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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald lists subscription options: $2.00 per year, various advance payment discounts, and modest monthly rates. It touts itself as Grays Harbor’s oldest paper with the largest Chehalis county circulation and warns advertising contracts may be forfeited if circulation claims are not truthful.
Governor Cummins urged reform of the currency system in a Davenport speech to bankers. He criticized the present framework as inadequate and warned that a state backed by government bonds and bank credit, influenced by corporate assets, risks the public. He suggested some form of reform like the Fowler bill but did not endorse a specific policy.
In Creston Iowa on August 10 Congressman Hepburn argued tariffs are barriers to free competition. He accused the Republican Party of using duties to shield domestic markets while fostering trusts at home to favor a few over many.
A historical note accuses officials in the post office army contract land and Indian departments of graft. The piece asserts graft will persist until an awakened public overthrows the grafters.
Gen James B Weaver criticizes the Denver populist committee's recent move as premature and harmful in a public wire to the secretary. He urges unity with Democrats aligned with the Kansas City platform and warns against factional splits aiding imperialists and a subsidized press.
The leisure class divides into two groups the smart set and the hoboes. The smart set enjoy wealth while the hoboes lack prosperity yet may share humor. The piece critiques civilization’s successes and failures as equally inconsequential and hints civilization’s sobriety might return after excess.
Consul John E. Kehl at Stettin reports on a new wood silk fabric to the state department. The sample is soft cream colored with eighteen strands per thread, each strand nearly invisible. Silk is still two thirds stronger, dyeing is easy, and price recently jumped from 3.89 to 681 per pound. Wood silk requires no specific wood type and is produced by chemical processing and high pressure forcing through fine tubes.
The Yakima paper notes Copalis is developing into a summer resort with a recent purchase by Stanley Coffin of a five acre tract and a heat cottage. The railroad lies four miles away, and Coffin expects sizable growth for the area.
The article quotes Tolstoy on education as self improvement teaching others, noting that education is life and knowing how to live equals knowing how to educate. It frames the idea for teachers and parents and suggests broad implications for nations guiding others. It also cites R G Dun and Co price trends from 1860 to 1903 and comments on General Wood and the Philippines role.
The navy department moves to discourage enlistment of Negroes and to gradually remove colored personnel. The stance, if adopted by the army years earlier, could have caused reputational damage in a San Juan context.
The piece mocks Democrats for aligning with Grover Cleveland era factions and contrasts it with trust pressure. It questions Governor Durbin’s possible release of Taylor to secure presidential correspondence, suggesting he may refrain.
The statement suggests Durbin could reform his practice to match his rhetoric by removing the Taylor appendix from his official gubernatorial equipment. The remark frames a controversial turnout about administrative symbols and policy alignment.
The president argues that his battle against trusts is straightforward and aimed at protecting the public. Critics claim tactics are harsh, but Roosevelt insists the program is transparent and necessary for reform.
The waterfront reports multiple vessels at local mills loading for San Pedro and San Francisco. The A F Coats W J Patterson Wm Bowden James H Bruce Letitia Comet and Centralia are noted at West Slade Anderson Middleton Bryden Leitch Aberdeeen mills with destinations including San Pedro San Francisco and Sidney Australia. Chehalis due to sail for San Francisco.
Nora was instructed to tell visitors that her mistress was not at home. She hesitated but followed through with small changes, answering "Mrs. Smithers ain't home" and promising not to repeat the lie. The scene reflects a timid, compliant lie to deter callers.
An aged boastful Scotch minister claimed he preached two hours and twenty minutes last Sunday. His friend asks if the effort tired him, and the minister replies that the preaching did not weary him but the congregation.
A two week worker tells Vansant he has only recently shown interest in the business after being two hours late. The boss warns him to develop a future interest in the work, as noted in the Magazine of Honor.
Dean Swift notes three sorts of riches in a sermon birth and talents are discussed as subjects beyond most. He asserts the audience cannot possess the latter and mocks that ambitious vice.
A reflective note contrasts curiosity about others with neglect of our own affairs, referencing Weayland and the idea of observation without self focus.
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