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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
4
Montesano announces the merchants annual outing on August 12 with a full day of events. Foot races for boys and girls under 12, adult races, pottery and throwing events, baseball contests, tug of war, nail driving, cracker eating, watermelon eating and other challenges feature prizes for winners.
In this Q and A style page the initiative allows citizens to propose laws if enough signatures are gathered, while the referendum refers laws to the people for final approval. It also covers postal service rules, condolence letter etiquette, and a math puzzle about cost for 50 percent profit. It includes notes on national symbols, Philippine and Puerto Rican governance, and home repair tips.
Assistant attorney general J T S Lyle holds the state bank examiner lacks jurisdiction over private banks in Washington. The opinion states private banks must incorporate as state banks or cease operations after 1915, in a formal ruling to H F Hanson, state bank examiner.
Bids will be called in a few days for a mile and a half of paved road to be built by the state and Montesano city jointly on the Olympic Highway from its junction with Pioneer street.
To keep porch table covers in place sew one inch muslin corner pockets and insert metal weights the size of a quarter. Weights stay fixed during use and are easy to remove for washing. This simple method prevents covers from blowing onto the floor, rewarding careful porch-deck upkeep.
A vintage home tip explains cleaning white feathers by mixing one quart gasoline with a small amount of plaster to create a whipped cream like paste. Feathers are dipped, squeezed, and patted, then hung to dry outside until all gasoline evaporates. Caution warns gasoline fumes are explosive and must not be used near light or fire.
Advice for soothing tired eyes after outdoor work. Use warm toracic acid solution, soak wool pads, place over closed eyes for several minutes, change pads two or three times to restore brightness.
Instructional note on repairing lace curtains by cutting strips from net or old curtains. Dip pieces in hot starch and apply to worn areas while hot so they adhere and hide wear better than darns.
A tip advises rubbing the crack with damp salt to seal a cracked egg before boiling. The suggestion aims to prevent leaking as the salt penetrates the crack. In a separate quip from the Springfield Union a joke asks the origin of a proverb about a good man.
A Detroit Free Press column questions a new reporter's imagination noting his failure to describe a trained nurse as pretty. The exchange highlights concerns about writing vivid character description.
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