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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
6
The Aberdeen Herald, semi weekly editions on Tuesday and Friday, lists address at 309 East Wishkah Street and editor J Carney. It notes subscription rates, notice requirements for missed issues, and advertising contract forfeiture tied to circulation claims in Chehalis County.
An editorial praises President Wilson as a peacemaker during the Mexican crisis. It warns that a belligerent leader could have dragged the nation into a costly war with huge casualties and debt, while applauding Wilson’s restraint and patient diplomacy.
The Public argues that ambitious leaders in a partially civilized nation would replace elections with force. It warns that war would revive reconstruction era passions, inflate military contracts, and reset reforms, undoing progress on social issues and taxation. President Wilson is praised for avoiding a grave misstep.
The article portrays President Wilson resolute to avoid war in Mexico. It notes the high cost of intervention, including lives, wealth, and diplomatic strain. It contrasts public pressure with his deliberate judgment, patience, and firmness, asserting his policy reflects careful consideration rather than fear or indecision.
The Tacoma Tribune notes that future generations will understand the President’s significant action taken this year. It emphasizes that the move will enhance the nation’s standing and claim of honor internationally.
A Tacoma Tribune critique echoed by the Houston Post argues that people demand cheaper living without harming any group. It notes farmers seek high meat prices while consumers demand low beef costs and lower food prices, showing the paradox of producers and consumers in one.
Jesse F. Murphy of Seattle, a prominent land attorney and insurance figure, travels to Washington D C for an important interior department land case. A former Olympia land office register under Cleveland, he has led Democratic circles in Washington for 25 years and will visit the capital during a Democratic administration.
The piece argues that publicity can harm if invasive billboards and circulars spoil landscapes and irritate households. It suggests newspapers offer cheaper, more effective reach to potential customers without offending audiences.
A New York lawyer recalls odd prospective clients including a woman seeking a lawsuit over not having society-page coverage and another who wanted help stopping her husband from flirting. Patents draw bizarre requests, such as an aero plane clock and a Bower clothespin with flowers, while spirit land claims and ancestor titles appear in seances. Curious claimants to land from ancestral grants are common in lawyers’ offices.
An early account traces the 19th century origin of waterproofed fabric to Thomas Fearnley Wiley of Bedford England who secured the first patent for waterproofing cloth after a Yorkshire dyehouse accident. The process involved alumina acetate treatment and wax application to render cloth impervious to water. The piece notes evolving methods including wax films and roller application.
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