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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
1
William J. Bryan issues a nationwide statement from Lincoln Nebraska urging continued fight for bimetallism. He commends Democratic Populist and Silver party cooperation and predicts eventual success while urging activists to persist regardless of electoral losses.
The speaker argues that trust influence will grow and gold standard harms will become clearer before the year ends. People will unite for an American financial policy and press for immediate restoration of free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1 without waiting for other nations.
J. N. Locke reports the election returns with 30 votes cast: 15 People's Party, 15 Republican, one rejected. The issue includes school honor rolls at Hoquiam High School for November 6 1896 and local notices on marriages, land deals, and county finances with remittances and fees.
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction City Illinois was told she had consumption but two bottles of Dr King's New Discovery cured her and saved her life. Mr Thomas Eggers of San Francisco suffered a dreadful cold near consumption and in two weeks was cured after one bottle. Free trial bottles at W B Paine Co's drug store. regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00.
Professor Bryce describes the primeval solitude of South Africa, from the Karroo to Matabeleland, as a spiritual charm that evokes human absence and vast landscapes. He contrasts untouched wilderness with traces of human industry and notes the traveler’s sense of awe before endless plains and distant rivers.
A well known insurance broker notes that powder manufactories receive greater care and lower perceived risk than icehouses. He argues icehouses are wrongly believed safe, with smoking signs common and lax precautions leading to higher insurance charges. The Washington Star commentary contrasts these fire risks.
Miss Mary Grace Thornton describes Alexander III of Russia’s coronation in Century. She recalls the Deputes des Peupla des Asiatiques soumises a la Russie as the most original part. The procession includes Kozlov the police chief, twelve officers, the emperor’s private escort in red and gold, two Cossack regiments, and the Cossack deputies.
A New York Tribune report describes a collector who outsmarts post office privacy by sending circulars to former addresses of debtors. The plan draws the debtor to reveal a current address, enabling prompt demands for payment or legal action.
A collage of 1890s excerpts contrasts early Portuguese failure to explore Africa with a Jersey City rail yard worker’s fear of crossing the tracks at night. Other items note a Scottish English sock habit, a North Lacrosse joke, and Aberdeen Washington tax ordinances.
A young woman asks about favorite color and Col onel Carter replies with shifting colors. He notes red at sunset and blue when playing poker, illustrating playful mood and social satire in a Washington Star clipping.
In a dramatic dialogue a young man asks to speak to the woman's father but she dismisses him and declares she will handle it herself. The scene highlights her resolve and a striking description of her jaw as the man notices its width and squareness.
New Castle Pennsylvania hosts the largest tin plate mill in the world with 22 mills. The Swansea factory in Wales is the next closest with 18 mills. The crossbill’s mandibles cross to pry open pine barriers that block its food.
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