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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
3
A satirical guideline from Puck on handling accidents with calm, careful first aid, avoiding haste, noting details, and preferring dignified outcomes. It humorously critiques overconfident rescues and absurd readiness with many methods. It emphasizes coolness, accurate recording, and sensible restraint until professionals arrive.
An English artist recounts how a Kinfauns railway porter carried Sir John Millais's Chill October along the Tay riverbank near Perth. The porter befriended the painter and, hearing the work sold for a thousand pounds, joked that he would not give half a crown for it.
The article traces early ideas on Earth's shape and motion from Thales of Miletus to Aristarchus of Samos, noting Pythagorean stellar evidence and the axis rotation sun orbit, with Galileo and Copernicus restoring ancient knowledge after the Middle Ages.
A New York tale says a penniless racing man pledged a pencil for 500 dollars at a pawnbroker. After the loan, his horses began winning, allowing him to redeem the pencil and valuables by week’s end. The story suggests pawnbrokers stretch rules for a favorable client.
A vignette on the Arabic phrase Inshallah used to seal promises. A Gibraltar cloth seller and a Moorish buyer illustrate how the phrase shields intent, with the price rising when the buyer invokes Inshallah to delay payment.
A gifted young violinist from Holland, who lacked enthusiasm for her art, once performed for the Prince of Wales then Edward VII. When asked if she cared for anything more than her Stradivarius, she colored a little, revealing her reluctance to the stage.
In a playful exchange with a prince, a violinist confesses she would pursue cooking if given a chance, insisting she harbors no talent for another art. The New York Tribune reports the remark as a burst of confidence.
A gentleman asks Mrs Siddons her age after a wager. She says seventy eight, he leaves in disbelief. She explains that when a woman with an uncertain age is queried she should add ten years to prompt admiration rather than speculation.
A Chicago woman runs a business combining catering and trance medium services for customers. Her sign, painted by an in-house humorist, reads Madame Blank caterer and trance medium Groceries and Provisions, reflecting a playful blend of offerings.
Washington Star recounts Ian Maclaren story of a Scotch criminal awaiting execution. The counsel visits to offer cheer, and the prisoner requests his Sabbath blacks to wear as a mark of respect to the deceased.
The London Chronicle outlines German homicide law distinguishing premeditated murder from intentional homicide without deliberation, both carrying severe penalties. It notes that dueling is treated as a separate misdemeanor, with offenders punished by detention in a fortress for fifteen years.
In a London Standard exchange a friend praises a painting calling it a battlefield scene. The artist insists it is a basket of fruit, noting the misinterpretation of light and shade.
A London Chronicle remark notes queer Australian names as a witness called Lily Fury and describes a fashionable Sydney physician Dr Angel Money. The Exchange jokes about a defendant to be tried seven times and a lawyer quips on existence and murder. An aluminium notice explains its light, corrosion resistance, and compare to gold.
Prof. H. A. Howell of Howell's American School in Havana Cuba testifies that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saved his baby during a severe cold. He recalls his mother's long trust in the remedy and notes rapid relief after administration. For sale by Evans Drug Co.
A catalog of fire alarm box locations in Aberdeen and nearby areas. Real boxes include intersections such as Young and Thomas North Aberdeen and Hume and K streets Northern Pacific Depot, with numerous others listed in Highland Home South Aberdeen High School and surrounding streets. Imaginary boxes marked with an asterisk indicate fictional entries among real sites.
Harry Wilson of Waynetown Indiana says Chamberlains Cough Remedy is unequaled for croup and helps prevent attacks when given at the first sign. It is touted as a trusted cold and throat remedy and is sold by Evans Brug Co.
In Chehalis County Washington administrator Jacob Flyte presents the final account and petition for distribution in the estate of Jane C Flyte deceased The hearing is set for March 24 1908 at 10 o clock in Montesano before Judge Mason Irwin Any interested party may appear and file objections in writing W C Birdwell county clerk deputy A E Graham notes on record
Notice of settlement of final account and petition for discharge in the guardianship of Chester Young minor. J. C. Cross, guardian, has filed his final account in Chehalis County Superior Court. A hearing is set for March 24, 1908 at 10 a.m. in our courtroom to file written objections and contest the discharge. February 24, 1908.
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