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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1903
Page
6
Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott argues labor must be organized democratically to avoid autocratic rule. He warns against demagogues and bosses in politics and unions, asserting workers have a right to voice hours, conditions, and wages, while advising tactful handling of admiration and social propriety.
Dr Biggs argues tuberculosis is not merely contagious but spread largely through sputum. He estimates 80,000 New York City cases still vulnerable, urges preventive care and cure funding, and claims early measures in the city saved tens of thousands of lives. He compares costs with monetary relief for the insane.
An era guide notes customs on courtship with men choosing and women waiting governed by propriety. It urges modest suitors to reveal preference, warns against chasing and snubbing, and counsels balance and self respect in romantic pursuit.
Marion F. Mowbray argues that women raised with brothers gain social ease and better understanding of men. A tomboyish upbringing fosters companship and yields a natural give and take, reducing misread signals about dating and marriage intentions.
A fashion essay argues artful dress blends color and form with practicality. It champions classical and lavish robes alike, notes women adopting masculine sports, and condemns long skirts as unfashionable and unhygienic for street wear.
An American alienist Dr. Barr recounts a case of a wealthy American whose fortune neared 10 million. He abandoned luxury to live among Japanese gravediggers and social outcasts, tattooing his body, then returning to America to display his tattoos before joining a traveling bear and harem in Japan. He later hired Japanese boys and fought staged wars with monkeys, enacting brutal scenes for entertainment.
The article extols Alaska as a future power with vast coal and copper resources and strong gold prospects. It highlights a proposed Port Valdez to Dawson City railway, awarding the contract to J. B. McDonald of New York to employ 5,000 workers, enabling regional development and immigration shift from Canada.
The text warns that cotton waste moist with oil or lampblack can ignite in sun or heat. It notes acids and inks on hot pipes ignite, and linseed oil turpentine on rags may ignite after hours. It advises ventilation for coal storage and comments on social echoes of hard work and greed in church life.
Fragment from a historical page features two songs Brightest and Best of the suns of the morning and Dixie's Land. The first hymn praises the infant Jesus with gifts and devotion while the second nostalgic piece describes life in the South with vivid regional imagery and refrain Look away look away.
At a Philadelphia women physicians meeting a doctor recounted her frightful midnight walk after tending a patient in a dangerous area. A rough escort followed, but a burly man impeded her escape while nearby lodgers were forced out. She reached home safely with a following motive as two doctors had refused to go to the patient. A murder had occurred in the same quarter the prior week.
A spring 1875 episode described by John Muir in Our National Parks where a woodchuck reveals nature’s wit. The keen observer recounts a small, vivid encounter during his exploration of the natural world.
While tracking a fresh woodchuck print through ten foot snow to a thirteen thousand foot peak, the seeker discovers a sheltered south facing garden in bloom with rock cress phlox silene and draba. The animal's precise route and timing prompt musings on its botanical and topographical awareness.
A letter excerpt highlights Hindu credulity with examples from India including claims about a London Morning Leader hoax, a Spanish paper, and a Whitechapel beggar substituted for an emperor. It recounts myths of bridges needing native heads, a clerical disappearance used as ointment for wounded troops, and remarks on public belief among educated natives.
In Brooklyn Life a playful quip notes how company makes people eat more than when alone. Yommy admits he serves himself extra due to having better things to eat, while Mamma explains the social pull of shared meals.
An officer explains the fainting incident after dancing thrice with a lady. He says the happiness strained her nerves and he departs to avoid causing further harm.
In a humorous exchange Frank learns to ride a horse and responds that he does not bounce hard when the horse bucks. He says he stays up nearly all the time, a quip from the Little Chronicle about riding skills.
A playful note links luck to odd numbers and frames Friday as the sixth day with six being twice three. It suggests Friday holds double charm and luck in proverbs and day-of-week lore.
In a brief humorous dialogue a clerk refuses to reveal morphine details to a customer while the latter questions his own intent. The clerk’s reply hints at caution and misgivings about the customer’s state of mind.
A courtroom exchange unfolds as the prisoner asks the judge to dine first before delivering the sentence. The line hints at a court scene and the interaction between judge and prisoner.
Universal penny fares are to be tried for six months on the Sheffield England municipal electric tramway system as a test of affordability and service reach for riders.
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