06 Aug 1896
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1896
Page
1
Regular sermons at Lee school house draw delighted crowds as Rev. Dh. Lackey preaches. Coastal town life features oil rumors, homesteader troubles, hotel and resort updates, and local politics with reports from Aberdeen Hoquiam and Montesano.
Advertises the Burlington Route as a money saving travel option with free chair cars and low rates. Claims the best road bed in the West and significant time savings for trips to Omaha Kansas City St. Louis and Chicago. Offers tickets schedules and full information through Pacific ticket agents or M P Benton Seattle Washington.
Geo K Thompson is named chairman of the Thurston County Free Silver Republicans. Warships gather at Port Angeles for annual maneuvers with the Philadelphia Monadnock and Monterey present. A new creamery rises in Chehalis to 28 by 60 feet twice as high with 1 ton daily capacity. Wheat yields vary from 20 to 80 bushels per acre across districts. White River planing mill burned, loss 25000 dollars with no coverage. saw mill nearby escaped. Edwin W Winter arrives in Tacoma as Northern Pacific president with retained senior officials J W Kendrick Edward McHenry and J W Bunn.
News brief notes coal mines in Pennsylvania threatening closure unless wages fall 10 percent. An Atlantic City excursion train wreck left 44 dead and many wounded. Illinois Central resumes pre cut wage scale after taking over Chesapeake Ohio and Southern. Shanghai reports a Sunday tidal wave flooding Hayehan coast with 4000+ drowned. damage widespread.
An enormous number of cattle died as rice fields flooded almost entirely, prompting fears of famine in the district this autumn. In London, preparations mount for Li Hung Chang's month long visit, with the queen showing marked interest in the renowned traveler.
The Chehalis county real estate transfers for the week ending August 1 1896 list numerous conveyances in Aberdeen Hoquiam and surrounding areas. Names include Arthur F Sawyer Maria L Sawyer W K R Darrah John Mills Mary Darrah Rudolph Peterson and others with lots in Benns Central add Hoquiam France’s add to Aberdeen Mooney’s add and North Hoquiam among parcels described.
The Age of Steel notes a chemical coated wire nail that is lighter than standard nails and delivers remarkable holding power. Once driven it resists extraction, making it highly suitable for boxmakers and other uses.
A German electrician says electrolytic coating steel with lead peroxide protects against rust. The process, performed at ordinary temperature, supposedly yields a satisfactory 20 minute coating resistant to atmospheric exposure without affecting steel temper. To lessen gas engine noise, a Dixie engineer suggests splitting the exhaust pipe to create a flaring outlet.
The teredo is a small but offensive submarine worm that damages ocean telegraph cables annually. It eats into everything except brass, the only material that stops it, leading some regions to sheath cables in brass to protect against this pest.
A new device is described that attaches stamps to letters and circulars with remarkable speed. Detaching dampening and fixing are accomplished by a single revolution of a small wheel on the machine.
The mufti is an Arabic term for a religious and civil functionary in Ottoman towns. He handles church property and ensures the proper observance and enforcement of rites and discipline.
A fragment describes a girl coloring deeply while in a problem story with poster illustrations, noting uncertainty and a subdued reaction rather than a blush.
The note recalls a historic belief that snails could cure consumption. It quotes Humo on wit and passion being incompatible when affections move imagination. The snippet presents a mix of aphorism and a medical superstition.
The article lists a wide range of mills farms and factories including saw mills shingle mills furniture pail and tub factories broom handle barrel and stave factories and many others. It notes that applicants with money can establish themselves and that a congressional appropriation of one million dollars for harbor jetties could boost export trade for large establishments. It emphasizes land clearing challenges but high productivity once cleared and suggests buying smaller parcels near town may be more profitable than claiming distant lands.
The notice warns against TDoomers and subsidy seekers in Grays Harbor with lists of jobs. It describes catarrh as a local weather related ailment and promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a quick, safe remedy without mercury or toxic ingredients, priced at 50 cents.
The song Home Sweet Home from the 1828 opera Clari the Maid of Milan became instantly famous after a failed production. Payne adapted the Sicilian folk melody into the lyrics, selling over 100 000 copies in the first year and remaining popular since.
A dialog contrasts boyish mischief and a motherly lesson on self defense and proper conduct. Millie explains a black eye from Maud Nouveau while Mrs. Newgirl advises restraint and growing into womanly virtue.
The notice lists daily hours with openings from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday closing at 2 p.m. An additional evening shift runs from 7 to 8 p.m.
Complete abstracts of title to all land in Chehalis county are prepared and filed from Montesano. The work consolidates and clarifies chain of title records for property owners and prospective buyers.
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