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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
2
A description of a children’s pretend battle using slate and pencils. German players draw lines to strike enemy soldiers marked on the slate while the French attempt to defend. the game ends when one side loses all its men. The example shows eight German shots eliminating eight French soldiers, while the French kill nine Germans.
Birds and insects act as clever detectives in nature keeping disease and pests in check. An Indian man notices a crow departure followed by a local disease outbreak. Bees reject fake sugar while swallows select healthy roosting sites. Ladybirds deter pests on roses and ants guard cotton fields from boll weevils.
The excerpt recounts James Crichton born in Scotland 1560, famed for knowledge and multilingual debates in Paris at seventeen, plus a fatal duel with a masked pupil. It juxtaposes a Chicago News anecdote and a verse column, ending with a Weather Vane poem about sun wind and children’s kites.
Washington and Chicago American players face sanction from the national commission over unauthorized play. Cantillon’s Washington squad could be wrecked if blacklisting extends. Ban Johnson and Comiskey travel as hearings loom at December league meeting.
The season features many high class pacers led by Detroit Dan Patch who ran 1 58 and Minor Heir at Milwaukee clocking 1 59. The grand circuit also includes Eel with 2 02 and contenders Hedgewood Bay Baron Grattan Gallagher John A among others, sparking record chase.
Walter R. Dray world champion pole vaulter has entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and will reside in Boston for two or three years. Former Yale standout Cray graduated last spring and is now studying mechanical engineering at Tech. Phillies Eye McLean Trade To Boost Backstop Power.
Navy punter Jones stands out among punters in recent years as coaches debate Glen Warner of Carlisle and other players. Coach Metzgar of Penn works late to devise new plays while Bill Edwards cites McCrohan as a rising Princeton full back.
A Farmers Advocate excerpt argues wide wagon tires prevent road damage and save time. It cites a 1.5 inch tire carrying 3,000 pounds with four horses creating deep ruts, claiming four inch tires or more would lessen road wear and advocate legislation setting tire width based load limits.
Horace O Gordon of the Oklahoma Good Roads association in New York argues western states need durable roads built for motor cars not horses. He contrasts eastern short lived roads with western plans to resist wear and support long term auto use.
The Forest Service and the Office of Public Roads will collaborate to draft comprehensive road and trail systems in national forests. Funds are limited, so phased, planned construction will guide progress, improving fire protection and public use while expanding regional benefits.
A farmer laments impassable wet season roads cutting off tobacco supply. He says scarce access forces smokers to brood as they cannot reach the source of tobacco and face forced inactivity.
A New York police and medical consensus links cigarette smoking to crime risk. Inspectors describe smokers like Harry Thaw and Captain Hains with nervous, irritable behavior and nicotine stained skin, urging young men to quit cigarettes and switch to pipes or cigars or quit tobacco.
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