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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1907
Page
7
A humorous plate features an American touring Napoleon's tomb with grandiose measurements of the sarcophagus and casket, followed by a poem excerpt about love. It also includes jokes about honesty with Gear the congress candidate and playful exchanges among Douglas and Tucker, plus biblical reflections on suffering and a geography anecdote about Christ’s birthplace.
A humorous clipping contrasts quotes on health and virtue with a Stanford zoology professor, Dr. Jenkins. He is absorbed in work, oblivious to guests as he dozes in bed while his wife handles social calls with the Branner visit. The piece plays on absentmindedness and genteel propriety.
A collage of quotations and anecdotes spans Dunbar's resignation poem on death and song, Sheridan era Indian skirmish humor, Montaigne on self assertion, a Sunday school quip about Stephen, and a Virginia Lancaster treaty note on Indian education offering to educate Virginia youths who become men of use in their woods and hunts.
A young writer, rejected after writing six dramas, gets a manager’s pep talk. He is urged to start with two one act curtain raisers and offer them for free to gain exposure. The manager notes Sidney Grands’ success starting with a curtain raiser titled A Little Change and playing it for nothing at the Haymarket.
Government compiled tide tables for Astoria Oregon outline high and low water times with adjustments for nearby harbors and rivers. Notes include Willapa Bay South Bend Grays Harbor Hoquiam Columbia River and Clatsop Beach with subtraction and addition minutes for exact times.
A Somerset vicar opposed new optics noting microscopes and telescopes distort vision and imply falsehood. Critics argued spectacles demoralize society and unfairly advantage men over women. Mrs Rowan of McDonough credits Electric Bitters with restoring health and vigor, claiming she feels 20 years younger.
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