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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1901
Page
2
A narrative of intimate friends Charney, Willie, Maye, and Sue. Maye receives a Valentine from Willie, Sue reveals she sent the same to Willie a year earlier, prompting jealousy and sorrow. The tale ends with the plan to reuse the token when new love arrives and the old fades away.
In a sparsely furnished room a dying woman clings to a crumpled letter from Orson, her long‑lost Valentine. The family debates opening it, but ultimately burns the unread note, letting the woman die content that he loves her as before.
In Reading Pennsylvania the Lincoln ancestry is highlighted with Berks County origins. Mordecai Lincoln settled in Exeter township about 1725 and built a stone house that endured through generations. His son Mordecai and grandson Abraham became prominent in Berks County affairs during the Revolution.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that a branch of the Lincoln family from Morde Cai Jr. extended to Virginia. Abraham Lincoln, father of Thomas Lincoln and grandfather of President Lincoln, traces his line to Exeter, where descendants still reside and the old home is a local point of interest.
A historic anecdote recounts Abraham Lincoln's strategic question to Stephen Douglas during their debate. Lincoln pressed for a direct answer on slavery in new western territories, exposing Douglas's evasiveness and signaling a political pivot. The 1860 Charleston split helped Lincoln secure the presidency.
During the 1860 campaign Abraham Lincoln in Springfield answered a schoolboy George Evans Patten who claimed a meeting. Lincoln confirmed the meeting with a brief executive mansion note dated March 19 1861. The exchange helped Patten redeem his memory amid war and heavy duties.
A playful poem describes a boy sending a note to Prue asking her to be his sweetheart. The riddle compares the note to policemen, with the punchline that it has “gone the rounds” and is “on a beat” near her heart.
A Valentine party featured a sale of hearts cut from water color paper, each inscribed with a line from a Saint Valentine couplet. Guests guessed the line aloud to win the heart, with duplicates if needed. The winning couple were named king and queen of hearts, receiving beauty items, while the runners up got small heart shaped candy boxes.
A spoken verse titled A Valentine declares true love and lasting devotion with archaic dialect. The poem notes that the line cost a dollar and forty cents, reflecting a historical price for a sentimental greeting.
J J Carney sues Job Reynolds and Mary Doe Reynolds in Washington Superior Court Chehalis County to foreclose a delinquency certificate No 641 for 1896 1897 1898 1899 taxes on Lot 17 Block 4 Frances Addition Aberdeen. Defendants must answer within 60 days or judgment by default. Montesano P O and deputy details listed.
Twenty five junior students at Wellesley College abducted bound and masked twenty five sophomore girls in a ritual in the woods. They painted faces with green and forced offerings to a bonfire before guards and a chase ended with the sophomores freed.
The column offers wry social commentary on ordinary people and manners. It notes that the plain man outshines the ideal, jokes about umbrellas and laughter in love, and urges kindness and speaking well of others. It illustrates everyday foibles with sharp, humorous observations.
Edward T. Dudley a San Francisco attorney recounts a fall from a street car that led to paralysis and weight loss. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring strength, color, and weight from 145 to 185 pounds after eight or nine boxes. Notary Justin Gates certified the sworn statement dated July 10, 1900.
J J Carney holder of delinquency certificate No 619 seeks judgment to foreclose the tax lien on Lot 5 Block 44 Weatherwax & Remis addition Aberdeen owned by H C Thompson and Mary Dee Thompson. Total delinquency 25 94 with interest 15 percent. suit filed in Chehalis County Superior Court with service to L H Brewer and P O address Montesano Washington.
J J Carney files to foreclose certificates of delinquency for taxes on parcels in Chehalis County Washington. The certificates list years 1896 to 1899 with totals $4.71 and $4.48 respectively plus interest and costs. plaintiffs seek judgment in Superior Court and summons requires appearance within sixty days.
A young downtown office worker, late to work, claimed women lack mental power and offered a mock science rebuttal. The female food dispenser questioned the remark, prompting his hurried departure without breakfast.
A cold December morning in De cember sets a scene as Jones buys his paper from a damp newsboy who jokes about the weather. The boy answers fearlessly that selling papers keeps up the circulation, a line that reveals a sharp humor.
A coined term vote meters is proposed for the new voting machines. The note adds a playful jab about ongoing ornamental rings worn by a woman.
Henry Russell in his autobiography recalls a Hanley charity performance for Staffordshire potters where a crowd member asked him to fix the clock in There’s a good time coming. At Newcastle he sang The Gambler's Wife as a dying wife clutches her child, prompting a woman to claim she would have brought him home. In a Woodman recount, an old man asked if the tree was spared. The Newfoundland Dog piece drew a North Country request for where to obtain such a dog.
A man recounts a Washington Post style tale of a mistaken $2 and $10 bill at a Corcoran Gallery taxi. A stranger suspects a swindle but a cab driver arrives with the truth, saying the man meant to give $2 and was refunded $20 in change. The wise man vanishes as authorities hurry away.
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