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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1914
Page
2
Aberdeen and Chehalis county residents appear in a dense, bulleted chronicle of visits marriages sales and local happenings. Names include Evans Drug Co. Comeau Furniture Co. Dabney Portland and Mrs Bertha Klink with locations Seattle Sumner Quinsault Lake Cohassett Beach and Aberdeen.
The county tax rolls for Aberdeen are available at city hall for property owners to inspect under plans by Alessor Wiley. Rolls will return to Aberdeen for one day next week with the specific day to be announced later.
J. A. Graham an Aberdeen pioneer and four term Chehalis County sheriff filed on Wednesday for the Republican nomination. He recently left the sheriff’s office after serving as traveling guard and ending his tenure as deputy warden at the penitentiary.
Civil engineer Fred Eberspached, son of Mrs. A J Anderson, was injured when caught between railroad ties at the Schafer logging camp above Montesano. The same day two laborers were hurt, one suffering a fractured leg.
A United States engineers board will inspect the proposed North jetty extension and hold a public hearing in the city on August 18. The Washington DC panel travels to the northwest to review projects and is expected to file a final report.
Frank Sheils was severely burned by a premature powder explosion while blasting at Polson's camp No 9 Tuesday morning. He was transported to Hoquiam General Hospital and treated. doctors expect his recovery.
A humorous collection of quotes about clothing features a retired tailor saying clothes made him. A lawyer's clerk adds a quip about suits. The piece invites readers to send the twice weekly Herald to Wastern friends.
The Aberdeen city council debated a park land sale at Dabney Hill for 5000 and heard a note on park proposals while awaiting J S Book. An engineer reported gravel fill work to the viaduct cost 110 and was approved for payment. Ordinances passed include local improvement bonds and sidewalk concreting. A bid call was set for concrete in the new reservoir and traffic rules for Heron street bridge were referred to the street committee.
A contemplative verse warning against the proclivity to wage war and the rhetoric that paves the way for conflict. The poem laments seductive yet hollow drums of war and urges restraint before violent action.
Members of the Grays Harbor naval militia division returned home by Northern Pacific train to the armory after a cruise to Honolulu aboard the USS Milwaukee. Washington Oregon units praised ideal weather ship routine and first taste of warship life with Honolulu sightseeing and target practice impressing the harbor division.
The Henry Clay cutaway coat is back in fashion for indoor formal events. Pair with a light waistcoat and dark puff tie. Trousers are medium full and patent leather shoes complete the outfit. A straight front or bat wing collar suits the suit.
An English fashion note states the decline of stiff white shirts as must wearers favor the soft bosomed style. The new shirt is plain with no plaits, straight and level, featuring fine black lines and a quiet background, popular in summer.
The Sec ond Annual Grays Harbor Chautauqua closed after three sessions with good weather and solid attendance. Geo T Meeker praised management, while W C Mumaw announced 50 Grays Harbor businessmen pledged to sell 600 season tickets next year, securing 1500 dollars needed for circuit guarantees.
The piece notes market shifts as low cut shoes lose favor and pumps fade from trend while young men in evening clothes favor straight sticks with a small knob top as a stylish accessory.
The passage contrasts superstition with religion, arguing superstition remains powerful even after understanding it. It links superstition to earthly desires and fatality, while religion is tied to virtue and displaces desires through sacrifice. The quotes reflect Enlightenment debates on belief, desire, and moral life.
The Boston Globe reflection recalls fans who once watched games through a fence knothole and imagined access to dugouts and players. It contrasts fame at the opener with the simple thrill of childhood watching, even as roles and privileges change with time.
Navy officials hide the name of an officer described as a typhoid germ carrier. He is healthy but allegedly spreads typhoid whenever assigned to a ship or base and is treated in New York. If germs cannot be eradicated, he may be retired for physical disability to prevent outbreaks. The carrier phenomenon has troubled medicine for years with multiple cases including Typhoid Mary and other carriers among service members.
A Chicago resident, A F Meissner, turned a 50 by 125 foot city yard into a fairy garden over five years. He created a pond with a crescent island and summer house, added a cliff and waterfall, and used rocks and cement to shape hillocks and a scenic lawn.
A North Carolina state health bulletin urges choosing destinations with clean drinking water from secure sources, screened flies and mosquitoes, and proper sewage disposal to reduce risks of typhoid and malaria during summer trips. The notice stresses rest and recreation without health jeopardy and cautions that picturesque resorts are not always safest.
The dialogue asks which play features Hamlet s soliloquy and misattributes a funeral oration to_mark Antony in Macbeth. It presents two students debating the source and quotes a misattribution about Antony.
In a playful clash from the Louisville Courier-Journal, Nerissa becomes the target of a kissing contest as Vanessa and Jocasta vie to claim the first kiss on her complexion. The lighthearted rivalry centers on who will win the cheeky challenge.
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