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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1898
Page
2
In midwinter at Theatre Francais the Empress and Emperor attend Jules Sandeau's play. Countess Ivanoff enthralls Paris with diamonds while a message from Her Majesty asks the Countess to lend a diamond pendant to settle a dispute with Countess Woronzoft.
In Paris the Countess Ivanoff accuses M Dumont of stealing her diamond earring while the Empress used him to steal her jewel. Police confirm a second theft and recover a duplicate, but the second earring is meanwhile lost to a clever pickpocket. The couple mock the idea of royal complicity and pursue further inquiry.
At the London county council meeting the bridge committee chair said the Blackwall tunnel carries about fifty vehicles and 100 passengers per hour. He noted a sad point that children cross to the south side and return with tufts of grass regarded as curiosities.
A fragment notes that a girl’s choice of spring dress influences her father’s reaction, implying stricter oversight when the attire appears more attractive. The line hints at parental fuss over modesty or propriety.
An old New England exhibit on prisons recalls stern punishment methods. The pillory bowing to the ducking stool and tongue tearing devices reflect harsh early restraint and deterrence.
A Cycling Gazette feature claims Newark built the world’s highest geared wheel with a 461 foot front diameter and a rider travel of 145.20 feet per pedal revolution. The piece also relates a Monte Carlo founder story about luck and gambling on a hot day and a parasol purchase.
A man returns home to find his wife at cards with ecards and a parasol on the table. He angrily asks the parasol’s cost, suspects a small sum, but then reveals a shock: the bill was $18,000 after a misread or joke. The wife replies in French, noting a $16 cost.
Dr Lecher delivered a twelve hour speech in the Austrian Reichsrath beating British records. He spoke from dusk to dawn with only brief breaks, consuming three glasses of wine and multiple cups of coffee. Comrades sang for him as he endured and completed the entire majority, with Herr Wolf joining in desk banging and speech pacing.
The Duke of Norfolk grants an Arundel excursion, removes keep off the grass notices to please visiting pensioners. The steward wonders at the act and the Duke explains that the old ladies prefer walking on grass to paths. A light quip about piano recitals and cigarette rolling closes the piece.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a boxing or wrestling scene with a noisy ring and phrases like trampled ring and warping crowd. The readable parts indicate a tense exchange and a referee or announcer delivering a command. The text mentions names loosely and a chaotic atmosphere around a ring event.
An Orange Judd Farmer description shows a chute and gates that confine a hog for ring insertion. The design limits movement, with a narrow width just allowing the animal to pass, and a second pen with a door operable from outside. The devices promise convenient hog lot handling and may see wider use.
A fragment discusses field layout for crops including potatoes and corn, noting headland use for turning, uneven yields between outer and inner corn rows, and practical farming choices. Observations reflect older agricultural methods and costs of distribution across soil.
The article advises heavy winter top dressing and a liquid nitrate of potash refresh during fruit formation. Dissolve a small lump of saltpetre in warm water and apply freely to keep vines vigorous and boost fruit size even in wet late-season crops. Though labor-intensive, it promises substantial gains for strawberry cultivation.
The Iowa Homestead offers an illustration of a handy wheelbarrow built from the fronts of the two hind wheels of an old express wagon. It carries the load on its wheels, reducing effort by supporting the weight rather than being held by a single handle. The design emphasizes stability and ease of use on the farm.
The article gives step by step advice for building a simple wheelbarrow and establishing an asparagus bed. It describes trenching two feet deep, filling with manure, adding bone meal and potash, covering with dirt, and planting 2-year-old roots two feet apart to create a bed lasting twenty years. It also warns that cheap fertilizers fail to replace essential fertility and that all nutrients cost money.
A discussion notes winter silage is more digestible as succulent material ferments less, its carbonaceous and nitrogenous matter reduced to keep it sweet. It mentions carbonic acid gas rising in the silo and oxygen exclusion to prevent further fermentation.
A miscellany of practical tips covers cement preparation for home crafts, cleaning methods, potato vine guidance, rust prevention for carnations, arbor vitae hedge upkeep, peanut planting notes, and general aphorisms about timing frost and soil warmth for vegetables. The piece blends horticultural reminders with small household refinements.
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