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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
8
President Wilson urges Congress to quickly unlock the national domain resources and promote navigable waters for power. He cites past missteps hindering merchant marine and rail expansion, and argues ships and regular trade routes must precede broad commerce growth. He presses rapid passage of two key measures and warns against delay.
A leader argues the United States must mobilize its resources and production to build ships without delay. He criticizes stunted merchant marine development and urges immediate action to expand naval and logistics capacity for global service.
The text argues that war disrupts trade and production, Europe faces unprecedented destruction, and European nations will soon need aid. It urges America to prepare to assist with manifold services, stressing a duty to humanity and to national self interest in the coming crisis.
A national call urges expanding trade with neighboring countries in Central and South America. It argues the United States must provide markets for its goods, mobilize resources and action, and ensure public rights without monopoly to fulfill a decisive congressional aim.
The government should open the gases of trade and ensure transportation at reasonable rates. It argues for government action to promptly provide transport services even if initially unprofitable, then step back once private capital is attracted and engaged.
The president urges immediate passage of a Philippine self government bill by the Senate. He argues for a larger measure of home rule as the nation faces anxious questions on policy and liberty.
The speaker urges urgent action on a wide open shipping program and rural credits, warning against postponement. He notes the safety at sea convention awaiting confirmation with a pending deadline, citing international progress and US involvement.
The speaker urges surveying and charting Alaska to secure its vast coastline. He warns ships cannot safely reach or navigate Alaska without proper vessels and machinery, noting previous inadequacies and accidents. The issue, though framed as minor, affects extensive appropriation and vast enterprises.
A stalwart call for fiscal restraint and clear stewardship of public funds. The speaker argues economy is imperative, money must be spent on needed, approved objects with businesslike efficiency, and every dollar should show its purpose.
A historical speech fragment questions national defense and readiness for war. The speaker argues against a large standing army while noting preparedness lies in enduring political principles and institutions, stressing that deployment of forces would require essential calls to duty.
Russian comedian Paul Oblonsky becomes a revolutionary figure in exile while living in St Petersburg. Government spies pursue him through staged sightings in Warsaw and Moscow, leading to a murder scare and a dramatic misidentification. His sister and mother shield him as spies jockey for proof.
A judge notes a budding trend of large handwriting as a fad. A young man buys a costly pop for a daughter and uses it to write a note of thanks, prompting commentary on social customs and consumer behavior.
A compact satirical note suggests men misunderstand why girls close their eyes during intimate moments. It claims if men looked into a mirror they would see the reason behind the behavior.
In Guernsey Daniel Sebire raises a clameur de haro kneeling at the courthouse entrance to appeal a royal annulment of his Alderney election. The ancient Norman practice, dating to a time before courts, signals a trespass complaint and may invite arrest if the tort is not resolved.
Admiral Fitzgerald recalls a page from Memories of the Sea describing dragonflies sweeping a ship at anchor off land. The cloud of large insects coated rigging and clothing as crew bathed, then a squall struck at midnight after the dragonflies vanished.
Old references describe six and three pound guns called falcon and falconette, named for birds of prey. The culverin and demiculverin terms derive from shapes and French roots, tracing to terms for small sparrows and muskets in late historical gun nomenclature.
A Baltimore American excerpt contemplates the meaning of a "spanking team" with a child’s perspective and mentions of a parent pair. The dialogue hints at a playful or disciplinary term linked to family life.
The phrase sock and buskin traces to ancient actors. The sock refers to the low comedy shoe and the buskin to the knee high tragedy boot. Early Latin, French, and Greek roots are noted as the possible derivations.
A dialogue shows one man learning his companion has proposed and that the woman accepted. The exchange emphasizes that their language and tone should not be used loosely. The scene hints at a newfound engagement and the pair’s cautious approach to social decorum.
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