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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1914
Page
7
A citizen plans a suit against Dr Blank after surgery left surgical scissors inside. A lawyer counsels against suing and suggests charging storage costs instead. The exchange appears in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Lloyds bell signals ships deemed lost or overdue with solemn tolls. The Lutine bell tolls once for a posting of loss and twice if a previously posted vessel returns. The chamber of horrors at Lloyds records telegrams of sea calamities and the fate of ships and crews.
The piece argues against perceived historic bias by listing notable women and strong female figures from history. It cites Joan of Arc Charlotte Corday Rebecca the Jewish Ruth and Rachel, along with Martha Washington and Florence Nightingale, to claim women have long occupied substantial roles.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a parade of notable women from antiquity to Victorian Britain, citing Catharine of Russia, Maria Theresa, Elizabeth I, and modern fictional heroines like Jessie Brown of Lucknow, Jeanie Deans, and Florence Dombey as a colorful sweep of influence and character.
The rich house wren song accompanies farm life. Farmers should install wren boxes with about one inch entrances in barn gables, outhouses, and orchard trees. Wrens feed on grasshoppers beetles caterpillars bugs and spiders, and also eat cut worms weevils ticks and plant lice in large quantities.
Excerpt discusses insomnia as a minor cause of functional nerve disease, noting its exaggerated perceived importance among sufferers. It argues that if a person accepts staying awake, much of the trouble is avoided, while nervous individuals amplify fatigue, worsening exhaustion.
An old country couple visiting town on a holiday spot a stair door bearing the inscription James Simpson Ground Flat and overhear the old woman exclaiming that he has been run out with a steam roller in a local tale.
A young man asks how to convey his feelings and the girl answers with a practical request to write it down. She notes this ensures there is no chance of him wriggling out of his expression.
A Chicago Herald snippet contrasts two testimonies with a quip about a wife’s claim the man has not seen the inside of a church for years. The exchange hints at personal doubt and moral judgment.
A compact treatise examines the discipline and folk belief around the Miho tongue practice. It notes how tradition, restraint, and social ritual shape the preservation of vocal limits among Miho communities.
The hostess leads a quiet guest to dinner as a talkative young woman dominates the talk. The guest, a solid man, only occasionally offers an affirmative and finally admits he has never visited Beethoven and asks what he manufactures.
A quip from the London Telegraph notes a will unreadable by a lawyer yet deemed a blessing. The exchange mocks lawyers and heirs debating the will's validity.
A lyric poem recounts a speaker seeking Alice across forest and lake on a night of moonlit calm. The narrator recalls a vow of love from a year ago and travels through wildwood in search, looking heavenward and among the stars for the beloved. The piece centers on lost companionship and yearning.
Survivors recount the sinking of Aboukir Hogue and Cressy after torpedo attacks. Chief Gunner Dougherty describes the moment Aboukir toppled and the submarine salvo that ended the enemy. A Maiden Holland dispatch notes sailors clinging to wreckage and long waits in icy water as Germans pressed close by.
General Villa has decisively broken with Carranza and plans immediate action against Mexico City. Torreon becomes central as Villa gathers the greatest force yet, recalling Sonora troops and stripping northern garrisons to defend or siege Torreon and control rail links to the United States.
Paris census reports 1 807 044 population with 949 087 women 1858 men and 272 471 children. Under fifteen months old comprise 50 086. The piece notes costs and European war logistics with broad figures.
A wartime commentary condemns the practice of renaming cities in conquered regions and argues for stopping this practice at once, labeling it another horror of war. It contends the old names are already problematic and should remain unchanged.
A Royal Artillery veteran invalided home describes the heaviest fighting near Paris as German forces tried to cross rivers with pontoons. He recalls blood soaked ground, relentless rifle and shell fire, and repeated waves of attackers until he was wounded.
A Birmingham Age-Herald item quotes Mr. Tupper praising his restraint and Mrs. Tupper criticizing his silence as she vents anger in a brief dialogue about speaking back.
A Baltimore American quip notes a wife coping with her husband who triggers frequent scenes to earn their living by supplying material for theaters. The joke underscores the couple’s domestic drama as a minor showmanship.
The Boston Globe notes engagement rumors for Binks and Young Jenkins. It hints at wedding plans and asks if he prepares for married life while a playful line about Jinks chewing a clove after drinks appears.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a dramatic aviation moment quoting a remark about Jinks the aviator. The line references a fall from a monoplane at an altitude of six thousand three hundred and twelve feet.
Detroit Kree Press reports a puzzled scene as the Browns, returning from vacation, are questioned while their cat fails to appear at breakfast. No further details on whereabouts or investigation are given.
In a sharp exchange the speaker scorns a rival group while noting a colleague seized their position. The remark frames a clash over opportunistic timing and career moves within a snide exchange.
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