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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
7
The Panama Pacific International Exposition to celebrate the Panama Canal opening will be held in San Francisco in 1915. Noted architects McKim Mead & White and others plan a vast, costly complex with a civic center, city hall, and a $1,000,000 auditorium. World singers to perform. private capital to fund an opera house.
The Panama Pacific International Exposition will be the greatest in history with Pacific nations and Orient participants, grand parades, and state displays. San Francisco plans extensive harbor front development, a marine boulevard, and a trackless trolley ride linking Harbor View to Golden Gate Park. A St Francis Memorial tower of 850 feet will greet visitors, costing about 1 million dollars.
A Los Angeles Times story recounts a county courthouse blaze and a judge who orders his house boy Zack to saddle Sintram. Zack takes the horse, flees with it, and is later whipped by the judge, who misses the burning building. Zack asserts he will not see the courthouse burn again.
A New York Sun passage explores how flags symbolized victory and respect. It links military practice of lowering or half mouthing flags to public honor, noting the dead worthy of universal respect deserve reverent flag display and the Angel of Death above.
In a humorous exchange two young men describe engagement from Archie to Billie. Archie admits he proposed by chance, while Billie confesses he struggles to propose to Marguerite Dempster, joking about how she lets him get stuck rather than pushing him.
A tale from Arreton Isle of Wight tells of a young couple of humble means faced with poverty. The man urges his beloved to marry a rich elder who cannot live long to secure wealth for the woman. She becomes his grandmother through marriage and, after the elder’s death, weds her former betrothed.
In a Virginia courthouse a witness describes a racial confrontation. He recalls saying to a man named Johnson to stop and threatens to force him to eat whatever is in his pocket, in a vivid quoted exchange.
The giant Japanese spider crab is the largest shellfish, with a body about one foot wide and claws spanning over twelve feet. Found in the Japan Sea, these crabs often dwell about 2,000 feet below the waves.
A bystander notes Mrs. Calhoun Clay appears well dressed despite being a washerwoman. Another woman explains she did not dress in the past, adding she believes the husband has left her, implying changes in her circumstances.
A neighbor lost control of an automobile and the sheriff took possession of the vehicle. The incident was reported by the Youlers Statesman.
A terse exchange notes Miss Godillie once loved by Miss Wright, then loved by neither. The Catholic Standard and Times quotes the remark as a social sentiment in a brief, period-voiced dialogue.
A fragmented note references a two hundred fiftieth call and a mention of a game. The lines hint at a dialogue about a “soft answer,” a strong score, and Chicago News in Collestar.
Quote attributes Bulwer-Lytton: the pursuit of fleeting moments disrupts lasting peace and steady living. The line contrasts transitory thrill with enduring serenity.
A period guide outlines cooking crab in several ways including plain fry with crumbs and egg, boiling until ready, and scalloped crab with cream sauce. It also offers crab salad and crab souffle ideas for Lenten lunches and notes deviled crab with cream sauce. Also mentions maturation of champagne through many steps over years.
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