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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1902
Page
6
A poetic meditation on children at bedtime from the Indianapolis Press. It praises little ones in white nightgowns and red and blue frocks, their laughter, games, and trust, ending with a spiritual note on innocence and guardianship.
An aging man visits George Glazier, a trolley conductor, and learns of his son Stephen. He secretly arranges a career path from conductor to secretary of a new company, rewarding George and his wife Millie with a hopeful future and a reunited family moment at home.
In Miggsville the town plans a festive waterline welcome for Prince Henry the Kaiser's sailor brother. Academy girls in white, flags, a local anvil display, and a German-tinged band event loom as the train arrives but departs with a loud screech, leaving the town in a humorous, puzzled mood.
A discussion on whether brain work shortens life contrasts with aging artists who thrive late. Cites Michelangelo at 71 architect of St Peter's, Andrea della Robbia dying at 98, Canova at 75, Verboeckhoven at 82, Titian praised until plague cut him down. Thomas Sidney Cooper painted until 97, with life measured by achievement. The Kansas City World notes old artists defy years, linking money to stubbornness in vanity.
Cap. Louis N. Stodder, born 1838 in Boston, is the lone surviving officer of the Monitor. He served from launch on January 30, 1862, through the battle with the Merrimac and the vessel’s loss off Cape Hatteras in December 1862. His recollections include the gun crew’s wary start and the ship’s rapid construction.
A simple Paris hat guide shows girls with basic sewing can craft a chic chiffon hat for about $1.25. Buy two yards of chiffon, a buckram frame, and cotton then braid, stitch, and shape into petals rosettes and loops. Vary color and trim to suit white blue rose or black white schemes.
A new club member loudly complains about everything including supplies and service. A one eyed member asks Eddie to fetch a spare eye from the office, and Eddie, hardened by city life, departs for the member’s locker where eyes are kept for emergencies.
A Philadelphia Bard column quotes a club woman praising charity work as a new field for women. It cites New York’s charity workers training school, notes limited competition and study opportunities, and mentions a $5,000 salary for a leading organizer with lecturing duties.
A strange contraption claimed to scare wolves on Western prairies entered consideration in sheep regions. The box holds lockwork and a steel barrel with blank cartridges fired by clockwork every ten minutes. The Spanish capital Madrid is noted for poor health stats amid a chaotic scene with a woman and a photograph.
An inventor in Mukwonago Wisconsin proposes a slanting platform to feed milk cans into rail cars, reducing handling time and train delays. A locking gate keeps cans on the platform until a train arrives, then tilts to guide cans into the car through gravity.
A picture shows Lonely Kopje in the Matoppo Hills selected by Cecil Rhodes for his grave. His will provides 20000 dollars yearly to beautify and preserve the site and surrounding hills, plus a railway from Bulawayo to the grave area. The rock-cut tomb will bear a brass tablet declaring Here lie the remains of Cecil John Rhodes.
The Czarpas sanction a major engineering scheme to raise the Sea of Azof surface by 14 feet 8 inches through a nine mile dam near Kerteh. The barrier will include large sea gates for ship passage and outlets to release excess water. Estimated cost around 25 million dollars, with interest funded by ships trading to affected ports.
Adelina Patti gave a farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 28. She opened with the Jewel Song from Faust and performed pieces including Batti Batti from Don Giovanni, Tosti Sere nata, Arditi T Bacio, Home Sweet Home, and Comin Through the Rye amid enthusiastic reception.
A new paper stocking product is described as twisted into a rough twine like texture and knit into hose. Priced at five cents a pair, the item aims to save time in learning duties. The lighthearted note ends with a remark about schooling.
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