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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
2
Oakville resident visits Aberdeen friends while others tour the city for the holidays. Local businesses shift locations and promote wares from sausages to cough remedies as clubs and societies schedule gatherings and officers are set to meet.
Mrs G G Startup and Mrs H A Gibbon returned to Startup Washington after Christmas with sister Mrs Charles McDermoth and family. Antonio Cukrey and Jose Baras left for Trieste Austria to bring families to South Aberdeen. A Christmas tree event was held Tuesday evening at St Andrews Episcopal church for Sunday school children.
Henry Johnson was arrested for stealing clothes from a fisherman's shack and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail by Justice P M. Phillips.
For the first time in the experience of Aberdeen telephone employees a fire drill was held on Tuesday lasting five minutes during which the telephone service was dropped.
Salvation Army headquarters receive a distinguished picture featuring Lovett as a well known head of the Christ figure, presented as a donation from Arthur Davies.
Chris Olson, who has lived in a shack in Hoquiam, was brought to Montesano on Wednesday for a sanity examination after he appeared at the police station and declared himself insane.
A University of Washington gathering of Chehalis county students was held last night in the Crammatte store. The ball committee reported and other matters were discussed, followed by light refreshments.
The employer Frye & Co butchers and packers presented Manager R. E. Edwards with a cut glass water set on a plate glass tray as a Christmas token of appreciation for his courtesy and consideration. The present was a complete surprise to Mr. Edwards.
The launch Prowled burned to the waterline at Westport on Wednesday night causing $1200 damage to owners Lockett and Cayton. The fire origin is unknown but suspected incendiary. The craft had no gasoline aboard and no one was aboard for days, leaving little explanation.
The annual chamber meeting moves from January 6 to Tuesday evening January 15 at Hotel Washington. President Mumaw plans a 7 o'clock dinner so members can dine then attend the business session. All members should attend to assist in reorganizing the chamber for the coming year.
A mashup of dated quips and cartoons from multiple papers mocks poetry, taxes, love, and daily life. Snippets from Baltimore American Pittsburgh Post New York Globe New York Sun Cincinnati Enquirer Washington Star Philadelphia Record Lippincott's New York Weekly Atlanta Constitution Iceland London Kansas City Journal Chicago Record-Herald Spokane Spokesman-Review Boston Transcript Washington Star and more. The items parody poets, politics, and social mores with dry humor and brisk punchlines.
Aberdeen High School alumni from the class of 1908 hosted a Wednesday progressive dinner. Courses were served at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. W Beimfohr, Mrs. Earl Morgan, Mrs. Leo Johnson, and Mrs. George Flynn, followed by dancing at Mrs. Flynn’s. Attending couples and singles included the Beimfohrs, Morgans, Johnsons, Flynn, Plantenbergs, Bells, Miss Semmen, Miss Nelson, Miss Larson, Fred Weatherwax, and Seward Axland.
Public foreclosure notice from Chehalis County Washington announcing a sheriff sale of lots 7 to 11 in Guist subdivision Evans and Lewis Grays Harbor Homestead. Sale set for January 10 1914 at Montesano Court House at 11 a m. Ordered to satisfy a 9875 dollar judgment plus costs and interest. A Wade represents creditors and E Hoover deputy signs.
A local ad promotes California Wines and pure double stamp whiskies with free delivery to all city areas. Cline's Family Liquor Store is located at the northwest corner of Heron and F streets.
A short verse by Tom Hood contrasts reactions to a flower that blooms in a day. It hints that the flower represents love that some view as happiness or spring while others see grief, yet it endures as a symbol of enduring affection valued by angels.
A Boston sociologist argues a man tells the truth when drunk yet says this should not justify drunkenness. The remark reflects a humorous take on honesty and alcohol.
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