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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1902
Page
6
A desolate weed grown garden shelters an old house once bright with roses and lilacs. The poem laments vanished times and asks if the house grieves as people do for what is lost. A lone blossom by the path outlives the generations who once dwelled there.
In a heated drawing room scene a young man Ted Langley loves dancer Madge Baptiste while his cousin Gwendoline Harper attempts to navigate family objections. Madge offers to marry Ted though his mother objects. Gwendoline and Madge arrange a plan as the couple faces parental disapproval and a theater curtain delays the resolution.
The Chinese in America spend on meat and premium foods comparable to whites. Chinamen dine in upscale restaurants in cities like San Francisco and New York, with menus featuring wines and expensive dishes. They also cultivate truck gardens near cities and pay $15 to $20 monthly for board, though housing remains rough in many places.
Jefferson County Kentucky Circuit Court Judge Sterling B. Torrey finds the farm hand liable for injuries after misapplying Paris green to his own flesh. He notes the worker exceeded his scope of employment by sprinkling poison away from potato vines and concedes contributory negligence given Paris greens poison. The decision emphasizes unauthorized use and misapplication in a hot day incident.
A collection of experiments challenges strength and reflexes from corks in bottles to finger separations and egg squeezing. It explains why corks fly out instead of in and how two people can not hold fists steady against a sharp touch, with notes on practical demonstrations and safety.
A column describes simple experiments with thread, paper circl es, a coin and a table edge to illustrate perception and balance. It suggests tests using a walking stick, a label, a silk hat catching a card, and finger coordination, ending with a cotton reel riddle.
An elderly Detroit anecdote recalls Uncle Billy who saved coal by lining his stove with brickbats. A visitor removes the bricks, starts a big fire, and Aunt Sarah fans the room as bricks go up in smoke. The tale ends with a note on how the story lingers in social circles and newspapers.
During a Vermont stop Dr. Seward Webb meets ex Senator William M. Evarts at his Ver mont farm. Over luncheon Evarts jokes about sending a slice of his spiced ham to a Brooklyn magazine named The Magazine as a sample of his writing.
Report describes Labrador natives winter milk practice. Cows are scarce and killed after milking. Milk is preserved in barrels by freezing to resist souring through the season. People cut slices from barrels as needed for consumption.
Citizens in Albemarle County Virginia form the Jefferson Memorial Road association to build a two mile public boulevard between Charlottesville and Monticello where President Jefferson is buried. The project is projected to cost about $20,000.
A well drilled to 500 feet in the Colorado desert is discharging hot water steam and volcanic stones. The eruption appears vigorous with ongoing flow and mineral content. Local observers report steam plumes and glowing stones rising to the surface.
The Strand Magazine recounts Archi bald Williams explaining a mechanical trick: place a cent on one end center a pin trio in wood to guide the coin so it falls forward but resists sideways movement. Blow into the central hole while holding the reel in the left hand the stronger the blast the tighter the coin sticks.
A Detroit Press bookkeeper extols teamsters for hard work and patience. He notes drivers face weather, heavy loads, and rough roads with fidelity and endurance, from grocery wagons to railroad yard cross-tie runs, praising outdoor labor in harsh northern winters.
A New York Tribune note questions the decline of snuff use while citing the annual report of America's leading snuff company showing net earnings surpassing one million dollars. The piece contrasts past gifts of gold snuff boxes with today's broad tobacco indulgence.
A stained glass window will honor Dr Johnson and his long Strand London association at St Clement Danes Chapel. The remaining lines offer humorous adages about propriety and privacy, reflecting a mix of social wit.
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