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Aberdeen Herald

Location

Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1909

Page

4

Aberdeen Herald Notice of Publication Details

Publish Mondays and Thursdays at 408 East Wishkah Street. Selephone ss4l. cHO. S. CARNEY, Editor and Proprietor. Post Office Aberdeen second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year cash in advance 282.00. 1.50 later. Notify office if paper not received. Copy for ads due Saturday noon for Monday issue and Wednesday noon for Thursday issue. The Herald claims the largest Grays Harbor circulation in Chehalis county. Advertising contracts based on circulation. contract payments not true may be forfeited.

East Wishkah Street Selephone Cho. S. Carney Aberdeen The Herald Grays Harbor Chehalis County

Publisher's notice on newspaper delivery delays

City subscribers missing the Herald by 6 p m on Mondays and Thursdays should notify City Messenger Con Tel 3551. A replacement issue will be mailed to the address at once.

Herald City Messenger Con

Value of Character and the Call for Integrity

In this excerpt the speaker urges personal authenticity and independence in thought and action. Emphasizing courage to be misunderstood, the text quotes Emerson Douglass and Altgeld on truth, integrity, and standing erect. It warns against graft and urges readers to uphold high conscience and lawful striving for liberty and just social order.

Peeters Garrison Emerson Douglass Altgeld Tion Ness

Tariff Debate Prompts Free Trade Views Across Society

The article argues for free trade as natural and civilizing, criticizing protectionism and tariff benefits that shield the few while harming the many. It notes customs laxity, smuggling, and the moral critique of greed among sugar interests, contrasting with calls for open exchange and universal trade freedom. It also references a controversy over a race-related school debate and misrepresented claims around a crime involving Miss Siegel.

Treasury Office

Woman to Lead Normal School as Principal

The unanimous vote elects Mrs. Young as head of the Normal school system. She will oversee school property and a yearly salary around 16 thousand dollars for about 25 000 pupils, marking a historic milestone as the position has been held by a man previously.

Agg Young

Fragmentary shopping note about supplies and dates

The readable text mentions blank books and school and office supplies. It lists Eve and Evens Dru and a VITUE tf phrase with unclear meaning. No clear event or dates are established in the legible portion.

Cement shipments for Panama Canal project reach one million tons

The Panama Canal construction prompts heavy cement movement with government steamers carrying 5 000 tons per voyage and an estimated four years to deliver 4 800 000 barrels at current shipment rates. Texas Taft beef contracts linked to canal project prompt curiosity about self made industry.

Panama Canal United States Charles Taft Texas Elbert Hubbards Taft

Northwestern Mutual Fire Association Sets Seattle Record

The Northwestern Mutual Fire Association of Seattle posted a July record with over four and a half million dollars in written insurance. In Washington state last year 134 other fire insurers wrote, on average, far less, highlighting the scale of the Seattle firm’s monthly achievement.

Northwestern Mutual Fire Association Seattle Washington Northwestern

Fragmentary Accident Ward Report From Old News

A garbled note cites five cases in an accident ward with three cured in hospital after a week while two left. It mentions wooden legs, learning to walk, and the awkward feeling of new limbs, attributed to a New York Press fragment.

Arleg New York Press New York Aberdeen Grays Harbor

Description of the Lake of the Ti ry Lak in the Thousand Islands

The passage outlines the Lake of the Ti ry Lak in the Thousand Islands as about forty miles long with width near four miles. It notes its connection to Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, mentions resorts and mixed American and Canadian presence, and alludes to pirates and island flooding at night with boats and ships nearby.

Thousand Islands Lake Ontario St. Lawrence River Botels Els Beardi

Who Voted Donkey Debate in Pennsylvania

Benjamin Franklin discussed voting eligibility in Pennsylvania. A man owned a donkey valued enough to vote, but the donkey died before the next election, and the man’s vote was refused. Franklin asked who really voted last time the man or the donkey.

