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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
5
An American milliner in Paris uncovers the hidden force behind the Paris hat. A hypnotic needle and absinthe lure workers into lethargy and frenzy, turning the design room into a delirious, joy filled rush before the spell breaks.
Henry Clay, a bashful young lawyer in Lexington Virginia, rises from a silent listener to deliver a courtlike address that begins with awkward appeals to the jury. The improvised peroration astonishes the audience and sets the stage for his future fame as a brilliant jurist and politician.
The Philadelphia Press notes the Knights Templars began as a semireligious, semimilitary order in the twelfth century to aid crusaders. They earned the title after quarters at Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, later gaining power and facing suppression in the fourteenth century, with ongoing questions about modern versus ancient continuity.
In New York City more than 190 electric church signs illuminate the streets. The earliest sign was a cross over St. Augustine chapel in lower Manhattan about forty years ago. Bowery mission workers repeatedly heard testimonies of people who say the flaming cross on St. Augustine's helped turn them from evil.
A fragment from the New York Guard notes a strained family dynamic as a mother and child navigate a tense moment. The writing hints at social pressures and language play reflecting challenging, perhaps urban, daily life.
A compact, older style admonition urging persistent effort and disdain for luck. It argues that work builds success, idleness harms happiness, and progression prevents retrogression, warning against reliance on chance and endorsing steady labor as the path to achievement.
A tiny, unassuming man asks to play a round at Blackhill golf course using any old clubs and a dirty ball. He claims golf is his work and proves a humble, efficient player while the narrator loses a few holes and questions why professionals do not resemble ordinary golfers.
The New York World argues that mules remain essential in warfare across deserts and mountains. While horses fade with mechanization, camels and elephants retreat, the mule's strength, sure footedness, endurance, and ability to work on minimal aid keep him indispensable, likely ensuring wars continue to rely on mules.
A student asks to switch from chemistry to astronomy, but his mother refuses. The father, reading the sporting page, nudges him to talk to his mother and devise a better excuse to stay out at night.
Tantalus, legendary king of Lydia, suffers in the underworld with an endless thirst and a pool that recedes whenever he tries to drink, along with other taunting punishments for his sins.
A Baltimore American quotation notes silent service and a dumb waiter as a proposed feature. The exchange hints at discreet service innovations in dining or lodging contexts.
A female traveler recounts a terrifying tarantula encounter in a Vera Cruz hotel room. She describes the eight-eyed arachnid and its deadly bite as she waited in darkness, fearing attack before dawn. The tale links the tarantella to tarantula venom and mentions a related anecdote from the Ladies' Home Journal and the Votes For Women dialogue.
A brief aphorism attributed to a Child urges choosing loss over unjust gain. It emphasizes that wrongdoing leads to lasting grief, while ethical behavior prevents enduring pain. The line reflects a timeless moral lesson on integrity versus temptation.
The text notes that ancient Chaldeans split the circle into 860 parts due to 360 day years. It also mentions a claim that the Earth makes 865.2564381 axial turns per orbit around the sun, cited from New York American.
A brief comic note quotes Cleveland Leades about a man who offered to sing the baby to sleep. His wife replied to let the crying continue, highlighting domestic humor in a quoted exchange.
United States Department of Agriculture warns farm water sources easily pollute. Minnesota tests show 25 of 79 supplies polluted mainly due to surface exposure. rain and surface water require filtration or avoidance for household use. Wells and springs endure pollution from nearby filth. cisterns, covered wells, and fenced springs with proper filtration reduce risk. The illustrated windmill system cost about six dollars aside from labor and uses muslin coverings to limit contaminants.
The partnership of C. C. Stephens and H. E. Becker doing business as Consumers Produce Company is dissolved. H. E. Becker retires and C. C. Stephens assumes all business and liabilities and will continue as Consumers Produce Company. Aberdeen Washington with publications June 19 1914 and July 10 1914. Signed June 16 1914.
In the Superior Court of Washington for Chehalis County Thad administrator Edward Gault announces letters of administration for the estate of Katherine M. Gault deceased. Creditors must present claims with vouchers within one year after June 12, 1914 to Edward Gault at Austin M. Wada offices Aberdeen Washington. Claims not presented will be forever barred.
Charles E. Thorne, director of the Ohio experiment station, warns that cultivation wastes effort when lime is needed. He advises against caustic lime and recommends ground limestone to maintain humus and optimize use of other fertilizers.
The department of agriculture plans a campaign in Kentucky Tennessee Virginia and the Carolinas to raise egg quality and standardize grading. Prizes will be offered for the best dozen eggs and officials at state county or municipal levels may add prizes.
A note warns against proposing to a girl by sending a letter. The writer recalls attempting this once, and the recipient tucked the letter into a book she was reading, then lost contact afterward.
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