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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1905
Page
7
The verse laments aging labor and lost enslaved workers in a rural setting, contrasting old life in a log cabin with memories of singing and dancing. It also quotes Elizabeth Barrett Browning on child sorrow and references period advertisements for health remedies and warnings about democracy.
A column praises relentless resolve in the face of nature's fury, citing St Pierre and St Vincent as examples. It argues mankind advances only through stubborn endurance, citing Columbus, Palissy, and Gordon as models and urging leaders to adopt the motto No surrender.
A Philadelphia lawyer near City Hall advised a client charged with larceny to plead guilty after noting his client’s bad record. The prisoner, shocked by a three year potential sentence, asked the lawyer to fetch another lawyer, and the attorney agreed to take the case and argue.
A joke about a donkey tied with a six foot rope and a hay bundle eighteen feet away. The animal walks to the hay because the rope was not tethered to anything, illustrating a simple riddle. The quip ends with a play on pastors raising money for church debt.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports a remarkable agreement between John Koe Smith and Robert Bartlett of Patchogue L I. Bartlett will take Smiths Main Street block valued at about 20000 dollars in exchange for paying Smith 150 dollars monthly for the rest of Smiths life. The block includes a seven room cottage and rents for about 125 dollars monthly. Bartlett, 47, will gain ownership if Smith outlives him, while Smith 76 remains childless. The deal mirrors the pair’s reputations as shrewd long island businessmen.
In a Bacon Ridge scene Silas Redboot-Whay complains the postmistress keeps affairs hidden by sealing letters. He recalls she once seemed friendly but now her sealed correspondence baffles him and he cannot learn her business.
Offer to invest in a permanent cash business with territory control for Welcome Base Burning. Claims of no expense to operate, local advertising paid by the company, and a Seattle Pacific Northwest headquarters. Also includes a testimonial for Sensorial Cream sold by Woods Chemical Co with unaffiliated endorsement.
An advertisement offers electric and vibratory massage for pimples blackheads enlarged pores and facial blemishes along with scalp treatments and a full line of cosmetics. It promotes dainty bath bags to prevent tan and wrinkles and invites readers to write for a booklet from Electro Vibro Parlors at 223 Epler Building Seattle Washington.
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