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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1903
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald announces subscription prices and discounts for the weekly paper, with a note that advertising contracts are based on circulation claims and forfeited if the statement is not true. The publisher emphasizes being the oldest Grays Harbor paper with the largest Chehalis county circulation.
Levi Ankeny wins a republican caucus and a noon joint session ratifies the action. The Washington seat is filled by a misfit senator, with critics calling Ankeny bought his place and will disappoint conscientious citizens who seek value for public funds. Foster is praised as a gentleman but ineffective in the federal Senate.
A New York paper quotes a college dean urging mothers to abandon baby care for nurses and studies. The author condemns surrendering maternal duties as poor advice and urges mothers to remain closely involved with their children to train them.
The report cites Joseph Chamberlain urging natives be trained for industry and, if needed, forced labor. Critics say the proposal echoes slavery via a hut tax to secure cheap native labor for South African capitalists. The stance reflects a belief in the right to compel work in Anglo-Saxon thought.
The Chicago Record-Herald attacks uncompromising protectionists for aiding Democratic gains while a Republican paper criticizes Senator Aldrich and allies over tariff reciprocity. It accuses the party of abandoning reciprocity and other pledges, warning that public patience may not endure continued political missteps.
In Lexington Kentucky the three city papers printed 4575 inches of campaign notices at 50 cents per inch, totaling 2287.50 dollars. One candidate used 885 inches and the other 3600 inches, with all space paid for, illustrating a marketable policy in smaller papers.
Washington dispatches noted Tillman would not be taken seriously on the coal famine but his Senate speech created a sensation. Senators Spooner and Beveridge voiced objections and several colleagues prepared to answer Tillman after his remarks.
The Kansas City Star warns against shielding criminals among Black neighbors. It argues public officers struggle to enforce law due to sympathy for misdeeds and urges Black readers to expel vagabonds who bring reproach and sustain prejudice against the race.
The Commoner led by William J. Bryan marks its third year, expanding in size and influence. It is praised as a highly able newspaper in political economics and public discourse.
Former United States senator John B Allen died suddenly of heart disease at his Seattle home. He moved from the east to Olympia nearly thirty years ago and rose to lead Washingtons legal profession. His death brings sorrow to many longtime residents who admired his integrity and public service.
Lumbermen who bought northern Minnesota timber lands before iron ore was found now reap huge gains. A Bay City firm paid 100000 for western Mesaba timber and sold it for over a million after removal. A Minnesota syndicate recently sold another tract for about three million. A Chicago man earned 250000 in royalties from a mine on timber land and nearly as much more from other mines unknown at purchase.
The Philadelphia Record notes advertising fuels rapid growth with large ad spend, teaching schools, and periodicals devoted to the art. It highlights persistent advertisers and better outreach as keys to success, while mentioning a Tampa injunction restraining a newspaper editor from publishing an editorial.
Advertisement touts the MacKenzie Method for catarrh with local oil injections and internal tablets. It claims to stop poisonous discharge, relieve headaches, and neutralize catarrhal poison, urging readers to contact a Seattle agent for details.
A Western Editor from Seattle offers succinct advice to press staff. He cautions against airing grievances in columns and urging readers for funds. He warns against overextending size, costly advertising, or accepting cheap work, and urges prioritizing local news over opinions. He stresses learning from past mistakes.
Essay notes how names like Columbia River Scenery Utah cities and Portland-Chicago Special symbolize quality in rail travel. It cites Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co and Union Pacific as marking the finest and fastest cross continental service. Contact AJL Craig Portland G P A for details and reservations.
An advertisement urges readers to seek a reliable optician for eye examinations and treatment. Dr. O. N. Sullivan offers free examinations, guarantees titin glasses or no pay, with glasses priced from $2.50. Office days at Todd's Pharmacy from January 31 to February 21.
Seeds and Trees publish a free TM TM seeds catalogue from Pugetwig Nursery and Seed Company located at 1107 Second Ave Seattle and 907 Pacific Ave Lacoma.
The New York Tribune describes a thousand acre salt deposit near Salton and Cole in the Colorado desert just north of the Mexican border. Workers, mostly Japanese and Coahuila Indians, plow and wash the crust into sacks and mills amid extreme heat and brilliant mirages. Daily output is about 700 tons as the crust forms in ridges and the salt springs continually replenish the deposit.
The article describes six year old Mabel wandering from her bed at night saying she is lonesome. Her mother gives her a rubber doll named Happy and then a rebuke about God's presence. Mabel cries, insisting she wants a person with a skin face.
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