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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1897
Page
1
Terms of subscription are listed as $2.00 or 1.00 and post office rates in Aberdeen Washington. The notice requests births marriages and deaths correspondence from all parts of the city with names included if the writer wishes, though not guaranteed for publication. Ames F Girton is named as publisher for the Aberdeen city paper.
The harbor business year ended with lumber and fish output near 1895 levels. Hoquiam and Aberdeen mills face post auction and receiver implications, while Western Cooperage and cross Arm land boosted activity. Fish shipments lifted totals by about 50 percent. shingle and fishing sectors offset lumber declines. Real estate transfers in Chehalis county reached 742,543 dollars. Montana’s mineral output totals tallied strongly.
The article argues for a system of profit sharing where employees receive a share of net gains, with Ivorydale soap factory cited as a practical example. It asserts applicability to lumber, shingle mills, and other industries, noting wear and capital costs are allotted, profits divided by fixed ratios, and loss sharing encourages mutual gain for both workers and owners.
The Spokane Chronicle urges population growth to fuel state wealth and development of farms forests and mining districts while noting cities will expand as the country grows The Cuban junta in New York is found to allow consignments of arms to the Cuban Republic without belligerency formal adoption and risk of capture by Spain The Tacoma Ledger touts its 24 page New Year edition with extensive Tacoma and Pierce county coverage and information
Senator Hill claims campaign rhetoric praised sound money while Major McKinley credited sound money Democrats for victory. He notes the death of gold Democrat District Attorney Fellows during his McKinley campaign and alleges a partisan Republican filled a civil service vacancy, displacing Democratic employees.
The article analyzes why prosperity lags under the gold standard, citing farm crop prices for wheat corn and oats and their impact on farmers purchasing power. It contrasts protectionist views on currency and tariff policy with Republican opposition and calls for broader Republican support beyond silver protections.
From Hoquiam Washingtonian the report notes a raft carrying about 99 099 feet of logs shipped from Humptulips, mostly cut from ranch lands above the town, signaling another logging expansion. The item also mentions personnel changes, local civic notices, and community gossip.
A 19th century Texas cow born in Jack County bore ten horns from head to foot, hindering grazing and prompting sale to Paris Tex. Edison Thompson describes a London inn sign with two asses heads as a humorous misadventure from his travels in England and Ireland.
List of property transfers in Cae County Washington for the week ending January 2 1897 including homesteads to Mary Ann Wilson and Franc is Ro Wall deeds to J A Acheson and NPR Co and multiple parcels in Aberdeen Montesano and Portland with totals and prior figures. Notices advertise stock sale and a promotional mail offer for Ely Cream Balm and Bryan's new book with railroad travel ad highlights.
Excerpt compiles brief, disconnected lines from various period sources. It includes a three year study reference at the New England Conservatory of Music, mentions a teacher in Olympia, and a short exchange about authorial secrecy and toy dissatisfaction.
The Philadelphia Record recounts Edward V Eccles recalling a youthfully vivid episode in which a well dressed woman shared a song she chose and claimed the listener had heard Jenny Lind. A separate Exchange note describes a seven year old at her elder brother’s wedding misinterpreting the vow to have and to hold.
The ad argues ear deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and catarrh, claims constitutional remedies and offers 100 dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and lists a 75 cent price for the product.
A Dr. T A Slocum of New York claims a newly discovered cure for consumption and all lung and throat diseases. He offers three free bottles to any reader who sends express address and pays postage, asserting many cases have been cured and requesting mention of the paper.
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