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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
5
The chronogram on Elizabeth I's death is noted as MDCNL 1603 and praised for its neat use of capital letters at word starts. It is said to avoid spoiling symmetry, though D M and I function as numerals, challenging the rule that no letters of numerical value are employed superfluously.
Washington announces new rules allowing district divorces to be heard in one court of equity starting next month. The change ends secret hearings by consolidating divorce and annulment cases in a single court in the District of Columbia.
November 14 1918 meeting of Aberdeen School District No 5 Chehalis County Washington adopted a resolution calling an election on December 6 1918. Voters will decide whether to validate 96035.33 dollars in general fund warrant indebtedness and whether to fund and retire it by issuing 1000 dollar bonds at up to 6 percent for 20 years with redemption options. Ballot provisions detail two propositions and defined polling places across six wards.
An excerpt from Carl Lumholtz describes Tarahumare manners in staying and approaching hosts. Visitors must be invited, wait outside at times, and show deliberate politeness, with hosts providing meat, pinole, and possible sleeping places. The piece also includes brief humorous quotes about a Boston car conductor and a witness in Boston.
Pursuant to a resolution an election will be held in Aberdeen School District No 5 on December 6 1913. The proposed measure appears on the ballot for qualified electors with polling hours and fixed polling places as per the resolution.
H A Comeau administrator of the estate of Frank Manaha deceased has filed a final account and petition for distribution in Chehalis County Superior Court Washington. A hearing to settle the account and contest the petition is set for December 20 1913 at 10:00 a m in Montesano court room. The notice is issued by Judge Ben Sheeks and County Clerk Laroy Herriman with dates Nov 21 1913 to Dec 12 1918.
George Quimby sues Ada Quimby to dissolve their marriage on grounds of cruel treatment and abandonment. The suit seeks judgment dissolving bonds of matrimony and names F. R. Conway as plaintiff attorney. First published November 25 1913 with multiple notices through December 30 1913.
A compact quotation-based note highlights how newspapers educate readers beyond libraries and extols valor as courage of the soul rather than physical strength. It cites Franklin Benjamin Sanborn and Michel de Montaigne.
An essay argues that deception in advertising is foolish and costly. Honest advertisers build reader confidence, while persistent ads imply merit. The piece cites biblical and historical figures to urge readers to buy from merchants who advertise truthfully, protecting themselves from deceit.
An observer aboard a sailing ship describes albacore pursuing flying fish along the north Atlantic trade winds. The albacore leap from the water to catch prey, sometimes rising in the air to snatch the fish before they splash back. The scene unfolds at seven knots with the ship sailing steadily.
In a Washington Herald note, the boss pursues stricter efficiency by reducing the stenographer’s gum-chewing rate by two movements per minute, adjusting technique to a lower jaw. The quirky anecdote highlights managerial push for productivity.
A 1852 schedule from Georgia’s Western and Atlantic shows train times and station rules. It details who backs down when trains meet, passenger and freight conduct rules, passes for officials, night turnout practices, speed limits, and fines for violations as freight takes two days to cover 137 miles between Atlanta and Chattanooga.
A droll note from a refined gentleman recalls a soup mishap and asks his cook Josephine to present a thoughtful item in a locket next time. The quip contrasts wit and courtesy with culinary missteps.
A historic Pennsylvania rule forbade white women aged ten and above from wearing low necked dresses in public places. Violators faced a fine of 100 to 200 dollars, reflecting strict modesty standards of the era as shown in state documents.
The skeletal relics of a London body snatcher trio prompt memory of Hare and Burke who swapped murder for corpse supply. Burke hanged after Hare turned queen’s evidence and was freed. Hare, once a notorious beggar, lost his sight in a lime pit after prison, a tale noted by the London Spectator.
A fleeting comic exchange centers on Mrs Brown alleged kleptomania. The line depicts her choice of theft as whatever looks appealing, delivering a light humorous vignette without broader context.
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