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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1906
Page
6
The Philadelphia Public Ledger editorial urges caution against stock market losses and the power of financial sharks. It argues hustle over luck, notes urban alienation, and praises small communities for practicing neighborly love. It compares conscription time to financial discipline and warns against naive speculation.
An 18 year old Massachusetts youth, Grover Cleveland White, has married his sweetheart’s 42 year old mother after jilting the young woman. The piece argues a wife who can cook, wash, mend, and keep house is valuable, suggesting such qualities outlast youthful affection and may support a marriage. It reflects a Kansas City World editorial stance praising practical domestic skills.
The article argues that neighborliness has declined as populations flock to cities. It cites the Roman proverb that a great town is a great solitude and notes that large modern municipalities lack the fellowship found in smaller communities.
Bishop Fallows argues before the General Council that ministers should use newspapers as a key tool. He says articles should be sharp and concise to grab attention, noting modern media expands a minister's reach beyond a single congregation. The paper acts as a daily encyclopedia aiding moral and social progress.
A Minnesota or Ohio style two cent per mile passenger fare bill moved by the Ohio legislature this winter faces Iowa where the measure was killed. The piece notes railways' role in national growth, argues fares should reflect service, cites denser populations in Ohio and New York, and forecasts cheaper fares as public demand grows. Farm, Field and Fireside.
In the memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid an obsolete hotel custom is described. Dinner for commercial travelers began at one, with the youngest man as president and head of the table. Reid, arriving in Preston, faced hungry colleagues and a stern headwaitress. He is pressed to offer grace, admits ignorance, and delegates the duty, sparking laughter but restoring humor.
Consul Hurst from Plauen notes American rubber overshoes are sparsely represented in the 105,000 strong city with a climate like the New United States. Demand grows mainly among women and children, aided by domestic advertising, and American makers should seek a larger market. Local styles favor sturdy, low-heel overshoes painted to match fashion, with broad widths and narrow toes.
The article notes that American overshoes may rival foreign makes in weight and elegance, with German Plauen cited for quality. It suggests wholesalers could explore the German market, while American rubber overshoes are less mentioned in large cities though Russian imports sell well and are well known.
The Monert family of seven brothers, all ministers, plan a June reunion in McKeesport. J R Monert Johnson of Pa belongs to the group, with five brothers already securing pulpit supplies. Their pastor Mouer leads the Monessen United Brethren church and none have heard the others preach. A sister, married to a minister, will also attend with her family.
A corporation's general counsel fears reform efforts while a legislative agent counsels paying reformists to ease passage. The exchange mirrors corporate influence tactics as reform faces a formidable opposing front. A farmer imagines easy riches by parceling land into town lots.
The article argues churches must federate to succeed and outlines cooperative parish plans. It notes a village example with house to house canvass and district secretaries, then discusses varied human traits and heredity affecting church life and calls for reducing personal idiosyncrasies to aid children.
Mrs Straus discusses misinterpretation of timid and backward people as haughty and cool, blaming a 'devil of dumbness' and absent mindedness for social distance. Charles E Hughes urges baptism of self respect, higher universal education, and accountable public service without indiscriminate criticism.
A Brockton Enterprise poem laments the struggle of balancing work and fishing. The speaker describes nagging nerves and tangled thoughts driving a longing for constant fishing and vacation, with frustrated moods and petty outbursts as the little fish bite and daily labor weighs heavy.
Jimmy Traut dreams of fortune and fairy wealth from goblins and a magic tablecloth. He rises from errand boy to clerk, wins a princess and a lasting marriage, then faces poverty with a cheerful smile until illness ends his dream in Chicago.
A Harlem mistress interviews a new applicant for a household post adding privileges and late returns. The applicant questions the mistress about stretching and table service, revealing a tense power dynamic as the family seeks a willing helper. The New York Tribune notes the evolving domestic slang.
A humorous neighborhood exchange contrasts long whiskers with collars and neckties. One man jokes the time wasted washing dyed facial hair, while another defends keeping whiskers. The fragment ends with a quip about postage stamp prices.
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