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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1899
Page
7
Text fragment describes a burial vault amid marble tablets and urns within a niche filled vault. Measurements noted as 50 by 40 feet. Mentions oil named St Jacobs Oil and references to pale archaologies and a pine tree over a hill with workmen unearthing the site.
A collage of farm tips and product mentions including cures, machinery, and animal care. Notes discuss cataract remedies, steel rails, rooming rates, cotton futures, windmills, corn husking, hog feeds, poultry rations, wagon washing, tomato care, apple spacing, cattle dipping, farm accounting, milking stools, sheep foot rot, rabbit deterrents, and an Alabama farmer’s use of oxen over mules.
A bear story recounts a hunter's near death as a cubs nest is raided and he escapes by gripping the bear's tail and stabbing her haunch, then selling the cubs to Adrian for five dollars each. The column also describes a railroad man known as the one-fingered fireman who uses a steel knife-blade contraption and hooks to perform daily tasks and earn a living.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound credited with relief from leucorrhea and perceived consumption fears. Letter from Nevi Hurst of Lynn Massachusetts praises the medicine and invites women to seek advice on health concerns.
The narrator recalls Jabez a truthful man who weighed every word. He noted every bite at meals and joked on tombstones about his renewed marriage. The humor centers on his blunt candor and constant self irony.
In Greenland lore growth peaks around age 25 with elders reaching about 60. Every person bears a sack recording age and each year at sunrise a bone is added. A woman notes aging as a recurring trouble and recalls a time with fewer grieving friends.
The letter mentions Dr Darrin curing arthritis and deafness with electricity, praising his practice and inviting referrals. It lists patients from Albina and Portland addresses, claiming relief from rheumatism kidney and liver complaints and other chronic issues.
A jumble of letters and notices from London and America references Franco British tensions, a Caen insult incident, and a long distance telephone test by Charles J. Glidden linking Little Rock to Boston. Also mentions Porto Rico status debates and consumer health remedies including Stomach Bitters and St Jacobs Oil with light humor from cartoons and chatter in Chicago.
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