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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
3
Local items record residents traveling to Flint Detroit St Louis and Omaha and report births, visits, fires, and civic happenings in Aberdeen and surrounding streets. Highlights include a two story home fire, Knights of Pythias events, Red Cross circle formation, and military enlistments.
A long roster of names and associated towns appears, listing individuals from Seattle Tacoma Portland Berkeley Astoria San Antonio Salem Chehalis and other locales. The fragmentary items include many couples and common titles with no clear event or action.
The Herald reports on Aberdeen and Grays Harbor county events with local notices, community updates, and brief summaries of ongoing civic and social activities affecting residents.
Miss Clara Wood returns from Michigan and John Steen plans to move into T. C. Moulton's vacated residence. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gibbs. County to cap burial costs at twenty dollars. Jetty appropriation set at three hundred fifty thousand, a compromise from four hundred thousand. Leta Benn hosts farewell party for Frieda and Erna Clark bound for Centralia. Levi Sargent finally awarded a pension of six dollars monthly since February 1896. Episcopal ladies fair displays embroidery and needlework including pieces from Kentucky by Mrs. Albert Hart.
Milton Moore and E H Abbot land appraisers with the division of calculation of the Interstate Commerce Commission have been here for several days gathering data on land values in the Chehalis valley. A physical examination of all railroad property is being made by the commission. The information will likely be used to set future rates.
April 20 Montesano. F A Tarr permit clerk in the county auditor's office has been elected cashier of the Montesano National Bank to succeed Rollie Geissler, who will move to Boston soon. Tarr previously served as postmaster and was cashier before his current appointment.
Mrs. Caroline Carlson of Aberdeen recounts long battle with kidney swelling and dropsy. After trying many medicines she used Doan's Kidney Pills with relief and reduced swelling. She later reaffirmed the benefit in 1916. Available 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
J. O. Al- Mour argues that every young man who enters the employ is an investment. If he grows and advances the company benefits. if he errs, the firm seeks the cause and helps him avoid repeating the mistake rather than criticizing.
A ginger snap brown pongee garment with embroidery patches is showcased as a model for chunky girls. A deep coffee colored hat with a high band and grosgrain ribbon complements the ensemble. The article cites David in Psalm 69 about a pelican’s melancholy pose for moral illustration.
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet has a fat man describing his wife’s severe cold. He quips she is suffering terribly because she is hoarse and can’t talk, prompting the thin man to ask if it is pneumonia. The exchange ends with laughter.
The famous Rialto Bridge in Venice was designed by Antonio da Ponte. The single arch spans ninety feet and is noted for its strength and grace. It carries two ranges of shops atop three parallel streets accessed by ascending and descending steps.
Professor M I Ahearn of Kansas Agricultural College explains hotbeds extend growing seasons. He details pit construction, drainage, frame dimensions, sash options, and heat from fermented horse manure with straw, moisture, turning, and timing for March sowing of tomatoes radishes and lettuce.
Tommy speaks to his mother about Miss Mixley's age while a pinch on the leg interrupts. The scene hints at family dynamics and social expectations in a domestic moment.
Advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to purify impure blood and boost energy. Claims to cleanse stomach liver bowels and kidneys, improve appetite and vitality, with testimonial from Mary Haskins of Seattle about recovery after taking multiple bottles.
Pennsylvania State College experimentation recommends applying manure as a top dressing in fall or winter when field conditions permit. The guidance notes it should be done before spring growth to benefit grass lands.
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