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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald notes its long history as Grays Harbor County’s oldest paper with wide circulation. It reminds subscribers to report missed deliveries to the Herald Office at 309 East Wishkah Street and lists subscription rates of 2.00, 1.50, and 1.00.
Secretary of the Interior Lane discusses in the New York Times May 6 a shift from anarchic individualism to broad gauge organization. He says cooperation will end labor shortages and waste, boost wheat and steel, and enforce voluntary cooperation over state coercion for postwar growth.
Bernard J. Rothwell former Boston Chamber of Commerce president declares allegiance to the United States as the land of deliberate choice. He urges Americans to reject old world feuds and passions and to follow duty with vision and resolve.
Maximilian Harden, the German editor, cautions his countrymen against underestimating the United States. He recalls 1914 British forces and warns the American army is now formidable, urging a serious look at securing a worthy peace and referencing Arras.
The article notes John Spargo breaks with the Socialist party over patriotic wartime rhetoric. It argues socialists must prove loyalty to democracy as the draft shifts war burden toward wealth, urging conscientious socialists to reject unpatriotic resolutions and stand against autocracy.
A Iowa man suggested to the senate a five dollar per dog tax, estimating 20 000 000 dogs in the country to yield about 100 million dollars. He proposed collars with bells and allows killing any dog found without a bell, to cut food use, and the letter was sent to the Forestry and Agriculture Committee.
Dr D DeWaltoff and his Brooklyn chemist son announce a new explosive named Terrorall said to be 10 000 times as powerful as dynamite. He claims five grains could wreck the Woolworth tower and a bomb dropped from air could devastate a 10 mile square city. Discovery allegedly happened while testing a gasoline substitute in New Jersey.
A railway station blast in Johannesburg involved a trainload of blasting gelatine and ninety detonator cases creating a 400 by 65 foot crater. Engine fragments and numerous human remains were recovered as debris stretched for miles. A red hot missile breached a nearby dynamite factory but was extinguished in a single water-filled pail, sparing the town from total ruin.
Pershing, nicknamed Black Jack, is chosen to command the United States expeditionary force sent to Europe. The West Point graduate and veteran of the Spanish American War and Philippine campaigns is praised as a premier strategist and brave leader.
A collage notes method to remove ink by soaking in sour milk. It also states the Suez Canal is ninety nine miles long and about 121 feet wide. A brief shopper floorwalker exchange and a humorous quip from Puck. Detroit Free Press.
The Weekly Record of Legal Doings at the County Seat presents minutes of the Superior Court, new cases filed, a list of real estate transfers, and miscellaneous instruments filed with the county auditor.
A condensed docket lists cases including minor welfare with permit to work for Lawrence Nelson and Harold Gotthardt and W L Cleveland Jr Paul L Sturm. Civil actions include promissory note stockwell against McCaw administrator and foreclosure of mortgage Graham for plaintiff against Beckwith et al. Debt suits involve Hartman Neubert Lumber Co. versus Grays Harbor Construction Co. and First National Bank garnishment against Lumberman’s Bank.
A series of property transfers and quitclaims in Aberdeen and nearby towns including Moclips, Oakville, Hoquiam, and Elma. Beneficiaries include J M Bowes, Lucinda Sutherby, John Dillman, Jeanette Ingram, and many others with multiple lot, block, and tract descriptions across several additions and counties.
A eclectic page mixes home gardening advice with health tips. It lists garden pests and remedies, then diverges into discussion on shivering warmth and quick leg cramp relief, followed by a long catalog of real estate deeds and property transfers in Aberdeen and surrounding areas.
A scanned notice lists multiple land transfers and releases in Aberdeen Hoquiam and Oakville, including lot and block details, easements, and mortgage releases. Names mentioned include Mary Strassmyer J. S. Waugh and J. K. Mohney, with entities Equitable Savings & Loan Assn and Pacific Fisheries & Packing Co among others.
A brief note advises placing a small bag of unslaked lime inside the piano under the cover to absorb moisture. The rest is a literary aside quoting John Ruskin on knightly armor and romantic ideals.
Satisfaction of mortgages records show Fannie J. Kane to H. H. Huss et ux releasing lots 1 2 3 and 4 block 13 West and B addition Elma Aberdeen Savings and Loan Association to Charles Cork et ux releasing certificates of lien and discharge of security interests in property.
A vintage ad urges early treatment for colds with Dr Kings New Discovery. It promotes the balsam as soothing inflammation and coughing, repairing tissues and breaking up a cold before it worsens. Available at druggists for 50c and 1.00.
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