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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
7
An account recounts how a thumb bite by a British missionary to King Theodore of Abyssinia escalated tensions and led toward war. The piece details audience missteps, interpreter failures, and royal punishment that fed the conflict, with broader reflections on wilderness and observation.
A playful dialogue contrasts romance and age with a widow, ending in a surprising admission about the speaker's mother. The excerpt blends social mores with a wry twist on family ties and happiness. It then shifts to observations on sheep, human mobility, and the beginnings of astronomy citing Babylon Egypt Job Copernicus Tycho Brahe Newton.
A brief humorous note cites a Watson's Magazine remark about biblical longevity. It contrasts ages like Methuselah’s 969 years with modern perceived rates, joking that yearly "dain" was as slow then as five minutes now.
Dear Doctor Inclosed find check for professional services rendered by you to my late uncle I thank you for your zeal in the matter and shall not fail to recommend you to all my other wealth relatives Megrendorfer Blatter In families well ordered there is al ways one forth sweet temper which controls without seeming to dictate The Greeks represented persuasion au crowne Bulwer.
A special invitation invites all Workmen and ladies to the Grand Dedication of the new hall on Friday evening December 7 at 8pm. Tate will deliver the dedication address with music for entertainment. By order of the committee, and a list of names follows for undelivered letters remaining uncalled for.
W L Hill, once 90 pounds, now over 180 after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He claims a terrible cough and consumption were cured after 12 bottles. Evans Drug Co and Postoffice pharmacy guarantee the remedy with trial bottles free.
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