Benjamin Franklin Pennsylvania Franklin

A Tribute. Waiter and Clubman Exchange Welsh Rabbit Folly

A humorous exchange shows a waiter boasting in broad dialect about a Welsh rabbit dish while the clubman teases his claim. The waiter maintains his skill and pride in the preparation, infusing local color and humor.

More In His Line From The Sluggish Applicant

A coach tests a slow football hopeful asking if he can become a player and replies he could make a chess player, highlighting doubts about his athletic speed and future in football.

Vacation Hustle as a Modern American Getaway

The piece argues American travelers should seek active, hurried vacations to see diverse regions from mountains to coast. It notes the tiring yet rewarding nature of tours, the appeal of a packed timetable, and cites President Taft cheering at a Wright airplane flight amid tariff deadlock as examples of public enthusiasm for travel and progress.

America Humorus Taft Wright Aeroplane

Italy hears of alleged looting in earthquake aid

Report claims government officials diverted disaster relief funds sent to Italy for earthquake victims. The allegation centers on misuse of aid allotted last year amid ongoing reconstruction efforts.

Italy

If Persians knew how many things lie beyond a constitution

The remark suggests that many aspects of governance and society fall outside constitutional bounds, implying that reliance on a single written framework overlooks numerous powers, practices, and norms that shape political life. It critiques overreliance on constitutions to regulate all aspects of rule.

O's Poised for Downward Spiral in New York Standings

With McClellan McAdoo ren and McGowan leading the push the Orioles appear set for a tough stretch in New York as their chances fade and the team sits on the brink of slipping from contention.

McClellan McAdoo Ren McGowan New York

Farmers benches draw unemployed to local event

A sparse crowd gathers as unemployed residents visit the farmers benches attracted by potential work, though details remain unclear. Organizers emphasize support and opportunities for job seekers in the agricultural sector.

National Immigrant Labor Push Faces Housing and Travel Hurdles

The National Liberal Immigration League reports abundant jobs nationwide with the Washington bureau ready to supply unemployed workers with available positions. Travel costs and a labor glut in New York complicate relief, while authorities push to move both immigrants and native workers to fields where demand exists.

National Li Immigration League New York League National Bureau of Immigration Washington Europe Liberal Immigration League National Governo Oon

Vision of Progress Faces Primitive Limits in War and Culture

The fragment critiques ideals of progress and education while noting conflicts in courting and politics. It hints at aviation as a sign of modernity yet questions whether such advances truly connect ideas, with observers in the South American context reacting coolly to revolutions.

Butteree Stene With His Thumb

Fragmentary text describes a historical eating custom involving meat served for guests to cut and pass around. The garbled lines mention spitting, passing portions, and a carver, with references to domestic settings and bread in a period context.

Wave movement in water and advancing sea fronts

Observation explains that water does not travel with the wave. The wave advances forward while water mainly oscillates up and down. Seemingly still water tips reveal the wave’s forward progress by light reflections on the surface.

Economical Housewife and a Curious Legal Query

A fragmentary passage recalls an economizing homemaker who writes on dressmaking cooking and chairmaking yet never does the work herself. It also shows a courtroom moment where a question interrupts a defense attorney remarking on concealment and the judge’s reaction.

Land settlement near Quiniault region described

The article details a forthcoming United States government land reserve in the Quiniault area north of Grays Harbor. It notes about 300 square miles along rivers Quiniault Queets and Mault Lake with quarter sections of timber land valued around $20 000 each. The U S Employment Office at 217 South Main Street offers help for mills camps and hotels.

United Grays Hare Settin Dis Coeur d'Alene Mault River Queets Imber Quiniault Pacific Coast U.S

Notice to Contractors for Wishkah River School House

Bids will be received until August 24 by the undersigned for the construction of a school house on the Wishkah river between four and five miles above Wishkah Grand Forks District No 34 Wishkah Washes 19.

Wishekah Wishkah Grand Forks

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