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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
4
A rustic Christmas memory unfolds as a Maine tree arrives by sleigh on the night before Christmas. The narrator recalls a windy Maine wood scene and a daughter Mandy reacting to gifts as he asks if she loves him. The tale closes with memories by the tree that came from Maine.
A grandmother in Scarborough bakes horse ginger-cakes and hopes her son Tom Dorkins will return for Christmas. Homer Fox delivers milk and plans to write Tom with a letter from Grandm a. Tom finally arrives Christmas morning, reuniting the family after nine years of absence.
The poem urges leaving behind regret and old sins and embracing hope. It compares growth to light strengthening the inner spirit, urging belief in the divine life within. The message promises that resolve invites God's vast strength to elevate the soul toward great achievement.
A series of quotes on civic duty and education urge youth to participate in elections and civic life. Benjamin Odell Jr calls for high standards and honesty in public servants. Alfred Stead laments decline of Hawaiian natives under colonial change. Grover Cleveland appeals for prudent cooperation and recognition of duties in American partnership.
A historical editorial contrasts the dwindling native Hawaiian population with rising part Hawaiians and warns that civilization harms indigenous peoples. It argues for unity between labor and capital and calls for a return to American cooperative law to heal labor disputes and restore partnership duties.
An essay by Mary B. Baldwin contrasts those driven by constant amusement with cheerful optimists who find joy in simple things. It warns that self styled wits who mock others lose friends and become caricatures. True happiness comes from duty and savoring life’s gift rather than chasing amusements.
R A White argues the church should provide pool tables billiard and ten pin alleys for youth social events. He cites play as a primal universal desire supported by science and scripture and urges modern churches to value recreation.
In St Giles Infirmary a young woman from Buffalo, Helen Vanderbilt Wackerman, once famed for her beauty and sought by artists including Ellis Roberts, descends into insanity after facing scandal and rumors. Friends and prominent figures defended her, but the strain led to delusions and refusal to eat.
Lady Henry Somerset chairs a movement in Great Britain guiding young women in industrial schools to surpass mere adequacy. Daughter of the Earl and Countess Somerset, she is a 50 year old pioneer who rose to lead the British Woman's Temperance Association in 1890 and later held vice presidency of the World's WCTU. She became President of the International WCTU in 1898 after Miss Frances Willard's death.
The notable founder of the Industrial Farm Colony at Duxhurst expanded her influence to include vast estates in Hertfordshire Worcestershire Surrey and London. Since 1884 she has used her wealth for the good of her fellowmen and led an organization with over 500000 members globally.
A Portland scene tells of cherry peppers displayed like Royal Anne cherries. A Kansas man buys a box for 2.40 thinking he’s purchasing Oregon cherries, prompting a dealer to realize the misbuy as peppers are sent eastward in an odd mix up.
The text notes a prosaic individual who cannot grasp how two people waste hours yet feel minutes pass as if nothing changed. It also remarks that many towns label residents as wicked due to small size and asks why bill collectors do not use hypnotism.
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