to a third, planting rows six feet apart and four feet in row, cultivating twice and hoeing once, then mulching with strawy manure in fall. Rhubarb yields about $35 to $40 per acre per month.
A practical note on potato vine spraying says frequency depends on weather. Begin when vines reach six inches and spray every ten days to two weeks, more often in rainy seasons due to wash-off and disease pressure.
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