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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald announces subscription rates and discounts for advance payments. It emphasizes its status as the oldest Grays Harbor paper with the largest circulation in Chehalis County and notes its designation as the city official paper.
A sparsely attended meeting for a Aberdeen commercial body prompts a call for broader participation. The article argues Aberdeen needs a representative organization to push harbor improvement, tide lands title, and growth of manufacturing to keep pace with population.
The Vidette warned of county job printing overcharges and pledged to publish hundreds of similar cases. It points to $20 versus $6 charges and calls for parallel publication of printing bills, including J E McDougall for 1896 tax statements at $185 and Herato bills for 08 99 at $100 each, noting four years of cash commercial rates.
Notice offers a $500 reward for arrest and conviction of anyone cutting lines or adrift any rafts or boom sticks tied to the Chehalis river wharf. The notice is from Wilson Bros. & Co. Job Printing and Herato Jos Printery.
Western mills close for winter and stockpiles shrink, signaling price hikes of ten to fifteen cents per thousand as demand in spring looms. Trade reports show low retail stocks while good crop yields boost consumption, prompting questions about seasonal glut risk.
Uncalled letters list for the Aberdeen post office includes Grace Ashby William Allen Jno Arges Salem Beasley D C Brown Mrs M Buttler James P Geer W A Hanley Noah Hansen O Hanford Frank Jensen Ole Merrill Mrs Pearl Narreard Howard Reed Lelia Shipley Mrs Frena Smith John Skroder Markus Wallis Ora Walters O I Warner and Lee Persons. Please say Advertised when calling. Cons Bett P.M.
The December Table Talk opens with a poetry piece The Turkeys Jubilee and follows with articles on The Cooking of the May Flower Women A Borrowed Christmas Cheerfulness at the Table The Making of Men A Dainty Christmas of Ye Olden Days Christmas Facts and Fancies of Many Countries The Children's Christmas and Its of the World Illustrated Cookery enriches the pages. The periodical promotes economical living and cooking skill and offers free sample copies from Table Talk Publishing Co Philadelphia Pa.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. The ad lists a price of 25 cents and markets the product as relieving coughs and cold symptoms quickly.
Reward offered for accurate information on trespass or timber cutting across numerous sections in Chehalis county including townships 18 11 and 17 7 and others. Named contact George L. Purriz of Detroit Michigan seeks leads with details on land descriptions and involved parties.
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