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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1914
Page
6
An eighteenth century English tale recalls a forged letter allegedly from burglar Elliston sent to a trusted honest man. It claimed to name all thieves and receivers, warning them would be shared with the government. The ruse reportedly frightened criminals into retirement.
A reflective fragment contemplates blindness and vision, pondering whether mercy from another spirit mirrors inner insight. The speaker hints at humility and mutual pity, suggesting a parallel between perceiving and being seen.
A compact collection of statements on war and peace from Theodore Roosevelt James Russell Lowell Benjamin Franklin and Tacitus. The notes contrast views on conflict ethics and the nature of war and peace.
A collection of concise farewell lines from U S leaders and figures including Francis Marion Zachary Taylor Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison as well as Nathan Hale reflecting duty faith and readiness for death or sacrifice. The quotes span themes of service religion and national duty attributed to prominent figures across American history.
A compact moral exhortation attributed to Charles Kingsley urges that God requires deeds before words and praises through actions rather than empty speech. It emphasizes that genuine piety is shown by work rather than mere talk.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a test of trust with a challenge to bet ten dollars, exchanged in a Boston transcript style. The exchange hints at interrogation or verification between two speakers identified as Smith and an unnamed counterpart.
Paris writer Paul Birault claimed many statues and speeches honor empty ideas and blind leadership. He forged a celebrated figure Hegesippe Simon and formed a fake committee inviting 100 Radical deputies to join as honorary members in a hoax to glorify a nonexistent educator of democracy.
A Welsh schoolmaster shares humorous pupil blunders from recent English lessons. misread phrases shift meanings wildly with jokes about vegetables and mineral products, temperate zones and gendered word forms, yielding playful but flawed definitions from the students.
The text advises keeping the spade bright by cleaning it after use. If left dirty it is hard to clean next time, but placing wet cinders in a pile for about a minute cleans the spade to a new dollar brightness. The method involves shoveling wet cinders like cement and noting it works when building a fence.
The article argues Japan must stay between East and West amid accusations of Westernization and Oriental danger. It notes past anti Western sentiment, and China’s resistance in 1894 95, urging firmness to build a bridge between civilizations. It also includes brief notes on corn breeding and Nero’s canal scheme.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman argues home cooking harms public health and limits humanity's growth. She critiques the romanticized view of home cuisine and notes delis and stores expanding to reduce women's kitchen labor as a path to freedom.
A London Telegraph excerpt notes a humorous exchange where William ascends to a room to locate cigars hidden in a wardrobe. The terse dialogue highlights a sly discovery and a sly reply about the cigars.
A fragment quotes a Cleveland pêcheur or dealer debating security and travel. The speaker muses about enjoying abroad, contrasting it with a view of New York Harbor from a returning steamer deck. The text reflects early 20th century travel sentiment and casual talk of safety.
A collage notes streetcar style and a wife making her own clothes, then recounts Henry VIII era footwear growing so broad that Mary’s reign required toe breadth limits of six inches. The remarks mix letters from Baltimore American and New York Times anecdotes.
John Burroughs extols the simple life praising plain houses clothes and direct contact with nature. The excerpt highlights self sufficiency wood fires fresh water berries stars birds nests and the sense of freedom from luxury and screens.
An ambulance surgeon warns that wind and rain cause many injuries as people hold umbrellas down to shield their faces. Umbrellas block sight, forcing pedestrians to cross streets unseen and face possible collisions with surface cars and other vehicles.
Guest-A frankfurter sandwich with horseradish. Host-One dog in tears. These light items appear in the Detroit Times column with brief humor and a note on a canine’s exaggerated reaction.
The author condemns reformers for prioritizing environmental measures over personal conscience. He attacks eugenics as a misguided attempt to regulate heredity, warns of sex hygiene talk in schools, and urges keeping hands off schools and children. He defends free will and sacred character above brute caneness.
A Minneapolis newspaper man and political worker born in England, Mr. E M Taylor, praises Peruna after dyspepsia plagued him for years. In a letter to the Peruna Company he declares improved health and calls Peruna a great remedy and a godsend. A free book from the Peruna Company is offered.
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