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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1914
Page
3
Two orchards near Turmuz created profits and trouble as village youths watched both plots. Turmut chased a hidden boy in one tree only to receive a note accusing thieves and boasting a great victory for sense over apples taken from the rival orchard.
Martinique is described with an area of 380 square miles and a population near 183000. The majority, about 180000, were born in France or French colonies while around 38000 were born in foreign countries.
In My Memories Lord Lutfield relays Poole tale claiming misattribution to the Prince of Wales. Poole visits Bradgate Park to see Lord Stamford and meets Alfred Montgomery who quips about the company being “mixed” and not all tailors.
The giant water lilies, now called Victorias after Queen Victoria, are natives of warm South American lagoons and quiet rivers. German botanist Haenke first reported them in 1801, sparking wide interest. After decades of failed attempts, the first flower opened in 1849 at Chatsworth, England on the Duke of Devonshire's estate.
A miscellany of statistics from around the world covers health, industry, population, and infrastructure. It notes cancer deaths in the United States, city market houses in Britain, soy bean growing in Germany, and other diverse data on education, religion, production, and exploration.
A Tacoma banker discusses the currency reform bill, praising its centralized reserves, rediscounting with federal reserve banks, and larger stable market for first class paper. He notes potential Seattle branch, increased lending capacity, and improved national and regional business prospects in the coming years.
Montesano January 12 A tightening cable in the Hewitt logging works above Satsop struck W. W. Dotson killing him by breaking his neck The 35 year old logger was paralyzed from shoulders down and died the next morning at Montesano City hospital after regaining consciousness He had a wife and five children at home in Satsop.
Hoquiam Jan 13 Joseph Williamson a logger for Thomas McNally fell from a log jam in the Little Hoquiam river Sunday afternoon and drowned before aid could reach him. The body was recovered yesterday morning. Arrangements for the funeral will be made after word from his brother in Mayger Oregon. Williamson was about 25 years old.
A Baltimore American quip notes a debate about marriage and finances with a bold claim that a home cannot be bought on an installment plan, highlighting tensions over commitment and domestic life. The remark implies a preference for steadiness over staged purchases in relationships.
The article explains that scalp health is less important than the thickness of the underlying fatty layer. If the scalp can move freely over the skull, some hair growth may be restored. once the fat is absorbed and the scalp sticks tightly, the outlook is hopeless. It also condemns local scalp treatments as futile and potentially torturous.
In Salem Massachusetts a judge sentenced two underage youths to two years each at the state reformatory. He then quipped that while there they could study for the state penitentiary, reflecting a stern, ironic twist in a preparatory course for criminals.
The article explains rainbow color variation by raindrop size. Large drops yield narrow bright bows with violet blue and red bands, while small drops create wide pale bows. It lists color sequences for drops averaging one millimeter, three tenths, and one tenth of a millimeter.
The dialogue presents Dorcas explaining a hero was disappointed in love and Dorothy noting he expected his father-in-law to back him after marriage. The judge frames the discussion around expectations and family backing.
Readable dialogue from the Buffalo Express features a witty exchange where a young man calls for politeness and a maiden retorts that a photograph is more polite than the rude party. The vignette captures a sharp social clash framed in period tone.
Montesano January 12 list shows W P Palin and Mary Ormsby of Aberdeen pairing with John Dickson and Emma Colvin of Hoquiam. Also Thos Muteljak with Helen Bebrich, W S Grinde with Edith Lemmen of Aberdeen. Final entry P M Carlton of Montesano with Marian Richards of McCleary and Marian B Winter of Hoquiam.
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