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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1907
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald lists publication schedule for Monday and Thursday issues and notes subscription and advertising rates. It boasts being Grays Harbor’s oldest paper with wide circulation in Chehalis County and states that advertising contracts rely on verified circulation.
The Cleveland Bay newspaper details Rev Watson's stormy reaction to a Hoquiam Methodist preaching request. Dr McInturf visiting Aberdeen and Philbrick tied to the alleged plan. witnesses corroborate miscommunication and misstatements. Watson calls the whole story a fake while defending his public moral stance.
The state board of control awarded six month contracts for groceries to multiple bidders including Sawyer & Filley Hill Drug Company W B Hagemeyer Schwabacher Bros Company Washington Broom and Woodenware Company Pacific Coast Syrup Crescent Manufacturing W J Bernard National Grocery Company West Coast Grocery Lindberg Grocery Younglove Grocery Tacoma Grocery Company Rogers Company Wood Tea Company Walla Walla Spokane Abilene and related firms.
The text argues country life and farming bred leaders of the republic, emphasizing rugged independence, initiative, and close-knit rural communities. It notes farming has advanced as an applied science, aided by agricultural departments, institutes, and extension efforts, while urban life fosters more city-based capital and wage dynamics.
The text argues that a good citizen must first be a good breadwinner, husband, and father while a woman must be a good housewife and mother. It stresses duty to family and neighbors, warns against patronizing aid, and urges helping others to become self reliant. It advocates thoughtful, noncondescending philanthropy guided by broad sanity and charity.
The Montesano city council unanimously denounced Aberdeen and Hoquiam papers for libelous reports on the death of Alex Nichols. The resolution rejected claims that Nichols pawned clothing to gamble and went home barefoot, and denied threats against saloon men and misconduct by Mrs Nichols or the Eagles burial aid.
W Hardin Lewis died Friday morning March 29 1907 at Elma General Hospital from cerebral hemorrhage. Born Illinois August 1847 he married Anna Paddock at 19 and had one son. He moved to Washington by 1871 settling Ford's Prairie then Elma. A Christian church member since 18 he taught Sunday school and preached, later changing to Bible study with verse prizes. Deafness ended his teaching but he remained active and is mourned by son William Lewis of Yelm brother J M Lewis of Aberdeen sisters Parmelia Laws of Shinoie and Eliza Stamper of Elma. Funeral Saturday at 2 from the Christian church.
Major Chittenden and a delegation from Aberdeen and Hoquiam toured the harbor aboard the Skookum to review ground for a north side jetty. He aims to start promptly to finish 9,000 feet funded by $600,000 from the last Congress and seek more if needed, including dredging with $200,000 to deepen the harbor near Cow Point. The plan includes a 4,000-foot railroad across the spit from North Bay to the sea, using brush and rock similar to the south jetty, with a hoped 16 month completion.
Creech Bros Lumber of Raymond buys the Chandler Bros mill at Lebam for 90000. The mill sits near Half Moon Creek and the Willapa River, with access to a rich timber belt. Frank Stenzel, experienced Grays Harbor logger, joins Creech Bros to boost Lebam plant capacity and create better logistics to eastern markets.
A detailed listing of fire alarm box locations includes Box No. 4 at Young and Thomas in North Aberdeen and Box No. 5 at B and Cleveland streets in Highland Home among many others. Imaginary boxes marked with an asterisk and real box coordinates cover streets, mills, schools, and industrial sites across Aberdeen and adjacent areas.
A Hempstead Texas business man testifies to relief from rheumatism and neuralgia after using Ballard's Snow Liniment. The product is advertised as a cure and sold by all druggists.
The Herald is read by more than half of Aberdeen families who read papers. It serves Aberdeen and Chenalis County with a broad advertising reach, from the newest local news item to the smallest ad, through which the Advertiser is supported.
A Pasco Georgia resident commends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for whooping cough. The letter says the medicine is safe and sure and mentions Evans Drug Company as a local seller.
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