Grand July Clearance Sale sets new store records
The opening week of the July clearance sale proves best yet with large, steady trade and few complaints. Most items carry sale tags and original price tickets show savings of about 25 percent on summer goods. fall and winter stock discounts run 33 1 3 percent, shoes 50 to 12 1 2 percent, corsets and lingerie 40 to 15 percent, with many items at half price. Silks and wool dress goods are deeply discounted while household goods move in wholesale quantities.
Chief Tahola Divorced to Preserve Property at 94
In Montesano on July 12 Chief Tahola of the Quinsault tribe, aged 94, was granted a divorce from Sadie who deserted him for another brave. He said she sought his land and money, and many Indians testified to ensure the white man’s law prevents her from obtaining his property.
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Montesano
Tahola
Quinsault Tribe of Indians
Sadie
Deer Struck and Killed by Milwaukee Train
A westbound Milwaukee passenger train struck and killed a doe deer between Aberdeen and Montesano on Saturday morning. Game Warden Esses aboard reported to Commissioner D W Fleet. The deer stood in the center of the track facing the train when first seen. the engineer slowed and sounded the whistle but could not avoid the collision.
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Montesano
Milwaukee
Aberdeen
Esses
D. W. Fleet
Rural Route 2 Extension Reaches Owen Glancey Area
Elma July 14 word reaches the post office that after July 16 Rural Carrier Cars extend route 2 to the Owen Glancey place aiding about ten families. Those using the route should have boxes placed by that date. Mr Curl will leave the post office at 8 AM instead of 9 after July 16.
Install New Officers for K P Lodge in Elma
Elma July 14 Last week the following new officers of the K P lodge were installed A F Gookins chancellor commander Ed Goodpasture vice chancellor George Martell master at arms J F Cook keeper of records and seals C C Rasmussen master of work Earl France master of finance M A Price master of exchequer William Harding inner guard N Simpson outer guard
Carnivorous Plants Digest Insects With Leaf Ferments
The article explains that Venus fly traps and similar plants catch insects and digest them using a ferment secreted by their leaves. This shows plants feeding non animals by chemical means rather than relying on prey death alone.
Aberdeen Citizen Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills Cure
Local resident W. H. White of Aberdeen Washington credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief from back and kidney pains after two years of trouble. He reports no recurrence since using the remedy and urges others to try it. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all dealers at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Aberdeen
W. H. White
W. Heron St
Wash
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Dean
Hoquiam Considers $90,000 High School Bond Vote
Hoquiam citizens may vote on a $90,000 bond issue to build a modern high school. The bonds have failed twice due to finance board irregularities, causing serious delays in the project.
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Hoquiam
State Board of Finance
Judge Langhorne Marries Mrs Ridings in Chehalis
Word reaches here of the marriage of Judge W. W. Langhorne of Chehalis and Mrs. N. Ridings of the same city. Langhorne, a pioneer Lewis county attorney, formerly resided in Aberdeen with his daughter Mrs. R. R. Bassett and served four years as superior judge.
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W. W. Langhorne
Chehalis
N. Ridings
Love Returns to the Vacant Dwelling Verse
The excerpt portrays a speaker recalling a former love as a man stands by an open door with sad eyes. Recalling Helain and a forbidden past, the speaker wonders who can help resist the revival of forgotten passion as tears threaten.
Tree Fountain in Swiss Village Grows From Tree
In Gunten on Lake Thun an extraordinary curiosity shows a natural tree fountain. Water flows from a spout high in a poplar trunk that was wired to a spring two decades ago. The trunk rooted and branches formed a lush top growth, creating a living fountain.
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Gunten
Lake
Thun
Hotel Hostess Brings Home Touch To New York Guests
Lois Pierce Hughes leads a women only floor at a large New York hotel. She answers questions, arranges day trips, supplies guides and companions for traveling women, and helps male guests plan entertainment for their female companions. Her daily office welcomes guests, easing homesickness and delivering refined hospitality.
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New York City
Lois Pierce Hughes
Hughes
Mrs. Hughes
Brooklyn Nurse Becomes Hospital Specialist and Consultant
Miss M. E. McCalmont from Brooklyn rose from trained nurse to superintendent of the Civil hospital in Manila and later head of hospital construction and equipment for the Philippine Islands. She now lists numerous engagements as a hospital specialist and consultant. Her idea grew from observing costly construction errors and maintenance waste during her nursing work.
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M. E. McCalmont
Brooklyn
Manila
Bureau of Health For
Philippine Islands
Miss McCalmont
Known Quality Goods Urge Consumers to Buy Safely
An advertising message emphasizes choosing goods of proven quality to avoid risk and reassures buyers that reputable firms back their promises. It frames advertising as a safeguard against poor products and unreliable claims.
Hessenite shade named for Grand Duke of Hesse
Hessenite is described as a new color shade rather than a disease or fad and is named after the Grand Duke of Hesse. The text hints at the shade being distinct but does not provide further defining details.
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Grand Duke of
Hesse
Blend of Rose and Amethyst Hues in Semiprecious Stones
The passage describes a fusion color called distinctly rose and amethyst not present, blending into semiprecious stones used for necklaces, chains, lorgnette holders, hatpin tops, and toilet pins. Hessenite as a color leans toward blended tones making rose and amethyst indistinguishable in strength.
Outing Hats Trend for Sailors Slouch Hats and Panamas
The article notes popular outing hats including sailors and eponge slouch hats with stitched brims. Panamas white felts rough straws cretonnes with straw facings also gain favor. A wide range of flat bowl placements and new front positioning headlines the season.
Quote on Houghton and Forster in Half Lengths volume
A volume titled Half Lengths recalls a witty exchange between Lord Houghton and W E Forster in a room of friends. When Houghton left, one guest said he would turn to him in trouble. Forster replied he would turn to Houghton if in disgrace.
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Queen Victoria
Lord Houghton
W. E. Forster
Forster
Church Services and Reading Room Hours
Sunday school at 10 o clock church service at 11 o clock Wednesday evening service at 8 o clock Reading room No 331 Finch building open daily 1 30 to 5 o'clock except Sundays.
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First Street
Broadway
Finch Building
Oper
Ing
Publisher's Notice on Delayed Tuesday and Friday Herald deliveries
Subscribers served by city carriers who do not receive the Herald by 6 p m Tuesday or Friday should call City Messenger Co at phone 72. The publisher asks patrons to report delays so a copy can be delivered promptly.
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Herald
City Messenger Co
Bathhouse jokes fly in Baltimore American brief
A short Baltimore American item frames a playful exchange about baths for various trades. The attendant asks what baths to prescribe to a speculator and a seamstress, with the director suggesting a plunge and needle baths.
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Baltimore American
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Holland
Istory
George W. Trout
The
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Val
Sale
Simonns
Poplins
Geo. J. Wolff
Christian Science Church
Dan Pearsall
Attorney At Law
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Wishkah Block
Victor Erickson
E. Wishkah St
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewitt
South F Street
Sanitarium
T. H. Hill
Public Accountant
East Wishkah
Aberdeen Herald
Grays Harbor
HOTEL
Oxford
E. Heron St
John Gronow
HAYES @ HAYES Bankers (Incorporated
Foreign & Domestic Exchange
D. Swift & CO
Seventh St
Washington, D.C
R. W. Whiteside
Sheet Metal Works
Richard, P
Aberdeen Printing Co
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