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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
7
An 17th century list shows thirty-one rubbing brushes and twenty four pounds of Spanish soap among a New Amsterdam burgher’s goods. A later sketch recalls a husbandless home stripped of furniture as whitewash, carpets and curtains were replaced, while vacuum cleaners and other labor saving devices emerge, easing women’s work and expanding freedom.
A Washington Star excerpt shows a motor enthusiast predicting the car will replace horses, while Mrs. Torkins hopes for faster progress to spare Charley trouble with book makers.
William A. Franklin of Franklin & Palmer Chemical Co Rochester New York writes of his kidney ailment and how Dean's Kidney Pills gave prompt relief after three boxes cured back ache languor and irregular kidney secretions. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A compact chronicle lists key historical moments from 1402 through 1905. Entries include battles and sieges such as Nisbeth and Orleans, political shifts like Cromwell and Mary Queen of Scots, explorations by Columbus, and events in the United States and Europe. The list notes dignitaries, treaties, natural disasters, and institutional milestones.
E J Phelps former United States Minister to England was building a stable on his Burlington Vermont home. He tore down part of a boundary stone wall and workmen tossed the stones across the line. Phelps spoke to his neighbor about the stone. The neighbor proposed the stone might have value for building. Phelps offered his half stating the neighbor could use it. The talk led to peace rather than conflict.
A broad push for wage increases is planned in Massachusetts mills. Parryville Pennsylvania reports a voluntary 10 to 15 cent daily wage rise for 75 workers. Butte County California sees 700 Japanese laborers replaced by whites by a Western Pacific contractor. Carbondale Pennsylvania painters settle at 2.75 dollars daily, up 25 cents. United Garment Workers seek contributions for Chicago agitation. AFL organizers expect new unions in Allentown Pennsylvania within weeks. Seattle labor sector plans to run a steam laundry after protests over long hours and low pay. Boot and Shoe Workers Union votes for a Milwaukee convention on June 18. Australia’s Parliament adopts a union label clause amid longest debate in history. Lancaster County Pennsylvania reports peak activity in building as carpenters masons and painters are fully employed for summer and fall.
A travelogue excerpt shows Swiss guides flattering Mrs. Cook about her walking prowess. Simond and Bertrand boast two good guides could take anyone up Mont Blanc, while a harmless dining prank ends with a pie melee as a patron demands two squash pies for 15 cents but is charged 10 cents each.
Tess proclaims engagement to Mr Hom ley, while Jess cautions against marriage. Tess insists she could marry if she chose, underscoring personal agency in a Philadelphia Press dialogue.
A worried mother warns her son that the new next door neighbor looks wiry and intimidating. The child reassures herself that she fears she will be the one to get licked when meeting him. The exchange captures domestic tension over unfamiliar new neighbors.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer column humorously notes how reputation forms through social antics. The talk centers on a fancy dress ball highlander costume and witty remarks about marriage and courtship dynamics.
A reflective column notes diminishing wartime glamour as modern conflicts shorten and drumless armies redefine battles. It cites painters poets and playwrights mourning the lack of epic war songs while pacifist voices celebrate the shift toward peace and restraint.
A muddled item combines a bread dough recipe using milk yeast and gluten flour with a notarized oath from Toledo Ohio circa 1850. The document cites Frank J Cheney and I J Cheney Co promising compensation for data not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure, followed by sales pitches for Hall’s pills.
A simple skillet method: slice one onion and fry slowly in two tablespoons of butter until colored. Add about three cups of cold potatoes, sliced or diced, season with salt pepper chopped parsley and lemon juice. Stir until potatoes are buttered and hot but not browned.
Shake in Allen's Foot-Base powder to cure chilblains damp sweating aching swollen feet and to treat corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Do not substitute. Free sample mailed. Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy New York.
The text notes Japan’s long effort to build homes that resist shaking yet remain highly flammable, urging San Francisco to develop architecture that won’t burn or collapse during earthquakes. It frames a critique of fire safety and structural resilience in urban design.
Foreign visitors note Caracas residents rush to hear impromptu open air concerts as wandering musicians play. Cobbler entries fill quickly, and locals keep a wary eye on hats for collecting money. Doctor Kline is advertised in the text.
A historic recipe describes mixing cold fried liver with bacon in a white sauce, adding hard boiled eggs, onion, seasonings, and lemon juice to form pies for winter use. It also instructs making grape and elderberry preserves from pressed fruit, cooking, and canning in tin jars for cellar storage.
A man remarks a resemblance to you. Another asks where he is to punch him. The reply is IT killed him.
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