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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
6
A fragmented verse recalls a romance with green bushes and springtime memories. Past joy returns as lovers endure weather and time, seeking forgiveness and enduring love amid changing seasons. The piece centers on intimate vows, departed pains, and renewal through affection.
Spencer Grant visits Emily Quarles’s father, a sharp, gruff magnate. The elder tests him by assigning a private secretary role and a stack of letters to answer, while Grant proves his readiness through calm, capable handling.
A dramatic scene unfolds with Spencer Grant entering as a decisive secretary to the Quarles and Grant firm. Emily declares Spencer the perfect match, revealing his true identity as Spencer Grant of Spencer Grant & Co, transforming a questionable courtship into a planned union within the business alliance.
The Chronicle notes US law requires automatic couplers on interstate railcars, aiming to curb brakeman injuries. By mid to late 1890s most trains already use the devices, with costs around 110 dollars per car and a rising safety impact. in 1898 injuries fell under the old pin system as adoption grows nationwide.
A feature on Madame Wu, wife of the Chinese minister in Washington since 1897, noting her fluent English, ancient lineage, lavish state costumes, and rank equal to her husband. It describes traditional dress, ceremonial attire, footwear, jewelry, fabrics, and modest Southern Chinese attire. It also explains Chinese greetings, forms of salutation, and the thrice kneeling nine times salute.
The goal stated was to prevent accidents and lower collision counts by providing better train control through air brakes.
A historical survey outlines major territorial losses by China as settlements of peace. It cites Formosa cession to Japan after the 19th century war, Germany's Kiou-Chou pinprick lease, Port Arthur and Liaodong leases to Russia, Wei Tsai Wei to Britain, and extensive leases to France and Britain, with Hong Kong’s 1841 cession noted.
A China article describes the devil's birthday as a festive gift day with offerings and rituals. It notes the burning of the kitchen god, molasses to charm the idol, and rituals to influence good luck and outcomes. A woman in Iuhoh city wrongfully struck the idol after her son recovered from smallpox.
Patrick, a jovial and prompt guardian of a suburban ward, admonishes a street workman piling dirt at the curb. When the worker protests no place exists to move it, Patrick insists on action and commands dig a hole in the road to bury it.
A Russian peasant loses his new boots to a tramp after dozing by the roadside while a wagoner warns him to move. In Europe arsenic use by peasants in Austria Hungary and France is widespread, claimed to ease climbs to great heights.
Cuba remains the world’s top sugar producer with an annual crop near 1,000,000 tons. The piece also notes a social observation on gender norms, remarking on the effeminate and manly young to be pitied or censured.
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