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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
4
The piece notes subscription costs in cash for The Herald on Grays Harbor and highlights circulation claims. It then cites Yakima Republic editor Col. W W Robertson criticizing the 1914 legislative session and urging commission government. It concludes with reflections on Civil War expectations and European fighting intensifying resolve.
Opinion on the war's duration differs widely among authorities and commentators. Sir John French expects an early end, Edgar Crammond predicts July, while Kitchener says it will begin in May. U.S. Major George Langhorne notes German forces have not yet begun to fight. Wall Street bets vary, with terms of peace discussed by June 30 or September 1, but no side shows weakness as the protracted conflict continues.
The article argues world peace requires an organized global government. It contends major interests are international and sovereign states no longer exist. It links women’s education to social progress and to breaking down past male-dominated arguments against female education.
A verse by Alexander Hume exalts domestic joy over royal power. The speaker praises his small wife and three children as his throne and happiness, contrasting earthly kings with the love at home. Subtle nostalgia threads through old world sentiment.
Large crowd packs the Grass Valley Salvation Army hall to witness two marriage ceremonies. Despite a 25 cent admission, spectators overflow the venue as Miss Emily and Thomas Barri man proceed with the hallelujah weddings, reportedly twice due to the crowd.
A mother disciplines her son during tea with gentle reproach. The boy retorts that her usual move is to send him away when guests are present and cakes are scarce. This exchange captures a sharp, humorous exchange from Pearson's Weekly.
This note discusses lace types with focus on point tresse made from human hair. It notes its rarity and French collectors claim it survives only in cabinets. The piece places its origin in the early sixteenth century and emphasizes its historical scarcity.
Submarines show 148 foot length and 15 foot diameter with 11 knots on surface and five submerged. They can stay submerged about 24 hours and have 4500 mile ranges. Powered by gasoline engines on deck and electric motors underwater. Draft history notes voluntary enlistment, state quotas, class taxation, and occasional drafts. Also requests a Crimean War account with siege of Sebastopol details from 1854 to 1855.
The text discusses rare U S coinage including the nonexistence of a three and a half dollar piece, the common two and a half dollar piece, the three dollar piece now a numismatic rarity, and an experimental four dollar stella. It covers Panama Canal fortifications funding by Congress in 1911 and 1912, asks about the Boston Tea Party date, and notes homing pigeons used in war, their history and deployment by France and other nations.
A wry quip from the Boston Transcript describes neighbors clashing over sound effects as one resident learns the cornet and another upgrades to a trombone, sparking a lighthearted feud.
Average wholesale prices in the Aberdeen market today list live chickens at 10 to 15 cents per pound and dressed at 18 to 20 cents. Cows bring 64 cents per pound, hogs 7 cents, lamb 16 to 18 cents, and mutton 12 to 14 cents. ham 17 to 19 cents, bacon 16 to 25 cents, and lard 11.5 to 12.5 cents. Dressed chickens slid to 20 cents after weeks at 18 to 23 cents, while lamb and mutton rose to 16–18 and 12–14 cents respectively.
Prices listed for flour coffee butter cheese eggs sugar potatoes onions and seasonable vegetables in Aberdeen groceries. The list notes ranges for many items including Apples Oranges Lemons Rhubarb and potatoes with upward tendency in the local market and specials on fresh rhubarb two pounds for 15 cents.
Vessels awaiting charters and those due to arrive at Grays Harbor include ships at Lindstrom Slade Hulbert and Anderson mills, with several vessels chartered or bound for San Francisco and Honolulu, among ports Liverpool Aukland Callao Salaverry and other Pacific origins. Shipyards listed include Linstrom Slade Hulbert Donavan and National mills with multiple steamers and schooners named.
A L Hornby of Hoquiam Washington testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved back and kidney pain after a carpenter injury. He notes continued use by his family with substantial benefit and urges buyers to get Dean's Kidney Pills at 65 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY distributes.
Small 3% acre bottom land and 5% upland ranch with a 9 room house. Includes a 36 by 50 barn and a 16 by 24 outbuilding. Features pure running water and a good boat landing with fishing access. Handy to Montesano on county road 2% miles east of South Montesano and half a mile east of Hall station on O W railway. H W Hastings Montesano 526t.
A tall courtier retrieves a high shelf book for Napoleon who quips that the courtier is taller only in length, not height. The anecdote reflects playful imperial wit from The Napoleon Story by Wayne Whipple.
Mrs Connie Clark assumed the Montesano postmaster duties as of today with Postmaster Tarr staying on for at least a month to assist. A petition seeks a third assistant and Tarr to be appointed to the role.
The Herald stands as the region’s most widely read paper in Chehalis County, touted by advertisers as the best place to reach local readers.
A London Mail quip recalls a wife noting petty arguments with her husband before his baldness. She jokes that since he began combing his hair with a towel he no longer complains about long hairs in his brush, implying calmer mornings.
A reflective note contrasts constructive energy with active mischief. It argues that if well meaning people applied effort to positive action, there would be greater justice in society. The piece urges practical, constructive change over passive virtue.
An old home recipe uses common garden sage and sulphur to darken gray or faded hair. Today a ready made Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drug stores promises natural looking dark hair in a few applications.
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