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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
8
Advertises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for a wide range of female ailments. Claims thousands of women used it with success and notes ingredients are printed on the wrapper. Describes the medicine as non alcoholic and free of narcotics with a free diagnostic book offer from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, NY.
Product description proclaims Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as original little liver pills tiny sugar coated granules marketed as the smallest easiest laxative and cathartic remedy. One Pellet for a laxative three for a cathartic claimed to prevent relieve sick headaches bilious headaches constipation indigestion and other liver stomach and bowel derangements. Sold in a single vial portable and reliable.
The London Chronicle notes Byron and Milbanke lived at 139 Piccadilly during the Waterloo year and Lady Byron left the house a year later never to see him again. It recalls Byron and Scott meeting there and Sir Walter Moore’s remark on Byron’s temper. Meetings with Murray in Albemarle Street and Long’s Hotel in Bond Street are mentioned. Insects can walk much faster than an express train.
Advertisement promises a long standing specialist offering free consultations for men with chronic conditions. It claims cures for ruptures and piles without knife surgery, blood tests, office hours, and 24 hour availability. It touts treatments for blood poison nerve weakness bladder kidney and head noises with intravenous medicines and vaccines.
A call urges residents to buy locally in Aber deen to support the town’s economy. The message warns that sending dollars elsewhere impoverishes the community and advocates patronizing local shops and services.
Salmon fishing improves as water falls in the Columbia. Governor Lister addresses the Clark County Veterans association at Orchards. Mortality notes include W Pettijohn a former sheriff and judge dead. Harvests in Palouse due July 25. Cannery in Chehalis busy with loganberries raspberries cherries. Toledo moves to form militia. Yakima county shows two Democratic candidates.
Westbound and eastbound train numbers with departures from Aberdeen and arrivals at Tacoma Seattle Portland and other stops. Includes times for trains 466 424 422 421 465 423 551 552 585 586 553 554 581 582 583 584 with notes on MoClips Cosmopolis and Bay City connections and varying days.
The Owl Train leaves Aberdeen at 10 45 p m and reaches Centralia at 2 00 a m Tacoma 4 40 a m Seattle 6 15 a m Portland 6 45 a m Train No 42 Motor Car departs Aberdeen at 9 15 a m arriving Centralia 11 40 a m Tacoma 1 40 p m Seattle 3 15 p m Portland 3 30 p m Portland depart 11 00 p m Seattle 11 16 p m Tacoma 12 45 a m Centralia 3 00 a m Aberdeen 6 00 a m Train No 41 Motor Car Portland 2 10 p m Seattle 10 45 a m Tacoma 12 00 m Centralia 5 20 p m Aberdeen 7 40 p m
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul service shows outbound from Aberdeen at 2:00 p.m. reaching Tacoma 6:05 p.m. and Seattle 7:25 p.m. Returning from Seattle at 7:20 a.m. arrive Aberdeen at 12:40 p.m. and Hoquiam at 1:00 p.m.
A dense listing of fire alarm box locations across multiple streets and intersections including Bay City Lumber Co Curtis and Front Streets Aberdeen Lumber Mead West Fairfield Wilson's Mill Chehalis Wishkah Slade's Mill Boone Marion Exchange Market Hume G St Heron Broadway River Sisters' Hospital Michigan Western Cooperage Market Byanington Second E Street Terrace Prospect Burleigh McKinley Stanton Railroad Morgan Cherry Duffy General Package Co.
Department of the Interior U S Land Office Seattle Washington June 16 1916 Ralph W Bixler of Quinsault Wash has filed intent to prove up five years on land described Lot 4 Sec 26 lots 1 5 and NW of NEY Sec 34 Sec 35 Township 25 N Range 10 W Willamette Meridian before U S Commissioner at Quinsault on August 10 1916 witnesses Charles F Streater W M Killen Thomas Kilkelly and W S Hunter all of Quiniault Wash Rochester Register Publication dates June 23 1916 Last July 21 1916
Mrs. Samuel Hillier of 910 W Hume St Aberdeen reports her family suffered back pain fatigue and irregular kidney function. Doan s Kidney Pills greatly benefited them and she urges neighbors to try the remedy at 50 cents from dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY backs the product.
The article notes fat winter porpoises yield six to seven gallons of oil and large blubber weighs around 100 pounds with thicker winter skin. It also recounts a Joseph Jefferson anecdote about meeting a man named Grant in New York and a Booth autograph moment with Tennyson referencing The Brook or The Bridge.
Dr. Horatio C. Wood Jr. argues in the Journal of the American Medical Association that superstition persists despite education. He cites Harvard faculty polled by a psychologist showing belief in pet superstitions remains common among intellectuals. The musk deer, source of musk, is a small scarce creature, underscoring concern over dwindling supply.
Mrs Rost of Moore Avenue Washington Park Illinois reports relief from female trouble backache and nervous spells after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills She notes she feels youthful and thanks the remedies She invites others to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass free of charge
A London Telegraph item notes a visitor in a provincial collection asking the solitary sea lion where its mate is. The Irish keeper replies that the animal has no mate and that they feed it on fish. The remark underscores the creature's isolation and the caretaker’s dry humor.
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