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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1902
Page
6
Entomologists report up to 4.061 muscles in a moths body while cane crops claim 227 insect varieties. World marriages are estimated at 3.000 daily. An ad promotes Hramlins Wizard Oil as a cure for foolishness and rheumatism. A quote from Life mentions a society girl and a thoughtful getaway.
A fragmented comic exchange from Chicago News presents Little Willie from Pa asking about nature and waste. The dialogue features a humorous remark about a cow with two horns and the idea of play.
The fragment references Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle offer and treatment claim. It mentions Paris theaters and a large Theater Francais, a hospital for trees on the Seine, Belgian fines for voter nonparticipation, soil from a coal mine sprouting unknown plant species, and historic color changes in English military uniforms.
Cure for sweating callous and tired feet. Makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists for 25c. Free sample offered. Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy.
The excerpt notes about 16 000 islands between Madagascar and India with 600 inhabited, many capable of supporting populations. It mentions a fresh water spring rising from the ocean floor near Cuba with surrounding seawater freshwater, and a similar submarine spring in the gulf of Spezzia.
Advertises S S S as a purely vegetable blood purifier to treat hidden symptoms of blood weakness such as poor appetite digestion and nervousness. Cites testimonials from J F Duff Princeton Mo promising quick restoration of appetite strength and calm nerves. Promotes free book and free medical advice from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA.
The piece argues for a broader view of spiders as allies in nature, noting their role in controlling caterpillars, moths, mosquitoes, and other pests that threaten foliage. It describes silk nests on fruit trees and how spiders reduce worm populations, saving leaves and future beauty.
A narrator recalls a childhood playtime with girls and sisters. They snip paper, build toy figures, ride a pan train, play ring games, snap the whip, and ride a rope while their mother provides treats. The scene ends hoping for another rainy day of youth’s companionship.
A literary note describes decorative invitation stationery for girls, including harlequin paper with an elephant trombone motif. It then recalls patriotic songs and a London Chronicle report on schoolchild verses miswriting “Rule Britannia” and “The Star Spangled Banner,” reflecting on national sentiment and schooling.
The article cites varied gifts to the U S Treasury from individuals abroad and at home including a New Yorker giving a thousand dollars for secret service and Miss Helen Gould’s wartime gift of one hundred thousand dollars. It notes small sums from English donors and even two girls in St Paul sending a dollar forty. It concludes that beyond money the nation seeks earnest patriotism from all its citizens.
The Staats-Zeitung recalls the Steiger Inn near Dresden celebrating its centennial. In 1849 a starving man asking for food and a guide to Freiburg stayed there. Fourteen years later Richard Wagner, then a rebel and now amnestied, returned to pay the hostess for breakfast long past due. The tale highlights memory and the long arc of justice.
A report notes a copper ore cross ingot used as currency in Central Africa. Other items include Brighton pensioners receiving funds, a Chicago doctor linking spicy food to drunkenness and cigarette use, life insurance uptake by wealthy women, Swedish rail concessions, and a farmer’s twine pricing letter from Portland Cordage Co. The piece ends with shipboard disaster recollections and a quip about baldness as an intellect marker.
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