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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1903
Page
6
A father reflects on his daughter asking what he would take for her and answers a dollar, valuing her love above land wealth. He rocks and dreams of content, ending with a memory of Eugene Field.
In a village tale, May Gardner and friends plot Jonas thirty fifth birthday remedy. They decide a wife should be his present to spur him to marriage, arguing his bashful nature and their shared affection for him. Uncle John hints Jonas should consider matrimony as his birthday nears.
A Chicago Record-Herald report cites Sir Anthony MacDonnell stating Ireland's land question will be settled soon with a plan to transfer soil ownership to Irish people. The scheme involves new land valuation, state purchase of estates, and sale to tenants, aiming to reduce congested districts while preserving some landlord holdings.
Jonas, desolate after loneliness, asks for a wife as a birthday present. Jennie Deering teases then agrees, and by midnight she becomes his promised wife though it saddens future suitors. The plan shocks Jennie’s aunt and stirs mixed feelings in the small-town home.
The scene shows Mr. Ryefuddle confused by a so called living puzzle picture asking which figure is which. His wife watches with a fixed gaze as the judge notes the moment of realization with a sly quip.
The piece surveys Colonel George Earl Church’s claims that the Panama Canal would not pay, arguing longer European to Asia routes via Suez or Cape route, uncertain Chilean nitrate traffic, rail dominance on Pacific trade, and higher U S rail accident risks. It cites comparative British railroad practice and seasonal traffic variation to explain safety differences.
A London Spectator critique argues that society excuses swindles and killings with euphemism and pity. It questions whether leniency toward crime harms public morals and urges accountability over romanticizing misconduct.
During the past year in the United States 167 persons were killed in rail road accidents and 3 586 passengers were injured. British railroads saw no passenger deaths and 476 injuries despite far fewer tracks. The author argues accident risk grows with traffic density.
A Troy Times report argues corn may become a dominant world cereal. Europe now buys and eats corn freely, and demand supports high prices. Improved farming, irrigation, and expansion of the corn belt could dramatically raise output.
The New York World argues that removal of Choctaws to Indian Territory is ongoing but Indians are increasing in number. Census 1890 shows 249000 rising to 269000, with mixed heritage, compact communities, and rising land values making many tribes affluent and comparatively prosperous compared with whites.
Washington report details Representative Livingston of Georgia recounting a perilous mission with a Texas scout during the Atlanta campaign. He describes riding through city streets as Yankees searched a woman’s house, and recalls a lasting friendship with General Cogswell formed after the war.
A family memory of tending the old wood fire. The father hoists a large snowbound log to the chimney, positions the back and fore sticks, and rakes the bed of coals into hot embers. The scene plays out with sizzle and smoke, leaving the author certain in theory about everyone.
Russell Sage, famed financier, paid $4 for a load of salt hay after negotiating with a farmer stopping near Long Island. Sage argued the hay was only worth three, claiming labor and wagon use justified the price and teased neighbor Frank Tilford about calendar-driven profits.
The Philadelphia Press notes a crowd of women entering Mrs Gabbie's house for a sewing circle gathering, hinting at detraction as the social draw and questioning the crowd's motive.
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