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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1909
Page
8
News gathered from Chehalis County exchanges reports of local happenings across all sections. Aberdeen Herald correspondents tally items of interest including community events, weather notes, and public notices.
Mrs. Lou Bradley and Miss Dorothy Burch are listed as ill with Mrs. Bradley at home and Miss Burch seriously ill this week. J. A. Taylor of Montesano visited friends in town on Thursday while Miss Alvina Liesner stayed with her sister in South Tacoma. Lee Rusk departed Waldron Island after work with Northwest Contract Co. A Northern Pacific engineer on Oakville stairs sustained rib fractures. Miss Johnson underwent throat surgery Thursday by Dr. Marey and is recovering quickly.
The W C C T A plans a meeting at Mrs J T Durdle home next Tuesday at 2 30. Fred Schnurr and wife of Cosmobpolis attended court regarding the Hendricks estate. Mrs Julius Estland and daughter Sooris visited Montesano from Aberdeen. Wes Medcalff attended the county assessors convention in Olympia and saw Governor Cosgrove inaugurated. The Eastern Star anniversary social will be at Mrs W A Free-Myre’s next Wednesday evening. Several marriage licenses issued this week include Olson Merrill Darland Knute Bryca McHatton Benson Matson Goodman Skeen Hietanen Jaravinen. Mr Beaumont Apple and daughter Albert moved from Jensburg to their new home. Apple is assistant cashier at Washington National Bank. HM Cannon’s Montesano home burned Wednesday evening. walls saved, fire started about eight.
The column lists multiple residents on visits to Seattle San Francisco Alpine Texas California and British Columbia. It notes a police court collection of 483 dollars from Caret women and mentions various movements including Mrs Lyrean Murphy and the Federation of Women's clubs in Moclips and a marriage in Vancouver.
R J Stoner spent Wednesday evening in Elma on business Frank Taylor went to Tacoma Wednesday morning Mrs Josie Emley McCormick went to Tacoma Wednesday to stay a few days Sam Wray departed for Seattle Thursday to buy machinery for a new shingle mill Jack Hartman returned from Green River Hot Springs Wednesday and then went to Montesano on business Ben Booth and family left Thursday for Matlock to start a shingle mill Mr Booth will oversee the shingle mill there Mrs Kenny Strong McDougall is seriously ill in Aberdeen General Hospital her mother left Thursday to be with her
German wrestler Ernest Siegfried visits America aiming to boost Germany's prestige with a Madison Square Garden exhibition on January 28. He offers $100 to any man who faces him and $250 if the opponent lasts thirty minutes. wants Gotch Jenkins Rogers and Mammoth present. entry costs nothing.
Ernest Siegfried, the 28 year old Bremen native and undefeated six year veteran, offers Americans who may prove capable a trial bout with a financial stake. He aims to challenge Gotch’s title and plans to train under Tom Sharkey per his interpreter.
The notice lists offices for Dr. O. R. Austin in Wishkah block and Dr. A S Austin in Hayes and Hayes Bank Building over Paine's drug store, with residence at Grays Harbor Hospital. It promotes sasparil la for blood and mentions Evans Drug Co and Evans Drug Store selling pocket knives razors and barber supplies.
Readable fragments describe a man injured then repaired by doctors who reassure him he is fine despite his injuries. The tone recalls old newspaper quips about medical scenes and a gag line about being “a little bit run down.” The piece nods to humorous unrelated quotations about piano pieces for money.
A collection of short snippets from Judge and Tit-Bits includes a quip on spiritualism noting a ghost walks on Saturday and a hallucinatory Monday, a school entertainment bit where a pupil proclaims Lend me your ears, and a blisters cure recipe with foot care tips and a powder mix.
Instructions describe stuffing a turkey with a crumb dressing seasoned with parsley marjoram thyme and melted butter. Include twenty small oysters mixed into the dressing or use whole oysters as an alternative. Fill the breast with stuffing for juicier meat.
A bold 15 day offer promotes a $5 Barnatto Simulation Diamond Ring as a dazzling replica at one thirtieth the cost of a real gem. The ad touts 100 percent profit for local reps, seeks men and women worldwide, warns against misrepresenting as real, and urges readers to request a free sample from The Barnatto Diamond Co. in Chicago.
The notice announces registration books for the 1909 primary on March 9 and the general election on April 6. It specifies that residents must register this year to vote, outlines residency requirements in the state, county, and ward, and instructs naturalized citizens to bring papers. Dated Aberdeen Washington December 31 1908.
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