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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1909
Page
4
The Aberdeen weekly edition lists publishing schedule every Monday and Thursday and office at 408 East Wishkah Street. Subscriber rates shown with cash in advance option and instruction to notify the office if issues are missed.
The Herald states it is the oldest paper on Grays Harbor with the largest circulation in Chehalis County. Advertising contracts rely on this claim and all money owed under such contracts will be forfeited if the statement is not absolutely true.
City subscribers who do not receive the Herald by 6 p m on Mondays and Thursdays are asked to contact City Messenger Co at Tel 3551, and a replacement paper will be sent to their address immediately.
Seattle P I reports a bright commercial outlook as lumber mills in Washington regain orders, demand spreading from farmers to Western retailers after tariff clarity and a strong harvest. Gold influx from Alaska boosts circulation, while cautions on prudent spending emphasize saving for hard times and steady employment.
The council considers securing a free footpath over the Chehalis river bridge to connect South Aberdeen, warning that lack of such access could become a major problem for the city in the near future.
The text argues that many movers in society are morally degenerate and deserve confinement, asserting wealth is not the nation’s sacred measure but character is. It emphasizes character as the true shrine Americans worship.
The August Bonville's Western Monthly features a short story by Mary Rogan Jones of Aberdeen, wife of Frank G Jones. The piece titled A Lapse of Conscience offers a domestic fiction vignette reflecting period sensibilities.
The article argues that the human body largely heals itself and that medicines and treatments simply stimulate or aid this natural force. It cites the vis medicatrix naturae concept and compares medical intervention to a gyroscope correcting itself, noting nature's limits when disease is violent or unexpected.
A narrator recalls letters from John to Lady Weston showing a shift from friendly to intimate tones after engagement and marriage. The piece then recounts Lord March facing a staged duel with an Irish challenger and a coffin bearer bringing a chilling peace gesture.
Treasury figures show higher duties across the dutiable list with 25 percent ad valorem added to specific tariffs. The argument cites coal print paper and woolen goods as examples, noting substantial rises despite claims of minor changes.
In Olympia on August 21 John Schively testified before the senate acting as a high court of impeachment about his Spokane grand jury indictment for perjury. He described his payroll status with the defunct Pacific Livestock Association and his duties, tearful and emotional as women in the gallery wept. He will resume Monday as the trial proceeds with attorney Israel expected to present John D. Atkinson and conclude arguments before a final verdict.
A brief excerpt from Heart Throbs in the National Magazine for August argues kissin is as old as time and not sinful if it is lawful holy modest and plentiful. It reflects social norms in a historical magazine context.
Edward Lowe Jr son of a Michigan multimillionaire was arraigned in Superior Court before Judge Mason Irwin and pleaded not guilty to desertion after giving his wife 60 cents over sixty days during their separation.
Edward Malloy and Edith Tharpe, who ran away to Portland to wed, were married there yesterday with Edith's father Benjamin F. Tharpe present. The couple returned to Hoquiam for a celebratory feast at the Tharpe home last evening. The marriage followed parental objections over Edith’s age.
U. S. Employment Office at 217 South F Street offers help for mills camps and hotels. Evans Drug Co. invites visits for guaranteed headache cures in powders tablets capsules or wafers and supplies blank books and school and office items. tf
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