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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
3
Local notes list Evans Drug Co offerings including razors cutlery and toiletries Star Transfer hauling service and phone details Mayor Parks in Portland on business varied social visits from Portland guests to Medford Tacoma and Chicago Mrs Agnes Cameron leaves for Chicago Numerous club meetings church events and family announcements with visits, travel, and a judge's illness update
A stylish woman, about 31, offers marriage to Henry Harlan of the Henry Harlan Bookstore. She says she is a nurse in training, has a nine year old daughter, no wealth, and earns two dollars weekly. Harlan questions her and ends the interview when his telephone interrupts.
Demolition begins at Hume and I streets to make way for a modern livery and transfer depot for C. M. Weatherwax and the S. W. Johnson Transfer Co. Architect Geo. B. Reid designed plans for storage and transfer operations. The two old houses, built over 20 years ago by Capt. J. M. Weatherwax, will be burned under Fire Chief Will Tamblyn’s supervision.
J W Brower a veteran of the Spanish American War died at Westport aged 35 His body will be brought to the city on the steamer Cham pion this afternoon and buried in Fern Hill cemetery from Whiteside's Undertaking parlors The Eagles lodge will underwrite the funeral service
Mrs. Anton Moller received a gold watch as a token of esteem at a party held at 905 West First Street Sunday afternoon. The gathering started at the Lundbloom home and proceeded to the Moller residence before the Mollers depart for Sweden to make their home. The guest list includes numerous local residents and families such as E Lundbloom Erickson and Stenberg families among others.
Street car service between Hoquiam and Aberdeen is demoralized due to grade repairs along Riverside avenue. Wet weather have weakened the riverbank causing bulkhead strengthening with additional piling.
The Evans Drug Co offers a selection of blank books and office supplies available for purchase. Local shoppers may find notebooks, ledgers, and writing materials suitable for business and personal use.
C W Thompson was arrested by Deputy Clarence W White for failing to obtain a 100 ton shippers license to ship fish from Grays Harbor. He faces a Saturday preliminary hearing with A M Abel representing him. A fund may be raised to test the law's validity as Thompson shipped a few hundred pounds of fish and agreed to license terms that were refused.
The remains of Harry Van Tassel son of Mr and Mrs F K Van Tassel who died in Portland will arrive in Aberdeen today and be buried in the mausoleum. He was a prominent early resident and the last of six children. Death followed an injury at St Helens where he was foreman of the McCormick mills.
Half of the fill in the west end is completed and Tacoma Dredging Company has shifted its pipelines westward with progress. The south side of Heron street between K and M streets is torn out while sawdust is removed in preparation for the fill.
Bids for a brick and stone union depot about 55 000 dollars will be received at the Oregon Washington Railway and Navigation office in Seattle. The modern building will be erected at the foot of K street near the present depot site under an agreement among three transcontinental lines with O W R N Co as builder.
Arthur Askins was arrested yesterday for giving liquor to Charles Johnson a habitual drunkard who has been on the blacklist for two years.
L L Fuchs the lumber broker requested quotations from the Pacific Lumber Agency for 40 million feet of spruce and hemlock to Alexandria Egypt. The mills could not produce the quantity at present so the order was refused at this time.
The Bijou theater orchestra pit filled with water Tuesday evening due to dredge work on Broad way Street south of Heron. The performance continued as workers pumped out the water and moved musicians to higher ground. A pump was used to drain the pit.
The fire escape for the new telephone building is on the ground and will soon be installed. A carload of equipment for the switchboard and service arrived several days ago and sits on Wishkah street. A crew is installing wires, cables, and other equipment inside the building.
A chaotic OCR scraps dialogue mentioning sauerkraut, a club behind a kitchen door, and individuals including Katerine, Mr. Clarence, Georgie, and a Judge. The text reads like an informal court or social note with unclear context and multiple unnamed speakers.
Jack Warn a Grays Harbor longshoreman returns to the city after two decades away and finds the harbor towns have grown rapidly. He is now a wealthy landowner in Winona Minnesota and marvels at the urban expansion compared with the slow era described in Rip Van Winkle.
Hundreds of sea gulls frequent the west city flats where fill work by the dredger creates land. The birds cluster near the discharge pipe feeding on insects and small fish drawn up by the pump and spilled onto the shore.
High grade piano in an oak case listed by Eilers Music House 119 East Heron Street Aberdeen. Owner leaving for Canada and Alaska will consider any reasonable offer.
A local Aberdeen reader sees lasting relief from backache kidney and urinary disorders attributed to Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs J McDonald of Centralia Washington confirms two year old public testimony remains accurate and recommends Doan's Kidney Pills as the reliable kidney medicine.
Local store Evans Drug Co lists Lowney’s chocolate products with current prices. Shoppers can compare assorted boxes and bars priced to match seasonal promotions and stock levels.
The passage notes female ducks vocalize more than males, wild goose sightings in May hint at cool summers, and Iceland is mentioned. Plumage signals fowl condition with rough plumage indicating disease. Indian Runner ducks excel among quacks, with egg production peaking over 200 annually for three years. white eggs fetch higher prices.
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