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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald announces its semi weekly schedule with publication days Monday and Thursday and provides mailing and pricing details. It outlines display and readers ad rates and notes deadlines for copying and regular delivery, plus a disclaimer about contract truthfulness.
A local editorial laments low water pressure at the pumping station hitting hill residents hardest. It criticizes city council delays on system improvements and accuses a wealthy faction of pressuring sale, insisting the city avoid rushing into an uncertain sale.
A Chehalis county resident notes Moclips growth since the railroad arrival. The Moclips Beach Hotel owned by Dr. Edward Lycan features 240 rooms, steam heat, gas lighting, and an E shaped design with 10 foot verandahs surrounding three stories. The hotel serves as a benchmark for the town’s coastal development and hospitality.
A Minnesota senate committee report critiques railroad valuation and pricing. It cites Chicago Great Western at 143,668 per mile in capital and debt but only about 28,000 per mile in actual value, and Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific at 43,154 per mile vs 16,000. Overall, state railroads average 50,000 per mile capital per mile with 27,000 actual value, arguing for public valuation to curb high rates and ensure transparency. It urges lawmakers to push state and federal action for public access to railroad values.
A Baltimore News sketch by Joe Cummings humorously defines a fan as an almost human creature active April to September, sharp eyed and wielding a hammer, fond of peanuts and tobacco. Separately the Pennsylvania road plans extensive forest planting for railroad ties, aiming to harvest four million ties after forty years amid scarce timber.
A wartime lampoon warns that if Japan launches an attack before ships are deployed, authorities could unleash Harold Orchard in the Pacific as a deterrent or retaliation.
The writer Mark Twain has officially notified the widows and coquettes that he does not intend to marry again. The statement clarifies his stance on marriage and social expectations.
The Wishkah River upper dam failure last Sunday forced Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle Co to close its logging camp and discharge about 50 workers. Rest of the region's camps, including Larkin Logging and others, must shut down for six weeks to two months until repairs or fall rains allow resumption, affecting 400 to 500 workers.
At Hoquiam July 23 a trunk cabin cruiser named Widgeon was launched by William E. Boeing. The 40 horsepower powered craft is billed as one of the finest on Grays Harbor and outspeed potential rivals. Mrs. Helen Lawsen christened the vessel after a launch ceremony and banquet followed at the New York hotel.
It proclaims no superior for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains lumbago and all pains. Buy a trial bottle price 25c 50c or 1.00. Sold by all grocers.
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