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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
2
A five year old Hoboken boy, with two Scout brothers, admires the Boy Scouts and imagines a future in uniform. The piece shares a Fourth of July visit to New York City, a camera moment, and a playful quiz of quirky definitions and city names, including jokes about Lincoln.
A porch party features guests playing pencil and paper games. Jennie attends where a hostess dictates sentences for a game titled A Geographical Game. The scene centers on the porch gathering and the quiet puzzle activity.
A collection of short quips and riddles led by playful lines on apples and war. The verses mix puns about similarity when pared a revolver and memory tax with a joke about snuff tied to a nose.
A humorous exchange follows Johnny mistaking a water cracker for an ice pick and a dead letters odor joke at the post office and library. The scene features his father and a punchline about history repeating itself.
A compact reflection tracing famed quotations on thought from Carlyle Eliot Emerson Euripides Froude and Locke. The collection emphasizes ideas shaping history and the value of unexpected insights.
The London Globe recalls Lord Cross in the House of Commons when he attempted sarcasm during a speech. Fixing a minister with a ferocious eye he said I think I hear the right honourable gentleman smile. The house then erupted in laughter.
A Baltimore American quote portrays a father admonishing his son for social climbing with a disreputable young man. The dialogue contrasts wealth and propriety with moral judgment as the son seeks acceptance.
A brief, old newspaper quote shows a couple in a domestic argument. The man questions affection while the woman accuses him of foolishness and changes in love. The exchange reads as a clipped dialogue typical of early 20th century society pages.
The New York American notes four famed writers Burns Goethe Heine and Beranger as immortal song writers with Burns the most popular. Goethe seen as Olympian and critic Heine a pessimist and cynic Beranger human yet critical. Burns celebrated for democratic sympathy and enduring songs.
Public notice of a sheriff sale in the Superior Court of Washington Chehalis County. Plaintiff John Brinnen seeks sale of real estate described as the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter section 27 township 19 north range 9 west Willamette Meridian and adjacent land by Wishkah River. Sale set for September 5 1914 at 11 a.m. at the courthouse front door Monte sano.
The sheriff of Chehalis County Washington offers land to satisfy a judgment including costs and interest. The sale is to the highest bidder for cash in lawful US money with dates of August 4 and September 1 1914. Published in the Aberdeen Herald.
Edith J Moorhouse is summoned to appear within sixty days after July 10 1914 to defend a suit for divorce filed by Arthur E Moorhouse. The action seeks dissolution of marriage, custody of minor children, and general relief. Attorney: F R Conway 486 Finche Building Aberdeen Washington. First publication July 10 1914. Last publication August 14 1914.
The regular annual meeting of the Aberdeen Printing Co. will be held Thursday evening August 25 1911 for the election of officers and other business. MO J Carney president. First publication July 14 1914. Last publication August 25 1914.
The County Board of Equalization will meet on the first Monday in August to examine assessments and equalize the 1914 tax rolls. The board will remain in session for three weeks and requests taxpayers to appear early in the first week for better attention.
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