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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1902
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald announces subscription rates and discounts for advance payments. It claims to be the oldest paper on Grays Harbor with the largest circulation in Chehalis County and warns that advertising contracts will be forfeited if the circulation claim is not true.
Local debate over a $60,000 bond proposal unfolds as the Carpenters Union meeting votes three to one against the measure. Critics argue the Bulletin misreads public sentiment among Aberdeen taxpayers and real estate holders amid a broader push by proponent advocates.
The piece argues party strategy should favor Grays Harbor for state senator to secure harbor aid and Senate influence. It notes rising church convention activity with Epworth League and Baptist Young People, cites the Omaha Disciples meeting in October, and ends with the editor declining city council candidacy to maintain editorial independence and focus on public duty.
A large crowd witnessed the launching of a new schooner at the Lindstrom shipyard on Monday evening. At 8 o clock the vessel slid into the river, towed by the Montesano to the rigging dock, where Mrs. Anderson christened it Andy Mahony with a wine bottle. Lunch followed, provided by builder John Lindstrom. The schooner will be a near master, carrying about 800000 feet of lumber. Summer illness is noted in the writer's family and Chamberlain's remedy is praised as a home medicine. Advertisements for Electric Bitters and Laxative Bromo Quinine are included with claim of remedies.
The county board met and approved warrants and bonds for bridge and road projects. Actions include Dan Gleeson bridge acceptance, Wyncodie road survey, Copalis plat approval, Minkler road establishment, and bids for a bridge across Porter creek. Treasurers report shows cash on hand and quarterly receipts, with transfers between road districts. An adding machine was considered, and several bond and payroll matters were approved.
J A Kelly recalls a summer bout of dysentery and successful use of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He endorses the product after quick relief and urges readers to obtain it through Evans Don’t Forget It and local agents or reporters.
Auction notice for a twenty six foot launch with a fourteen foot cabin and a four horsepower Union gasolene engine. Sold by C. E. Martin of South Bend Washington. Proof of ownership and price negotiations available at the address.
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