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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
6
The piece urges steadfast resolve when gloom and doubt rise. It advises bearing troubles with a stiff top lip and a steady stride toward life’s lions, arguing such endurance reduces the world’s wrinkles and makes a lasting difference years hence.
In a boarding house, Faith Dinsmore captivates with a silent grace while a manuscript she writes sells, earning five hundred dollars. The story mirrors her life, aiding her brother Charlie Rybolt in a self defense murder case that ends Not Guilty. Years later a father recalls the case to his daughter, revealing the author as Faith and Charlie as a minister.
A boy thanks Uncle Thad for a knife he sent and notes he has cut himself five times. Minnie Davis of Omaha claims the title of youngest great grandmother in the United States, having become a great grandmother at 45 after early marriages and children. The column ends with a quip about widows remarrying, reflecting social observations.
A detailed guide on canning fruit outlining selection, preparation, and processing. It covers choosing ripe fruit, making syrup, pit and core use, scalding, jar preparation, boiling times for berries and stone fruits, sugar amounts, and storage to preserve color and flavor.
A chronology of Admiral William T. Sampson born 1840 in Palmyra New York details his education from public schools, Naval Academy appointment, Annapolis graduation, and his rise through ranks. It covers key commands and assignments from Potomac to San Francisco, his roles in the European, Atlantic, and Asiatic squadrons, and leadership at Annapolis and during the Spanish-American War.
Nellie, a fox terrier owned by Colonel James Tagan, deputy wharf commissioner, was lost in the city drainage culverts and reemerged after three weeks underground in poor condition. The story hints at a remarkable tale Nellie would tell if she could speak.
A guide on managing discipline with calm, dignified rebukes. It warns against perpetual fault finding and nagging, stressing that well timed, considerate scolding with a hopeful ending can improve behavior and preserve respect within the home. It advocates tenderness over denunciation for serious faults.
Ex judge Miles Hoffman recounts waking sick and weak in the night, his wife fearing the moment, as a friend reports his abrupt recovery days later. the exchange mentioned in the New York Times notes. Also references England’s ancient droughts and Canadian census figures for sexes.
Director George E. Roberts discusses past mint shortages including San Francisco in the 1850s with about $400,000 stolen, Carson City a decade ago with $75,000, and New Orleans $25,000. He notes San Francisco leads in value while Philadelphia produces more coins and praises the new Philadelphia mint. He seeks $80,000 for San Francisco equipment as machinery upgrades loom.
A historical note recalls Giovanni Branca an Italian inventor of a primitive steam engine pictured, dating nearly two centuries before James Watt. A dog at a poor man's house is described as likely suffering in winter.
Near the town of Tia Juana in old Mexico a curious well sits beside the Pacific coast. A tree near the well with two main branches forms a natural support for a long sweep. The Mexican farmer fashioned a primitive hauling device by tying the branches into a crossbar and using a weight to pull a bucket from the fifty foot well.
A Jewelers' Weekly essay warns the nephew as a dangerous relative to prominent citizens and jewelers. It argues impostors pose as nephews to swindle watches and diamonds, noting the difficulty of proving true kinship and advising skepticism toward unknown nephews.
An editorial warns to stay off downed or elevated wires as electric current can kill. It explains that a wire on the ground is safe until lifted and cautions that removing a grounded wire still risks shock. The piece also notes the bulkhead claim as an old Chinese practice and ends with a reflection on parenting and burden.
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