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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1903
Page
6
The Landing of the Pilgrims and John Anderson My Jo appear as verses by Mrs. Hemans and Robert Burns. The excerpt recalls exiled settlers seeking faith and freedom, praising worship on holy ground and enduring companionship through aging and time.
An account of King James I’s Book of Sports and its paradoxical ban on Sunday amusements. The decree allowed certain recreations such as dancing archery and May games while prohibiting bear baiting and bull baiting, with penalties for noncompliance and a church attendance requirement.
The New York Post notes that clergymen obeying royal decree would read the Book of Sports from the pulpit after service. They then, with churchwardens, lead the congregation to the village green for lawful recreation and retire to the adjoining inn during games.
A new leaf turning device, operable by a single breath puff, frees pianists from turning pages manually. Mounted on a music rack, it turns pages automatically and aligns sheets precisely so performers can play and even sing without page delays.
J Graham Phelps reports rich New Yorker J G Phelps Stokes, under 30, moves to the Lower East Side to aid the poor. He studied at the College of Physicians and Surgeons class of ’99, led Nevada Central Railroad, and is connected to elite New York clubs. His brother Anson Phelps Stokes Jr. is Yale secretary.
In a German town a school inspector visits and a mayor mocks commas. A pupil rewrites a sentence with commas after Ritzelbuttel and inspector, prompting the mayor to reconsider the value of punctuation.
A Texas report says eradication experiments show the Mexican cotton bollworm will not attack Egyptian cotton. The department has tested Egyptian cotton for years with notable success and, if confirmed, Texas may plant it widely, as no satisfactory pest prevention exists for ordinary cotton. It takes a strong corporation to throw a bridge across a river.
A Denver News editorial extols a world movement toward cosmopolitan unity and democratic relations. It argues nations grow through mutual understanding arbitration replaces war and vast forces drive progress, while noting remaining conflicts and social evils fade with civilization.
The article praises window herb gardens in urban colonies and offers practical tips for growing and maintaining mint and other herbs indoors. It advises using compact pots or boxes, proper pruning, rich soil, regular watering, and even soap suds as fertilizer, noting such gardens can yield fresh bouquets and year round flavor.
A Providence Journal excerpt extols onions as a vital culinary art, praising their flavor and versatility. The piece playful ly argues for onion appreciation, noting poets who praise the bulb and jokingly suggests special onion days to avoid disdain.
A Wall Street solicitor bragged of three years chasing Russell Sage for an advertising contract at 100 dollars a year. Sage, after a pause, asked how long the effort had lasted and replied, I have saved just 300 dollars.
A physician asks what he can do for a grateful patient who insists she deserves a commission for spreading illness awareness. The woman explains that every child in their street caught measles from her baby, implying regret and seeking acknowledgment.
The article notes extensive wireless telegraphy experiments planned at Portsmouth in connection with new submarines. It also cites various isolated world news items including Canadian apple shipments, Cuban corn crops, and a range of curiosities from Europe and the Americas.
Retired royal navy officer recalls how officers collected large sums by carrying securities and jewelry between ports. He cites Cadiz and China stations where captains, sometimes unpaid beyond notes, handled millions in gold and bonds with minimal documentation.
A mother fears she has lost her four year old son and, after the boy returns, punishes him for running away. The child recalls George Washington’s honesty in a quip about whether his mother whipped him for lying, mixing a playful moral with the tale from a New York paper. The clipping ends with a dialect joke about coping with coal prices.
An officer must inform his superior of his future wife’s background and private income before marriage. A separate note reports that defective teeth caused 2,451 soldiers to be invalided home from South Africa during the war.
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