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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1909
Page
3
A discussion ends with a unanimous verdict that the steamboat whistle travels farthest, with a Kentucky man recalling hearing a steamboat on the Ohio river eighteen miles away. The piece compares tones to church organs and notes lower tones travel farther over distance.
A French army Major Dolfus offers a £400 prize for a kite that remains steady in 15 to 20 mph winds and can lift a man of fourteen to fifteen stone to a height of sixty feet lasting for an hour.
A county town debate on mail order competition and local advertising stresses the need for targeted campaigns. An expert urges businesses to advertise correctly to slow losses from mail orders and out-of-town shoppers while outlining upcoming weekly discussions. Also notes a bankruptcy case in Aberdeen with a creditors meeting set for February 1 1909.
A listing shows real and imaginary fire alarm boxes with street intersections such as Box No 4 at Young and Thomas North Aberdeen Box No 5 at B and Cleveland Highland Home Box No 1 Terrace Avenue and D Street High School and others including mills depots and streets across Aberdeen and surrounding areas. Several entries reference Hume K streets Northern Pacific Depot and several landmarks like Heron and F streets Franklin School and Western Cooperage among others.
Maude E. Lundvall files for divorce from Ralph E. Lundvall in the Superior Court of Washington Chehalis County. The suit cites desertion abandonment and failure to support and seeks restoration of maiden name. Plaintiff’s attorney Do W Hodgd on Hoquiam Chehalis County Washington. Last publication date March 4 1909.
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