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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1917
Page
4
Aberdeen Herald lists post office filing and subscription rates with a city editor credit and office address at 309 East Wishkah Street. The paper claims oldest publication on Grays Harbor with wide county circulation and urges subscribers to report missed deliveries.
The Christian Science Monitor notes Washington warns against profiteering in wartime. The Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels leads a drive against inflated steel prices, promising seizures of plants and heavy penalties for offenders while stressing moral aims and standard supplies.
The piece condemns the Industrial Workers of the World as they push antiwar agitation. It cites an April 7 editorial from The Industrial Worker in Seattle, accusing the group of exploiting women to recruit soldiers and advocating antiwar sentiment during wartime.
The piece denounces treacherous internal foes and declares war rhetoric as a distraction. It frames workers as pawns fed by bosses and warns that talk of war babies and prostitution in the name of patriotism could become a grim trend, urging authorities to act against perceived traitors within.
Madame Schumann Heink, born German but American citizen, reflects on divided loyalties. Her family spans German navy, US Marines, New Jersey National Guard, and Arizona cavalry while she asserts wholehearted American allegiance. The piece urges vigilance against German spies but honors steadfast Americans of German origin.
Youngtown Ohio mayor issued a seven language proclamation assuring foreign birth residents they face no invasion of rights when acting lawfully. The Conference Committee on National Preparedness adds that citizens must owe allegiance to the flag and avoid acts aiding the enemy, with severe penalties for treason.
A historical note shows Union enlistments topped 2,778,309 with over two million under age 21. It lists counts by ages 10 12 14 16 and 18, and notes 618,511 soldiers were older than 21 at enlistment.
Practical tips for food and cleaning use simple kitchen waste to extend life of breads and mushrooms with lemon juice. Save soap scraps by melting in water to make a jelly for floors and dishes. Render fat for frying, rinse clothes in hard water with sweet milk, and use logwood ammonia solution for black fabrics. Keep pain relief by applying a logwood infusion to neuralgia areas.
A large parade is planned with speakers including Mr. Savidge W. E. Campbell from Hoquiam and T. B. Bruener. Lance Hart will perform Paul Revere’s Ride and W. H. Tucker will deliver A Tribute to the Flag. A long parade committee list follows.
Real estate notice promotes a small acre tract in Grays Harbor County offering farm and city life advantages. It targets buyers seeking a versatile chicken-keeping property within five towns of the county.
An advertisement touts a long established male specialist on Grays Harbor offering free consultations. It claims to cure ruptures and piles without surgery and treats chronic conditions, blood poisons, gland enlargements, nerve debility, and ailments of the bladder and kidneys with intravenous medicine and up-to-date methods. Office hours are daily with evening and Sunday hours listed.
A Country Gentleman correspondent explains linseed poultice benefits and the shift from boiling to a hot-water method. Crushed linseed yields a softer paste stored airtight for reuse. The process uses scalding water, brisk stirring, then spreading on heat prepared cloth and securing with cotton wool and silk.
A storm in the Black Sea during the Crimean War spurred meteorological study. Professor Cleveland Abbe is noted as a father of scientific weather forecasting, with Le Verrier hired by France to study storm conditions at the time.
Pat visits a shop with few cuckoo clocks on display. The clocks spring to life when set to noon as a cuckoo emerges, leaving Pat both astonished and bemused by the need to wind and feed the clock. The tale ends with Pat joking about the clocks’ upkeep.
A tale from Sir Ian Hamilton’s review recounts an officer mounted on a horse once owned by a baker. A witty spectator called out Baker causing the horse to halt, then the rider quipped Not today, thank you and the horse resumed movement amid relieved onlookers.
A whimsical remark on pawnbrokers as the most temperate of men prompts the joke how to prove it. The note then highlights the Herald as Grays Harbor county’s widely read paper and promotes Aberdeen Printing Co. at 309 East Wishkah Street as the choice for advertisers.
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