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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
5
The Superior Court week record lists cases and actions including foreclosure judgments, estate hearings, divorces, and sales. Notable entries include real estate transfers, receivers appointed, and criminal pleas with sentences or probations, plus pensions and quitclaim deeds across Aberdeen Hoquiam Elma and surrounding counties.
Fragmentary readable text references a nighttime event with tension and a possible confrontation. Names, places, and precise details are missing, leaving only hints of danger and urgency in a partial report.
A fragmented OCR item presents unclear names and dates, with readable elements suggesting a local notice or brief item. The legible words hint at a person and place but lack full context to determine event or outcome.
New civil actions include E. Mathisen against Fannie Kellerman for dissolution and accounting with A. E. Cross for plaintiff and W. H. Abel for defendant. Other cases cover garnishment, injunctions, foreclosures, debts, attachments, and appeals before various attorneys and counties.
Land transfers listed include Joe Norket ux to Fred Bran back lot 1 block 14 North Aberdeen Elizabeth Easton to Mary Crawford lot 19 block 10 Benn's Central addition Aberdeen J Johnson Land Co to Montesano Creamery Co lots 5 to 8 block 8 Riverside addition Montesano Benn Cranberry Co to R H Benn tract 10 Benn Cranberry BOPAPACTH caslecea ci accesses dene H Martindale et ux to David Prov...
Mixed items show numerous transfers, chattel mortgages, and contracts for sale across Aberdeen Hoquiam and surrounding areas. Entries name individuals such as A Sphar A. J. Bennett Ballew and W J Robinson, plus firms like Detroit Automatic Scale Co and Northern Pacific with details on lots, mortgages, and property deeds in multiple blocks and additions.
For the children A novel game like football is played by the Malays of Ceylon using a cane split ball called a ragang. The game keeps the ball in the air with kicks, aims to throw it to the ground on the opponent’s side, and forbids use of hands except for the first throw.
A group game described as players form a double file with couples holding hands. The designated It stands at the head and calls Last couple out. The last two in line release hands and run apart, then attempt to rejoin hands ahead of It without being tagged. If It tags one before rejoining, that player becomes It and the other joins the line. the next last couple is then called.
American Magazine essay by George Fitch uses the Homeburg village to wink at telephonic chatter. Carrie the operator knows nearly all town secrets by overheard lines yet remains loyal and discreet despite temptations.
The article surveys Kant’s frugal Koenigsberg life with meager stipends and royal allowances, then shifts to curious biblical alphabet observations in Ezra and Zephaniah, and finishes with a Venetian decree on abroad workmen and a witty political exchange about evolving opinions.
A quip about lending money circulates referencing small debts and lends from Milde PA to collect a prior loan. The exchange contrasts ignorance and a doctor's bliss, attributed to the Boston Transcript and Galveston News.
A North Dakota Bulletin note explains leaving every fourth corn row standing to trap snow and reduce soil drift. The study shows one fourth of stalks left standing capture similar snow amounts as all stalks left, while adding moisture benefits the next crop and lowers wind erosion.
The article describes Java under Dutch rule with ancient imperial remains and living traditions. It details the kraton palace, the Alon-Alon arena for tiger fights, and how native rulers and performers participate in these perilous combats with lances and spears as trained fighters face wild tigers.
The London Spectator notes lead pencils from the Seath waite mine were highly valued, guarded by soldiers, and an act of Parliament penalized graphite illegal trade. Miners were searched on leaving shifts yet smuggled much ore, with prices ranging from 3 to 5 shillings per ounce.
Dr F Hertwig a staff surgeon in the German army marks his eightieth birthday at the front and the fiftieth anniversary of his service. He served in the Denmark campaign earning the Red Eagle decoration for his role in Schleswig Holstein victory.
A Wisconsin reader describes severe nervous breakdown and insomnia before taking Peruna. After three bottles over four months she regained strength and health with improved color and weight, endorsing Peruna as a superior tonic. A Tennessee reader also praises Peruna as the greatest tonic and system builder.
City carriers who fail to deliver the Herald by 6 p m Tuesday and Friday should call the City Messenger Co at phone 72. The publisher asks subscribers to report so a copy can be delivered immediately.
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