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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1902
Page
6
Poem by Christian Work about a son who jokes that his mother still sees him as her little fellow. He mentions warmth and drying him, recalls leaving school and joining volunteers, and reflects on his father being a veteran. He praises his mother's gold and kind nature and hopes to remain her little fellow in the future.
A Moonlit veranda scene unfolds where Harry Lancaster and Edith Lisle discuss marriage and a legendary blue umbrella owned by Colonel Drake. Edith hints the umbrella sways hearts, while the Colonel casually re-enters, leaving Harry and Edith to stroll and gossip into the night. The next morning unfolds the consequence of these rumors.
In a seaside setting Harry Lancaster confronts love and jealousy as a blue umbrella connects him to Edith Lisle. The Colonel’s presence and a defiant claim of affection unfold on veranda and in parlors, culminating in Edith accepting Harry’s proposal amid the umbrella’s charm.
A Pearson's Magazine account describes a Los Angeles pigeon exhibit at Arroyo Seco where ten thousand birds roost atop eight frame sheds built from gasoline-can walls and wooden boxes. Guards, dogs, and sleepless watchdogs patrol the site to deter theft by local thieves, while disease and rats claim some youngsters daily.
Advice on plain writing and proper social correspondence. Emphasizes handwritten notes, proper punctuation, prompt replies within 24 hours, addressing rules, and courteous closings. Also mentions extreme altitudes causing adverse effects on travelers and related descriptions from period sources.
An Atlanta Constitution item quotes a Black farmer arguing a boy with no schooling can become a writer if given a fair chance. The boy, mocked for illiteracy, has supposedly imagined a future composing works like Police Progress and Robinson Crusoe, aided by access to books.
In a public park at Calcutta several adjutant birds, resembling storks of the East Indies, stand about six feet tall. They march in a stately fashion and from a distance resemble grenadiers, causing many strangers to mistake them for soldiers.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer muses that the latest historical novel overuses adjectives and draws a parallel to other parts of speech, noting a tendency toward lush description. The comment appears as a playful quote framing literary style versus language usage.
The piece surveys daring railway projects across deserts and high mountains. It notes the Central Asian Railway built with scarce timber and water, a two mile Amu Daria bridge replaced by stone, and camps marching in two story wagon trains with amenities. It also mentions a church car for workers on the Trans-Siberian line and the Peruvian Calleo to Oroya route at high altitudes.
Dr Tomka a Vienna resident with Budapest practice and writer left Christmas week and found his home burgled. Jewels papers and eight paintings stolen, but he later killed himself by leaping from a fourth story window after revealing nervous breakdown and insurance motives. Police uncovered he had sold his own security and hidden details remain unclear.
Engineer David Whitsell on Burlington No 186 approaching Lafayette at speed sees a red flag danger signal. Brakeman W J Fickler alerts him as a two year old girl in a red cloak stands between the rails. The train stops within twenty feet of the child. a miner's wife seizes the girl and sobs while the crew is praised for stopping on cue.
The article advises proper tile inlet and outlet construction for drainage, warning against poor packing with broken tile and mud. It recommends surrounding soil, coarse gravel beneath tiling, a large end stone, and clean, vermin-free outlets for smooth water flow.
The department notes strong support for alfalfa and predicts that within five years farms not growing alfalfa will be the exception. The main objection is that alfalfa cannot be cut for hay the first season after sowing, which the author calls silly and says can be forgone to establish a profitable crop.
A field protection method using strings and crosslines is praised over scarecrows and guns for crow control, noting its longevity and effectiveness. A Missouri shepherd reports 43 Shropshire ewes producing 85 lambs with several multiples, selling in Kansas City at $6.25 per animal, yielding about $500 profit excluding wool.
The text explains preserving butter by placing it in a crack after salting and wrapping in cheesecloth or muslin, then covering with a hot brine. Saltpeter and sugar may be added to the brine at specified ratios for every four quarts, but the brine must be cooled before contact with the butter.
Farmers planning large scale cabbage production should fertilize heavily, especially with muriate of potash to protect soil potash levels. Use stable manure, lime to release nutrients, and lime to improve soil fertility. The article predicts farmers will read more, think more, and raise better crops for higher profits amid market agitation.
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