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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
3
A jumble of verse and prose items including Witter Bynner poetry about Celia, Eunice’s letter on being a mother-in-law, a note on the Dowager Empress of China’s vanity, a Vatican etiquette incident involving a theatrical singer, and a denunciation of women’s slave trafficking on the Pacific coast.
Frank D. Watson argues in Charities and The Commons that primitive living fosters direct contact with nature and self made work, contrasting with factory life. He says leisure shapes will and character, noting children's play teaches self restraint and group teamwork, with ostracism punishing cheats. Amusement is a potent force for moral development.
A woman explains she devotes one evening a week to inspecting and mending every item. She patches lace, reinforces weak spots, makes new collars, and repairs belts, handkerchiefs, and hose to extend life and save money.
Captain T R Gawley former master of the Sound steamships Edna Advance and KX and Katanayama are arrested in Seattle for import ing Japanese women for immoral purposes. A decoy from Washington learned Gawley could supply women at 300 dollars each. Five women were delivered before arrest. Investigations target local and British Columbia immigration offices. Gawley operated via Vancouver Victoria mosquito fleet with Katayama handling legalities. The article notes the disturbing practice involving Chinese and Japanese women.
A housekeeper explains a cheap kitchen secret for French peas by using American canned peas with a pinch of sugar to imitate French flavor. She cautions against overuse, recalls a chef from the Terror era, and shares a coffee aroma trick with ground coffee in a tin for better aroma without burning.
A sea bat, a rare leather wing like fish, was netted by fisherman William Hewlett near Masonboro and brought to Wilmington. The 15 inch long creature has a long tail and five holes on each side beneath the mouth for waste, slate upper body, white underside, and gloved rear limbs. A seventy year old local fisherman says it is only the second sea bat he has seen. The specimen may be sent to the state museum in Raleigh.
The article discusses constitutional gaps if a President elect dies before inauguration, notes Article II rules and Bacon’s Senate resolution proposing Article XVI to decide who acts as President. It argues vice presidency availability and considers historical precedents like Grant’s stance and the Electoral Commission era.
A verse celebrating Christmas in country places with rosy faces and joyous scenes. It contrasts country warmth with city merriment, inviting readers to the warmth of home, hearty handshakes, and gatherings by the fire in a nostalgic tone.
A mix of brief news items including Jennie Linn’s will directing a cemetery deed to be buried with her, a Philadelphia department store salesgirl told her friend is ill, and a Kansas City woman escaping serious injury due to a hair accessory during a road accident. Also notes on a criminal case where costs were split after a petty assault. and a Nescopeck man jailed over a minor offense with no prospect of release.
A. W. Pickard of Utica New York reacted to his son Raymond A Pickard's elopement by writing a Cleveland police letter offering support and saying to look to him for remuneration. The couple 19 and 17 obtained a license in Cleveland and were married by Rev Frederick Hagety on Thursday.
Theodore Lee of Hampton Virginia narrowly escaped death at a Woodmen meeting in Greble hall. While presiding as council commander, he leaned back and toppled through a window with his chair, but saved by striking an awning that shattered and cushioned his fall.
From a hill top near Los Angeles contractor Al Watts at the Rose mine observed a distant shooting at the isolated San Bernardino camp fifty miles away. William McKey allegedly shot and fatally wounded Dr. W Kalns and another miner whose name could not be learned. The sheriff is en route to the scene.
Evanston Indiana high school principal Leonard Young suspends students until their clothes no longer smell of tobacco, citing odor as disruptive to the school environment. The action targets students arriving at school with tobacco odors on their clothing.
Mrs Carolyne Sullivan of St Joseph Missouri was granted a divorce after testifying that Maurice Sullivan left her for refusing to kiss his mother Her reason for declining the kiss was that her mother in law was a cigarette smoker and she disliked the habit
Peter Smith, 75, wealthy farmer, dangled by one foot for hours after losing balance while picking apples at his Columbiana, Ohio farm. A daughter arriving with relatives freed him from a tree prong and rescued him.
In West Philadelphia stockyards a cow slaughtered yielded an abnormally large heart the size of a bucket with a metal fork lodged in the organ. In Ohio near Cleveland a 12 year old boy delayed Lake Shore trains for hours by firing seven bullets at a block target, causing signal outages. He claimed birds were the target and was sent to a detention home.
Master George Newton Bilbrick a one year old, treated at Portsmouth with appendicitis. Dr Thomas W Luce performed the operation, noting the infant required as much ether to sleep as a full crowned liar. The case astonishes physicians and is reported as a rare instance of appendicitis in infants.
