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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1913
Page
7
A vintage ad lists select ladies garments and shoes at deep discounts with items including kimonas dresses skirts raincoats and shoes. Men's union suits and overalls are offered at low prices alongside various lot numbers for bulk selections.
Professor George A. Hill of the Naval Observatory reports twenty years of study show earth's axis wobbles within a sixty foot circle. Observers from Gaithersburg to Mizusawa confirm the nomadic pole moves slowly, with no fixed orbit, altering position by tens of feet over months.
The article explains that stars appear to stagger in the sky rather than move straight. Professor Hill argues the earth changes position as latitudes slip, implying the earth’s axis has two motions: a revolving one for day and night and an oscillating one not yet determined.
Soda fountain proprietors in Harvard Square Cambridge operate on the honor system this year. Students at Harvard average 10 000 ice cream sodas and sundaes daily in summer. Clerks at College Square serve without taking money and customers place payments in a counter receptacle. Change is provided from the cash as needed. Business reportedly increased.
The post office department approved two stamp book designs. One book will hold ninety six one cent stamps and the other will hold twenty four one cent stamps and twenty four two cent stamps. Stamp books priced one cent above face value yielded the government a profit of $180000 last year.
A new orchid named the Suffragette is exhibited in London due to its tongue that is always wagging. The plant draws curiosity for its talkative feature and distinctive appearance noted by observers.
A Hindu sage Vishnusarman writes that a beauty of body alone leads to conquest while beauty of soul brings true balance. The tale shows a woman who first desires outer charm, then aspires for inner virtue, and ultimately receives both.
A concise social reflection notes that limiting attention to others’ affairs could foster a more progressive world. The quote by Puck emphasizes minimizing intrusion and focusing on constructive actions.
Diet for unusually stout persons lists allowed items such as clear soups flat fish lean meats poultry eggs fruit greens and small dry toast with water hot or cold skim milk unsweetened lemonade mineral waters tea and coffee without sugar and alcohol if ordered.
A witty exchange records a taciturn man opposite Miss Smith identified as Louis the Fourteenth. The joke hinges on his name Louis and being numbered to keep guests from hitting thirteen at table.
In a bookstore exchange a man asks about a travel book while another notes a wife's upcoming trip to Europe. The dialogue hints at interests in famous U S historical places and descriptions for foreign visitors.
Cartoon caption from Chicago News notes courtship and marriage swap values, where a man tricks a partner with money before marriage and then struggles to maintain value after tying the knot.
A brief note attributes the adage to Shakespeare, stating the idea that honesty yields the richest legacy.
Guidance on monogram use favors the bride's initials for most gifts unless the item targets the groom personally. Peas should be eaten with a fork. The last signer of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll, died November 14, 1832. Adams and Jefferson died July 4, 1826. Carroll born September 29, 1737. Twenty one signers lived past 1800.
Edmond Rostand French dramatist born in Marseille April 1 1869. He wrote his first play in 1804 then Cyrano de Bergerac L Aiglon Chantecler 1910. Married Rosamonde Gerard elected to French Academy 1902.
The text cites Philadelphia New York Cincinnati and Washington as the four leading zoological gardens in the United States. It notes Philadelphia Zoo founded in 1871 with limited initial growth, Bronx Zoo as the largest in extent, Cincinnati Zoo as a credit to a mid sized city, and the National Zoological Park in Washington founded in 1801 with progress hampered by planning but now boasting excellent collections of animals including rare specimens.
Ginseng, called jintsang in Chinese, is valued for restoring mental and physical vigor, though its effect is tied to the root’s appearance. Dr. Franz Friedmann, born in Berlin, is a German tuberculosis specialist. The sixteenth amendment grants Congress power to levy income taxes. U.S. mints are in Philadelphia New Orleans San Francisco and Denver.
A 1,000 expert poll across America and Europe ranked the modern world’s top wonders. Wireless telegraphy led with 244 votes, followed by telephone, airplane, radium, spectrum analysis, X-ray, the Panama Canal, anaesthesia, and synthetic chemistry in descending order.
The Kansas City Journal notes Cardinal Obeglia, dean of Sacred College in Rome, reaching eighty four. A humorous exchange features a wife asking why her child Johnny washes his hands rarely and mentioning Ginger prints at school.
A Washington Herald excerpt features a heated exchange about a trump during a game remarking how the move demonstrated interest. The dialogue underscores spectator intensity and competitive tension in the writing.
A brief comic exchange from a Pittsburgh Post item features Mr Wombat remarking on a tied situation and a remark about appearing pleasant for the photographer. The quip hints at social pressuring during a photo shoot and the cartoonish tone of the column.
A brief quotation styled as a transcript explores a man’s claim that his business is “collecting” what the world owes him. The exchange frames a philosophical or satirical critique of entitlement.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a man claiming not to be two faced and a woman questioning him. He quips that if he were two faced he would use the other one, delivering a pun in a witty vintage style.
In a light exchange the New York Sun features a banter where Knicker-Jones declares himself an impressionist while Becker counters that he is a suppressionist.
Artie Hofman shows his old stride and could lift Pittsburgh as they push toward a pennant. His return strengthens a lineup that needs veteran scoring and steady play.
Mothers note symptoms of indigestion headaches nervousness and colicky pains in children and suspect worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is advertised as a pleasant candy lozenge that expels worms regulates bowels tones the body and makes kids well. Guaranteed. $0.25. Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
Engineer FE G Hunt and crew began yesterday a survey from the end of the Polson Logging Co. rail line to meet the Olympic Highway at Humptulips. The Hoquiam Commercial Club arranged the survey after securing consent from parties who had agreed work with Hunt. County engineer delays were due to a rush of other office duties, not commissioners' opposition.
Aberdeen resident Mrs. E A Johnson reports long kidney trouble with back pain and fatigue. After a week of using Dean's Kidney Pills she found relief and a box completed the cure. Sold by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo NY sole US agents. remember the name Doan's.
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