Emery quarry tale and local notices in Aberdeen
In this Aberdeen Herald page from December 20, 1906, readers see admixed items: Emery from Naxos and its quarrying method, local real estate listings on Wishkah Street, legal fines by Judge Drake, harbor improvement notes, a fire at the Lumber Exchange, and various city notices. Also reported are an inheritance of fines, a missing body recovery, and Royal Arch Masons officers elected for the year.
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Aberdeen Herald
Naxos
Mediterranean
Paros
L. A. Abbott
Lumber Exchange
Perry-Lanning Co
Northwest
San Francisco
South G Etreet
Dabney Block
Wishkah
J. M. Bowes
Aberdeen Undertaking Parlors
J. Delmar Marshall
Phoenix
Arizona
Aberdeen Undertaking
G. A. Swan
Boston
F. G. Jones
Chehalis Co. Bank
Swan
Rice & Hutchinson Shoe
C. Burrows
Fred Foster
Hoquiam
Neil Carter
Schneider
All
Hoquzm
Carter
Warren
James Clark
Clark
Hasty Messenger Co
R. W. Bryan
Lighting a Pipe Trick in High Wind
A smoker on the street learns two pipe lighting tricks from a companion. First, strike a parlor match on a rail and shield it inside an envelope facing the wind to keep it lit. Second, if a spark sits atop the pipe, hold a piece of paper over it to spread the flame and produce a steady light.
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Providence Journal
Raking Grass After Mowing
Advice favors not raking after mowing to allow clippings to mulch and fertilize soil. Frequent mowing keeps clippings small and lawn appearance tidy. blades should cut high to leave at least two inches of foliage.
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Outing Magazine
The Coyote and a Street Dialogue in Lippincott
The piece describes the coyote as a wild prairie wolf 36 to 40 inches long with a 16 to 18 inch tail and a yellow gray coat. It notes its barking call and pack hunting on western plains from Mexico to latitude 55 north. It also includes a street overheard exchange in a southern city about dialect and color terms.
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Mexico
Lippincott’s
Mandy
Curious Turkish proxy husbands arise from easy divorces
In Turkey divorce is easy and remarriage permitted three times, forcing a wife who wishes a fourth marriage to wed another man and obtain a divorce. This practice has spawned a curious profession of proxy husbands, typically blind, who readily surrender their brides for money.
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Turkey
Savoir faire in storytelling charm discussed by Chicago paper
A Chicago Record-Herald quip explains savoir faire as the art of appearing intrigued by a tale even when told many times, noting the storyteller’s smile and interest as signs of finesse. The remark plays on social grace in conversation.
Question of burial Bartold by the last man dies
A short humor vignette shows Bobby pleading with his father to continue reading. The boy asks who will bury the last man that dies, prompting the father to close his book and pause the tale.
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Bobby
Not One of Them in a Grim Exchange
A dialogue fragment features Jones noting the need for a doctor is unnecessary and a reference to the Olympiads lasting forty nine and fifty months in alternating sequences. The tone hints at a satirical or existential debate among great men.
Men's Work Shirts Sale at Bargain Prices
Readable item shows men's blackhide twill work shirts priced at 39 cents and soft bosom dress shirts priced at 48 cents, with original values 65 and 75 cents respectively.
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Dean
Dean's
Zlg Street
Aberdeen
Evans Drug Co
Kenneth A. Mayes
Sehool
San Vatuel
Cal
Valles Court
Fox
Shelley
Down's Tea & Coffee
Perry- Lanning Co
South G Street
Roy Stottler
Aberdeen General Hospital
Highh Street
Broadway
Will Lanning
Dabney
Wishkah F Street
Michigan Avenue
West Wishkah
P. Liverston
Mr. Jolly
Joliet
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Presbyterian Church
America
E, Kirschbaum
Ned
McCall
McCall'o
The
Coyote
Bones
Jones
Obuy
West of England
Cravenette
Wright
MacKenzie's Photo Co
Grays Harbor
Mackenzie’s Photo CO
Eldredge B
Talking Machines
M. Payette
E. Wishkah St
the Herald
Atte
T. A Thura
Reul
le Anc
Cay
Seattle
Bessie Mies Keski
Harriso Jacobs
Miss Hi ‘A
Mii
Ita
Iro
Pth
Lan
Ira
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