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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1898
Page
4
Aberdeen Herald is published weekly by James F Girton and John J Carney. It notes subscription terms, postal details, free birth marriage and death notices, and accepts correspondence on topics of public interest with writer name. The paper is designated the official paper of the City of Aberdeen.
Patrons are notified that Montesan Teonoatise and Aberdeen Herald have consolidated and will be published under the Aberdeen Herald name. Subscribers formerly of the Economist will receive the Herald. Exchanges are asked to update mailing lists accordingly.
The piece criticizes Republican attempts to mock fusionists over the failed exemption in the Revenue law. It argues the constitution forbids exemptions but urges voting for a constitutional amendment to raise exemptions for individuals and improvements, aiming to lift the tax burden on the poor and ensure equity in taxation.
January deficit reaches 7.99 million dollars, year to date total 51.90 million, cited as poor consolation for Dingley supporters. Writers argue the first year of the Dingley tariff will surpass McKinley tariff year one, and nearly equal Wilson tariff three-year deficit, calling Republican tariffs deficit breaders yet revenue getters for trusts.
Varlo Tore argues Boise's bullion deposit certificate plan mirrors the Partner's Alliance warehouse scheme and holds equal merit. He contends only a government coinage system can ensure a universal, debt-free parity and nationwide circulation.
The Tacoma Ledger quotes a claim that silver bullion and other commodities are cheap, but U S silver dollars are as good as any. The government is receiving them for duties on imports, a reason for maintaining parity.
The Bulletin claims Bryan is dead and political in nature. The Washingtonian mocks the Bulletin’s editor, asserting the same must be true by their logic.
A Federal court ruling upholds Abel’s view that unpatented lands in the N P railroad grant are taxable. The decision confirms the county can rescind a 3 percent tax reduction and demand full taxes on those lands and on lands in the indemnity strip after government acceptance of the company’s selections. The ruling reinforces the county’s stance and urges firm collection.
Brinnon residents stage a mass meeting to protest the Olympic Reserve which would exclude most coast settlers above the Quinsault reservation. The action threatens future settlement and urges modification of the reserve. Grays Harbor towns’ apathy on this vital issue surprises locals.
The Vidette urges paying Canadians for logs to conserve forests while the Bulletin backs sawing domestic timber. Will Bro. Pattison of the Enterprise settle which stance reflects sound Republican policy and compel the other to yield?
Cargo shipments of lumber from Washington for 1897 totaled 398 454 098 feet. About half of that amount, 158 958 729 feet, went to foreign ports, competing with Chinese operated mills in British Columbia.
The Bulletin notes the reform administration has reduced expenses and applies the resulting surplus to cut debts incurred by the Republicans, asking readers if tax relief was achieved in the state and county.
A strike involving 147000 cotton workers across New England protests wage cuts under Dingleyism, delivering a bleak commentary on the policy and its economic impact on mill towns and laborers.
The Beaver Leader reports opposition to the forestry reserve order as the exemption period ends in three days, with many settlers in Clallam and Jefferson counties fearing impacts despite arguments for the reserve. The piece notes some settlers have refused to locate or abandoned claims after improvements. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills advertised for health remedies, alongside One Minute Cough Cure praised by Mrs. Stark of Pleasant Ridge, Ohio, through Evans Drug Co.
Four German gentlemen who overdid a joke in Bullay were sued after trying to pay 12 cents a pound for a cab and horse worth 75 dollars. The cabman prevailed in Coblenz and the total costs neared 900 dollars plus defense fees. The cabman has since bought a pair and a victoria and travels to Berlin with titled passengers.
The article explains how to polish a stained floor using beeswax and turpentine or oil polishing with linseed oil rubbed in by hand. It also gives a horseradish appetizer recipe with grated horseradish sugar mustard salt and vinegar, mixing and aging briefly before use.
To make lemon jelly for cake layers melt 3 ounces of butter with 4 lemons. Add grated rind from two lemons and a cup of sugar. Mix well and boil while stirring constantly. When cool spread between cake layers.
Practical advice on home care and cleaning includes using paper bags for light blocking and tool protection, lime in damp spaces, vinegar for carpets, and oil for papier items. It also notes sailors reuse old ship names to avoid changes in signal books, as new names require extensive code updates.
Instruction on using charcoal in potting soil suggests breaking charcoal into chestnut-sized pieces and mixing it at a ratio of one part charcoal to twenty parts soil for potted plants. The guidance emphasizes beneficial effects when implemented in this proportion.
J G Foster from Montesano and Rudolph Distler figure in local social chatter. Mrs Trebrake hosts An Evening of Anagrams for St Andrew's Guild on Feb 19. Kroenert Dros sells grocery stock to Carl Gabrielson. Krornerr Bros sell business and thank patrons as they pass to new owner. Karl's Clover Root Tea advertised by Evans Drug Co.
Krorsert Bros announces retirement from business and asks all creditors to call and settle debts at their convenience. The notice requests prompt action to close accounts.
The New York Dispatch lists the major islands of Greater New York including Manhattan Long Island Staten Hart's City Riker's North and South Brothers Blackwell's Randall Ward's Berrian's Governor's and Coney with Marble Hill formed by a government channel cut through Harlem River improvements. The piece notes many small Jamaica Bay islets and Marble Hill near Kingsbridge.
A sample offer for Ely's Cream Balm promises demonstration of its merits for catarrh and hay fever. The Ely brothers advertise the remedy at 50 cents, with a 10 cent payment for a mailed sample, claiming no mercury or injurious drug.
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