Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-09-24
QUEER oUIRKs OF NEWS

QUEER QUlRkS OF NEWS
Tulsa, Okla.-Three weeks ago
Georgia Mckenzie, years old, swal-
lowed a small bead ring and imma-
diately lost the power Of speech She
was examined under a powerful X
ray, and the ring located lodged in
the vocal cords. When it was re-
moved, she spoke as we'll as ever.
Bangor, Me-Tiring of straw and
wool as headgear, William H. Whit
ing, of Jonesport, has made himself
a tin hat with a copper band, which
he wears despite the jcering Of the
multitude when it shines in the sun,
reflects the glory OF the sunset and
echoes unsteady when it rains.
Canton, Mich.-C. B. Truesdell, a
farmer, swallowed a pin when boy
which lodged i'll his throat. Recent
ly, after sixty-five years, a pin-point
was discovered sticking from his left
ear and the pin was removed.
Hiawatha, Kansas George Evans
found a snake near a guinea hens
nest with several protuberances
along its body. They were eggs,
which, when removed and put under
hen, were all Matched.
Muscatine, Ia-Charles Rose, q,
made an unexpected balloon ascen-
sion when his foot caught in the
ropes and he was carried 1000 feet
into the air head down. The bal
l0onist, unable to reach his passon-
ger, released the gas and the balloon
came to earth. Rose was unhurt.
Chicago, Ill.-TWo years ago Mrs.
Emma L. Pomeroy was pronounced
dead and placed in a coffin. The
| next day she awoke. TWO years
later to the day, she has been pro
nounced dead again, and this time
will be buried.
Sheboygan, Wis,-Mr. and MRS
Thomas Keller are the proud par
ents Of the smallest baby, which was
born recently and weighed IL
pounds The physician says the
child will live.
st. Paul, Minn.-William A Fish
bach hasn't had his hair cut since
the European war started in 1914. He
says he will wear his hair un-
trimmed until the end Of the war.
Reading, Pa. When Edwin Lies
man, instantly killed by lightning
was picked up an almost perfect
| likeness Of a tree was found in
minute detail to have been photo
graphed on his breats. The tree was
outside the window in which Lies
man was sitting when the bolt
struck him.
New Brunswick, N. John White
man was beQueathed his m0ther-in
law by his wife who died recently
She specified in her viii that he
was to take care of her mother fol
the remainder of her life, and thai
if he refused, the mother was tC
bring suit against him for wages fol
sixteen years of domestic service.
| Washington, D. C.-Ten thousand
dollars was received by Secretary
McAdoo, accompanied by a letter
stating that the writer had pai(
double to the United States the
amount he stole" and this was an
other payment to satisfy his con
science. The sum was the second
largest contribution ever received
for the conscience fund.
| Davenport, Ia.-JOhn H. Oade, (
night mail distributor, looking
| through an Old safe, accidentally
pressed a secret spring and opened {
compartment in which were found
$34O in currency and checks amount
ing to $4,000 The safe was boushr
in Peoria forty-two years ago
| Topeka, Kas.-Sherman E. Johnson
7-year old son Of Walter Johnson
Kansas newspaper man, issues {
childrens daily newspaper. It con
sists Of one column and several ads
of ice cream parlors. The ads art
paid for in trade The paper sells
for one cent
| Doylestown, Pa.-Fifteen years ags
Mrs. George Bailey of Bristol, stnc1
a needle into her big toe. Whan il
was removed the other day il
crumbled to pieces in the physicians
fingers.