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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1899
Page
7
A fragmented column traces Miss Youmans turning a California ranch into a butterfly collection business after moving from England. It discusses marriages to American women shaping society, the Curzon and Kipling circles, and reflections on longevity and female influence in modern life.
The Michigan Supreme Court rules that Mrs Merrie H Abbott cannot serve as prosecuting attorney of Ogenow County because she is a woman. The majority decision in Attorney General v Mrs Abbott upheld the six month case, noting no bar beyond her sex. Abbott, a University of Michigan graduate, argued the case herself.
The article cautions against facial habits that mar beauty and notes Harvard's growing female student body with 111 courses open to women. It highlights a 1808 French women’s paper L Athenee des Dames aiming to elevate women and compares it to La Fonde, a women‑run Parisian paper now in its third year.
Eva Johnston has been chosen assistant professor of Latin at the University of Missouri after three years leading the Latin chair at Columbia High School. She won the post over many applicants, signaling a notable rise in her academic career.
Milton Rathbun of Mount Vernon New York reports he went 28 days without food or nourishment weighing 210 pounds at start. His abstinence led to a 42 pound loss yet caused no apparent injury according to brief account.
The Secret Service uncovered counterfeiters and seized a batch of bogus bills. The note describes popular targets and mentions various remedies and products amid a broad catalog of advertisements and observations from 1895.
Colorado offers sun on 857 days annually and crisp mountain air that attract travelers seeking health and pleasure. The Denver and Rio Grande route is hailed as the Scenic Line of the world, with grand scenery along its Colorado stretch. For rates and timetables, contact R. C. Nichol in Portland or any O R and N or Southern Pacific agent.
The O R and N and Oregon Short Line add a buffet smoking and library car to the Portland Chicago through train and inaugurate dining car service. Latest chair cars day coaches first class and sleepers. connections at Granger with Union Pacific and Ogden with Rio Grande to Eastern cities. For rates contact any agent or W H Hurlburt Portland. The oyster crop of Chesapeake Bay diminishes yearly. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund if it fails. E W Grove's signature on each box. The bicycle workers of Munice Ind have formed a local organization.
The piece extols Salt Lake City as a premier transcontinental stop with attractions like the Mormon Temple and Great Salt Lake. It promotes the Rio Grande Western Railway route through Salt Lake City, winter and summer appeal, and travel perks including Pullman cars and dining service. It notes promotional efforts and commissions related to travel and missions expenditures.
The ad asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best and cheapest medicine, claiming it CURES where others fail and improves life through quality clothes, food, and medicine. It emphasizes experience across life and markets Hood's as a superior tonic.
An hour long halt in Boston as a bulky horse blocked thirty trolley cars. Attempts to move the animal included blazing paper and a soda siphon squirt. the creature finally fled at two minutes per hour. Readers are offered a $100 reward.
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