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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
7
The Postmaster General orders postmasters to settle debts contracted in office or leave public service. He denounces collectors pressing debts and states the department will not shelter officials who default on payments without a valid excuse.
After years of effort the direct U S to China and Japan cable via the Commercial Pacific Cable Company nears completion. Landing rights in Japan and China were secured, with American control promised as Congress backed private enterprise and President McKinley supported the plan.
The piece describes irrigation transforming arid Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and surrounding states into productive farms. It cites 75 percent of cultivation lands relying on artificial water, with the South Platte valley and other regions irrigated and supporting millions. mentions large acreages in Utah Arizona Nebraska California and New Mexico. It notes average farm size around 40 acres and highlights the vast livelihood created by water projects.
Ad copy promotes Aliens Foot-Ease powder to treat chilblains damp sweating and foot pain with claims of curing corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c with sample offers addressed to aliens Olmstead LeRoy N Love and cites a Rev M W Stryker quote about love and virtue in Clinton New York.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers healing with Hall’s Catarrh Cure, promises $100 for any case it cannot cure, and notes sales through F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and druggists at 75 cents.
A proposed structure called The Weber Tower would rise 1250 feet in New York, surpassing the Eiffel Tower and Washington Monument. It would host offices roof gardens, a complete observatory, weather station, theater, museum, and multiple entertainment venues with eight elevators and a 1100 foot roof garden.
A Globe column argues the “den” is a modern retreat for aging fathers created by daughters and mothers. It contrasts the mother's tendency to withdraw with the father’s need for a private space filled with tobacco, books, and storytelling, warning men not to be fooled by this trend.
Quotes from Rev. L. M. Zimmerman Rev. E. P. Iee Rev. J. W. Cooper and Rev. W. R. Thumington emphasize prayer as inward connection regardless of worship, critique pride that ignores Christ, define grace as God’s actions, and praise character as the core of true strength.
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