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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1915
Page
2
A local retailer headlines summer coats from $7.50 to $25 with styles in wool, silk, covert and chincilla. White coats, tan poplin, and serge options highlighted, plus matching skirts and waists from $1.00 to $10. Special summer lightweights priced to attract buyers and a shoe department promoted for spring footwear.
An old advertisement urges readers to treat kidney sluggishness with Jad Salts from a drug store. It claims four ounces in water before breakfast for several days flushes kidneys, relieves backache and bladder discomfort, and promotes clean, active kidneys with harmless lithia-based effervescence.
The New York World notes how light blue dulls a broad complexion and dark blue highlights blond hair. Green mirrors blue on brunettes but softens cheeks. Red boosts pale brunettes, yellow flatters pale brunettes in artificial light, and blue or yellow can alter olive skin tones.
The Orpheus club plans a concert next month with Seattle pianist Louis Dimond performing a left hand only rendition from Lucia di Lammermoor. Dimond, praised as a master pianist in Paris and Berlin, will be joined by male chorus and Aberdeen vocalists for a program of notable distinction.
The piece warns that war needs awaken citizens to duties of feeding both local families and those abroad. It notes farmers face shortages while wartime demand surges, with some regions reporting increased produce storage and rising prices.
The superior court ledger shows decrees of distribution probate actions and several judgments. Cases include estates of Frank Nieradzik Lenfesty and Gates, multiple divorce actions Wagner McLean and others, guardianship sales and pension approvals, tax liens and property releases, with April 24 set to hear a petition in the Gates matter.
Instrument records show numerous transfers and liens across Aberdeen Hoquiam Montesano and Elma. Frances Wilson to Jess Heath includes several lots in Humpback etc while Gertrude Lackey to Earl Freeman covers quit claims in Hopkins Second addition Aberdeen.
An assortment of court actions listed with parties and counsel: H C Randolph vs Richard Gholson for debt. Shingle Co garnishment. Marcy vs Rankin agent garnishment. State vs Ernest Farron for assault third degree. Standard Oil Co vs G Eliott abstract. Martin Antich vs Joseph Zemberg abstract. John O'Hare vs J A Sturdevant debt and attachment. Francis Zembog vs Joseph Zembog divorce. State vs Boyce Lumber Co industrial insurance premium. Attorneys noted include T H McKay, O M Nelson, C W Smith, Dan Pearsall, W V Tanner, and J M Williams.
A white gabardine suit for spring features a tailored look with a short plain skirt and hip length belted jacket. Patch pockets have crescent flaps, collar and cuffs use white uncut velvet. A peach blow pussy willow taffeta dance frock shows shirred hip yoke, two rows of shirring, and a crenim lace bodice with silk and tulle trim.
A new belt buckle style appears as a sash fastener worn as a large light brooch. The ribbon is secured by the pin and drawn through the ornamental buckle-shaped piece. Hollow shapes like ovals squares and outlined oblongs demonstrate popular symmetrical forms.
Notices list property transactions including Luella M. McCaw releasing lots 12 and 13 in West End Aberdeen and E H Freeman levy on lot 8 block 50 Weatherwax addition. Also mentions incorporation of The Smoke Shop and Morgan Oil Co capital changes.
A long list of real estate actions, conditional sales, lis pendens and bankruptcies appears in the Chehalis and Hoquiam records, including dismissals, attachments, and deeds involving John Waters, Union Pacific additions to Aberdeen, and other local properties. The Montesano report notes the will of Alice Spielhofer leaving her granddaughter Mary E. Spielhofer all real estate and most personal property, with daughters receiving $1 each. Executrix named Mary E. Spielhofer. no appraisal filed yet.
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