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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1900
Page
6
A lyric snippet from the Atlanta Constitution centers on a worker singing of “ten acres and Mary” as a refrain. The verse contrasts toil and trouble with affectionate commitment to Mary, reflecting rustic labor themes and romantic resolve.
In a blind asylum two lovers Paul and Anna plan to prove an oculist can restore sight. After the operation and a forbidden moment alone they glimpse nothing. The bandages come off and both see only darkness, accepting their fate and choosing together to remain blind.
The piece reviews divorce residency laws, noting Oklahoma now requires only ninety days while others range from six months to five years. It cites curious cases under the old ease rules and offers a humorous aside about a Scotch anecdote from Charles Mathews and a landlord in Edinburgh.
The writer describes his family in brief terms. He explains his wife is a Canadian of English descent his daughter is a Yankee born in Detroit and his son is an Englishman born in London who is an American citizen raised in Detroit.
A safety check features perforated sections spreading from a central point at one end. Each section displays a dollar amount in ascending order, torn off successively until the correct total is reached.
The Paris Exposition features J. M. Dobie of Ramirez Texas as the lone Texas contributor. The Dobie steer defines West Texas stockmanship and becomes a focal point among the exhibition pieces.
An object describes a colossal Texas steer named Sa Faris famed for nine foot seven inch horns and a weight around 1600 to 1700 pounds. The piece notes the animal as a relic of the old long horn herds once common in Texas and praises its awe inspiring size at a prominent show.
An elderly man discussions on Fifth Avenue about facing death and war, arguing danger can be trained away like learning a language. He says danger loses power when one views it properly, and cites self training as key to contempt for peril. He suddenly halts at the curb.
A health note argues soda water charged with carbonic acid gas can ease abnormal hunger linked to disease. It claims the solar plexus drives hunger and that carbonic acid affect its stomach mucous membrane branches to reduce irritation and curb ravenous hunger in diabetes and some indigestion forms.
A copper weeping willow at Chatsworth, the Duke of Devonshire’s estate, is so lifelike from a distance that visitors mistake it for a real tree. By pressing a secret tap, a spray of water can burst from every branch, soaking anyone beneath it.
A Philadelphia manufacturer uncovers in an 1814 color volume an account of early efforts to culture spider silk. Spiders kept together reportedly fought to the death until a single survivor remained.
A court official notes the intonation of the Prince of Wales voice mirrors the German Emperor. He argues closing eyes makes one imagine either figure giving directions, highlighting striking vocal similarity between the two rulers.
A German servant girl nearing forty years of service to a single family receives a golden cross from Empress Augusta Victoria. Last year 144 crosses were distributed, Berlin saw only one recipient. A Bank of England gold weighing machine is so sensitive that a postage stamp on the scale moves the dial two inches.
The barb wire line links Anderson Pendleton and Ingalls Indiana in a fifteen mile network built by Cussins Alley of Pendleton. It uses ordinary phones with cheap gear and may expand to ten times subscribers.
San Quentin guard describes Green Casey a convict who devised a grass disguise to escape. With burlap and rope sewn into a coat he sowed wheat to sprout through the coat, hiding on the lawn as he planned his breakout and attracted attention from fellow inmates and Sheriff Langdon.
An early telephonic system linked to farms enables rural clients to reach city professionals. A prison escape plan uses a moving grassy disguise but is spotted by a guard, leading to Casey being seized as others express hollow sympathy.
A retired merchant officer Moying living on Rue d Alesia in Paris brought home an orang outang two years ago from a vessel. The article notes the strange custody dispute or display surrounding the creature and its origin in Paris.
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