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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
7
An editorial condemns heavy demands on schoolchildren urging less physical exertion and earlier mental training. It argues dilated hearts result from prolonged strain, calling for healthier development and more outdoor activity for six to ten year olds.
The piece argues prosperity and extravagance have made a nation of spendthrifts. It notes working girls spend a large portion of wages on clothing and food and criticizes state banking laws. It rejects pension schemes as unnecessary and future needs.
James A. Pugh prepares the Disturber IV to challenge the Harmsworth Cup at Cowes England next September. Builders expect speeds above 65 miles per hour, possibly 72, with 1,800 RPM engines delivering about 1,600 horsepower. The boat uses six motors on two shafts, each with magnetos and carburetors for reliability.
Cornell opens spring drills with twenty eight players on the field. Captain Jack O Hearn takes charge while Coach Sharpe oversees the baseball squad. No scrimmaging planned as focus shifts to forward passes punt handling and other conditioning exercises with returning players Collier Mallory Phillippi and Shel.
The article recalls clubs that punish marriage plans. The London Bachelors club fines a member who notifies of marriage and can keep honorary status but loses privileges. Germany's Junggesellen club imposes fines from 100 to 1000 dollars, funds a dinner, and requires mourning dress as the president reads expulsion.
A National Magazine piece notes Buenos Aires hotels vary from $2 to $7 a day for rooms and compares the Plaza to the Waldorf Astoria. It recalls a Bristol hotel bill quoted at $15,000 weekly for soup and perfumery and cites very low champagne tariffs alongside high farm equipment duties.
A Chicago Record-Herald item quotes a wife praising her husband as remarkable. She claims he can locate items she points out in a closet, prompting light humor on spousal perceptions of ability.
A Charleston News and Courier item notes a golfer setting a new record after thirteen consecutive attempts and a humorous aside about his supposed restraint from swearing. The report focuses on the unusual sequence and the novelty of the record.
The piece argues that using each public schoolhouse as a district polling place is essential. It notes over five hundred schoolhouses already serve as polling sites, with Chicago at seventy and New York relying on barber shops and other venues. Despite a failed bill, advocates press for school voting centers as the proper public will venue.
The London Chronicle notes the shift from noun to adjective to claim fame. It cites Stentor as an example of a voice famed at Troy and Maudlin as art’s portrayal of Mary Magdalene giving rise to a tearful meaning.
A remark on Thackeray's vanity shows he would always raise his hat at the Russell Square house where he wrote Vanity Fair. The anecdote highlights self-regard in a usually modest author and links eccentricity to egotism in great artists.
A prominent advertiser urges raising advertising budgets during downturns and expanding during hard times. He cites that new customers found in recessions persist when prosperity returns, and warns that failures to maintain visibility during gloom miss long term gains.
The article recounts how Spanish explorers asked Peruvians for the animal’s name and the natives echoed the question’s last word, leading to the enduring name llama across centuries.
A rough exchange from the Boston Transcript shows Mrs Goodsole scolding a hungry tramp named Higgins who laments that all he has left to call his own is nothing. The street vignette highlights hardship and social tone of the period.
The article surveys typical lion weights from 800 to 850 pounds, notes a true minimum around 500 pounds, and cites a 540 pound African lion as a record. It adds that a Bengal tiger weighed 520 pounds and, despite similar size, the tiger possesses greater muscular strength than the largest lion.
White Sox manager Callahan and aide Gleason project George Buck Weaver to be a league sensation in the coming season. Weaver, praised for a .360 average late in 1913, is seen as a key hitter to end the club’s hitless spell while not promising slugging greatness.
Photo by American Press Associate notes Weaver jumped to the lead in club batting propelled by a shift to left handed hitting against most pitchers. Analysts credit his fast improvement to experience and a world tour influence. Doolan and Doyle praised for defensive insight shaping young players. Craik anecdote reflects lifelong manuscript habit before publication.
The wife of the writer complains on opening night that eight costumes have been provided for the heroine by Willie, more than she receives in a year, highlighting the disparity in wardrobe demand during the second act.
A Baltimore American quotation notes the capture of a train bandit. The crew reportedly faced the suspect with revolvers, countering confusion with decisive action.
Lady Taylor recalling a visit to the poet Tennyson notes he was cold at the meeting. He quips that as a poor man he cannot afford the Times, bought from a stationer for 2 cents entitling him to keep it an hour, prompting her rally on his manners.
A clergyman asks a parishioner during his rounds if she subscribes to periodicals. She replies she does not and notes her husband subscribes often. She asks the clergyman to persuade him to sign the pledge.
A French proverb warns that praise from the powerful and worldly approval are not dependable. The saying reflects skepticism about external validation and suggests valuing substance over reputation.
A New York Times report cited H Clifford Brokaw of the West Side YMCA Automobile School warning buyers to beware of doped second hand cars. He described criminals using picric acid or chloroform with gasoline to boost power, which damages engines and misleads purchasers.
A court scene mocks famed leaders and thinkers as defective by failing to pass tests. The judge cites Caesar, Napoleon, Alexander, Hannibal, Newton, Charlemagne, Kant, Pope, William of Orange as examples. The exchange lampoons character and weight of historical judgments.
The London Answers recounts Isidore de Lara singing his song The Garden of Sleep at a private house when George Moore kept talking. De Lara halted mid performance and told Moore I was singing to the Prince of Wales, who spoke and I stopped. Moore replied he survives, a quip that drew laughs from onlookers.
A writer in the London Sphere recalls a man who forgot his own address and searched the telephone directory to recall it. The man, after a moment of struggle saying he had been very ill, suddenly remembers the word “Sut” and concludes he is all right now.
A judge asks the recently convicted man if he has anything to offer the court before sentencing. The prisoner replies no, stating his lawyer took his last far thing, a line attributed to a London Tit-Bits item.
A brief wartime era style note references uneasy leadership and quotes a Kansas City Journal line about the president's private secretary and insomnia in a republic. The fragment suggests political tension without detailing events or figures.
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