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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
6
The article notes Count Leo Tolstoy's August birthday and his claim of many productive years ahead despite his eighty years. It credits the simple life for his longevity and preserved powers, while his writings and social stances provoke czarist scrutiny and transport threats due to defending Russia's oppressed.
Lewiston Idaho reports farmer J M Bachus murdered on his doorstep and home burned to cover the crime. Coroner says Bachus was shot likely in the neck and skull. Police offer no arrests while Mrs Bachus claims a lamp exploded as the cause, providing little illumination on the wound.
A California balloon ride turned perilous when rancher Pred Bingei clung to the balloon ropes during a Sunday ascent near Alviso. The craft rose to about 2500 feet before the parachute jumper descended safely. Bingei remained uninjured despite a long windborne drift until rescuers reached him.
In Wabash Indiana Joel F Baker shot and killed Mrs Sylvia Hornice to stop her from marrying rival suitor John Warner. He loaded her body into a buggy and drove 12 miles to town where he killed himself. The couple’s deaths left the fate of Warner unclear.
Miss Gertrude Humphrey, a popular society girl from Santa / Paul Wiehland, Sacramento, wed James McNalley, a Sacramento millhand. The romance began last December after a Christmas packing-house job and a note found in a fruit box led to exchanges of photographs and a marriage proposal. Humphrey kept and burned the box card, then framed it as a memento.
Tolstoy, born August 1828, in Yashaya Doliana, educated at Kazan University, served with distinction in the Crimean War. He organized Russia’s peasant schools on a practical, original basis and their writings and lectures have been translated into all prominent languages.
Mrs James S Sherman wife of the vice presidential candidate is described as domesticated and content with home life in Utica New York. She prefers family life to Washington society and supports her three sons Richard Thomas and Sherrill with one daughter in the family.
Local merchants urged to advertise stock and bargains in open column to reach bargain hunters. Advertisers may connect with shoppers who call for good deals and items in stock.
William A. White of Stamford Connecticut, retired after forty years as a newspaper man, demonstrated a novel ice cream freezer attached to his job press. While the press churned out handbills, the ice cream froze in minutes for dinner. Neighbors lined up to watch, and White promised to freeze any brought during work hours, even joking about taking a portion of each batch as payment.
A magistrate scolds a small red faced man who admits kicking his landlord down stairs. The tenant vows to present his lease to prove rights, claiming any actions not prohibited by the lease are allowed at the first opportunity.
Chamberlain's Salve should be kept in every home for burns. It relieves pain instantly and, for non severe injuries, heals without a scar. Also useful for chapped hands sore nipples and skin diseases. Prize 25c. For sale by Evans Drug Co.
The Los Angeles Times notes that Italians, as a people, do not live on macaroni despite the common image. Macaroni is costly in Italy, making it a luxury for workers who chiefly eat bread with butter and tomato sauce, with meat scarce and water the usual affordable drink.
A Washington Poet recounts how a husband’s dramatic farewell line in a letter triggered a sequence of misread signals. The wife’s teary telegram, a sobering registered letter, and a distant phone call lead to a comic misunderstanding about presumed self harm.
A bedridden Chicago woman claims a D D D Prescription cure saved her life after years of scaly itching and intractable eczema. She describes rapid relief and full recovery using topical D D D products from Red Cross Pharmacy, urging others to begin treatment immediately.
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