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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
8
Manuel Earnshaw, a Philippine Islands delegate, stands out in the extra session as a bright earnest statesman with a clear purpose and strong backing. He represents his island constituents in legislative matters with defined aims and public support behind him.
Congressman Manuel Earnshaw pledges to remove his people from congressional jurisdiction and push for Philippine self government with continued U S support. He notes the islands can govern themselves and credits his tireless wife for shared public distinction in the Philippine cause.
A vivid, delicate portrait of a barefoot, ragged girl named Martha. The passage describes her gleeful laughter, exposed neck and shoulders, and a pail of water as she splashes along the street. The rhythm and imagery echo William Wordsworth in a short lyrical scene.
Shorthand prevailed among ancient Greeks and Romans but vanished from the tenth to sixteenth centuries. Isaac Pitman introduced Phonography to the world in 1837, reviving the writing method.
Ex convict Charles W. Morse, once a dominant financial figure, returns to New York on his feet after a doctors predicted death within a year. He refutes the prognosis, hints at a coastwise steamship line to serve Panama Canal traffic, and prepares for potential clashes with former financiers.
The 183 mile line from Uncompahgre park in Colorado to Mount Ellen in Utah marks the farthest distance the human eye can span. Surveyors from the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey achieved this feat with international collaboration while conducting a new earth measurement.
A head waiter asks a patient diner if his order has been taken. The diner confirms and asks to change it to an entreaty, noting it was placed fifteen minutes earlier and asking if modification is possible.
A brief item notes that a photograph was taken prior to a forthcoming event. It hints at a lighthearted or whimsical tone and references contemporary readers with a playful disclaimer about the timing of the shot. No names or places are given in the readable text.
The quotation notes social balance between wealth and privacy, humorously contrasting constant visibility with measured restraint. It hints at public scrutiny and the irony of flaunting wealth while seeking modest distance from crowds.
Noticeable leak in the tread room roof prompts a proposal by a village orator to secure funding. The speaker argues the roof clearly leaks in bad weather and urges action.
The verse portrays a couple whose years diverge as time passes. He ages from twenty nine toward eighty one while she grows from seventeen toward sixty nine. Their anticipated union fades as the fates lengthen the gap and end their courtship.
A light quip from the Pittsburgh Press notes lawyers brief styles reduce clients to short cases. The cartoonish line plays on wordplay about legal briefs and client length.
A driver hits a dog on a country road and offers $10 to the farmer. The farmer accepts, then watches the car recede. He scratches his head and wonders aloud who owned the dog, ending with the quip about ownership.
Paul Hellen, noted for etching beautiful women, told in New York that many refined American faces show a hard quality. He cited faces that recall a jest about a girl and a suitor demanding deeds, illustrating the certain stony expression he observed.
A morning class discussed national independence and a teacher’s lesson on the Declaration of Independence. Sammy Smith answered that it was signed “at the bottom” with glee, prompting a light classroom moment.
A judge cites a tale of two boys Charles and John aged three. John cries that Charles drew a picture of I got drowned and refused to draw one showing he could be helped.
In New York a society fights unnecessary noises with focus on alerting boylars. The men banter about burglars and alarms while noting progress in reducing disturbance.
In a Boston Transcript humor note Mrs Subbubs asks a neighbor’s child about a dozen eggs. The child replies 40 cents, but the mother offers 35 if there is grumbling, reflecting a domestic pricing quip from the era.
The Louisville Courier Journal cites a confrontation over staging the play How to Keep a Servant with one critic calling it not much a play while another notes the title alone draws women curious to see how the problem is solved.
A brief humor item notes a Harvard Lampoon gag about signs telling people to keep off grass and a railroad man receiving ties as a birthday gift. A second joke from the Boston Transcript panel jokes about choosing between two girls by noting married sisters and the plan for a mother in law's visits.
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