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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1911
Page
3
The shop reports record sales in the first twelve days of July compared with all July 1910. They claim high volume due to offering up-to-date merchandise at lower cash prices, with a July Clearing Sale drawing crowds on Heron street and promising factory-cost pricing before August 1.
A Chicago Tribune summary notes George A. James warns charred sheets may survive great fires like San Francisco's quake. He states carbonized paper can retain print and urges expert testing before disposal. Practical tips discourage folding currency and avoid wallets or rubber bands in storage.
The Stanley Dollar finished loading 1 500 000 feet of lumber at Harbor mills and sails to Panama. Roy Somers and Doris load for San Francisco while Tahoe and A B Johnson dock for West Coast ports and foreign trade. Several schooners clear for Tocopilla Honolulu and Antofagasta with cargoes from Union and Slade mills. Admiral loads for Valparaiso. Coronado arrives with passengers and freight from San Francisco.
Vacuum cleaners were used in a New York office building to remove water from the firemen’s presence. The janitor arranged rapid cleaning so offices would be ready for occupants the next morning and avoid business disruption. A German sand blast test examines wear resistance of granite, pine wood, linoleum, and other building materials at two atmospheres pressure.
A discussion in La Follette's Magazine describes using liquid asphalt oil to treat streets, claiming longer life, reduced cleaning costs, dust suppression, water conservation, and sanitary benefits. The method requires prior repairs, proper base, and controlled application at about half a gallon per square yard, with costs around four cents per square yard per treatment.
A seam of high quality coal was pierced on May 17 in a Dover north concession boring. The 12 feet 10 inch thick seam lies 70 feet below a 5 foot thick layer and is deemed second only to the South Staffordshire seam. A separate Palestine traveler notes the Dead Sea like conditions in the Sea of Caltilee waters 500 feet below the Mediterranean. He warns of a sinking sea bottom and upcoming changes.
Elma mourns Lee White a former district foreman and book tender aged about 45 who died of heart disease in Hoquiam last Friday. His body was brought to Elma and funeral held at the Baptist church. He was a familiar figure among local lumbermen and had worked in several camps.
Elma July 22 The Saginaw Lumber Company is installing new machine shops and railway tracks in the woods. The firm is preparing for the future by building a first class camp at its site. Workers are employed full time at the location.
The Herald spotlights local advertisers, urging readers to support neighborhood businesses. The page features upcoming sales, specials, and service offers from area shops and sponsors.
In the past week the Elma Shoe factory has taken orders for more than 400 dollars worth of special logging shoes. The firm foresees heavy winter work and plans to hire about six men to start.
Judge Irwin denied A. S. Dore of the Log Cabin saloon a writ of habeas corpus after his appeal claiming a jury trial was denied. Dore was convicted by Police Judge E. A. Philbrick for selling liquor to minors with a $50 fine and costs. Morgan & Brewer contended the police judge lacked authority to refuse a jury trial.
The text notes no provision for jury drawing and a stay of sentence was granted until writ applications are pursued. Dore was remanded to the chief of police's custody by Judge Irwin.
A five man party traveling by auto to Seattle for the Golden Potlatch stopped at a burning house in Montesano. Each man grabbed two bottles of beer and helped fight the blaze, extinguishing it only after the last bottle was thrown. The party included Gaston Moch, Christ Winters, Will Rosmond, John Esmond, and Oscar Smith.
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