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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
5
In 1863 Virginia a mysterious Marylander named Davis, a skilled rider with Southern sympathies, is revealed as a Confederate officer and spy who had secretly fought for the Confederacy. Captured after desertion claims, he is tried and sentenced to be shot, maintaining his calm demeanor to the end.
A pointed Ohio State Journal remark predicts taking a year off when funds drop, to visit wife's kin, splitting time evenly among relatives. The Caxton quote contrasts with a remark about ambition likened to a broken bank.
The London Standard notes phonetic spelling risks in printing leading to ambiguity. It cites Mr Escott and his history of White's club showing how words like analyst and annalist sound alike but require distinction in text.
Poetry excerpt by Frank L. Stanton laments a battlefield past, merging scent and rust with larks and corn. It recalls whispers of cannon fire, wind through fields, and wistful images of broken hearts and unmarked graves.
A witty remark from the New Orleans Times-Democrat features a modern lover admitting he sleeps with letters under his pillow and jokes about the phrase meaning the same thing as going to sleep over the letters.
A Manchester Union brief notes a woman remarking on death and her preparedness, mentioning a black silk dress as a personal item.
A National American Press piece recalls the remaining Civil War veterans on Memorial Day. It notes their aging frames, white hair, and the memory of 1863 as they march toward a final rest, while honoring those who perished protecting the nation.
Julia Ward Howe recalls writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic during the Civil War. After a Washington visit with her husband and Rev. James Freeman Clarke, she awoke at 4 am with the hymn’s words forming in her mind and quickly jotted them down. The moment followed a troop review and singing with soldiers.
A growing national custom marks five minutes starting at noon on May 30 to honor fallen Civil War heroes. Soldiers veterans public figures and citizens observe the moment to remember those who fought to keep the country united as one nation.
The initial northern observance occurred in 1866 at Waterloo New York where General Murray and his post veterans decorated graves. In 1867 T C Campbell of Cincinnati led a post to lay wreaths. In 1868 General Logan prompted a widespread memorial day for Union soldiers buried nationwide.
The Buffalo Express quotes a playful exchange about dropping the first letters of music and griddled to yield words tied to danger and battle. The gag uses wordplay to illustrate how small changes can change meaning.
A Washington Herald brief notes a dachshund slow to respond to calls. The owner jokes the dog sulks and the wife quips he is nearly here with his front legs already moving.
The article honors women who served as nurses near armies and in field hospitals during the Civil War. It praises their endurance, sacrifice, and courage, detailing how they faced blood, pain, untrained doctors, and harsh conditions to tend the wounded and sick at battlefronts and hospitals.
The name Chickamauga comes from a Cherokee word meaning the river of death. It refers to a river in Georgia linked to a village drowning caused by a sudden flood after a cloudburst.
A thirty ounce Joker nugget, worth about six hundred dollars, shocks miners in the Austra Man gold diggings. The owner, resistant to discovery, hides the lump beneath his coat as he beams with a near insane laughter before the find becomes publicly known ten days later.
Thomas Carlyle and his wife felt wedding fright in a letter exchange quoted from T. P.'s Weekly. She urged him to adopt a gentler mood to avoid a heart breaking scene.
The London Chronicle notes that to achieve plurality in office the Isle of Man’s governor must hold many roles. Spencer Walpole describes the governor as chancellor and head of multiple courts and councils while also acting as prime minister home secretary and head of the treasury.
A brief collection of remarks citing Peggy with a notable line about her mouth and a banking aside noting an incidental bill of 87 dollars and 40 cents. The Dutch proverb encourages not discarding old shoes before new ones arrive.
Frye & Company files suit in Chehalis County Washington against L M Roser for 64 79 plus interest and costs for meats sold. The case seeks payment with hearings set in Aberdeen on June 8 1914. Attorneys Bridges & Bruener represent the plaintiff. First publication May 8 1914.
Estate of Ellen F. Cummings in Chehalis County Washington appoints June 6 1914 at 10:00 A M in Montesano for final account settlement and distribution hearing Executrix Ethel Cummings Jaquith listed. notice invites interested persons to file objections Judge Ben Shehes presiding County Clerk Laroy Herriman Deputy Bacon and attorney Emerson Cross listed.
J. R. Foster sues Mike Zebeck doing business as Mecca Cafe in Chehalis County Washington seeking judgment for 22.88 plus costs for goods furnished on request. Court appearance set in Aberdeen at 10 AM June 9 1914 with failure to appear constituting a confessed claim.
Public notice of an order of sale in a foreclosure case Finch Investment Company c vs Fred Taylor and Ella F Taylor. Sheriff to auction June 6 1914 at 10 am at the Monetesano courthouse front door for cash to satisfy judgment costs and interest.
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