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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1906
Page
6
A survey of risks faced by working men and especially the women who wait at home. It recalls miners and mill workers facing danger and honor, and the mothers and wives who endure long, unseen hardship after disasters. It also contrasts views on Native American issues from James G. Birney and reflected critiques in the Chicago Tribune.
A long critical item from Minnesota recounts liquor fueled exploitation of White Earth Indian lands since June 21. Indians and mixed-bloods reportedly traded land rights for tin checks redeemable for alcohol, with the reservation agent powerless due to laws allowing Indians to manage their lands. The piece likens this to a long history of oppression and displacement by white settlers, citing authors like Giddings, Coe, Humphrey, and Helen Hunt Jackson.
The Chicago health department asserts that every diphtheria death should trigger a judicial inquiry and blames medical negligence for preventable deaths. It emphasizes antitoxin cures the disease if given early and in adequate amounts, urging accountability for failures to use it. The piece notes slow public adoption despite repeated newspaper reports.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation laments railroad casualties, noting 10,046 killed and 84,155 injured between June 1908 and June 1904, arguing such figures would haunt the nation as Civil War losses if widely acknowledged. The piece suggests public anxiety and renewed efforts to end the deaths.
A narrator recalls being approached by a courteous Italian boy on Vesuvius who solicits small payments in coins for favors like guiding, flower gifts, and lava trinkets. The scene culminates when a Chicago millionaire agrees to pay five francs after the boy’s persistence, exposing a roadside scam.
The New York Herald notes a single live oak near Jacksonville that stands out for its immense trunk and year round foliage. Its five foot low trunk circumference is about 26 feet, while gray moss hangs from the boughs giving an aged, melancholy appearance to the colossal tree by the river road.
In a tale from the Detroit Free Press and New York Times excerpts, Charles Abbott loses a diamond ring given with a fiancé. Delia Surry reveals a ring-sharing pact among four friends while Josie’s fiancé bars return of rings. Abbott vows to marry again and seeks a suitable partner, while Delia jestingly guards the ring and weighs future plans.
A seedy man from Punkville boasts of many careers and tells how he attempted teaching. He visits Trusty Sneckles to prove his worth, but Sneckles checks him by gait and vanishes. The crowd asks if he returned or applied elsewhere, and he jokes his walk ruined his chances.
London fog costs railways cabs and merchants millions weekly. Technical World notes gas excess could power a 40 000 person town for a year. A London court allows a physician to bill for telephone advice in absent treatment. The piece ends with a moral on apologies and character.
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