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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1907
Page
8
County jury costs for the recently closed term total 1118 dollars 60 cents. Families and residents including Duncan Campbells and Mrs Wartman host and visit over Christmas. Officials prepare for another jury term in February while educators attend state meetings in Seattle. Also notes on Oakville residents and local property moves amid holiday activity.
Weather observations for week ending December 29 by F H Robinson note trends. The article reviews French North Africa victory at Casablanca and Abd el Kader’s 1847 surrender, Algeria’s wartime losses, and Napoleon III era acts. It also critiques the Hague conference results, and closes with travel advice about Christmas gift buying timing.
Mrs Geo McMinimee visited relatives in Hoquiam on Monday Eugene Early stayed several days in Olympia with friends returning Friday James Vaughan came back Tuesday from Quinsault where he hunted and trapped for weeks Mr and Mrs Chas Sayers and son Raymon of Aberdeen visited Mr and Mrs O C Combes at Christmas Mr and Mrs R B Ware and son Sanford returned to Hoquiam Thursday after Christmas with Mr and Mrs W B Nay Miss Louise Reynolds left Elma General Hospital and is taking a vacation at home Born December 25 1907 a ten pound boy to the wife of Bernard Murray at J E Mur ray s home J 8 O Donnell and daughter Mona returned from Tacoma Thursday evening to visit friends and relatives H Luther Roles left Thursday for Portland to be away several days
The report lists multiple residents from Raymond Seattle Centralia Hoquiam Ocosta Elma and nearby areas visiting relatives in various cities including Toledo Eugene and Seattle. Notable mentions include Mr and Mrs H J Rice Miss Edna Norton Emil Ellingson and the Milhofer O Hara nuptials.
Footage or chatter suggests visitors on Earth could see fifteen foot tall men from Mars amid lively chatter about possible dime museum engagements. The lines mix curiosity with mock awe over alien size and spectacle possibilities.
After the event, scientists receive a more respectful hearing for their confident assertions that equinoctial storms do not exist, challenging earlier sensational claims and shaping public understanding.
Dr. Wiley is organizing another squad for food experiments. In time stomachs will be almost as much in demand as brains.
The article argues it is economical to replace aging lamps when candlepower falls by several units, as dimmer lights require more lamps to reach the same brightness. It notes that replacing old lamps with lower power ones can lower overall lighting bills in many settings. It also provides a marzipan recipe and a test for threading point in boiling sugar.
Wash with wool soap using gentle squeezing rather than rubbing. Block flat on cloth with cheesecloth and secure. rinse well, remove excess water without wringing, then hang to dry. When dry remove coverings for a shawl that remains light fluffy and unshrunk.
Instructions describe mending a tear with patcheen and matching cloth, basted on the wrong side and pressed with a hot iron for an invisible repair. Then it explains cleaning lamp chimneys by inserting cotton batting through the top and rubbing inside with a dry hand to remove smoke buildup.
Cleaning brass pipes with emery paper and oil yields an even surface. Rub with rotten stone and oil on soft leather, then finish with dry whitening and a soft rag. Ensure all oil is removed before lacquering.
A basic guide says lay the mattress in sun to dry, then apply a paste of starch and water to stains. Wait an hour or two, check for stain removal, and reapply starch as needed.
The prickly pear invades at least five million acres in eastern Australia, starting as a hedge plant less than fifty years ago. It thrives in varied soils, survives long droughts, and grows up to twenty feet high, overrunning roadsides and shrubs. Clearing costs exceed land value in some Queensland areas. Chemists search for cheap control methods as the invasion persists.
Following letters remain uncalled for in the Aberdeen post office for the week ending December 24, 1907. List includes Aven P H Franklin H Arreson Emelie Gibson Harry Alvin John Green Tom Adams Charles Holland Mrs Deily Balcome Edith Hawkins Mra Baker Eliza Herman Mr Birmingham Fred Hills Fred Cook Mrs Capt PH Henrickeson J X Cummings Leslie Heikkinen Katie Chadbourne H Husbands W L Casselman Leon Hyatte Lane Cavallos Slario Hawkins Ralph Cresty Miss Emma Joy F H Ellis F E Johnson Florence Elroy M Johnson Elinor Ellis Paul Johnson John Espey Mr Rees Geo Smith Farrell W D Smith Frank French Miss Leona Ward Carl Franco Fulsom.
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