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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1898
Page
2
A sentimental poem describes a child asking her mother for kisses at bedtime and safe passage to sleep. The piece captures a tender mother daughter moment as shadows loom and reassurance is sought before lights go out. Harper's Round Table presents this domestic vignette within its miscellany.
A short verse from Kindergarten Review describes a baby growing tall and strong with lifted arms and rosy hands as the child stretches upward. The repetition emphasizes size and progress in a simple, rhythmic celebration.
A Chicago News quip recalls Bobby asking his mother if he was made of dust after hearing a minister say man is dust. He notes his birthday is in January and wonders how dust could exist then, prompting a humorous reflection on creation.
A San Francisco hardware company received a cryptic order to "send without delay fifty rats to the Utica mine" from a wine owner. Panic followed until workers mobilized at night to feed the rats a banquet of cheese and bacon in a basement room, preparing for the shipment.
In a peculiar note, a San Francisco firm fulfilled a strange order after the Utica mine’s rat colony was suffocated by a recent fire. The piece recalls miners using rats to consume refuse, while a mother scolds her six year old interrupting a conversation with ladies as he mocks the old joke about never getting through.
A four year old girl Maggie explains her father has the mumps in his jaws, after a visitor asks what is the matter with his face. The playful exchange captures the family moment with childlike speech.
A boy fishing cried that the bait was taken. He exclaimed it was cheating, expressing frustration at the unfairhanded trick encountered during the attempt.
Miss Molle Coffman of Nicholasville Kentucky aged 15 rode across and back the 1161 foot High Bridge over the Kentucky River between Jessamine and Mercer Counties without fear. The danger included trains and a 300 foot high dizzy span, yet she completed the perilous crossing, later explaining she simply decided to ride and did not foresee danger.
The New York Herald describes a winter indoor baseball variant using cardboard bases and colored markers. Players flip an arrow to determine plays from base hits to outs, with runners advancing on hits while strikes end at outs. The setup supports any number of players and assigns markers by color or team names.
The silver peso of Cuba equals 92 percent of a US dollar and the gold doubloon equals 5017 dollars. The aside muses on mortal pride tied to ownership of a coal mine.
A reader describes a method to slip through a 5 by 7 inch paper by folding and cutting the material to create a pull apart circle. With care, the sheet can be slipped over the head and body and dropped to the ground, posing a surprising feasibility despite seeming absurd.
A historical note describes how Frederick the Great of Prussia welcomed each new soldier into his guards, detailing the king's habit and ceremonial process that marked transitions into the royal unit.
A young French soldier in Frederick the Great's army learns three questions in German. He answers wrong on the first try, saying he is twenty three years in service and one year old, prompting the king to joke him as mad. The king finally speaks again and the man admits he does not understand German. The tale ends with the king amused and urging duty.
Rev Dr George H Hepworth famed New York divine and journalist reports from Armenia on Turkish outrages against Christians. He argues blame rests beyond the Turk and implicates politics. He traces his career from Unitarian pulpits to Presbyterian work and later journalism.
In the absence of family the private Scottish lord's grounds were used by nearby villagers to save a mile. When the laird was home trespassers were sent back along their path. A hawker cleverly turned his barrow to depart by the road he came, outwitting the laird.
In far Japan oxen wear sandals to protect hooves as teamsters treat animals kindly. Sandals are braided rice straw soles fastened to the hoof, aiding the work animals in the field. The text also notes a humorous line about married men dodging from their wives.
In St Augustine Florida John Cape and Jon Andrea reportedly caught a large bear on Anastasia Island while cattle ranching. Without weapons they lacerated the animal with a cow whip as it charged, driving the bear away after a lengthy chase and injuring the bear and their mounts.
Chief Webster of the Philadelphia Survey Bureau confirms that the city plan laid out by Thomas Holme used a yard three inches longer per 100 feet than the U S standard. This error extended to outlying districts as streets followed those lines. Pennsylvania law ties the length standard to the yard in use at independence.
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