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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1911
Page
4
Semi-Weekly Aberdeen herald announces publication schedule at 309 East Wishkab Street Aberdeen Washington with editor J Carney and a notice on subscription terms and deadlines for ads. It asserts the Herald as Grays Harbor area oldest paper with largest circulation in Chehalis County and warns forfeiture if circulation claims are not accurate.
The Spokane Speman argues that the greatest financial benefit goes to few beneficiaries while Perkins downplays rising prices in packing house trusts. The piece contends competition is not solely at fault and cites abuse and strangling of legitimate competition as key factors.
The piece praises the party and its congressmen for an unusually productive House session. It notes widespread support for popular measures, rapid passage of bills, and a shift from earlier slow procedures. The author lauds increased representation of the people's will and broad commendation for lawmakers.
The Herald applauds Montesano Commercial Club for abandoning jalification plans at the courthouse dedication. It argues funds and energy should back Chehalis county roads and the upcoming county fair, noting residents favor practical development over the costly new building.
George W. Perkins, once a member of an IT firm, attacked current policy and trusts in a Tuesday address. He claimed Sherman era laws harmed business and national prosperity, citing Standard Oil practices as proof of harms from competition.
The Herald welcomes the Aberdeen World editorial support for the city government commission plan. It claims the World misconstrued its critique as partisan and urges clear explanation of the plan’s provisions to secure public adoption.
Physicians nationwide warn against shared drinking cups or glasses used in public places or workplaces. New Jersey lawmakers ban general use cups in stations stores and factories with a $25 penalty. Chicago follows with an ordinance seizing promiscuous cups in schools offices and factories.
Instructions advise washing gloves with gasoline and Ivory Soap and repeating the process three times with fresh gasoline. Use gasoline as water and rinse with the last gasoline, omit soap in the final wash, then dry and sprinkle with cornstarch before wrapping in a towel for half a day to restore softness and whiteness.
Instructions describe preserving pimentos by packing unused portions in glass and sealing with paraffin as with jelly, allowing indefinite storage.
A cartoon caption notes a conversation at the club where a lady president asks what book helped a new member most and the reply cites a husband’s checkbook as the most helpful item.
The article analyzes Brooklyn baseball woes attributing poor team play to lack of Ginger and class, headless batting, weak fielding, and sloppy baserunning. It notes Nap Rucker remains a marquee pitcher while Daubert Wheat and a few others stand out. Speculation surrounds a possible new manager with John Ganzel linked to Brooklyn owner Charles Ebbets.
Johnny Coulon, holder of the American bantamweight title, plans a trip to England to seek a match with British champion Digger Stanley. Stanley will demand the English limit of 118 pounds at 2 o clock, while Coulon favors 115 at ringside and 116 is generally used in the U S. It is believed the Chicago boxer could beat Stanley at his best weight.
The best baserunners in the American League show small leads off first base. Germany Schaefer keeps a notably long lead, with Bobby Wallace and Wid Conroy also extending farther than Cobb Collins or Speaker. Danny Hoffman, a former Brownlie, matched Schaefer's aggressive lead.
The text argues business and cities clash when politics intrudes on municipal duties. It suggests cities should run streets water gas and light as a business, not a political battleground. Omitting party strife could ease many municipal difficulties and keep governance efficient.
The Bay City whaling station's establishment is seen as enabling southbound freights to justify a packet steamer service between Grays Harbor and California ports. C T Scurry of West & Slade Grocery Co. believes a freight and passenger steamer would be profitable and may be raised at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon tomorrow.
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