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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
7
Dr B N MacLAFFERTY announces obstetrics and gynecology services with office hours daily including mornings and evenings. The Zelarao Block location is near the Boston Store with contact numbers for office and residence. Attorney J C Cross and E H Fox also listed in Wishek city directories.
Dorando Pietri and Tom Longboat prepare for a Madison Square Garden showdown on December 15 in New York to decide who is the better marathoner. Longboat trailed Dorando three times in the London Olympiad before collapsing, while Dorando recently beat Hayes in a fast indoor race showing strong sprint and endurance.
The piece profiles Dorando and an Indian distance runner, noting Dorando’s wins in Paris 1907 and Athens losses, and the Indian’s rise from a Canadian reservation to challenging Hayes in Boston 1907. It highlights training efforts and expectations for future races with Eck among top handlers.
Henry L. Smith, a deaf and dumb man, registered at the Sioux City police station, then wandered Nebraska seeking work. He was courteous and generous despite hardship, and was struck and killed by an Omaha train while returning home. The piece honors him as a gentleman.
Governor Folk from Missouri argues against mail order citizens and champions a small town economy. He asserts it is better to have many towns than one large city and that merchants deserve local business, urging citizens to spend locally.
A nostalgic verse recalls an Indian chief once feared for his brutal warways and scalping raids. The speaker reflects on how the fearsome figure now appears softened, reduced to a relic of a harsher past.
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