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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1911
Page
7
A recollection from Ford M Hueffer describes a youthful encounter at a grand musical event attended by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The author recalls a moment when a royal pair seated a boy on a queen's lap, the chilling gaze of a courtier, and a cold relative who wore a cigar relic from Franz Liszt.
An anecdote from Salisbury North Carolina recalls Andrew Jackson’s stay in Rockford Surry County where he left without paying a bill. The hotel ledger later recorded that the debt was settled in full by the victory at New Orleans on January 8 1815.
The temperance advocate Sir Wilfrid Lawson, while visiting, met a seven year old girl who teased him by claiming she knew his identity. He departed saying she likely had no idea who he was, and she replied that she did know.
The account explains where the starry white coffee tree grows best, its height and pruning practices, and how berries yield twin beans inside a red pulp. It notes cultivation in orchards with regular water, then reduced irrigation as fruit ripens, and mentions Brazil’s use of modern machinery for harvesting. Also included is a brief anecdote about a journalist named John Jones and a newspaper editor.
A Bookman writer notes that David Graham Phillips described literary creation as a labor of love not ease He admitted he always found writing a demanding task even after graduation from Princeton he sought reporter work by offering his services.
The Atlantic notes animals express boredom during the voyage with a dog barking from loneliness a caterwauling cat and a parrot screaming in monotony, while Noah’s pair of papingoes lead the list of vocally rebellious creatures aboard the arc.
A curious festival called Slipper day is celebrated in Holland. The Dutch woman asserts superiority over her husband for one day each year and the husband generally obeys with good humor unless his wife seeks ongoing dominance beyond the day.
A witty exchange notes a touring show failing due to the plays chosen. The Cleveland Plain Dealer quips that despite having the finest repertory, the selection prevented performance.
Humors of the Fight of Way on the Streets of Havana as the city wakes after siesta. The piece notes narrow sidewalks, social etiquette, and comic moments as Cuban civilians negotiate right of way with colorful attire and rival vanity. Irene A. Wright’s Cuba provides the vignette.
A parenting approach notes that warning children before strict commands reduces tears. Telling them ahead of time to finish an ongoing activity before finishing chores creates a calmer transition at night.
The excerpt argues against yielding to pressure for extra housing by likening it to a mother being interrupted from a page turning tale. It emphasizes firmness and resisting temptation to compromise on limits.
The passage explains that firing guncotton from a balloon at 2000 feet produces a report as loud as a cannon but heard like a pistol shot due to air rarity. After the blast, silence persists until the echo returns, followed by a thunderous roar from below lasting over thirty seconds.
A farmer sent a note praising an impartial grammar to Professor C Alphonso Smith at UNC. He replied asking what he meant by impartial and learned the farmer used the sentence One Confederate killed ten Yankees to illustrate impartial parsing.
A Washington Star quotation notes the difficulty of finding consistently honest minds in business and politics. The piece cites a claim that many would still try to inflate a portrait tax emblem when asked for a public picture, even in youth.
A Louisville Courier-Journal note reports a guest saying the banquet tonight can proceed without him and remarks he is invited to listen rather than to speak. The exchange hints at the speaker's modest view of his own importance and requests for attendance.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a cryptic remark about a cook and a man in a botched situation with undefined context, yielding little coherent news value beyond a garbled quote. The piece reads like a stray cryptic line rather than a full report or event.
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