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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1914
Page
6
Comical Exchange About Sleep in Married Life
A Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune quip contrasts a wife's talk with a husband's need for rest. The joke centers on the idea that a man should sleep sometimes, sparking light humor about domestic dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Early Typesetting Machinery Record in England
The first record of typesetting machinery appeared in the English Patent Office in 1794. This marks an early milestone in printing technology and mechanical typesetting developments.
Myles Platform for Chehalis County Assessor
Paid political ad outlines John F. Myles platform critiquing high taxes, wasteful spending, and high valuations. It calls for a new appraisal reducing property values 25 to 40 percent, tighter assessment limits, and voter-approved expenditure caps. It urges support in the Republican primaries on September 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chehalis
Chehalis County
Easier Method Tramp Learns Gutters Must Wait
Mrs Brown tests a tramp by offering a meal then tasks him with gutter cleaning. He refuses to use a hoe and claims his method is to pray for rain, provoking a dryly humorous exchange. The anecdote appears in London Answers.
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London
Appreciated Appreciation in a Domestic Dilemma
A Chicago Record Herald excerpt presents a troubled wife debating separation from a drinking husband. She admits his refusal to leave, contemplates withholding food to force him away, and notes her lingering fondness as her only sign of gratitude.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Doctor Advises Broad Reading To Rejuvenate Patient
A physician tells a patient to read widely daily to stimulate the mind and stay informed. The patient reveals he is an exchange editor. The exchange highlights the value of newspapers and magazines for mental vitality.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Thoughtful remarks on hats and paint in church setting
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a woman asking if her hat is crooked and a man adjusting her red paint with comic indecision. She later tells a friend that wearing makeup made her feel like a chalk faced ghost during church, highlighting comic vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tomorrow's Action and the Wisdom of Waiting
A reflective note contrasts the idea of tomorrow with the harsh fate of those who wait. It questions whether aged wisdom can still triumph over delay and explores themes of effort, risk, and the consequences of procrastination.
Farmers' Union Rejects Blue Sky Initiative No 6
A Farmers' Union committee representing Walla Walla Columbia and Garfield counties repudiates Initiative Measure No 6 known as the Blue Sky law. They call for a properly drawn act to curb fraud yet oppose rigid rules that would deter legitimate investment in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union
Walla Walla
Columbia
Garfield
Commonwealth
Is it a fair view of the eight hour bill talk at Seattle Dreamland
A Dreamland Rink Seattle meeting before the city election featured Judge Winsor and J G Brown with W H Kingery. C Buck chaired and urged an eight hour day plus a six hour target, claiming higher employment and a $5000 campaign fund from 25 cent buttons to sway employers. He warned of labor taking over industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Buck
Seattle
Dreamland Rink
Judge Winsor
J. G. Brown
Timberworkers’ Union
W. H. Kingery
Mr. Buck
Telling Points Against Road Bill
The Farmers Union of Walla Walla Columbia and Garfield counties opposes Initiative Measure No. 10 arguing it uses convict labor on public highways without penitentiary reform, funds a state road board, and diverts $2,000,000 for camps. They warn it wastes $300,000 in penitentiary capital and yields unchecked authority to the governor’s board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union of
Walla Walla
Columbia
Garfield
State Highway Board
Grain Bag Trust
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Calcutta
State Highway Commission
Reformatory
Monroe
Farmers Against "Seven Sisters" Urges Unified Vote
The Farmers Union of Walla Walla Columbia and Garfield counties opposes the Seven Sisters measures after a committee study. It calls on every farmer to act as a single voter to defeat the proposed legislation and warns labor unions may back them mistakenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union
Walla Walla
Columbia
Garfield
Debts in Court as Contractor Questioned
In a contracting line, a dramatic exchange unfolds with Flim and Flam debating business and debts before a judge. The dialogue hints at financial trouble and a formal legal setting.
Convict Labor on Public Highways Initiative Reviewed
The measure would force all convict labor to the public highways, create a State Road Fund funded by a half mill levy, allocate 2 million dollars for tools and materials, and repeal existing highway levies. Proponents argue lower costs and reduced political bias, opponents warn of prison labor costs, impact on jute mills, reformatories, and creation of mobile road camps.
Farmers Oppose Measure No 13 in Walla Walla Union
The Walla Walla Union reprints a committee report from Farmers Union of Walla Walla, Columbia and Garfield counties arguing harvest wages reflect long hours. It states harvest season risk, weather storms, and labor shortages make eight hour shifts impractical and costly for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla Union
Committee of Farmers’ Union of
Walla Walla
Columbia
Garfield Counties
Three Colonies to Face Unemployment
Rabbi Wise of the Free Synagogue in New York proposes three colonies to solve unemployment. The first houses skilled workers ready to produce but lacking jobs. The second trains the unskilled in labor while the third contains those who refuse to work, who would be left to starve if necessary.
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Rabbi Wise
Free Synagogue
New York
Buttons on Shoes and Family Ties Cartoon
A brief humorous note on buttons on children's boots and a joke about family ties. The shopman should fit patent fasteners before purchase as buttons coming loose makes boots untidy. In a second joke a boy explains his father makes him wear old family ties.
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Willie
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