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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1912
Page
7
The article outlines a practical bungalow with two first floor bedrooms and two more possible on the second floor. It features built in cupboards, a combined living and dining space, bay window, and full basement. Construction cost is about $2,500 with $1 down netting a Saxon plan book.
A historical piece notes millions of pennies vanish yearly from circulation. It cites the Philadelphia mint output of 150 million coins with little afterward accounting and suggests many are swept up or misused as souvenirs. It mentions copper coins mailed abroad and coin mutilation at fairs.
A brief Louisville Courier-Journal note highlights the idea of true friendship between two girls who have known each other about a week, contrasting cynicism with a stated implicit trust and confidence.
A Paris cable reports nobles in Tokyo press the doctor attending Japan's emperor to kill himself following General Nogi's death. The physician refuses, stating the emperor's death was not his fault, and warns dishonor if he complies. The item also notes rose essence from paraffin with liquid air and Harvard hat tipping tradition at President Lowell.
An exposé on typhoid fever as a deadly, highly communicable filth disease. The piece argues New York faces more cases per capita than European cities once plagued by plague, citing a Bolduan monograph showing Berlin at 9.1 deaths per 100000.
The Eiffel Tower reportedly sinks over an inch into the ground under certain atmospheric conditions and rises back to its normal state. The tower also sways centimeters horizontally, and experiments with a taut wire suggested it loosens before storms, indicating the tower functions as a natural barometer.
The Westminster Gazette notes Cetinje as Europe’s smallest capital with about 3,000 residents. It sits on a dreary plain near mountains. its skyline is defined by Austrian and Russian legations and a palace villa. The town lacks a warlike air despite its famed people and history.
A Chicago Tribune note reports a novel method to increase a magnet’s lifting power. By stacking dead pigs vertically so the magnet face contacts more of them, a magnet that could lift 1 000 pounds of pig iron was shown to lift 2 000 pounds, illustrating a surprising efficiency gain.
Woodrow Wilson recalled a tale of Cleveland Dodge importing golf clubs from Scotland. Officials at the port classified the clubs as agricultural implements, admitting no duty loophole. Dodge mocked the decision, then played on, later admitting the officers knew more about golf than he did.
Inspector James I Hughes of the Toronto board of education lectured before the City club of Chicago on how children think differently. He shared a tale about a mathematical girl and a brother who is not gifted with numbers, then illustrated family relationships with a humorous exchange about fractions and half siblings.
A Fifth Avenue man seeks a publisher for a literary work for a friend. The publisher questions if the friend is an optimist or pessimist, noting he cannot use a pessimist. A joke follows about editing a spring seed catalogue.
Northern Pacific time card lists local train No. 365 from Seattle to Tacoma and Forsland to Aberdeen schedule, with arrival and departure times. It notes gasoline motor car service between Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, and Aberdeen, detailing connections for Moclips.
A fragmented street and landmark list for North Aberdeen including Highland Home City Hall Thornton Sixth Streets and various lettered intersections. The text references Union and Cherry Duffy Streets, River and Market Streets and mentions Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle Co with marked boxes.
Subscribers served by the city carrier failing to receive the Herald on Monday and Thursday by oclock PM should call the City Messenger at Phone 6931. He will deliver a copy immediately and mention the Herald when dealing with advertisers.
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