Mechanical genius John P. Kibler of Luray Virginia has secretly developed a copper to iron weld and copper to copper tempering method. He claims mastery over metal hardness and has fashioned knife blades, with the discovery reportedly years old and previously hinted by a Warren county blacksmith. Meanwhile a New York pickpocket laments soap found as he was caught, and a Pittsburg trial may feature a phonograph record as groundbreaking evidence in an assault case.
The article traces the evolution of Christmas desserts from porridge to plum pudding, noting changing names and textures. It discusses the 18th and 19th century shifts toward luxury puddings containing surprises like rings or coins, and the theological view linking rich ingredients to gifts of the Magi. It also recalls old customs of sweetmeats shaped as dolls and figures of the Virgin Mary for children at Christmas.
A Chicago Tribune note describes unusual telegraph lines around the world. In Bolivia, adobe poles five feet square at the base rise about fifteen feet to hold wires 361 feet apart along a 156 mile stretch from La Paz to Oruro. Other examples include Uganda using stowed bark cloth trees and the Dutch East Indies practice of strung lines between trees to keep wires clear of vegetation.
An old lady asked a bus conductor to confirm if they would reach the Angel. The driver admitted uncertainty until he finally declared, after checking with a policeman, that the destination was indeed the Angel, as written on the bus for the past half hour.
The poem portrays a speaker bound to daily work under the sun, masked by routine yet longing for freedom and memory of a beloved. after sunset the speaker seeks the lilac rose and memories across miles and years, finding true identity in night under secret stars. Regal imagery evokes longing and devotion within a disciplined, sun ruled life.
The Spring Garden tunnel in Butte county, California, on the Western Pacific railroad opens after over three years of work. The tunnel is 306 feet long and reduces the Feather River grade. Only the upper section is finished, with 1700 feet of lower core to be removed in five months. A Los Angeles man won 5000 damages from Salt Lake and Pacific Electric railroad for a right arm injury. Segawa of a major Japanese oil company arrived in San Francisco to study California oil. he advocates lower duties on imported oil to boost Japanese trade.
Bids for eighteen cisterns total 18590 dollars. San Francisco public works asks supervisors for authority to construct fourteen additional cisterns. Officials say lack of cisterns allowed the big fire to spread through residential districts.
Raphael Weill launches a popular subscription drive to raise a 100000 fund for a monument to Denis J. Sullivan San Francisco fire chief who died from quake fire injuries. Half dollar shares invite nationwide artist design competition open to all American artists.
Downtown Property Owners Association of San Francisco plans a major New Year's Eve celebration. Invitations have been sent widely and a large street parade with many bands will feature the event.
Circuit Judge Van Fleet issues restraining order blocking rate increases by Wells Fargo Express from the East to San Francisco on goods weighing 500 to 2000 pounds. Merchants protested the announced hike. New York office reportedly restored old rates.
The Mare Island Prometheus launch last week sickened about 1000 guests with ptomaine poisoning. Governor Gillett was ill and endangered. A waiter died and 60 orphanage children were severely affected. State health officials opened an investigation as contaminated meat samples tested positive for bacteria.
George L. King, after twenty years with the company, becomes secretary of Southern Pacific at 12000 dollars annually, overseeing twenty nine subsidiary railroads. He succeeds J L Willcutt who retires after forty years service. Hl W Sheridan of Sacramento takes over as superintendent of the Sacramento division, extending to Dunsmir and Sparks, Nev.
The Western Pacific railroad will construct seven stations simultaneously at Pleasanton Stockton Marysville Oroville and additional locations. All stations will feature mission style architecture. The standout facilities will be in Sacramento and Oakland.
Work will begin soon on the coast line from San Jose to Santa Cruz by the Southern Pacific company. The project will cost over 400000 to improve the route with T5-pound rails. Fast passenger and freight service will be introduced to boost the seashore line.
The Bank of Healdsburg in Sonoma County faced an alleged embezzlement of $120,000 by cashier E. Rowland. The theft surfaced when the bank was transferred to a new corporation after he held large powers for five years and reportedly used stolen funds to speculate in mining stacks.
Consul Edward II Nathan reports Greek olive production this year will be infinitesimally small compared with last year, leaving no olive oil available for export. The black Greek olive, brined, trades at 20 drachmas per oke, while olive oil climbs to 149 drachmas per oke. The small crop stems from the tree's alternate bearing pattern, with last year’s output near the peak.
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