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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
7
Aberdeen and Hoquiam correspondents report notable local moves and arrivals. Notable entries include real estate purchases by Warren Cook and Craig place buyers, a life diploma trip for state teachers, and a looming election contest in Aberdeen.
Not Cod Liver Oil but Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil is praised for stomach tolerance. The ad argues Scott's emission is easier to digest, contrasts with plain cod liver oil, and offers a sample alongside the Scott & Bowne company contact in New York.
J P Sudderth visits from Axford as Humptulips school closes for a three week vacation. Carson Newnham journeys to Hoquiam and Aberdeen for a brief visit. Loomis' pack train delivers supplies to McDonald's logging camp on the east Humptulips. Norman McDonald readies the logging works above the city. County Surveyor Robertson examines a bridge site across the Humptulips. Thomas McNalley visits town and holds a claim in 219 with promising property.
Batchelor’s Bay is active again as residents resume routines. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barker of Everett visited Harbor area friends and Cosmopolis. Dr. Watkins tended S. L. Hays in North River Valley for pneumonia, with a recovery noted. Aberdeen Fire Department earns civic praise for its service. W. A. Wilkinson and wife, visitors from the east, stay with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Moulton of Aberdeen.
A designer and builder of mills arrived to inspect the Cosmopolis plant with Mr. Peckham guiding him. Aberdeen shows active, permanent growth in construction. A. F. Peterson’s condition improves. his mother and sister stay with him while brother Peter Peterson, manager of a Vancouver Island gold mine, is present. Roser and Macfarlane of Cosmopolis are interested in the mine. Peterson has prospected and found other potential great producers.
J T Shelby’s baby ill and J K ODonnell’s daughter sick but improving. Mises Bell Wakefield travels toward California to visit friends. A birthday surprise for A J A McSperritt. Stump clearing and lamp lanterns mark street work. Hoquiam orders 80 000 Elma brick. Pacific Electric considers electric lights franchise. P Murray moves into Elma home. Judge Kent learns his son Thomas died at Buckley when a pile fell on him on the O R N near Buckley. He heads to the scene on the first train.
T. R. Winston and wife came up from Satsop yesterday. Mrs. Maude Osborne travels to Seattle for Christmas with her brother. Alfred Wilson resigns as deputy postmaster to focus on his butcher business. E. J. Croft, who won a Cruiser subscription for the highest jump last July fourth, is now a mail carrier in Aberdeen. The Order of Rebekahs is prospering. Wednesday night included routine business, a lunch, and a pleasant jovial evening.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee, and costs 15¢ to 25¢. advocates replacing tea or coffee with the new drink.
During a Society of Arts lecture Mr E Walter Maunder recounts a tale of a student asked to define corona composition. The student replies he knew but forgot, provoking the professor to exclaim that the only man who knew the corona’s composition has forgotten.
A brief exchange shows an officer noting the enemy has their range and asks about cooking dinner. The captain responds absentmindedly, highlighting the challenge of prioritizing meals under fire.
A philadelphia Press quip contrasts talk with action offering a place to get loads of it and a shave for 10 cents. The exchange emphasizes value and practicality in a light humorous tone.
A playful exchange quoted in the Syracuse Herald shows a mother asking why she was not warned when a boy threw stones, and George Washington replying he could throw them back better if she could.
A Chicago Tribune quips about Aguinaldo with mortuary Latin phrases and warnings to refrain from speaking ill of a man seen as dead multiple times. The item captures a tongue in cheek rebuke of posthumous accusations surrounding the figure.
In a humorous exchange, Mrs. Yungmuther-George asks if a baby’s crying portends something while the husband replies a squall is coming. The brief quip reflects light domestic humor cited by the Ohio State Journal.
A witty line from the Indianapolis Press notes that a man who reveals all he knows is more common than one who knows everything but keeps silent. The remark underscores caution in sharing knowledge.
Dialogue excerpt about a child asking for a fairy tale and a mother promising to wait for the father to return at midnight for storytelling described in a Pick-Me-Up humor piece.
A humorous note from the Cleveland Leader questions if Wigg is unusually fortunate as he claims he can always light his pipe with his last match. The quip playfully highlights his claimed luck.
The dialogue notes a temporary reconciliation between a couple who plan a future wedding as described in Town Topics.
A humorous ode contrasts national flowers with the American buckwheat flour, praising its merit above others while noting the frosty morning sight in the United States. The piece appears in the Chicago News as light verse.
An old practitioner touts SNUFFLES as the only cure for CATARRH claiming it reaches the disease and relieves instantly while curing permanently. Priced at one dollar per month’s treatment, sent prepaid to the United States or Canada with full directions and free medical advice from the discoverer. Address Edwin B. Giles & Company in Philadelphia.
Fragmented text mentions holiday observances, visits, rent listings, a Friday death in Mont, religious services, and a local boy basketball event at Koehler's high school. Names like Mrs W ters Mr and Mrs Ma appear with scattered references to Christmas, Santa points and local figures.
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