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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
6
The article explains stellar brightness and magnitude, noting brighter stars have smaller magnitude numbers. It compares Sirius and Vega, states the Sun’s magnitude as 26.5 and its light is vastly greater than Sirius. It uses distance to illustrate light intensity and concludes Sirius shines about thirty times brighter than the Sun.
The Muslim month begins with the sighting of the new moon and requires two witnesses before the mufti to declare the fast. The mufti will only announce the feast after the new moon is seen by two faithful, rejecting telegrams as substitute testimony.
Harper's Weekly notes that the daddy longlegs is an ancient American insect. Fossil evidence from Colorado shows its ancestors thrived in tertiary times, with evolution leading to modern forms and a "civilized" trajectory into the twentieth century.
Major C G Bruce recounts a Garhwal hunting method for the tahr in the Himalayas. Hunters drive goats into deep nullahs then cover steep runs with water drenched bamboo mats. The mats freeze into slippery traps causing the herd to plunge from cliffs, yielding numerous carcasses for the harvest.
A New Yorker buys a colonial Virginia house drawn by a glam real estate pitch and friend tips. He visits, admires the hall and pillars, then names the mansion Mostly flash. The page mixes quips from period papers on Philadelphia Boston beehives and faded social banter.
Richard Davey notes in The Tower of London how yeomen of the guard nightly made the king's bed with a ceremonial ritual. They checked the mattress for weapons, performed crosses, kissed the linens, and sprinkled it with holy water before a supper across the corridor. Henry VIII enriched their costume with cloth of gold horse cloths valued at five pounds per yard. Katharine of Aragon's personal bodyguard later served Anne Boleyn.
A French tradesman offered to die by guillotine to spare a murderer, but authorities refused. A Russian peasant volunteered to be shot to protest killing, not out of pity for the condemned. A Quebec man pretended to be a murderer to escape a miserable home life, claiming his wife drove him to seek execution.
Rebuilt high grade cars offered below new price with overhaul and guarantee. Roadsters runabouts light seven passenger touring cars in various makes. Complete list and descriptions available. Prices range from 400 to 2000 dollars. Mention your preferred make. Winton Motor Car Co Winton Building Seattle Washington.
A historic note compares a modern grievance over an ill printed portrait to a 16th century royal matter. Queen Elizabeth I faced widespread likeness errors in popular portraits. Her minister Cecil issued a proclamation to curb deformed or misleading images for the comfort of subjects.
The piece notes Scotland's common surnames Campbells Frasers and Gordons led to distinctive nicknames tied to estates. It recalls a cowherd known as Boggy, real name Sandy Anderson, who earned the nickname from his Boggendreep farm and was called Boggy for life.
The X ray was discovered on Oct 8 1805 by Professor Roentgen while experimenting with a Crookes tube. The article also notes a daily family remark about a boy named Tommy showing determination, with his mother and father commenting on his effort to pursue soap bubbles and a tied string.
A reader quotes a remark by Mr. Cumroys on wanderlust calling it German for creditors. The exchange highlights differing views on why people leave home and seek new horizons.
A Louisville Courier Journal item presents a brief exchange about a man named Mose who works as the manager of a laundry, with the question and answer framing highlighting his occupation and the laundry’s name Eliza Ann.
A concise meditation on how worry dissolves courage and erodes endurance, suggesting mental strain weakens resolve and hastens fatigue in daily life.
Worded notice reads the address for a Wednesday evening gathering in the Kaufman block Heron Street hall with names Edith Semmen and Alleman mentioned as correspondent and honorable foreman respectively.
The City Messenger company installed two telephones Nos 5931 and 5941 both now in use One is always open Call either number and Central will get us This notice is signed by Jos Farrell Mgr
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