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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1917
Page
3
Local residents travel to Seattle Portland and Chicago for business and military enlistments. Community figures attend church events school activities and social gatherings. Pirates of the region attend dances and Knights of Pythias fundraisers as war support efforts expand.
In April 1897 Aberdeen items note Mrs J B Dabney leaving for Rossland B C to stay with Mr Dabney through fall. West Kellogg plat in Cosmopolis vacated at request. Ed Benn returns from Seattle with newborn, wife and baby to follow soon. Weather praised after a blustery March. R H Evans heads to Colville district for summer work on Aberdeen properties. Nellie Redinger, Aberdeen musical prodigy, impresses Cosmopolis audience. Hoquiam date postponed due to her illness. E L Koehler plans rear addition to store, remodeling interior. Dolan to run saloon. Koehler relocated bicycle and sporting goods stock to lower floor.
Letters remaining unclaimed in the Aberdeen Washington post office for the week ending April 10 1917 list names including G H Anderson Edmond Ayotts P W Bandow Erim Bakhah Wini fred Campbell Mrs J W Farmer Carl Freeman and others as reported by MO J Carney Postmaster.
Killary Greene city park superintendent and Oregon Agricultural College graduate sat the civil service exam on Wednesday before James Eccles, secretary of the local civil service board, at the post office seeking a position as scientific assistant in the department of agriculture.
South border measures intensify as S B McCracken departs for British Columbia after visiting family. Officials report strict questioning of all individuals crossing the boundary to enforce the line.
Spring health boost touted for low vitality and winter fatigue. Advertises Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery made from Golden Seal and blood root with glycerine. Proclaims blood purification by removing poisons and aiding overall health.
A Bellingham woman testifies that Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cured her long standing blood and skin problems. She says she read about the medicines and was cured and now recommends them.
Parisians favor a barrel shaped skirt for spring with skirts longer and widths narrowed. Designers like Paquin Jenny Premet show barrel skirts in afternoon gowns coats and suits. The silhouette features straight panels and waistlines that are not snug, creating a wide shoulder to knee line before narrowing at the hem.
The Detroit Free Press reports a claim that electricity is used to ripen cheese artificially, noting readers taste cheese described as tasting like a storage battery and suggesting experimental methods or controversy.
Historic information compiled for the Argonauts film details the 1849 gold rush and gas lighting milestones in San Francisco. It notes the Feb 11 1864 banquet at the Oriental Hotel celebrating gas lighting, three miles of pipe, and gas priced at 15 per thousand feet. The original gas company dates to 1852 with $450000 capital.
A black crepe de chine and Paisley silk gown mimics a coat with ball buttons and a silk cord girdle. The design presents a chic street wear look suitable for spring.
Boils and carbuncles signal impaired health and vary in danger by location. Infected areas with rich blood and lymph increase systemic risk as infection spreads through vessels. They are caused by streptococcal bacteria and involve inflammation and pus. early physician care is crucial to prevent tissue damage or death.
J. H. Fuller is spading part of his large lawn at Fourth and G streets and the Fourth street parking strip to plant ground to potatoes.
Readied spring millinery by Strong and Warner D B Fiske and Gage patterns offered for Easter hats. Mrs Alf Abrams 216 South H Street invites shoppers to preview the newest styles before buying.
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