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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
6
The article argues that some men neglect praise to their wives and that this habit harms marriages. It urges husbands to acknowledge their wives efforts and to express appreciation rather than constantly finding fault. It cautions that a lack of praise leads to unhappy dynamics and resentment.
A reflective piece advises women to stay calm during conflicts and avoid tirades. It argues coolness wins, temper harms love, and self restraint improves life. It cites leaving the room and counting to one hundred as a simple cure for passion.
A fashion column discusses winter outfits for boys and girls with hats and millinery details. It praises kind speech, describes Parisian porcelain blue hats with pink primroses, white ostrich tips, and a tall plume design. The piece names shoemaker Louise Tlartness, engineer Cecile Utticar, and educator Anna Webb, ending with Ruskin's quote on eternal youth.
Instructional fragment listing daily health tips. Advises exercising until tired, cutting sweets, walking before breakfast and light eating, limiting liquids with meals, sleeping seven hours only, rising instantly upon waking, and taking a cold bath. Entities include general terms. no specific names or places. The text reads as a historical health column snippet.
A thrifty cleanser recipe uses one part pumice powder to three parts soap powder. Mix thoroughly and store in a dented baking powder tin with holes punched in the lid. Sprinkle a small amount on items to clean.
The article surveys winter fashion, noting white broadcloth coats with Russian lace bands, sealskin boleros, tulle gowns, amethyst colors, and ruffles in vil enciennes. It highlights picture hats, net inlets, satiny leather blouses, gold braid belts, two skirts per gown, and bold velvet street wear with furs.
A poem about a caretaker motherly figure cherishing toy animals as reminders of past farm life. The speaker contrasts real animals with cherished wooden toys and a wooden ark, expressing comfort and nurture for orphans and lambs as the day ends. The mood is reflective and nostalgic.
The passage describes very pretty hats in soft white felt trimmed with gold gauze and mottled white and dead leaf brown wings. The French influence and light neutral tones are noted as making these models suitable for an early date.
A witty line notes that if a woman aims to charm a man she should first master listening, claiming women’s charm lies in listening more than talking. The quip credits The Philistine as its source.
Miss Martin pursues a parlor upgrade with her thousand dollar legacy but chooses instead to aid three Dilling children. She takes Fred and Bessie into her home and finds Ray, the shy younger boy, living in the derelict Dilling house. The act transforms her life from self to service and ends with Ray joining her, underlining faith guiding her decision.
A Vermont farmer Elmer Purdy grafted a live hare onto a roan colt's shoulder wound to aid healing. The procedure involved etherizing the rabbit, grafting skin, and binding the hare to the horse while it recovered. The account also notes two southern writers Miss Mary Johnston and Amelia Rives in varying health and activity.
A Civil War veteran and former NH legislator and speaker narrowly survived a streetcar incident after a motorman warned him to get off the track. The veteran stood firm stating that if he moved he would be hanged, reflecting concerns over pedestrian right of way laws.
In a Washington Star quote, Mike and Plodding Pete discuss a stump speaker urging the world owes us a livin while noting that collecting bad debts is a tougher job. The line adds that borrowing trouble is easier than paying debts.
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