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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1911
Page
6
The article urges readers to spend locally and support home merchants to keep wealth in the community. It argues money spent in big cities leaves town forever, while local purchases fund local jobs, services, and price competitiveness.
Leading Washington society ladies join the Housekeepers alliance to spearhead a city cleanup campaign. Mrs. Robert M. La Follette and Mrs. David J. Brewer head the effort with Mrs. Richard Wainwright directing street washing drives to set a practical example of civic cleanliness.
An Civil War gunboat Lexington fought Confederates on the Red River after Sabine Cross raids. Cavalry under Greer and Mouton executed a bold shore assault, nearly boarding but failed after Green was killed. The Lexington later resumed movement under heavy fire despite damage.
A Washington Post account recalls the disappearance of a bronze Tecumseh bust from the Capitol, noting that the famed chief, who died in battle wearing a British general’s uniform, was deemed unworthy of commemoration by a cautious senator and moved to a cellar or local museum.
The piece recalls that Terillus of Athens is said to have built for Phalaris a brazen bull with a side door to admit victims whose screams mirrored a bull’s roar. It notes Phalaris' later death by being burned inside the device, and mentions a separate oddity about Kentucky’s Jackson river forming a five mile panhandle bend with dual riverbanks.
In Yonkers Statesman style humor a church wedding is scene as an usher asks if the guest is a friend of the groom. The mother of the bride replies she is indeed the mother and thus has a rightful place among the attendees.
Dialog excerpt shows Mr. Lately Married and Mrs. Pitto in a domestic exchange. He asks about the opera, she responds she changed plans, tone playful. The brief hints at marital dynamics and social life.
A fragment shows a quarrel over an unpaid debt with a question about a letter and a reply blaming missing postage. The exchange mentions a four ampere reference and a judge.
A reflective piece on social gatherings and vanity among women and men. The author contrasts public charm with private criticisms, urging readers to discard petty gossip and focus on acts of kindness and virtue over appearances. It warns against envy, class pretensions, and hollow show, advocating humane perspective and cheerful living.
A student named Frankie asks where the Hudson rises and the response shows hesitation from a teacher. The dialogue reveals a moment of confusion over geographic knowledge and a remark about an assignment deadline arising from ignorance.
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