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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1911
Page
4
Publication details for the Aberdeen Herald are listed including print schedule Mondays and Thursdays, address 309 East Wishkah Street, editor Mgr J Carney, and postal circulation information. Subscription rates and ad copy deadlines are stated with warnings about circulation claims and contract forfeiture.
The Commission Plan A movement seeks to circulate petitions this week to adopt a commission form for Aberdeen. About 375 signatures are expected, with no failure anticipated. The change is presented as modern, businesslike governance rather than a critique of current officials.
The article argues tax reform in Washington is overdue as the old property tax system is seen as outdated. It notes voter interest rising with the progressive movement and predicts possible legislative action in 1913, while denying any move to a single tax though reforms are likely. It discusses public hesitation toward abrupt shifts and calls for careful modernization.
Senator John D. Works of California presents a powerful defense of Christian Science in the United States Senate. He testifies to personal and family healing through Christian Science treatment while opposing a bill introduced by others.
Oklahoma faces mixed views as three years of the bank deposit guaranty law show 878,352 paid into the fund. 606,780 protected a failing bank’s depositors, 119,750 labeled special deposits, and 40,000 unaccounted. Despite banker complaints, no depositor lost a penny and 700 banks operated those years. A Philadelphia incident after not related to policy ends with a deranged woman searching a church.
The remark argues that most objections to recalls stem from the old belief that public offices are private possessions of lawyers and judges, rather than public trust and accountability.
A Jamestown Post piece notes bareback riders in circuses have about ten years of peak work. The demanding, high risk life wears nerves, and as riders age they retire or seek safer work. Pay ranges from 150 to 250 dollars weekly.
A collection of world proverbs illustrates common insights on self-restraint and consequences. It contrasts sayings from Basutos Yorubas Wolofs Oji and others with lines about perseverance and preparation. The piece also notes brutal whaling history and a curious Washington Star quip about a curfew.
Louise Tetrazzini praises California as most responsive to art, calling it sunlit, musical, and romantic. She describes a massive San Francisco audience packed in midwinter warmth, expressing profound love for art and the generous reception from the crowd.
An old legend links the bluebird to sky fragments with red white and blue plumage symbolizing patriotism. A factory guide explains sandpaper uses powdered glass in multiple grades and a glue coat before rolling for a smooth surface.
A manager questions a stage aspiring applicant who claims Burghus broke into his room last night and pretended to sleep, deceiving them utterly in a Pearson's Weekly item.
A string of quips from Cleveland papers portrays social scenes. A man named Squeezem is accused of snatching a coin from a blind man, a wife mocks extravagance with a dress, and euphemistic political quips surface about voting, manners, and romantic encounters in sharp local humor.
The passage argues that sympathy offers comfort to the afflicted, tempering bitterness and tears. It asserts no suffering is immune to compassion and frames empathy as a universal antidote to pain.
Fruit trees planted by roadsides in several parts of Germany are closely watched and not for public picking. At season end the fruit is sold and road signs state that a good man injures no tree, implying little fruit is stolen.
A compilation of lines from King Richard II and Romeo and Juliet contrasts honor with wealth. It juxtaposes personal worth against material gain and the binding value of love.
A speaker recalls a solitary beach scene with a woman drawing a single mysterious word in light on the sand. The sea and rugged coastline loom as the word is illuminated before being washed away by a wave, leaving the speaker with the memory of his beloved.
A fragment from Ella Wheeler Wilcox ponders sorrow as a gloomy stain and joy as a small light. The verse contemplates love prayers and life’s trials, noting that pity and gratitude shape human connections and personal fate.
A reflective verse on life and time with imagery of fog, sun, battle, and a rose in grass. It laments an echo fading after conflict and the tears of a fleeting hour. The piece poses tenderness amid struggle and memory.
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