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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
3
A six foot gorilla battles natives in a plantation village. The beast wields a thick club, dodges spears, and races through brush toward the chief’s hut as frightened villagers seek arms and safety. The pursuit continues across a river and up toward the village defenses.
A gorilla breaks through barriers and fights with a club as natives and hunters close the net. A bullet wounds the ape’s thigh but it retaliates, killing a native with a savage blow before another armed native shoots it in the left side ending the chase.
A mortally wounded gorilla dies after a confrontation with hunters who rush the scene and stab the animal. The creature is described as about five feet eleven inches tall with a six foot six inch arm span.
Poem excerpt reflecting on nature and art, expressing readiness to depart as life wanes.
A speaker claims a weapon makes him invincible, uttering the line, yes sir, with this weapon you are absolutely invincible, highlighting a bold assertion of power in a combat setting.
A spoof notice from the Brownsville Sentinel claims theft of all 'estheth' pages last night. The paper says malice by unseen enemies, but promises a bigger and more interesting edition with triple the stolen etheth before the next issue.
A black child at a funeral says he cannot enter because he wears crape. The anecdote from Ladies' Home Journal contrasts a church scene with a farmer's decline after moving to town and stopping work, linking retirement to premature mortality.
The piece highlights four prominent women: Miss Mary M. Bartelme Chicago’s first woman judge and guardian of at risk girls. Miss Violet Asquith daughter of England’s prime minister and suffrage supporter known for golf. "General" Rosalie Jones leader of a suffrage march to Albany. and Queen Olga of Greece aiding Balkan relief with a major donation from Mrs Russell Sage to the Red Cross.
Agents of the Department of Agriculture seized 200 sacks of German potatoes received by a New York importer. After trial a federal judge condemned and destroyed the tubers, marking enforcement of a federal law to prevent diseased fruits vegetables and nursery stock imports.
The article stresses returning liquid manures and straw to the land to preserve soil humus and fertility. It urges using straw as bedding to absorb liquids and prevent losses, noting soil needs these byproducts and careful handling by farm managers.
President Taft offers Col G W Goethals chief engineer to become civil governor of the Canal Zone with a spring start. He will guide the zone until formal opening of the canal on January 1, 1915, as work nears completion and water is turned in by July 1. Taft also seeks his promotion to major general.
Mrs Clara Baldwin Stocker arrived in Los Angeles from Chicago after spending a million dollars in six months. She has received sizable sums from the Lucky Baldwin estate and plans further lavish expenditures including diamonds, silverware, furniture, a yacht, and a custom car. Accompanied by her husband and friends, she vows to enjoy life with continued splendor.
Miss Phyllis Sears will receive a $100,000 pearl necklace from her Boston grandfather Francis Bartlett as part of a planned debut. She is the daughter of Herbert M. Sears and cousin to Eleonora Sears. Her sister Lilly Sears is to marry Bayard Warren. the grandfather aims for a landmark Boston social debut. Phyllis, noted as a top girl tennis player, may wear the pearls at her coming out party.
Mrs. Lillian Scott, held in New York on grand larceny charges, died by suicide in her cell using a bed sheet tied to a water pipe. She faced accusations from Mrs. Olive Searles of Brooklyn over a fur coat worth 1800 dollars a seal muff worth 200 and a diamond brooch. Searles, already informed of the tragedy, said she would have given up the stolen items to prevent the suicide.
English aviator Cody prepares to join a London to India flight drawn by the unusual distance and potential prizes. Organizers may delay the event due to the original Balkan crossing route, affecting timing and participation.
Northeast Scotland fishers say a storm brings three strong waves followed by a weaker fourth. They test the theory at sea and slow near shore to ride the lull after the three big breakers, a pattern learned through experience.
Federal Children’s Bureau under Julia Lathrop begins a nationwide campaign to reduce infant mortality. Investigators will canvass communities, study birth records, housing and milk supply, and assess sanitation to find why babies live or die. The program targets poorer neighborhoods in birth registration areas of New England, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Max von Bulow a globe trotter and soldier of fortune, reportedly a descendant of Count von Bulow, died after being struck by a train on Reno Nevada tracks. He lost both hands and had a fractured skull and died at the railroad hospital in Starks. He and Christine Plumer of Pueblo Colorado, once wed and later divorced, had traveled Europe in regal fashion. It is believed he was riding as a hobo and fell under the wheels.
The text explains fulminate of mercury causes a shock that sensitizes other substances and its power as an explosive lies in rapid heat generation and oxygen release. It notes explosives detonate when exposed to sufficient heat and oxygen, using gunpowder with saltpeter and charcoal as the example of how gas expansion produces explosion.
Emma returns her plate three times for turkey yet cannot finish. She finally feels mournful and confesses she is more than full, as Uncle John asks what troubles her and others laugh at the moment. The anecdote from Youths Companion highlights social humor about overindulgence.
A brief comic note references a judge and prisoners Smith and Lock Smith. The item plays on words about jail and authority, fitting a light courthouse humor snippet in a local paper.
Subscribers served by city carriers who miss the Herald on Monday or Thursday by 6 p m should call City Messenger Co at 6931 for immediate delivery confirmation. The notice requests prompt reporting to ensure timely copies.
A scrambled city street map fragment lists numerous intersections and cross streets in North Aberdeen and Highland Home with pairs like Thornton and Sixth, Jefferson Simpson, Wilson Mill, Broadway and Third, River Streets, and Market Streets. Parenthetical notes suggest some box markers are imaginary.
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