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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1899
Page
7
Fragmentary notes mention San Mateo County schools and climate, Mora We ing, and Hoitt's strong schools. A London parish sexton, described as the Hady beadle, is noted with long tenure. August reopening hinted. PhD principal referenced.
Fragmentary ad style text claims Hood's Sarsaparilla as a specific to purify blood and restore strength. The garbled copy suggests marketing of health elixir promising overall vitality but lacks coherent details or verifiable claims.
The record lists auctions with bidders and amounts on slips, a display in a museum featuring a Mexican sombrero once presented by Grant in Mexico, and a catalog of other items. It references Allen’s foot powder, Servia political jailings, a Dr G H Kittle claim on a railroad, and the value of gold in the United States at about $600 000.
A snippet from a historical page mentions a mysterious incident involving a person in a local area. The readable text hints at a possible kidnapping case or missing person inquiry, with no full names or dates provided. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
May Yohe of Chicas fame becomes Lord Type and will wear the blue Hope diamond in all Cara. The stone weighs forty four and three quarters carats, is absolutely blue, and valued by collectors and jewelers.
Lord Hope seeks to sell the Hope diamond for 150000 dollars but is blocked by fellow heirs. The gem, kept in Parr's Bank London, is a family asset with custodianship by the Hope family. Heirs prefer to halt sale and use the jewel as an ornament, while risks of theft loom.
The article describes Linus II a remarkable horse son of Linus. Its mane spans 11 feet and a double mane sweeps the ground. The tail measures 16 feet tip to tip while the creature is praised for its beauty though the growth is noted as a freak of nature.
A cyclone proof piano exhibited in Chicago shows only minor damage after Kirksville Missouri’s cyclone. One pedal and a frame panel broke, but no hammers or strings were harmed and the instrument remains playable. The storm demolished nearby buildings and a photo was taken the morning after.
In Bell Ville Ub Moehle a longtime blacksmith lies buried beneath an enamel coated anvil set in granite with a horseshoe on top. The monument honors his wish to keep the anvil as his tombstone, first given by the pilot Knob blacksmith he served. A eulogy by J Nick Perrin followed the ceremony.
Belgian inventor Camille Jenatasy unveils a cigar shaped torpedo bicycle with a steel front cone and crew heads visible above the craft. A thirteen inch bore cannon drives air piercing motion while concealed motors power the device at extreme speeds.
The report describes a bicycle with electric motors and a hidden contrivance for power, achieving speeds over 65 mph on a level St Germain to Constans run. It notes riders propel the machine with pedals and mentions public curiosity about the propulsion method.
Comical tale recalls painter Mr Wills summoned by the Queen to Osborne to paint royal enfants and grandchildren. He dutifully travels to the palace, endures etiquette lessons, and produces pastel portraits that hang at Osborne, launching his reputation through royal patronage.
A New York Tribune anecdote uses a farmer and engineer to satirize overconfidence in math. The farmer asks why one must carry a calculator for every ten, suggesting that without it, complex plans collapse. The tale underlines practical limits of theoretical precision.
A survey cites ancient lineages from Britain and Europe, noting the Mar family of Scotland dating to 1008 and the Campbells of Areyley from 1100. It highlights rulers and dynasties including Talleyrand, Bismarck, the Grosvenor family, Habsburgs, Bourbons, Mahomeds lineage in Mecca, and Japan’s Mikado as sovereigns spanning millennia.
Observer Mr. De Cy Ward Yong reports a long cloud band along the western South American coast from Ecuador toward Chile. The cloud shelf runs 10 to 20 miles wide at 2 000 to 3 000 feet, thickening without rain due to cool southwesterly onshore winds. The note also compares polar region findings: the North Polar area as a deep ocean cavity versus a South Polar landmass about 4 000 000 square miles in area.
The largest sun dial in the world is Hayou Ifaroo a promontory extending 8000 feet above the Aegean Sea. As the sun moves its shadow traces a circle of islands acting as hour marks around the promontory.
A fragmentary exchange hints that Josephine fears an uncertain future as she calls elder, single women maiden ladies in a cautious, period tone.
A man touring a new police station told his four year old son of the visit, and weeks later on a train the boy asked if the county jail was the place they were approaching, embarrassing the father and alarming other passengers.
A jumble of ad copy praises tonics like Hostetter s Stomach Bitters and Hall s Catarrh Cure while warning about mercury dangers. It mentions Mrs Winslow s soothing syrup, Piso Venus cures, and Dr Nitnes nerve restorer. Other items note Queen Victoria s travel costs and Japan electoral reforms with ballots per candidate.
Mrs Mathilde Richter of Doniphan Nebraska reports relief from years of catarrh after using Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin during menopause. Mrs Col Hamilton of Columbus Ohio endorses Pe-ru-na for women and a free health book is offered by Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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