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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
8
Items from Chehalis County listings show residents traveling for business and education, visiting relatives, and preparing timber and land ventures. Names include PD Servis Chas A McDonald Joseph Woodland Muriel Von Bargen H E Pease Vencert Kawes Ivan Swarthout and Captain Johnson. Shows trips to Tacoma Seattle Aberdeen Bellingham Port Orchard Raymond and Roseburg with activity around Lumber Mills and timber claims.
Dr and Mrs F L Carr hosted by Mr and Mrs H B Marcy this week. Miss Mayme Gleeson recovering from illness. Miss Grace West of Olympia visiting cousin Miss Game Story. Dr and Mrs G F Wartman and children back from Tacoma. Judge Alvin Porter of Elma guest last week. Mrs Mary Meidcalf off to Enumclaw to visit daughter Mrs William Thompson. J H Holland Oakville druggist in town for business. Cougar skin brought by Upper Wyncodhe rancher sent to Aberdeen for rug mounting. J B Kesterson Dr J H Fitz and T B Reed attended Mark Master degree in Aberdeen. Nels Est joined to ensure good conduct of the group.
Ned Ferron returned from Aberdeen Tuesday and Jon Leybold of Elma was in town Wednesday. Thomas Strong of North River and J. H W. Cooper from Gate visited Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. Mrs. Martha Palmer and son Layton of Sharon were in town Tuesday. J. M. Jennings, recently laid up, is out again. The Peoples Co operative Telephone Co will elect officers at Centralia January 20. Mrs. G J Sayers is reported very sick. Mae Green of Tulips shopped Saturday. Mr and Mrs J W Harth went to Chehalis Friday on business. Geo H Hitchings returned from Oregon and filed on a timber claim. Mrs Geo Allman went to Olympia.
The article echoes W Piterre pont White urging strict highway maintenance to prevent wasteful repair costs. It argues that locomotives of Europe use daily patrols and section chiefs to detect holes, clear ditches, and keep roads in good condition, a system the U S must adopt with improvements.
The Pennsylvania State Highway Department plans eighteen by twelve inch blue enamel signs on all state roads completed this year. Signs will show road name the date and Keep to the Right State Highway. The piece notes a broader point about how modern England gains public attention through crisis and craze.
A herald of satisfied patrons promotes Herald Printery noting services from car tickets to full sheet posters. The ad asks readers to consider their printing needs and promises quality work.
A Paris chef notes European tastes skew toward cream cheese raw over cooked varieties. He recalls a Petit Riche anecdote where a diner demanded removal of a cheese, reflecting changing preferences. A second tale follows an Indian merchant selling a faulty elephant, highlighting vendor tricks and a blunt test of value.
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