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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
3
A dated miscellany describes a candle blast illusion with smoky reillumination and hat height tricks, then salt brine density in water to float an egg and a moral about personal presentation affecting opportunities. A manager rejects a shabby applicant, underscoring the value of clean attire over raw capability.
A speaker argues that judging by appearance is dangerous and urges matching deeds to display true ability rather than boasting. The passage stresses careful thinking about character and work quality to avoid misjudging others.
Readable excerpts describe icebergs migrating from polar regions to distant seas and the dangers they pose to ships. The piece then recounts Alphonse Daudet's youth marked by poverty, taunts, and a determination to succeed leading to his later fame and a story about a boy named Whats-His-Name.
The Figaro shows photographs claiming to capture blood stains on the Turin Shroud, part of the Savoy royal relic. Critics say the negatives were doctored and that lasting chemical effects over 19 centuries are unlikely, while scientists discuss possible photographic theories behind the images.
Leslie's Weekly recalls Andrew Carnegie as a small gentle man with no imposing presence, contrasting his personal traits with his public power. It notes the Warsaw Lutheran Church dome at 200 feet interior diameter as the largest, and the British Museum Library dome at 130 feet. The piece also remarks on how man’s inhumanity has made many lawyers wealthy.
The Indianapolis News advises placing feeding and watering in a scratch shed or crates near the roosting area. Build smooth slat crates with a solid floor and hinged top for easy placing and cleaning. When nursing, provide green foods and rape. in confinement use bran oats peas and little corn with clover hay as a substitute for green summer forage.
The article describes siloing sugar beets by piling and covering the roots to preserve them, with ventilated tops and straw coverings for cold weather. It warns against indiscriminate lime use and recommends soil tests and blue litmus checks to guide lime application. It also lists per quart weights for various feeds from the Connecticut experiment station and notes improper feeding as a cause of sow cannibalism, urging protein in brood sows.
Field and Farm outlines preservation of eggs by air exclusion to slow oxidation. A popular recipe uses lime water with lime, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, saltpeter and alum, yielding about 150 dozen eggs per barrel and reusable only once.
A Kansas Agricultural College study found minimal difference in daily yields for nine cows when a single milker was swapped, though complete absence of regular milkers during elections caused significant drops. Irregular milking increased stress on nervous cows. Continuous milker changes are discouraged due to irregular handling and scarcity of good milkers.
The passage outlines a device for cattle control. A block of wood is screwed to each horn with a wire from block to block and to the nose ring. If the bull pushes, the wire tightens and lifts the ring causing pain, teaching the animal to curb misbehavior. A breeder claims even fierce bulls are quickly tamed by the device.
A collage of brief jokes and anecdotes from various papers. Entertaining lines cover manners, miscommunication, marriage, work, and everyday absurdities. Notable bits include a polite lie, a stubborn truth habit, a hunter’s pigeons, and a tax on patience.
A short editorial on dairy practices argues that hard work and cleanliness yield better butter and cheese quality. It warns against focusing on big herds or grain crops alone, notes that skimmed cheese and oleomargarine masquerade as real dairy products, and questions near-factory swine keeping as unprofitable.
London obituary recalls Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett born in Brooklyn in 1849 as one of three American‑born MPs. It traces his lineage to Pilgrim ancestors and notes his connection to Francis A. Channing and Bartlett-Coutts, with details on his parents and family marriage.
Dore Lehman, associate of William Penn, and Sir Ellis, educated at Oxford, served as civil lord of the admiralty under Salisbury in 1885 and 1886 to 1892. Knighted in 1892, he sat in Parliament twenty two years representing Eye 1880 85 and Sheffield since. He died after an appendicitis operation.
A Wichita Eagle summary notes the Sphinx Club debate in New York on advertising as essential for business. Experts urge beginners to large scale awareness, distinguish general and special ads, and avoid gimmicks. A New England merchant praises steady newspaper presence as the key to attracting customers and long term cost efficiency.
Portable bakeries in France will be mounted on automobiles to bake bread from grain, enhancing mobility for the French army. A man never confesses his past to the woman he marries unless he is just to least bit proud of it.
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