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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1910
Page
8
Miss Caroline E. Wenzell, a Boston reformer, started an outdoor school teaching peddlers and street vendors to sing operatic tunes. Four pupils attended the first lesson and the class grew as she conducted sessions three times weekly, with the teacher riding a bus and the men forming the audience outside.
Montana tennis players pioneer a cheap road binder by sprinkling refuse syrup from sugar beet processing on blasted roads. The method, tested by a tennis club after dusty courts and rain worn soil, binds dirt with or without salt, paving techniques for two yearly applications at a fraction of oil costs.
Miss Wenzell organized an outdoor school for rag men hawkers and street sellers. For months she selected an alley, tested each vendor’s nationality and English, then coached them to cry wares with clearer pronunciation and a ringing head tone to attract customers.
Ralph M. Pearson built and navigated the 35 foot motorboat Catherine M. on a 6312 mile voyage from Chicago May 3 1909. The trip followed the Illinois and Michigan canal Illinois and Mississippi rivers gulf coast Florida keys to Miami inland waterways and ocean to New York then via Hudson Erie Canal and Great Lakes back to Chicago. Two close calls occurred off Cape Romano Florida during a hurricane and a Lake Erie leak in rough seas. Pearson and his mother were aboard.
Silas laments a missing cord of wood taken on Saturday night. A friend asks if he tried forgetting it. He says he sought solace in church on Sunday but was interrupted by a singing chair proclaiming The Lost Chord, prompting him to leave.
Sir Hiram Maxim argues there is no winning system in races and suggests replacing racing bets with national roulette. He says a portion of winnings would go to the treasury, with minimal player odds, potentially paying off the national debt in a few years.
Government data from the Philippines, covering 8,000 officials and staff including 3,700 Americans, reports a death rate of 6.9 per 1,000 for the quarter ending March 31. The figures encompass insular, provincial and municipal workers plus Manila police and fire departments.
Construction advances in the Chinese capital funded cement works begun in Canton in 1909. The project cost 1,122,000 dollars and drew money from the education fund with repayment planned from future profits.
Marilla M. Ricker of Dover files to enter as a candidate for New Hampshire governor under the state primary law with a $100 fee. She is noted as the first woman to seek a diplomatic post and the first woman lawyer admitted to the bars of District of Columbia and New Hampshire.
Dr. W N Freeman of Brooklyn reports at a Kansas City convention that affinities link body type and drug choice. Large individuals favor certain pills while slender people need different remedies. brunettes and blondes supposedly prefer bromine and iodine respectively.
Mrs. Wheeless canvasses districts in her automobile and on foot urging votes for Joseph Wheeless in the Republican nomination for circuit judge. She praises his study of law and honesty and mentions his new book translating Mexico’s laws while distributing his campaign material.
Lack of bait spurs a Greenfield Indiana venture turning ordinary angleworms into large, marketable fishworms. Local youths cultivate worms in soft soil boxes fed with milk and sweetened water, shipping the bait to northern lakes where big catches follow.
Australia reports meat exports rising from seven million to ten million dollars annually over five years. The Linley process of sterilizing beef shows success. It chills beef rather than freezing it to extend trade.
The Paris international flower show features a rose collection titled The Rose Through the Ages. It traces the rose from ancient times to today in living specimens and includes sections on science literature art and decorative pottery. Rose parties gain popularity with women in rose bedecked gowns and men in pale court dress with rose wreaths.
Vancouver sportsmen plan to import red deer from New Zealand for the mountains of Vancouver Island. An earlier attempt to import English deer failed due to high freight costs. Red deer are believed to thrive in the region though grazing competition from sheep is a concern.
The Southern Pacific railway to the Mexican west coast advances toward Guadalajara with an eighteen month outlook. It has reached the Santiago River and the Acaponeta to river segment is opened to traffic.
A nostalgic ad copy celebrates candy that mimics a turkey gobbling corn. It urges savoring each bite to enjoy the full goodness and regrets its quick end. The copy invites readers to buy a box for the tasting experience.
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