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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1913
Page
7
A Pearsons Weekly feature describes bold burglary tactics and countermeasures. Tales from Hopwood Redditch London Devonport and Worcester show thieves locking doors, using fires, pepper, thrown bottles, and ghostly pillow effigies to escape pursuit. The piece notes the clever planning and quick improvisation that accompany housebreakings.
Practical ideas to cheer ill youngsters with inexpensive activities. Paper cutting, paper dolls, colored pantomimes, rag animals, bead stringing, scrapbooks, seashell listening, bran pie hides penny toys for hourly surprises and sustained interest.
A cautionary piece on shaping two to five year olds with kindness and restraint. It urges mothers to avoid harsh punishment and to cultivate empathy generosity and unselfishness, noting the lasting impact of early impressions. The article also mentions a London weekly prize selecting ten strongest English words: hate blood hungry dawn coming gone love dead alone forever.
Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, once a French marshal and Napoleon ally, became king of Sweden and Norway. Born January 26, 1704 in Pau, France, he rose through the ranks in the French Revolution and Napoleon era, later ruling Sweden as king from 1818. He witnessed Napoleon’s fall and died in Stockholm in 1844, remarking on his unlikely ascent from subject to king.
The article tracks rubber from its early use as a ball material by indigenous peoples to its waterproofing role for Spaniards in Mexico, noting its first appearance in England as a curiosity for erasing pencil marks. It highlights rubber’s transition to wide utility driven by its plaything origins.
A Houston Post excerpt contrasts a mother’s disapproval of a son in law with the suggestion that he may manage fine. The note he sent lists his address and office hours and invites the mother to visit, conveying a cautious, practical tone about family alliances.
A sharp exchange critiques remedies for opium use among women. A newspaper editor suggests a bank engraving as a sign of old age, turning the discussion into a pointed, if satirical, remark on social attitudes.
A fragment from Florida Times Union and Philadelphia Ledger items shows witty dialogue about a national capital, a young woman discussing angelic traits and wine, and a remark on a marriage soon after a courtship. Simpkins notes the oil man grew too feeble to keep up.
A child asks how old the lamp is and the mother replies it is about three years old before telling the boy to turn it down, in a scene set around a Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
A nostalgic poem expresses longing for a motherly letter to ease sorrow. The speaker asks to be reminded of home and familiar warmth, envisioning a cherished scene that brings happiness and a sense of freedom despite time passing.
A Boston transcript notes a humorous distinction between lunch and luncheon. Parks explains lunch as masculine and luncheon as feminine, presenting a playful gendered view of meal terms.
A Toledo Blade item notes oysters panic at loud thunderclaps and small shocks, claiming such bursts of noise can kill hundreds of oysters. It adds a wry remark that marriage requires two people to work.
The article explains laryngian sore throat as inflammation of the vocal cords caused by overuse. It advises voice rest and avoiding tobacco, applying a warm steam compress, keeping a steady room temperature, and consuming liquids like milk and soups with ice chips for acute irritation.
Patrick Henry declares that three million armed patriots can defy any enemy and warns that surrender is not an option. He invokes God and calls for vigilance, action, and immediate resolve, saying the chains of slavery are forged and retreat is impossible.
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