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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1906
Page
6
A collection of humorous maxims and observations on manners, schooling and crime. The author jokes about September for school, vanity, luck, and justice with quips about crooks, trials, and social habits.
A fragment shows a hard hit remark about failures in ventures. The quoted speaker laments the time spent answering foolish questions, illustrating frustration with repeated misunderstandings and lost opportunities. The dialogue hints at internal critique and resilience.
A playful exchange shows a speaker declaring that a man would be a pessimist, then adds humor by noting that even the milk disagrees with him, implying gloom despite ordinary cheer.
A poem fragment notes that writing verse is not a crime and praises the craft of getting verses printed. The lines suggest a playful defense of authorship and the printing process.
A brisk exchange features a taunting line about kinship and a remark on a young millionaire hunting for money he once squandered. The tone suggests a gossip or social column snippet recalling past personalities and fortunes.
The page describes a scene in New York with a sculptor showing a door cap and a pink white house as a metaphor for his work. It mentions two sculptures sold to the Metropolitan Museum and a potboiling joke tied to the artist's craft. Also notes a child offering a birthday present and a bank overdraft gag following a sting by an adder.
The Somerville Journal ponders a paradox where a book canvasser aims for life insurance without an agent. If no agent assists, can the canvasser insure life or must he sell a book to qualify? The column frames a debate for societies on insurance ethics and practicality.
Misfortune has no opportune moment and a contented mind helps. Meekness gains pardon for many transgressions. Love as currency should have a proper meter. Doing a good job keeps one from slandering others. Dignity without an affidavit is costly. Vacuums are worse than silly thoughts. Expenses deter wickedness. Imagination drives science and invention forward. A self made man rarely keeps a factory running. A woman often lets others talk for variety.
The moon is a planet of great mountains with about 30 000 peaks visible from Earth, ranging from 2000 feet to four miles high. Each peak forms a ringlike cone with a central depression, depth inferred from shadows, and diameters vary from small posts to 50 150 miles.
The New York Mail reports travelers mark trunks with distinctive designs to identify baggage at distance in crowded stations. Designs include brindle dog heads, skulls, dumbbells, gloves, family crests, and Chinese dragons, aiding recognition abroad amid red tape.
A compact cushion features a round wash leather pin cushion at center with four flaps edged in chamois leather. The flaps fold over to enclose brooches, tying with ribbons, keeping items bright. Exterior fabric chosen by owner, size dictated by number of brooches.
A concise history notes that the thimble, once called a thumb bell and later a thumb, originated in the Netherlands and reached England in 1695. Early forms were iron and brass. later examples include gold, silver, steel, horn, ivory, glass, and even pests. Chinese heart thimbles are often bound with gold.
Cham berlain's Salve relieves intense itching from eczema and tetter and has cured many severe cases. For sale by Evans Drug Co.
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