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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
2
A watch factory makes screws four one thousandths of an inch wide. Chips fall as the operator cuts wire, with one screw formed every three operations. Magnification reveals 200 threads to the inch. about a million screws are produced monthly. Counting uses delicate balances, and assembly relies on touch rather than sight for speed and precision.
Japanese practice avoiding closed rooms. non Japanese keep spaces open for breeze. Shaded blinds from bamboo or reeds cover porches to block peeping but allow viewing from behind the blind to the front while preventing reverse sight lines. Tokyo Life, the International Review.
A German cafe owner faces a libel dispute after the sewing circle president denounces the upstairs grill room sign. The sign reads Grill Room Upstairs, hanging above the cafe's two rooms.
A Washington Herald humor piece riffs on a struggling bard masking poetry as prose to meet market demand. The quip contrasts a poet's woes with a shopper’s exchange as a playful urban wit mocks literary commerce.
A travel vignette recalls a market encounter in Algiers with prickly pears. After tasting and later trespassing to pick fruit, the narrator suffers painful skin and lip irritation from tiny bristles, likened to Nessus robes, with days of stinging marks and discomfort lingering.
A Pearl of Pearsons Weekly recounts China’s early air mail tale. An aquatic wild goose supposedly carried a message from a Tartars rebel to friends after being trained by a captured envoy. The sequence ends with the emperor killing the goose and a punitive expedition freeing the envoy.
The Java Times highlights a Kuala Lumpur hotel with 27 by 24 by 20 feet bedrooms each containing two 25 candle power lamps, an electric bell and fan, a 30 by 12 foot bathroom, colored tile floors, Min ton dittos walls, a 625 foot long corridor, and bells with return rings to indicate service.
The article notes Watling's Island in the Bahamas as the site Columbus first landed, stressing its historical significance and the mid nineteenth century reidentification by Captain Becher of the British navy using Columbus journal descriptions. It adds a humorous quip about a prisoner’s sentencing in an unrelated London remark.
A Chicago Tribune account captures a town discussion as a senator exits Washington and presses for public sentiment. A local response emphasizes action over mood, with a sharp retort highlighting a focus on facts and results.
A Judge comments on Tom and Homebody debating interests in his children while another line from Jacobi notes a life driven by the impulse toward higher aims. The fragment captures a contrast between practical ownership and aspirational uplift.
A fast mail train between Omaha and San Francisco, delayed by 50 minutes, pushes to Ogden Utah in 72 minutes before hitting a perilous loop near Antelope Gap. Engineer Bill Downing pushes 76 miles in 65 minutes amid derailed moments and engine alarms, with passengers shaken by the near catastrophe.
A Louisville Courier Journal note recalls a purely platonic courtship that began with reading Lucile together and evolved into an interest in a book about building a $1000 house.
Pascoe, inventor of the Pascoe street cleaner, has taken his machine to Tacoma for testing until perfected. He demonstrated the cleaner here and shows strong prospects for success as he refines every detail.
John J. Pattison of Aberdeen Washington testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills successfully relieved his back and kidney troubles. He recommends the remedy to all kidney sufferers and notes easy availability through local dealers. Sold for 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as U S sale agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Corner of First and F streets announces Sunday morning services with Sunday school at 9 45 and preaching at 11. Evening services include Epworth League at 6 30 and preaching at 7 30. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 choir practice Thursday at 7 30 and monthly meetings of the official board and Epworth League business on the first Monday evening.
Discussion outlines the features of an ideal port district with deep channels, ample shore line, docks, wharves, and rail connections. It cites Grays Harbor as having these traits and notes private and public roles in providing equipment, drydocks, pilotage, and bulk-handling facilities to keep ports competitive.
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