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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1903
Page
6
An article laments the decline of conversation amid indoor amusements and professional entertainment at events. It advocates an anecdote party as a fresh social form and argues women’s prerogative to talk is diminished by heavy entertainment. It notes old-time conversational flow improved by simpler amusements and advises careful curtain drying tips for home use.
Alfred Henry Lewis recounts ways people sought social fame from Lipton’s pig driven cart to parlor fetes with monkeys, rag dolls, and lapdogs. The piece mocks vanity and the lengths of genteel display, noting dinners with animals and park stunts as status signals.
A satirical verse advising a bachelor girl to avoid becoming a spinster. It mocks restraint and fashion while urging independence and self support, urging the bachelor to rethink traditional ties and chide the dislike of stiff attire and stockings.
Instructions to clean lace curtains by airing dust on line, soaking in warm suds, rinsing by hand, wringing, and washing in warm water. White curtains use bluing. cream color uses coffee. Stiffen with gum arabic, dissolve it in warm water, and wring. Then dry in sunlight over quilting frames.
The article traces rapid growth in women’s higher education from a single Civil War era option, Oberlin College, to over 450 institutions today. It notes 11 women’s colleges with 5,152 students and 502 faculty in advanced programs, and an estimated 40,000 women college students nationwide. It highlights sharp gains in professional fields, with women closing gaps in medicine dentistry pharmacy technology and agriculture.
The piece notes that farming trends in Pennsylvania shift to women as German and local farmers' wives and daughters take over field labor. Drought forced many to work the land, with modern machinery enabling daughters to plow and manage crops while sons pursue college or urban work.
A column extols tidy women and argues cleanliness enhances appeal while untidiness repels. It notes men prefer order at home and links neatness to virtue, beauty, and reliability, with social norms about home life and appearances.
A wry remark on a newly married couple describing them as an ideal match and a made to order meeting of affinities. The judge notes the pairing as eminently suited with the quip that he is a vegetarian and she a grass widow.
Instructions describe greasing a plate with lard and setting it where ants abound. Ants prefer lard over sugar and will climb a few sticks toward it. Turn the plate over the fire to melt the lard and pour the ants into the fire, then reset to capture more.
A feature on Italy’s conscript army notes the diverse regimental sports, gymnasiums, and open-air fields that keep soldiers content despite two-cent daily pay. It highlights their prowess in springboard work, high somersaults, and precision through hoops, all in full uniform. It also touches on a London trade in artificial teeth from the dead, with ads seeking to buy wardrobes and dental plates from executors.
A boy writes a short composition describing how he and his father killed a bear on Monday and saved meat to last through Tuesday to Sunday, presenting a simple whimsical take on all the days of the week.
Jugend records a witticism about Richard Wagner. A friend teased that his son conducts with his baton in his left hand. Wagner dryly replies that he can hear it.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Bickerby enters the fire insurance business. His proposed father-in-law owns three blocks, four apartment houses and ninety seven dwellings, suggesting strong backing for the venture. The piece reflects on the slow arrival of the millennium with a wry tone.
The piece urges simple lines to make a theme easily seen, with hidden complexity from suggestion. It advises studying basic forms taught in public schools to cultivate simplicity, noting landscapes divide into three or four spaces and that minimal material yields strong pictures.
A profile extols Marshall Field of Chicago as the richest and most influential merchant in America and perhaps the world. It details his vast global dry goods empire, Pullman stock ownership, real estate, railroad investments, and a life spanning from a Conway Massachusetts birth in 1835 to Chicago partnership and eventual solo leadership.
An article argues nerves are best repaired by changing life rather than drugs. It notes a fad of drinking tea from boiled snow, claiming it powers pancakes and eggs and offers no lasting remedy beyond lifestyle change.
The piece outlines three modern hairstyles two for evening and one for street. The Marie Antoinette puffs on the lower head showcase a new artistic arrangement suited for petite women with oval faces.
A veteran New England college janitor known as Bob uses wit to deflect a student jab about his burns on dead campus grass. He insists the grass will soon match the freshman’s complexion in about three weeks, showcasing his sharp humor and independence within the college community.
A Washington Post quip has Senator Sorghum denying paying individuals for influence. He notes it would be cheaper to grant a position, but contends there are not enough offices to go around.
Last year Siberia produced over 100 million pounds of butter and now Siberian butter is being sold in the London market. The region has more than 2600 buttermaking dairies, reflecting rapid industry growth and supply shifts. It is noted that discipline challenges persist among labor forces.
Des Moines resident Jas Lallay recalls being near Balaklava during the famous Charge of the Light Brigade. Born in Ireland in 1886, he enlisted with the Connaught Rangers in 1853 and later settled in Canada after discharge. He earned medals for bravery, some stolen years ago, now sought as duplicates.
An ice monument formed yearly at Parkers Glen Pennsylvania on the Delaware river measures about 80 feet high and 100 feet above the base. The artificial fountain, built for twelve years, shoots water over 100 feet and attracts thousands of travelers in cold temperatures.
London population stands at 6,581,872 with 234,398 female and 15,425 male servants. Birth rate 29 per 1000 in 1901, death rate 17.6 per 1000. Females over 10 who work total 719,331, with 548,721 unmarried. Immigrant and alien counts provided. sex ratio and marriage patterns outlined.
A wife praises a book as free of materialism while the speaker notices a price tag of $2.50 on the first page. He resolves to keep his wife’s illusion intact and recalls that a section hand and punctual trains are the world’s greatest values. He concludes that making enemies is ultimately costly.
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