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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
7
A collection of humorous exchanges and witticisms from various papers. An unnamed constituent seeks an easy post, a senator cautions against it, and quips about fowl, bills, and taxes appear alongside witty respectful repartee.
W L Jackson of Parkersburg West Virginia states he endured twenty years of kidney pain and nightly urination. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his urine flowed freely and pain subsided with a lasting cure of eight years. He remains active despite being over 70. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Ex-Delegate Rodey notes uncertain New Mexico statehood and race remarks. In Londonderry a barber quips about a farmer's hair. Churchill reflects on his legacy. A president discusses San Juan Hill tales and Randolph Churchill. John Burns shifts from wages to seeks higher pay. A Battersea heckler and Burns reply. A New Yorker teases a friend with a costly joke about a telegram and a paving block.
A chilling 1780s fraud involved a young woman simulating death and an uncle who obtained life insurance on her behalf. The uncle used secrecy and a staged death to secure premiums from multiple insurers, then fled Europe with the fortune as nine companies paid out. The anecdote is recounted from Leslie's Magazine.
G N Wood outlines shifts in female employment at Bedford College under the Women's Industrial Council. Over fifty years, agricultural women declined from one in three to eighteen men per woman, while in cotton trade women rose to ten to seven men by 1901. In the race trade men now outpace women as female employment falls from 52 000 to 24 000. Wages rose for women in cotton wool worsted and hosiery, but fell in other trades. Men shift to higher paid jobs, but women do not pursue better outlets.
In Japan the blind, regulated by law, learn skilled massage in dedicated schools. They offer a haunting flute signal at night and a trusted service to travelers and locals alike, charging around 40 sen per hour. The article also reflects on spring’s arrival with plants donning furry spring overcoats to protect buds from remaining frosts.
A dialogue references a plan to form a new group called the S. Ss. U.S. The joke centers on organizing societies as Wise dismisses the idea while Borem hints at a broader movement to curb unnecessary associations. The exchange satirizes civic organizing and patriotism.
A collection of quips and remarks on love and marriage circles through quotes about gastronomic associations and declarations. A man’s pledge is singled out as the sole reliable sign a woman can depend on, that of asking for marriage.
The article surveys a Stone Age dew pond in Britain formed by hollows with clay layers for cattle drinking, notes a new disappearing paper that decays with age, and discusses Rhodesian ruins, Zapupe fiber in Mexico, and early views on hypnotism. It cites Solomon-era ruins, Baal worship hints, and vast gold extraction estimates.
The chart compares how much more territory burned in Frisco than in Chicago’s 1871 blaze and Baltimore’s 1904 fire, highlighting the scale of destruction across the three cities.
In Mill town, N B, a character known as Captain Ab always opposed every question at meetings. At a vote for yeas he cried contra-minded, prompting John Farnham to point out the captain had just left the room. A light note on clerks and on duty.
A collage recalls patent medicines and humorous quotes including Hall's Catarrh Cure claims by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio with 75c price. Other items mention Dr Kline nerve restorer free trial bottle, Teething Syrup for children, and light social jests from various period sources.
Advertisement for Allen S. Olmstead of LeRoy New York offering a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease. Claims to cure sweating and hot swollen feet, aching feet, and ease new or tight shoes. Promotes as a remedy for corns ingrowing nails and bunions with a 25 cent price and warning against substitutes.
In a street exchange the weary walker and Ragson Tatters clash over wood type, with Ragson declaring the wood is the sort policemen's clubs are made from. The banter reflects a gritty urban encounter and local humor.
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