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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
4
Fragmentary Aberdeen Herald item lists a price and item line with unclear text. Readable elements mention a sum of $200 and a rate of 1.40, suggesting a financial listing or sale note amid damaged OCR. The readable entities include the newspaper name and monetary figures.
The Herald showcases Aberdeen as fully recovered from the 1903 fires with illustrations and business content aimed at attracting capitalists manufacturers and homeseekers. The edition emphasizes conservative claims backed by facts and figures and invites further advertising support from local firms.
Aberdeen area offers fertile Chehalis county lands with timber cleared sites and cheap virgin acres near streams. Projections show high per acre yields for wheat potatoes carrots parsnips beets and diverse fruits, with climate supporting apples cherries prunes plums and pears.
In Chehalis County a fertile soil area yields abundant berries and poultry. Strawberries blackberries raspberries and currents prosper while chickens ducks and turkeys thrive. Fresh eggs fetch high prices and honey can bring good returns as apiaries grow yet few farmers pursue large scale beekeeping.
The Maclafferty & Sons firm on H Street between Heron and Hume, a direct-line descendant since 1891, employs eight to ten workers and offers painting interior and exterior wallpapering tinting and interior decorating. They supplied doors windows and plate glass for the Lumber Exchange building and hold Grays Harbor agency for Johnson’s Prepared Wax and other S. C. Johnson & Son products.
The pioneer Aberdeen jewelry store of Emil Pfund promotes a wide holiday display with affordable gifts for all. Watch engraving and repair are done by Pfund, optical goods are stocked with free eye tests, and the owner plans retirement after the holidays with substantial reductions across the stock.
The Aberdeen Brewing Co, established 1902 with a $100000 capital, will double plant capacity this winter with new buildings and equipment. Brewmaster E Bloch manages 20 skilled workers producing Prima beer and Aberdeen Porter, largely for Grays Harbor, San Francisco, San Pedro, and Portland markets.
The Grays Harbor Gas Co began supplying gas on November 27 with nine miles of mains laid in Aberdeen and Hoquiam. The plant can produce 125000 cubic feet daily using fifteen retorts and modern equipment, backed by officers H. Wadsworth, John C Hogan, and C. E. Burrows.
The advertisement highlights Garman's Aberdeen shop offering Walk-Over shoes and other brands plus mens furnishings. It notes a 16 year business run, arrival in Grays Harbor 22 years ago, Aberdeen growth to 19 000 residents, and ownership of the store block including the Post Office built after the 1903 fire.
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