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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
7
Poem exhorts courage and duty on the firing line praising frontline valor. Reflects on service, sacrifice, and masculine resolve amid battle imagery. Published death note notes Joaquin Miller died February 17 1913.
The University of Jagielle of Cracow in Poland traces its origin to 1364 when King Kazimer the Great established it and was later endowed in 1400 by King Jagiello. Copernicus studied there as part of its early history.
A light verse notes how people blame the weather for every trouble. A Washington consular admission anecdote recalls a clerk insisting applicants speak the local language, a Westerner replying he will answer in Siamese if asked.
A local man recalls searching for relatives in Baltimore with an uncommon German surname hacks. His nine year old son asks if they are up to date, and the punchline lands as he jokes that the Hack family may have changed their name to Taxicab.
A visitor eager to see America meets an aged former slave. When asked about freedom after the war, the man replies he found no freedom but did marry, revealing a quiet, personal struggle beneath grand historical change.
A dialogue about belief contrasts faith in Providence with faith in oneself. A doctor explains that belief alone does not guarantee outcomes, noting that faith in money or success does not work the same as faith in wellbeing.
A boy stops a gentleman in the street and offers his hat, asking for money. The man replies to seek manners instead of money. The boy says he asked for what the man had most of.
The Lloyds posting bell tolls once for a ship. If a vessel arrives after posting the bell is struck twice and the caller announces from the rostrum. When insurance money becomes payable all aboard the missing ship are legally dead.
Charles C. Allen of Los Angeles recounts during a Kansas City stay how his horse and a faithful servant were lost to Confederate General Joseph Shelby in Missouri. He describes a tense ride evading Shelby’s cavalry, the horse a prized companion, later learned to have become Shelby’s property and ridden in harsh service.
A Camp Roosevelt gathering features L W Mitchell of Atlanta recounting a joke about a woolly head African explaining the Antietam engagement. The story highlights supposed witty responses from Black soldiers and visitors, reflecting period attitudes.
A voice recalls hiding in a cellar to avoid Yankee forces during a conflict. The speaker explains choosing the cellar to avoid being forced to fight and to protect Marie Bob Lee from suspicion or blame.
Benjamin Franklin argues against war citing its human cruelty and financial burden. He says rivals would pay more cheaply for gains with money than through conflict. An army is a devouring system with pay, provisions, and contractor profits inflating costs. He urges calmer calculations to reduce wars and promote prudent governance.
Wilkinson Sherren argues that men deny tears as a sign of strength, yet endure a hidden suffocation when deep sorrow rises. The piece notes the paradox of masculine restraint and the ache of unexpressed grief.
The Washington Herald quotes a provocative exchange about gender roles with a pointed remark about women and influence. The remark contrasts traditional craft skills with social manipulation in a terse, debate stirring line.
Advice on enjoying lima beans year round with canned or dried varieties. Instructions cover soaking dried beans, brown butter sauces, baking with molasses and mustard, buttered lima bean dishes, and a cream of lima bean soup with celery, milk, and butter.
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