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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
7
Advert says Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures blood diseases including scrofula rheumatism and catarrh. Testimonial from Ella J White of Ennis Texas describes throat catarrh relief and improved appetite after using the remedy.
A jailed man tells the judge he once was a stock broker who chased copper iron and mining stocks, then pork speculation, ending broke but now claiming to be broker again. The judge discharges him after learning he has no money. The piece pairs with notes on improved train equipment and liquor laws in groceries and German statistics.
A Philadelphia laborer narrowly escapes death as a brick barrel descends during lifting toppling onto him. other odd events include a man saved by a pile of shavings, a fire extinguisher blast killing a rescuer, and a gun misfire shattering an eye. The column notes how unlikely perils arise from small acts. It also recounts a Patti identity ruse at a post office.
A newspaper excerpt claims rocking chairs drive nervous collapse and urges women to abandon them. It argues excessive rocking wastes energy and worsens fatigue. The item also mentions Patti’s marriage to Baron de Cederstrom and her Cannes mail forwarding.
A returning traveler recalls guides in Norway who speak English well and joke about vocabulary. A quarry-like cliff leads to the guide Karl mishearing shooting as blasting, sparking humor about new words. The traveler notes a forest area ideal for hunting and the guide boasts bears are blasted nearby.
An Omaha firm built a bicycle from stove components to advertise its wares. The lamp and bell are unusually large, and the machine is presented as the bone shaker par excellence in a bold novelty display.
A Chicago story recounts a suburban man asking a lawyer if names can be changed for a fee. He cites naming his eldest Washington and youngest Jackson, then seeks to rename his daughter Lucy to Midway Plaisance, remarking on the result. The tale riffs on Chicago’s park names inspired by the World’s Fair era.
A House member witnessed boys tormenting a kitten. He intervened when the animal cried out, wrapped it in a linen handkerchief, and placed it safely in his overcoat pocket before departing for the railroad cars. The incident was reported by the Washington Star.
A humorous remark from the Boston Transcript notes that plated ware versus solid silver sparks debate, with one side claiming use versus inheritance as the key distinction. It also mentions a girl’s view on boarding costs and a store’s emphasis on the word wholesale in printing.
An elderly Peoria man learned to ride at 61 and now at 72 has logged 60000 miles in 11 years, erecting a monument with a bicycle figure at his burial site. Boone county Court fines a saloonkeeper 150 dollars for selling to a minor in the first case under the new damages law. A cotton mill rises in Mexico at Atotorcillo along the inter-oceanic railroad line.
A jumble of items notes that more people go mad in summer than in autumn and winter, with assorted letters and ads mentioning Piso's Cure, Warners and various tonics, a beets and sugar note, a teething syrup claim, and business pieces about the Republic Steel Company and wage data.
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