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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1898
Page
2
A lyrical portrait of a marsh scene in May with buttercups frost white lilies and blue flags. The speaker recalls turning to a dark-eyed smile and a heartbroken reflection as the marsh-wren sings, the sunset glows and gold touches the flags. The verse blends nature imagery with a personal ache.
Mab Cartwright and her sister Prisey, two orphans in a boarding house, face suitors Julius Clement and Tom Vanduren. Clement returns with a plan to push Mab to a decision, while Vanduren reappears after travels. Mab and Prisey decode the romantic ruse, signaling a staged consent and a forthcoming wedding amid schemes to secure love.
A woman who started working at eighteen saved and studied languages to travel Europe six times in twelve years. She financed twelve trips while teaching, learned French German Italian and Swedish, read Russian signs, and traveled from England to Moscow. Now at thirty she teaches French German and Tralfar ina high school for young women.
A London wig maker explains he often conceals eyes with stage paints and erasures. A man asked him to create a convincing black eye to teach his wife a temper lesson, saying she struck him earlier that day.
A discussion of measuring soil moisture to predict crop yields outlines burying electrodes to gauge moisture by electrical resistance. The idea stems from ensuring ground in telecommunications works in wet and dry seasons, linking soil dampness to plant health.
The Brooklyn Citizen notes Russian officers face prohibitive marriage rules, with bans under 23 and minimum wives income of 250 roubles for ages 23 to 28. It compares Austro-Hungarian, Italian, and Russian laws, citing limited marriage allowances, civil law issues, and calls for reform as the officer corps approaches 40,000.
A British soldier, believed to overstay his furlough, sits atop a stage coach while loved ones urge him down. A bystander learns the furlough ends March 1. Since February has 29 days in leap year, Teddy returns home in joy after realizing his almanac misled him.
The piece describes a giant swing at Siamese harvest festivals with riders suspended by a single thread as crowds trumpet the spectacle. It notes Cuban nurse volunteer Miss Fredisvinda Sanchez from Ibo City Florida and other local curiosities, blending dramatic feats with regional anecdotes.
The Buffalo Courier cites J N Gratto of the Ceylon Importing Company noting a rare tea from Ceylon called the golden tips fetched about $143 per pound at a London auction. The leaves are harvested within 24 hours from the very top of young bushes and require 300 to 400 pickers to produce a single pound of dried tea.
A Webber's Falls man found a peculiar earthen vessel with coins dating to 1726 and uncovered a larger vessel containing gold dust. The site is tied to a long held Indian tradition of a brutal battle between Spaniards and native tribes in the late 18th or early 19th century in the Indian Territory.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a base, crew, orders, and a horizon theme. Vague references to Clark and Callao appear amid garbled phrases. No clear events, dates, or locations emerge to define a complete item.
Fragmentary text notes a Caribbean incident involving a Cuban ship and Spanish power dynamics in the West. It hints at wartime conditions and a possible naval engagement but lacks complete details.
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