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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1907
Page
7
U S government compiled tide tables listed for Grays Harbor and vicinity note their use as standard reference port for Astoria Oregon. The notice directs consulting the following table to determine exact tide times.
A New York elevator operator recalls two incidents showing how the word next causes confusion. In one ride, a passenger insisting on next led to a chase up the car stairs and an angry outburst over misinterpreting floor calls.
In a small American town the hired girl, treated as family, helps with daily chores and shares neighborhood gossip with the mother. After years of faithful service she marries a neighbor’s son in a social wedding with temperate merriment and practical gifts.
Daniel Webster praised General Taylor's military service while noting his presidential candidacy. When Taylor complained of crowds disturbing his duties, Webster replied that Taylor never turned his back on his enemies, a delicate compliment within a sharp exchange.
The New York Mail critiques the snob as someone who values social ascent over genuine merit. It describes how a snob shuns useful acquaintances and favors the socially elevated, suppressing impulses to avoid personal excesses to maintain status.
A description explains how the Phoenician letter A named eph derives from an ox head pictograph. The right stroke marks the head top, the left stroke the left side, and a fallen-out line signified the right side. In older manuscripts two dots as eyes and two dots as nostrils completed the resemblance.
A humorous exchange appears in the New York Press where Mrs. Wheel laments male behavior toward babies. She cites her brother’s savage remark about knives and her bachelor uncle’s quip about teething and hairing, illustrating bemused domestic satire.
A Newark librarian recorded unusual items tucked in returned volumes including an insurance policy a two dollar bill a pair of spectacles love letters a will a mortgage photographs a marriage certificate a promissory note dress samples and a hare s foot.
A newlywed couple argues after one month as she accuses him of not loving her and laments his choice of spouse. He pleads he did his best, while she blasts the mistake and declares the partner failed.
A brief quotation noting that distrust acts as a safeguard for security. Attributed to La Fontaine, the line presents a cautionary maxim about vigilance and protection.
A Paris Academy of Medicine member advises splitting sleep to two periods, 10 pm to 2 am and 5 am to 8:30 am, claiming three hours of quiet study yields new ideas and stronger discipline for scholars, inventors, and creators. The piece also recalls a grim military execution method with blank rifles, and quotes Hans Breitmann on discipline transforming character and curing faults.
A young officer seated beside a real widow at a hill station in India learns she is grieving her husband. He offers sympathy and moves after realizing her loss, reflecting on social assumptions about “grass widows” in the area.
A merchant and a college graduate argue over a box marked with the phrase Iandle With Care. The graduate translates it as Latin for Nandle With Care, while the merchant questions the baggage handler’s ability to understand. The exchange ends with humor about preventing mishandling.
London Opinion comments on female jurors in breach of promise trials arguing that mixed juries would expose supposed wiles of women and reveal the accused as innocent or betrayed. The piece satirizes juror perceptions and courtroom dynamics.
In a philharmonic hall a notice read that seats in the hall are for ladies and gentlemen should take seats only after the ladies are seated, reflecting a gendered seating guideline of the time.
A concise reflection on anticipation and emotional balance, noting Johnson as the quoted voice. The piece explores how expectation shifts with outcomes and the desire to remain hopeful in future events.
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