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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
6
A New Orleans Times-Democrat poem celebrates Peggy's market prowess. The speaker admires her careful judgments of freshness in fish and eggs, her keen eye for vegetables, and her ability to call market vendors by name. The narrator accompanies her, proud yet passive.
Nellie Carney, a young widow, agrees to join John Conover on a rough mining venture with their child Kathleen. Conover hopes the move will secure Nellie’s future, but the choice haunts her as she adapts to life away from civilized comforts and wonders if she will ever return. Fergus O’Hare reappears, hinting at lingering ties to the past.
Nelly Conover leads a dangerous return to John Conover after learning of his fate and a plot by three men to end his claim. Fergus and companions break in as Nelly acts to protect him, ending Conover’s torment and securing his sign on the claim. Kathleen and Fergus are noted figures among the Conover clan.
Henry Irving recalls a week of hostile reception in the provinces about thirty five years ago. He said the audience hissed him nightly while the prior leading man’s fans showed disapproval by kissing his successor, making for an unhappy debut and week.
A visitor asks the cost for a portrait in a building. The dentist office explains it is a dental parlor and the photographer is next door. He agrees to have teeth pulled, paying fifty cents per tooth.
A new arrival at Atchison asks about corn abundance and the local citizen confirms plentiful corn. The exchange notes that laundries use cornstarch in shirts, and remarks that corn is so common it is used in pudding.
A witty exchange compares golf players to boys carrying bundles of sticks for them. The dialogue hints at a book that amuses by day but fails at night when sleep is elusive, noting that night is a cousin to death.
John Inslee Blair was a premier railroad magnate and vast landowner who shaped the Delaware Lackawanna and Western system. Born 1802 in Belvidere New Jersey, he built railroads across the West and helped finance the Union Pacific. He died near Blairstown in his ninety eighth year, leaving an estate likely worth 60 to 70 million dollars. He led a simple life and remained popular locally.
A Philadelphia Times summary notes animals possess offensive and defensive weapons. Horns, tusks, beaks, claws, and hooves are used for hunting, defense, and for securing food, with predators and prey alike showing specialized weaponry across species.
The article describes a 2000 year old Philadelphia mint coin with a Goddess of Liberty likeness and the inscription Demos on the obverse and Diana with Bow on the reverse. It also notes sculpture placement should face south to avoid shadowed features and cites the Penn statue atop City Hall as an example of a misdirected orientation.
An German eye specialist warns that ordinary school slates may foster myopia among children. He suggests using a black pencil on a white slate or ink and slate alternatives adopted in some German schools. The piece adds a local aside about a girl yawning at nine signaling orderly bedtime habits.
A historical sketch praises M de Witte, noting his ascent from village stationmaster to Russia's Minister of Finance. It highlights a pivotal act of disobedience that saved a troop transport plan and led to his rapid promotion under Wychnegradski, shaping his trusted position in the czarist government. The piece ends with a humorous aside about buckwheat cakes from the Indianapolis News.
An account of lungfish in Australia and Africa, detailing how the fish breathes air with a bladder, emits eerie sounds, and crawls on land during dry seasons. It notes the Australian lungfish Dipterodus and the African Protopterus, both adapting to seasonal droughts and dormancy in mud or clay sacs until rains revive them.
The Paris Exposition will feature Chevallier Pesce’s plan to recreate Pompeii. Visitors will see a vanished city revived with the Forum, the camp, gladiators, temples, baths, and streets. Archaeologically accurate costumes will animate the ancient site.
A rule of thumb in social scenes warns guests to identify waiters by their swallow tail attire and jingling coins in pockets when meeting strangers. It cautions against expecting charity from someone who once asked for it amid scandal.
During a visit to Egypt the Duke and Duchess of Connaught witnessed a humorous mishap near Omdurman. After saddle girth failure the duchess rode in a improvised sedan chair formed from a gun carriage carried by Egyptian gunners. The royal remark about fatigue elicited a sharp, cheeky reply from the escort.
A Wisconsin paper recounts an Indian who escaped death after leaping onto a log to cross a raging river above Sturgeon Falls. Carried over forty feet of two pitches and rapids, he was presumed dead as logs piled up. He later walked into camp for breakfast with only minor scratches and bruises, saying he felt tired but slept through the night.
Hindu girls, like Americans, crave sweets and gossip. A sadu candle resembles plain sugar candy made from sugar milk and rose attar. Buddhkabal or bali of Buddha is popular, named for its vermicelli like strings, made from sugar and buffalo milk cream.
The yakawik, a cranelike bird, guards and manages Venezuelan flocks guiding wandering birds home at night. The text also notes a playful quip that if hens form a trust they may try to control the egg plant.
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