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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1908
Page
2
In Kingston New York Dutch settlers built a church by 1659 and welcomed a minister in 1660 with a small six teen strong congregation paid in wheat. A 1694 bell marked meals and the sexton announced service times and delivered notices to the clerk who posted them on a bamboo pin. Deacons collected offerings with long poles and velvet bags.
The article describes the opening of the McAdoo twin-tube tunnels from Hoboken to New York on February 25. It details the route from Hoboken to Sixth Avenue, the downtown tubes to Cortland Street, and the Newark branch. Officials planned a ceremonial press event with President Roosevelt and governors Hughes and Fort signaling the milestone.
A biographical sketch describes Dr. Weir Mitchell’s dual role as novelist and neurologist aged 78, his new Century Magazine serial The Red City, and his influence on a Boston medical Christian movement led by Emmanuel church rector Rev. Dr. Elwood Worcester. The article recalls Mitchell’s Vienna visit and quip about Philadelphia housing the world’s greatest nerve specialist.
A white haired English gentleman in Hongkong reacts to a letter carried by a Chinese butler. He notices an envelope inscription calling him “the old baboon with white fur” in Chinese. The shock prompts him to question the hall porter, revealing the insult and the porter’s note.
An amusing London courtroom scene features Judge Willis, a plaintiff, and a man labeled a duck shover by generous descriptions. The judge deciphers slang while the plaintiff explains debt terms and cheap credits, ending with a 5 shillings monthly order.
The narrator ponders who first advertised in history citing no data but joking that a hen could be the earliest advertiser. The exchange occurs as a farmer quips about the hen being the subject of inquiry in the New Orleans Times-Democrat style.
A reflective note from Atchison Globe about ongoing progress despite universal mortality, asserting that work endures as society continually improves beyond individual lifespans. The quote emphasizes human endeavor outlasting the limited span of life.
A U S customs tale recounts Captain Harrow of Islesborough trading in Key West and Tampa Bay. He bought twenty dozen chickens at four dollars a dozen and tried to sell them for six, then let a hotel buyer select them at three dollars each. The hotel bought all, and Harrow lost twenty dollars plus costs in the mispriced deal.
Portsmouth Virginia druggist Fred C. Hanrahan endorses Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable cure after six years of use. He notes profits from alternatives but says this remedy earns customer trust and warrants preference. Evans Drug Co. advertises availability.
Office in Crowther Wooding block at corner of G and Heron Streets. Open hours 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Telephone 135.
A narrator confesses waking at night troubled by thoughts of a literary work. A friend replies that reading portions of the work might ease the restlessness and help the troubled writer find relief.
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