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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1909
Page
6
A reader asks about squab pricing and nest protection for homing pigeons. The expert explains price ranges by quality and season, and suggests earthen nests to prevent egg breakage.
A folkloric verse recounts John Henpeck driven by a nagging wife and her mother to threaten suicide then murder. He lures them onto a plank over a deep creek and they plunge in after a taunting display. He watches from shore, claiming bravado as others drown.
The article describes professor Gross's invisible writing using damp paper and pencil pressure, plus lemon juice as a readable ink. It notes these experiments amuse children and spark scientific interest, then shifts to brief notes on a glowworm chrysalis, a luminous fly, and a newsy feature about Papua’s plateau and its climate.
The piece presents a humorous exchange from a child narrating a fish story and a mother correcting him. The Polite Shoemaker and a Little Lad offer light dialogue on truth and embellishment as a three year old defends a possibly exaggerated catch.
A curious New Zealand glowworm is described as the larva of a fly using a silk web to trap small insects. The insect rests on a central thread with side threads and beadlike globules. its tail-end light can be brightened or darkened as needed.
An anxious mother questions if their son has patience, industry, and determination for success. The nervous father replies with enthusiasm, recalling the boy learning to play Home Sweet Home on the mouth organ.
A clipped verse dialogue shows George questioning beauty’s ownership and a poet replying with a clever line about borrowed color and stamp returns. The brief item reflects a literary note from the Baltimore American and Leader editorials.
A speaker describes a failed romance with Myrtilla ending in a kiss and a proposal. Regan notices the scene as he recalls how proximity and a kiss led to an implied commitment. The mood hints at conflicted affection and social expectations in the era.
A list details fire alarm box locations including No. 4 North Aberdeen through No. 58 Curtis and Front St. Boxes marked imaginary are noted. Advertising notes Commercial Job Printing at the Herald Printery 408 East Wishkah Street.
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