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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
6
A poetic tribute to a graduating girl's future, praising elegance and intellect. An essay on women leaving stage careers for marriage argues matrimony as the superior path, while envisioning a home-centered success for women. Also notes a Miss Nettie Payne becoming a desk police sergeant in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The left gown features lilac linen with a plaited skirt edged by beard embroidery. The bolero shares embroidery, the back gathers under a strap with buttoned ornament, and the blouse is embroidered batiste with a girdle.
A humorous tonic urges ordinary use of morning toilet sets to save money and avoid breakage. It muses on romance fading as couples settle into practicality, warning against neglecting courtship and the dangers of familiarity eroding love. It ends noting how fidelity marks a large report sheet for officers.
Advice to keep a winless baby healthy by frequent tepid sponge baths and two garments a knit bandage and a roomy nightie. Guidance on making a flour teething ball: tie flour in muslin, boil for hours, dry, grate, mix with water and salt before use.
The guide stresses evaluating embroidery by material strength and edge stitching. It warns that shallow stitches risk pulling out, and scallops with deep points tend to curl after wear.
A concise excerpt contrasts how women and men view keeping contracts, suggesting women are less impressed by formal agreements. The text then notes a ritual practice in Ceylon where dried wood steeped in oil incinerates departed priests, described as a common sight.
A compact reading notes two poems and a song excerpts with biblical parable imagery and romantic operatic lines. The Ninety and Nine echoes a shepherd's care while I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls reflects longing for status and love, connecting to The Bohemian Girl through a referenced aria.
A New York Sun interview exposes a downtown paper maker who buys old books and papers for cents per pound. He guarantees no information leaks, showing references from twenty banks and many insurers, brokers, and retailers. He ferries sealed bags to Connecticut, where inks are washed away and pulp is made into new paper.
The speaker notes that burning books or papers is ineffective for privacy. Junk dealers offered money but provided no protection, as letters and records revealed customer identities and trade details. Competitors could profit from selling letters, price lists, and discounts, prompting a shift to destruction services.
The Goldfield Nevada community mourns the death of Mrs. Rice's Jersey cow Bossy the lone dairy in the district. The cow's arrival sparked a town parade huge crowds and a temporary ice cream stand. Rumors of foul play circulated but no cause was found for the sudden death.
The piece praises George Peabody as a leading philanthropist who gave more than ten million of his fifteen million earnings to wisely directed philanthropy and notes Great Britain honored him with a Westminster Abbey funeral. It also chronicles General Joseph Hooker’s Civil War service, highlighting his actions at Williamsburg Fair Oaks Glendale Malvern and Chancellorsville despite organizational struggles and injuries.
An 1774 notice seeks a man aged 20 to 30 to serve as footman and underbutler in a large family and a middle aged woman to wait on a young heiress. Both must be Church of England and have had smallpox naturally. the woman should be sober, well behaved, and skilled in dress and attendance for public appearances. Inquire of the printer of this paper.
Quotes from Mrs Potomac Jackson and Mrs Tolliver Grapevine discuss domestic threat to “whippin’ pos’.” The Washington Star notes these lines as spoken by the women about spousal abuse and hospital stay.
In a quotation from Chicago News and Washington Star, a exchange mocks old and new styles of public speaking. Senator Sorghum notes the public is too busy to listen, while a critic laments the loss of orators. The piece ends with a saying on behavior and outcomes.
William Deering, a retired manufacturer and former president of Deering Harvester, donated 550000 to Northwestern University. Born in 1826 in Paris Maine, he started in woolen mills, moved to dry goods, built a harvestor plant in Plano Illinois, and later settled in Chicago. He remained closely tied to the Methodist church through his life.
The poet laureate’s latest work is titled Come, Let Us Go Into the Lane. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes readers may not infer tone from the title, unsure if romantic or confrontational in intent.
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