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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
7
A Scots poem recounts the Laird o' Cockpen courting Mistress Jean, her rejection, and later union. The tale ends with them walking to the kirk while Jean remains without poultry, and a concluding Emily Dickinson poem reflects on victory's sweetness.
A Clarksville Texas dispatch reports R H Harris and his brother J M Harris run a deer park near the city. They started with six deer three years earlier and now total about twenty, with does bearing two fawns yearly. They say deer feed cheaply and survive well in captivity, urging deer farming to prevent species decline.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a new patented process to extract gold from seawater, sanctioned by Sir William Ramsay. A syndicate reportedly controls about 50 miles of foreshore to access pure sea water, with factories planned away from ships to avoid contamination. The piece weighs the massive potential value against market capacity and currency concerns.
A correspondent and Mr Harris discuss deer farming as a profitable, low effort venture. Harris urges farmers to start herds, noting deer adapt to woods lots, six foot fences contain them, breed twice yearly, and provide venison meat, valuable skins, horns, and sweet milk. He emphasizes personal enthusiasm and no sale of deer.
A Washington Star quotation notes Uncle Eben remarking that a man with solid information is often too busy profiting from his own knowledge to stand around giving advice. The line lampoons self serving experts.
The phrase describes rival claims that thunderbolts emerge from an unobstructed blue sky. It notes controversy over the origin of such powers and the debates surrounding the source of dramatic forces.
Scrape perfectly lean beef to pulp and mince. Cook in a pan with salt pepper a tablespoonful water and two tablespoons rich cream and butter the size of an egg. Two minutes stirring. Add a tablespoon cracker dust and a teaspoon made mustard. For quick baking use a sheet iron oven over the two hottest griddles of the range.
A housekeeper explains using only the red rhubarb portion for baking by chopping it with skin on and baking with sugar and a little water. She also shares a tarnish removal method for silver using ammonia and whiting paste applied with a leather and finished with a second leather for polishing.
An Egyptian government official visits Philadelphia to inspect lightning rods amid fears of altered climate near the Nile Valley and the need to protect pyramids. The note ends with a casual remark about Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
Woggins Blowitz, the pugilist, shed 130 pounds during training for his last bout. His wife eloped with one of his trainers, sparking a dramatic personal turn amid the cut and polish of the ring life.
An advertisement claims rapid relief from fits and nervousness after one day of using Dr Kline's Great Nerve Cure, offering two free trial bottles and a treatise from Dr KR H Kline Ltd of Philadelphia. The note cites a general health claim and a free sample offer.
Bishop Potter writes a temperance book. Gov. Hanly asserts he never entered a saloon. Postmaster General Cortelyou is acclaimed as a top amateur pianist. Judge Pepper of Joplin is Missouri’s leading whittler. After a court session the room resembles a weaving mill. Grover Cleveland at 68 ranks among the eldest presidents, equaled or surpassed by ten others.
A dated kitchen instruction describes making pineapple éclairs by boiling water with butter and salt, mixing in flour, cooling, beating in eggs, piping strips on buttered tins, baking until puffed, then filling with chopped pineapple after cooling. The note ends with a description of the top surface.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty testifies in Washington arguing railways should set their own rates and develop business. He opposes giving a commission or court rate making power, saying unreasonable rates deprive railways of property and the Fourteenth Amendment protects a fair and reasonable rate.
The piece recalls Civil War service of Nathaniel Banks, former Massachusetts governor and Illinois Central Railroad president. It notes his rise to major general, leadership in the Army of the Potomac, notable actions at Winchester, Cedar Mountain, and his role in the Port Hudson expedition after capturing New Orleans.
Mary A Livermore born in 1820 in Boston died at Melrose Massachusetts. She led suffrage movements in Illinois and Massachusetts and served in the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. She was a writer lecturer and abolitionist and led the Massachusetts Woman's Christian Temperance Union for ten years.
A historic note recalls the young Spanish king as an enfant terrible. On a walk with his mother, the queen asked how many papers she read daily. She said ten, but the child corrected her, saying she only looks at them, not reads them all.
The Philadelphia Press mocks petty feuds with a dialogue about enmity and duty. A Reverend questions snubbing a woman while his wife urges love, prompting a stubborn resolve. The column then shifts to a quip about dogs and reason contrasting small and large dogs.
In Puget Sound area and Olympic Mountains, Dr. H S Coward of Johns Hopkins estimates Mt Olympus at 8150 feet with many peaks between 7000 and 8000 feet. The rugged terrain hosts thick forests, dense undergrowth, and abundant wildlife including bears panthers wildcats and wolves making it a near virgin scientific frontier.
A witty exchange on gender and social observation. The quoted speaker notes half the world remains unknown to the other half while a married man adds that the feminine half works overtime to learn more. The quip reflects class and gender humor of the era.
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