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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1907
Page
3
A barber notes how a man’s habits shape his beard and hair growth. Desk position near sunlight speeds side growth. Late hours or overwork require more frequent shaves as circulation stays active.
A London Spectator reflection notes fog dulls sea motion and muffles sound signals. It discusses the difficulty of localizing sound in fog due to wave interference and the reduced eye ear coordination, leaving the ear to rely on itself.
In 1800 the Pall Mall Gazette asked readers to name England’s worst railway. A witty reply targets the Southeastern railway as the very worst, calling engines asthmatic, lamps trimmed by foolish virgins, fares high, carriages leaky, and punctuality non existent. The letter ends with a dramatic note on Dante and the Worm Who Turns.
A man at a bar answers court questions with a riddle about guilt and innocence. He suggests he cannot escape both conditions, prompting the judge and jury to question which status applies. The exchange captures a courtroom mood and a wry deflection.
Extracts From Longfellow's Letters describe a meal with Dominican friars at San Clemente and Archbishop Manning, Italian dishes, and a later supper hosted by Lowell for Thackeray. Lively anecdotes include an inquisitor’s fire and witty exchanges about drinking port during the Thackeray visit.
An old sea captain describes a vast, centuries old mass of floating seaweed in the north Atlantic. He locates it in a large eddy near fifty-six degrees west and between twenty-two and twenty-eight degrees north. The origin is debated, with theories ranging from detached rocks at depth to winds detaching from northern shores.
During a formal function at Lambeth Palace in London, Right Rev Daniel S Tuttle and his wife were loudly announced as the bishop of Misery and Mrs Tuttle, prompting a humorous reference in Harper's Weekly.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip features Mr Jellus reacting to a photo his spouse reveals as theirs from years past. The twist shows the image was taken when he had hair, prompting humorous exchanges about identity and memory.
This fragment quotes Shakespeare and notes the theme of poverty versus virtue, presenting a brief literary observation without additional context or names.
An unnamed man visiting Denver complains to clerk C. T. Newton at the Shirley hotel after a mistaken perception of his sobriety. He says a morning call for ice water yielded a pitcher, implying hotel staff assumed he drank heavily the previous night, though he insists he was not drunk. The exchange ends with the man walking away in a defiant, questioning look.
A New York Sun reminiscence recalls how a Broadway Tenth Street bend saved a tavern and a mighty elm by aldermanic choice around 1849. The piece links urban design to local lore and the fate of a Dutch farmhouse site.
The Union Bank & Trust Co of Aberdeen Washington is granted a certificate of authority to operate as a trust company. The act authorizing incorporation was approved March 17 1908 and the capital stock of fifty thousand dollars is paid in. Certificate dated May 29 1907 at Olympia with Secretary of State and Assistant Secretary signatures.
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