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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
6
Clergyman and clerk clash over notices after a sermon as baptism of infants and hymn book sales share the church message. The clerk announces infant baptism details while the minister announces hymn book prices including special red backed editions.
A poetic piece by John Loyle O’Reilly laments toil and city life, dreaming of the river and woods, seeking a lasting dream. The page also contains a humorous sleighing party anecdote, a quip about laughter, and a devotional note on the health benefits of laughter.
The piece reflects on aging, love, and the sudden spark between two strangers. It contrasts logical worldviews with the overpowering pull of romance as the two meet, exchange glances, and feel devotion grow, despite cautious explanations. The narrator questions what each sees in the other.
Observations on cheese, especially Roquefort’s pungency and its effects, followed by a sketch of Sam Cunard the whittling Scot whose designs helped Cunard Line. A Labrador missionary tale reminds preachers to temper hell with frost, and a note on laughter among the envious and vain.
A veteran recalls a long Johnstown flood tale told with drama by a younger veteran. The crowd hangs on every word except a quiet man who dismisses it with Oh shucks. The joke ends with the question who is the man who keeps saying shucks and the answer Noah.
Thoughts of Amiel reflect that love increases suffering while beauty acts as miraculous nourishment. The passage argues that love should stay alluring and fascinating, for once mystery fades the attraction wanes and must fade with it.
A long excerpt presents Mark Twain noting a generous impulse amid life joy. The narrator recalls a well off man returning late, reeling with satisfaction, and a dramatic stairway tumble as he imagines pity for sailors on a rough night. The tale blends humor with social reflection.
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