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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1912
Page
2
A local ad promotes 150 extra coat styles at 20 percent off if readers mention the paper. It lists example savings on coats priced at 35.00, 25.00 and 15.00, emphasizing coats as a necessity in Aberdeen.
Patrick Murphy aged about 68 dies at his Satsop valley home. Funeral held at St. John's Catholic church, with burial in Wyncodie cemetery. Survived by a widow, one daughter, four sons, a brother in New Brunswick, and four siblings in Seattle.
Oakville April 28. T P Horn spoke on Making Poultry Pay under Grays Harbor Poultry association. Oakville will host a new branch for east county poultrymen with G T Taylor directing efforts. Taylor will oversee a large ranch and focus on poultry and Jersey cows.
Tom Berry a well known Grays Harbor logger died yesterday morning at Hoquiam General Hospital after several weeks illness. He was 66 and had no known relatives. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Pinnick's undertaking parlors under the auspices of the Order of Owls with Rev. J W Beard officiating
Mildred Hall ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs F E Hall of 714 Monroe street was struck by a North End streetcar while playing in the street. The child suffered a fractured leg and severe bruises but was saved when motorman T D Smith quickly applied the brakes and lowered the fender to lift her to safety.
Montesano announces four marriages with T. W. Hagerman wed to Eva A. Figge Hiski Hannen to Hilda Niemi Gilbert Russo to Mary A. Whelan and Martin Koch to Ethel Fiske showing licenses granted on April 27.
Mr and Mrs Nate Marion returned from Michigan on Friday and were joined by M C Trem per on Monday. The trio had visited Michigan last summer but found Elma appealing after returning east. Their friends are glad they are back in Elma.
April 28 in Elma reports that E. S. Avey of Elima has been hired as Oakville city attorney after Norman S. Richards resigned last week. Oakville now has two attorneys including Avey and Richards.
The Episcopal Church Ladies Guild will host a tea on May 1 at the home of Mrs. Ed Lovell. Elma ladies are invited to attend and enjoy the event.
The Degree of Honor District No 6 semi annual convention met in the A O U W hall on Friday afternoon. Members from Little Rock Oakville Cosmopolis Aberdeen and Hoquiam heard papers on lodge work and elected Mrs Minnie Davidson of Hoquiam president for the next convention to be held in Hoquiam in October. Grand lodge officers visited including Mrs Louise Bush Mrs Daisy Wyne and Mrs Julia Coxey. An elaborate banquet followed the 6 pm session and the evening program was open to all with refreshments served.
The Aberdeen chamber outlines committees for the state Republican convention with chairs and members in general arrangements finance decorations reception and more. The effort emphasizes Aberdeen's readiness to host the first state convention within city borders and boost its reputation.
Elma announced the new rural carrier for the route leaving town. Lyman P. Hendrick will replace Fred Lebaugh who resigned. Hendrick, who recently moved from Ocosta, had already passed the required exam.
A playful dialogue touches on learning and pride with quirky banter about professors and a standout laundryman named Dartmouth Jack or Lantern, implying admiration for practical skill and unexpected insights.
A mother rebukes a boy for a trifling misdeed and the child retorts that he is in the trying age. The exchange highlights how young boys absorb remarks from older people to use later.
A brief dialogue excerpt shows a character denying presence at Monte Carlo while discussing a visit to Nivet. The scene shifts to a hotel return revealing a disappointed look and a likely absence of Mr. Carlo. The London Telegraph voice appears in quotation style.
Representative Swagar Sherley of Kentucky receives a lengthy letter from James R. Edwards of Louisville requesting seeds for his gardens in the Blue Grass state. The missive extols vegetables and flowering varieties with florid prose, and notes Sherley sent the seeds after ordering a free shipment.
Radcliffe College students protest seven new rules issued by Dean Mary Coe for June commencement attire. Restrictions include white waists and skirts, white belts, no barrettes or jewelry, and a gown short by an inch. Students say the bun on the comb is impractical, planning to wear hair braided or loose in old fashioned curls.
A government team reports a valuable discovery of soluble potash silts in the Mojave Desert California. Indications point to millions of tons of potash with officials telegraphing for details. The finding could reduce reliance on German supplies amid earlier diplomatic tensions over potash trade.
War Department seeks 3,587,500 dollars from Congress to build a permanent camp opposite Culebra in the Panama Canal Zone to house three infantry regiments, twelve coast artillery companies, one artillery battalion and a cavalry squadron, abandoning temporary housing plans.
Former Vice President Fairbanks has been named a member of the Smithsonian Institution board of regents by the Senate.
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