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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1913
Page
2
Royal Baking Powder touted as the greatest of modern times helping perfect cake and biscuit making. It makes home baking pleasant and profitable and guarantees the food is more digestible and free from alum and all adulterants.
The manhunt for John Tornow intensifies as deputies and trackers chase the elusive woodsman after the 1911 killings of two boys and the 1912 murders of trappers Blair and Getty. Rewards total over six thousand dollars while Tornow bides in the Olympic and Satsop region, reportedly aided by forest craft and possible outside support.
In Montesano on April 15 Treasurer Jerry McGillicuddy Deputy Sheriff and Deputy Assessor Girard seized the stock of a Scottish Woolen goods tailoring outfit loaded on a 341 shipment out of the county. Taxes due about 20 dollars plus 10 to 12 dollars in costs or collection will be assessed against the goods.
The Topeka Capital mocks a Kansas editor who suggests holding breath lets a person handle bees wasps hornets and similar pests with impunity. The piece calls the claim a probable lie and questions how long a man could hold his breath while a hornet pursues him.
A Persian cat aboard a Leith built car go boat serves as its mascot and has logged over two dozen trips to the Mediterranean. The creature adapts to rough seas, bending with the deck angles, remaining unfazed by severe storms. The piece also notes beliefs about meeting eyebrows in various cultures and eras.
A reader asks how to dry damp shoes and discusses a lewis for lifting stone blocks, the origin of pinochle, Jefferson’s inauguration, and many random facts. It covers drying methods, word origins, historical elections, geography, jelly preservation, and rust removal.
District ordinances limit drums and wind instruments to two and five respectively in musical gatherings. Gus Strand lease hearing set for May 7 for ends of Duffy Myrtle Weooding and Willow streets. Street improvements include 16 foot plank roadway on East Second from B street to North Aberdeen bridge, concrete sidewalks on Heron from K to Mohroe, and M street upgrades from Heron to Fourth. unsanitary buildings noted. garbage and health committee to report next week.
The Herald announces a public vote on funding a new bridge from Heron street to North Aberdeen to replace the current Second street structure. The paper invites plain brief letters with suggestions on the proposal.
Aberdeen Printing Co operates at 309 East Wishkah Street providing printing services for businesses and individuals with a focus on offset and letterpress work.
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