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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
3
A fable notes a flour bearing horse and a money carrying horse mocked as a treasure. Thieves seize the wealth while the flour laden horse remains safe. A lesson warns pride in status invites danger. A classroom game explains guessing a word from clues about spring.
A description of a party game themed around Ceres where guests name garden gifts and justify them by adverbs chosen by a questioner. The game ends with the host guessing the adverb from responses. The piece also explains a string trick and the etymology of the word chum from two centuries ago.
A Youth's Companion poem highlights the extensive curriculum a child must master including arithmetic, history, geography, spelling, writing, dates, weights, demonstrations, dates, translations, music, and languages. It stresses hard work before graduation and the breadth of learning required.
Renowned critic Reginald de Koven argues that popular tastes in music have shifted from lowbrow vaudeville and ragtime toward higher quality forms. He notes mass audiences embracing grand opera and a rising cultural appreciation despite earlier declines in taste.
A Seattle designed six room house features a wide stairway from the main hall, living and dining rooms separated by sliding doors, a beamed dining ceiling, and three second floor chambers with five closets and a large bathroom. The 26 by 82 foot residence has full basement, fir finish, hot water heat, and cost about 5200 dollars.
A mournful poetic obituary tribute to S. S. Lewis honoring the life and labor of the old pioneer. The piece imagines the winter king and north wind marking his passage to rest, praising his deeds and memory as flowers and melodies rise over his grave.
The article explains labor and materials in producing a football. Split cowhide is softened after long soaking and cut into panels, sewn to form a round ball. A Para rubber bladder is inflated by machinery, and the ball is laced and shaped to smooth seams.
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