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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1902
Page
5
A verse from Leslie's Monthly describes a traveler with a book in hand wandering from morning to night. The speaker finds rest and nourishment in reading, gaining comfort and ease on the road. The message praises books as companions that ease hardship and provide contentment day by day.
In a drawing room discourse on spiritualism, Pierre Franchel seeks proof of Madeline’s spirit through Scottish medium Claymore. The séance conjures a moonlit piano apparition that costs Pierre his life as he embraces his dead wife, leaving friends shaken by the peril of spectral belief.
The Brazilian coast city Bahia counts about 200000 people living in 17000 houses. A cultural shift is noted as women claim responsibility for broader social leadership, challenging traditional male dominance.
A collection of religious maxims warning against hypocrisy and urging inner purity. It contrasts faith with outward shows and notes on moral discipline, followed by long specifications of timber use for matches ties poles and paper, citing Gale Review.
The piece reflects on Thomas Dunn English and his ballad Ben Bolt, praising songs about country life that stir nostalgia. It cites poems like The Old Oaken Bucket and Home Sweet Home, noting their humble charm and lasting memory for generations and young readers alike. It then shifts to weed destruction, urging farmers to curb spread, highlighting the Canada thistle as a manageable nuisance with cooperative farming practices.
A Century article extols the blue jay as a confident, independent, and aggressive bird that outshines many men in perceived success. It notes his conspicuous voice in fall and winter, restraint in love songs, owl-baiting restraint, and secrecy about nest sites unlike robins, catsbirds, or thrashers.
A brief New York Times quip features Hewitt and Jewett trading lines about life insurance and dying of joy. The banter frames ignorance as bliss and ends with a punchy retort regarding insurance and fate.
A farmer facing Canada thistle should start in June with plowing and repeated tillage into fall to destroy young growth. Alternative methods include mowing when plants are shoulder high, or cultivating land for potatoes or cabbage followed by Hungarian grass seeding. Maintain control from July to frost and extend efforts to uncultivated roadsides with neighbor cooperation.
The article discusses how cashiers and tellers identify counterfeit money by instinct and texture. It explains the superiority of genuine notes due to engraving, printing quality, and dedicated government paper. It notes counterfeiters’ difficulty matching paper and printing processes and mentions controlled paper supply for national bank notes.
A Metropolitan officer spots a crying boy in the Strand who proclaims he is lost. The kind constable vows to locate the parents and give a rebuke if found. A Bow Street sergeant asks if he knows the child, suggesting detention if no guardian is found. The outcome remains undisclosed.
A penniless constituent of Abra ham Gruber asked for a dollar loan. Gruber gave a 2 bill and told him to buy a 15 cent cigar and return the change. The visitor returned with 85 cents and asked who the cigar was for, prompting Gruber to order him out.
A humorous Arkansas man asked for a price of a universal saw mill and balked at 1600 dollars. A postal reply asked what he would do with that money. The excerpt closes with encouragement to drop a mistake and move on.
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