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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
4
The Herald notes circulation claims may affect advertising. It critiques the Tacoma Republican platform as vague and out of touch, arguing Republicans bear responsibility for state taxation and stalling progress. It urges a broad primary ballot and laments booster culture in Washington.
The reactionary press attacks President Wilson for pushing anti-trust bills through the house claiming reluctant votes. It notes rail securities regulation and Clayton anti monopoly bills faced minimal opposition, suggesting either the measures are inherently reasonable or public opinion strongly favors them.
The Herald promises round the clock coverage across its pages delivering local events, sports, weather, and notices with daily updates. Readers are urged to stay tuned for the latest headlines, features, and community briefs throughout the week.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger urges a Progressive Republican movement to oppose the Democrats in 1916 yet says Colonel Roosevelt should practice self-effacement for unity. It warns that his egotism could split the party, while noting his continued presence blocks reactionaries from seizing a strong opposing coalition.
The speaker argues that giving college students practical experience during university would yield ready trained public service personnel. They contrast this with current employees lacking university level theoretical and technical training and propose on the job technical training through a cooperative plan to heighten usefulness.
A stern call argues the United States must adopt a constructive policy in Mexico to prevent continual revolution. It warns delaying action increases bloodshed and oppression and questions whether the U S will fulfill its sacred duty to civilization or shirk responsibility as the keeper of its brother.
A historical essay argues for gradual admission of Asiatics with education and naturalization while maintaining that social assimilation can occur without intermarriage. It calls for expert study of intermarriage biology and warns against white Japanese marriage as highly hazardous.
The New York Sun notes sharp contrasts in barbering abroad. European cities use American chairs less. haircuts and shaves cost a few cents in London and Italy. Turkish barbers rely on tips. German and French shops include wig making and hairdressing. Austrian apprenticeships are long. Syrian barbers work in street chairs. Indian barbers visit homes. Chinese barbers roam streets with gear for on the spot work.
A diary excerpt from A G C Liddell recalls Gladstone’s tolerance of sinecures, noting a late example held by Tom Duncombe as chief justice in eyre north of the rent with an annual value of £12,000. The piece discusses accepted sinecures in Cobham circles and society’s view of such offices.
The tradition of smoking dates to ancient China, likely spreading with time. Columbus found widespread smoking among American Indians, linked to religious practice. Tobacco reached Spain and Portugal in 1559 initially as snuff. Sir Walter Raleigh popularized smoking as a fashionable habit.
United States sailors guard the water supply trench outside Vera Cruz amid reports Mexicans planned to cut off the city’s water. A protective force was dispatched to secure the crucial utility.
A doctor in a mining camp questions a wounded man about shooting pains. Piute Pete replies with a grim joke. In Paris a critic at Cafe Foy complains about chocolate at Regence, only to be met with a sharp cordial retort from a desk woman and courtly gentlemen.
In Yonkers Statesman style dialogue a man and woman debate vanity and aging. The man says women spend 242 days gazing in the mirror from sixteen to seventy while the woman notes men stare longer after a woman finishes with the mirror.
In a Detroit Free Press passage a man asserts a dog is a fighter. another counters that the dog cannot scrap, then adds the dog used to lick his chops after meals, illustrating a surprising temperamental note about the animal.
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