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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
6
In Washington, a temperance event faced rowdy drinkers who disrupted meetings. An ex prizefighter was hired to keep order, and the orator contrasted home life with drunkenness. At a peak moment the fighter warned the crowd and expelled the heckler with a sharp cry: "Beer!"
Colonel Randall states the poem My Maryland was written during a wave of emotional impulse after reading news of the Baltimore clash in April 1861. He recalls writing the song at his desk at midnight in a conflagration of the senses and an inspired flow that surprised him with its rapid completion.
The passage likens self grown harvests to an antitoxin for winter, a post harvest serenity that comes with digging, picking, and piling produce. It emphasizes the glow of labor in fields and woods and the calm of Indian summer after harvest.
A sick man, owner of needy and grasping relatives, asks a lawyer if the will is fixed as instructed and who among the relatives has the best chance of inheriting the property after his death. The lawyer confirms it is as strong as possible. The exchange reflects concerns over heirs and entitlement rather than legal procedure.
In a Boston Transcript exchange Mrs Green weighs hiring a girl while Mrs Brown, the girl's former mistress, asserts the girl is perfectly honest she never took anything or even ignored advice during her time with Brown.
A Chicago News quip plays on a boarding house table of waits and measures. A young man contemplates change and asks about the table, receiving the punny reply that the first is long and the latter short, referencing meals and routines.
Horace questions college officials about reinstating the student Smith after his expulsion. Helen notes rumors that his parents supported him due to his halfback status and athletic ties.
A dialogue reveals a millionaire’s stance on funding heathen outreach. He asserts ongoing support while noting both daughters each wed foreign nobility, underscoring social status and international ties.
The Bengal Gazetteer describes the Maghaya as a theft‑oriented tribe born in arhor fields and raised to burglary. They wander encampments evading police, with jail seen as mere consequence. dams in Champaran trigger officer blame, while agriculture settlements have limited civilizing effect and women often shield the tribe.
The article recalls a quarrel at Versailles between Louis XIV and his minister Louvois over a window at the Trianon palace. The king proved Louvois wrong, ridding him of a boast, but Louvois sought vengeance by provoking a clash with foreign powers that led to the War of the Grand Alliance with costly consequences and the later peace of Ryswick.
The antiquary notes rents for certain Philadelphia Boston and New England church pews with no contribution basket. For centuries these seats avoided tithes as parishioners once slept and played draughts in church. Higher rents kept the old custom alive.
An omnibus crossing the bank area halted with a jolt as the conductor hailed a large woman in front who needed the Mansion House. She remained seated while the conductor urged her to move, saying the horses were tired of waiting and urging her to descend for tuppence.
A north England barrister held court beneath a tree in a vicarage garden as village facilities lacked space. The note recalls Deborah judging under a palm tree and admirals holding courts by the sea. It cites a fifteenth century admiralty court on a Southwark quay.
A brief exchange from the Washington Star captures a stubborn egoist who admits he can be just as wrong the second time as the first. The dialogue highlights the futility of clinging to fixed views.
Gabrielle reveals she left no note for her family about elopement while Muriel asks if a note was sent. Gabrielle confirms a note to inform where money would be sent, highlighting a practical concern over secrecy.
A playful exchange notes Miss Skylie has not lost her appeal but hints her father did on the Stock Exchange, provoking gossip among girls. The remark underscores social humor and financial peril in the era.
The article surveys poets who trained as lawyers, noting Sir Lewis Morris as a rare example of success in law and poetry while others such as Blackmore, Scott, Cowper, Denham, Gray, and Cornwall pursued literary aims alongside legal studies without long legal careers. It reflects on the uneasy relation between law and muse among these figures.
A settler who left New England for Missouri prairies vented complaints in verse about lonesome windy grasslands. The poem contrasts buffalo and snakes with fever and stump drought, ending with a pun on ager and hardship as he imagines a harsher life elsewhere.
The assistant jokes about a humorous coal article from a new jokesmith while the editor asks about size, noting the quip as chestnut sized. The Philadelphia Press quote frames the exchange as a light newsroom moment.
The excerpt shows a pompous citizen declaring I pay as I go while a janitor vows you will pay as you move in. The Louisville Courier Journal quotes the exchange reflecting urban friction and housing policy language.
An old grocery ad guarantees shoppers their money back if Schilling’s Best tea or coffee does not meet expectations. The notice emphasizes refunds and customer satisfaction with the brand.
A compiled list of fire alarm box sites with both real and imaginary boxes. Entries include box numbers and cross streets such as 4 Young and Thomas North Aberdeen and 45 Western Cooperage, with several mills and schools noted among the locations.
Spirit Lake Iowa druggist L H Farnham says Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are the best on the market for constipation. He urges a trial and notes the pleasant effect. Price 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by Evans Drug Co.
A maxim attributed to Horace emphasizes integrity over expediency in judgment. It reflects the value of fairness and truth guiding decisions.
Notice from the Washington State Central Committee of the Democratic Party calls a state convention in Spokane on May 18 1908 to elect ten delegates to the Denver national convention. Delegates allocated by county totals. table lists counts for each county and overall 697. Also includes an unrelated ad for Chamberlain’s Salve.
The fragment references quarrelsome banter between The Angry Man and The Calm Man, a debut described as the grandest affair, a Paris remark, and notes on Russian fisheries with vast annual catches. It also mentions German lodging house keepers reporting arrivals and departures to police.
Pontypol Ontario postmaster Thos Stenton reports eight years of rheumatic pains and says Chamberlain's Pain Balm gave greater relief than any prior remedies. He recommends it to all rheumatic sufferers and notes Evans Drug Co carries it for sale.
The notice calls residents to clear and fill streets alleys and lots in Aber deen as the Dabney hill will be torn down for this project. Send orders to S. W. Johnston Transfer Company. phone 821.
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