Humored Philosophy and the Census Joke
A humorous survey of attitudes toward politics and certainty. It critiques complacent voters and cocksure minds while puncturing overconfidence and planning for a census taker’s job as a light interlude.
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1908
Page
8
Chehalis County Happenings From Aberdeen Herald
Chehalis County items include births and marriages, local trips, a Montesano lumber mill closure due to market conditions, a new Montesano Athletic Club with officers, a 123 bushel wheat yield from two acres near Montesano, plastering on a new Broad Street bungalow for R H Fleet, multiple residents traveling to visits or business, and a new gasoline launch purchased by F L Thurber and H D McKinney for towing and potential mail service on the lower harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Roberts
Salem
Oregon
Montesano
Roberts
Fieldy Gleason
Elma
Montesano Lumber & Mfg. Co
Joe Law
T. F. Wilcox
Guy Cheney
Alfred Wade
Montenano
Chief McAlevy
Tacoma
Fred A. Woods
Seattle
Hoquiam
Mr. McAlevy
F. L. Thurber
H. D. McKinney
Alexander Packing Company
Aberdeen
United States
Elma News Briefs Include Illness and Local Sports
Mrs. John Washington is ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Josie McCormick suffers an appendicitis attack. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Pease visit relatives near Portland. Capt. John Ayey, 87, oldest voter in Elma for Taft. Mrs. Lillian Haines returns from Wenatchee. Mrs. J. M. Dunning visits Elma. Mrs. E. J. Graham visits Mount Vernon. Elma High defeats Satsop Maroons 14 to 9 at Satsop. Claude Skillman injured at Green Cedar after being caught between legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Washington
Josie McCormick
H. E. Pease
Portland
John Ayey
Elma
Taft
Lillian Haines
Wenatchee
J. M. Dunning
Hoquiam
E. J. Graham
Mount Vernon
C. C. Rasmussen
Elma High
Satsop Maroons
Local Notes on Voting and Social Events
R J Stoner voted after traveling from the harbor. The Rebekah lodge schedules a Thanksgiving ball for November 28. An infant son of Mr and Mrs J M Collins died Friday morning. 164 of 195 votes were cast in the precinct. Mr and Mrs C W Howey visited Aberdeen for a few days. Born Friday night a nine pound son to Mrs May Myres. mother and child are thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Stoner
Rebekah Lodge
J. M. Collins
C. W. Howey
Aberdeen
May Myres
Teachers Examination Dates Listed for Montesano
The regular teachers examination will be held November 12, 13 and 14 in Montesano at the First Christian church on Spruce street. County Superintendent Eldridge Wheeler notes the dates in The Aberdeen Semi-Weekly Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montesano
First Christian
A Clever Classroom Chem Test Jokes Rise
A schoolmaster asks about distinguishing nitrogen from carbon dioxide. A pupil suggests a man breathes both gases. he would die from the carbon dioxide, signaling the difference. The quip captures a humorous take on scientific inquiry.
Denatured American and a Time Clock Lantern
A dialogue frames a quirky scene where a narrator calls a man a denatured American rather than a naturalized Brit. A peculiar clock from the Charles I era serves as a wall lantern with exposed workings, while a piano note and a remark about a husband’s comment add to the lighter domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Miss Cayenne
Trolley boarding lessons taught to Brooklyn schoolgirls
Miss Jeanette Trowbridge of Eastern District High School in Williamsburg has installed a trolley car in the girls gymnasium to teach twelve pupil s daily boarding and alighting from street cars. The device aims to prevent accidents caused by wrong dismounting and could be adopted by other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Jeanette Trowbridge
Eastern District High School
Williamsburg
Trowbridge
Railroad Tie Farm Faces Famine of Railroad Ties
The Pennsylvania railroad pioneers a plan to solve a tile famine by using a Morrisville farm as a forest reservation. The company owns a large tract near Trenton set aside for this purpose, signaling an innovative approach to supply shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Morrisville
Trenton
And They Both Had Wheels: A Chaotic Car Tale From Thicago News
A fragmentary Chicago area item describes a man and a woman associated with cars and a college coach. The text hints at a vehicle story but provides few concrete facts or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thicago News
Cough Remedy Cures Childs Colds Says Wheeling Mother
Mrs. Wm. H. Serig of 41 First St Wheeling West Virginia praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy noting it cured her daughter of severe coughs last winter and helped prevent her son from getting the illness. Evans Drug Co sells the syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Serig
First St
Wheeling
W. Va
Chamberlain
Evans Drug Co
How to Treat a Sprain
Sprains, swellings and lameness are relieved by Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The liniment reduces inflammation so a sprain may be cured in about one third the time of usual treatment. For sale by Evans Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Evans Drug Company
Penings on Grays Marbor The Aber deen Semi Weekly Merald
An old clipping notes a local publication with a price of $2.00 a year and mentionsGrays Marble Aberdeen style spelling and a semi weekly Merald edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Herald
Grays Marbor
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