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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
2
Joseph G. Cannon discusses summer boredom and imagination in a relaxed interview while Mrs Annie Besant arrives in America. Theosophist leader, aged sixty two, prepares an extensive lecture tour and plans to meet U.S. followers in major centers.
St Louis scientists unveil a portable oil asphalt plant costing under 1200 dollars intended to oil city and country roads. The unit melts and blends asphalt with heavy oils, then feeds a sprayer wagon to lay a hot asphalt coating that binds sand and gravel, reduces dust and maintenance costs.
The newly opened Ancon to La Boca road shortens travel between Ancon canal zone and La Boca, aiding zone business. It was built with crushed stone ballast, reballasted for the rainy season, and features a one span iron bridge replacing an old wooden frame along the La Boca road.
A public dispute centers on a non-alcoholic medicine claimed to have a known composition. Critics warn against accepting secret nostrums while proponents defend its tested design and potential benefits.
A commentary argues that laying down road drag will not improve the highway as long as the equipment sits unused by the roadside. It contends the plan lacks purpose and practical benefit without active deployment.
Dr Donald McCaskey and a hired man built a drag with local help, repairing a half mile of muddy yellow clay road in 1909. The method impressed skeptics, spreading across Lancaster county as farmers adopt drags to smooth dirt roads and improve travel. Colonel Nicholas Bell travels by motor along the old ox-travel route, promoting rock roads and motors to farmers. A country merchant sells ice freezers. a farmer misunderstands their use and demands a refund after being told they freeze water.
A band leader in a small city nicknamed the worst in seven states is asked to play at a cousin’s funeral. The caller clarifies it is not a military funeral and that the cousin, though uninterested in military matters, wished the band to perform so everyone in town would be sorry that he died.
An anecdote recalls a Missouri pilgrim who ignored Whittier’s headache to praise the poet’s work. He asked Whittier to autograph a large sheet so he could cut out hundreds of signatures for friends. The fan even tried to take Whittier’s coat buttons, while calling him Whittaker.
The passage critiques flexible truth under pressure and questions the value of hard work for status. It notes that results are praised without scrutiny and suggests love is expected to fund a partner, highlighting social shifts in responsibility and merit.
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