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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
2
Louis Venard escaped from the state prison at Walla Walla on May 10 and later marched into the county jail by a back door in Montesano on Tuesday. He said he fled to see his seriously ill mother as Sheriff Jeff Bartell watched.
Joe Norton, one of his known aliases, is back in Grays Harbor county jail. He faces trial for robbing the Northern Pacific station in Montesano after escaping from the local jail and serving a term at the state prison.
The White Meghorn flock of W. S. Leonard in Montesano has laid an average of 78 eggs per hen over five months since January 1, marking a new record for the flock and area.
W. L. George and Miss Hazel Thayer married Tuesday at the bride’s parents’ home in Elma. The groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin George of White Star. They will reside in Elma after a Portland honeymoon.
June 14. Manager A. Miller and his staff are well organized for the Red Cross drive next week. They expect to raise the $2,000 apportioned to Oakville with no difficulty.
Work on the Oakville Cooperative Cheese factory started Monday in Oakville. Crews will push the build toward rapid completion as the facility rises to serve local dairy producers.
Hoquiam fire department returns to full strength after the enrollment of W. Dewey Wilson on Tuesday ending the upheaval that led to resignations and personnel changes at the station.
Walter Werta six year old son of Mr and Mrs John Werta owners of a Finnish bathhouse at 1127 Front street was drowned last Friday evening after falling from a rowboat near the W railroad bridge where he had been playing. The body was recovered next morning. He is survived by a nine year old brother and his parents.
Fred Redinger Sr. replaces the old mail horse that hauled the depot to the post office for years with an auto mail wagon as feed costs rise.
The Aberdeen baseball team defeated Tono 3 to 2 last Sunday at Tenino. The focal aggregation likely will travel to Hoquiam for a Sunday game at Electric Park.
Beck Enhauer Drug Co accelerates preparations to relocate into the former Aberdeen State Bank premises on H and Heron streets, signaling a new site for its operations and customer access.
Two young pure bred Jersey bulls for sale by Franz S Schmidt at Primrose Ranch Brooklyn Washington.
The Grays Harbor Shingle mill adds a towering spruce flag pole standing 192 feet tall, marking a notable feature of the facility.
Practical advice urges drivers to inspect tires after every trip and address injuries promptly. Underinflation is cited as the costliest mistake, and readers are urged to ride on proper air pressure, avoid judging by bounce, and use a reliable pressure gauge.
Genoa M documentary finds claim that the every of America cost seven thousand dollars. The note suggests possible fraud in the answer to the conundrum. George Washington as a boy could throw an English half crown across the Potomac because money went farther then.
A blue and white striped vore creates an attractive simple frock with waistline stripe intersections. White voile garments the collar cuffs and the plaited apron front, completing the design.
The USDA notes roses in lawn and border groups adapt to wide soil ranges except extreme sand or heavy soils. Key needs are drainage, organic matter, and steady water during growth. Prefer rotted manure or compost. avoid fresh manure. Ground bone and cottonseed meal support feeding. wood ashes or lime and potash help separately. Sandier soils need more manure to retain organic matter.
The article debunks the perfect 36 as a myth with example measurements for neck bust waist and hips and notes that 75 percent of women fall below 36 while many exceed it due to flabby muscles and lack of exercise. It argues standards vary and tailoring ranges from 36 to 88 inches with 87 as ideal.
Dialogic vignette shows Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Crabshaw trading quips about extracting money from husbands. Crabshaw reveals a tactic: threaten to go home to mother and the husband pays railway fare to calm her. The exchange captures marital bargaining humor from the period.
A reader recalls last year's garden troubles as kids in the neighborhood raised Cain in the plot, leaving the garden damaged and the community puzzled about the incident.
George W. Weber argues that humans dominate vegetable food supplies and that livestock depend on human production. He notes grazing and byproduct feeding can boost meat supply, cites a department study on corn fodder waste, and urges better use of feeding stuffs to reduce losses.
The piece argues farmers should convert all farm byproducts into meat through livestock feeding to boost profits and national welfare. It notes waste from straw and fodder exceeds a hundred million dollars annually and stresses practical steps over broad propaganda.
A concise advocate for personal finance urges readers with modest sums to invest in bonds or stocks through prudent choices. It explains compound growth at 4 to 6 percent, shows how $500 can grow to $1,000 in 12 to 18 years, and stresses careful inquiry before buying. The piece, attributed to Jasper in Leslie's, encourages all investors regardless of size to act wisely with trusted brokers.
An excerpt from the Army Drill Book explains how trained infantry can cover twenty to twenty five miles per day in small bodies. Larger commands slow the pace and require time to assemble and disperse. Regulars can march two and three quarter to three miles per hour, while a division tops twelve and a half miles daily.
The piece urges using every meat and fish scrap with cereals or vegetables to make meat dishes and pies. Leftover gravy should flavor soups and sauces, while trimmed fat and drippings can be clarified for cooking. Do not waste scraps or money.
The article recalls Parnassus as a central Greek mountain sacred to the muses and home to the Delphian sanctuary of Apollo. Castalia fountain on its slopes was famed for inspiring poetry while the highest peak held Bacchus sacred, shaping the phrase Climbing Parnassus among poets.
One of Holland's great dikes extends forty miles from near the Ysse river to the sea, across the Hook of Holland. Built in sections, it has stood for seven centuries, keeping waters from low lying fields. Base width forty feet, top width thirty-five feet, height ranging from twenty five to thirty five feet.
A Los Angeles Times column urges readers to try new foods beyond their usual staples. It notes how regional preferences can cause shortages and high prices when crops fail. The piece highlights rice and corn as potential substitutes for potatoes and wheat.
The passage catalogs renowned memory prowess among figures like Michelangelo Dante and Petrarch, Galileo Ariosto and Berai, Justus Leipsius Tacitus, Locke Pascal, Liebnitz Vergil Horace and more, and Porson who claimed to repeat Roderick Random from start to finish.
A guidance on mindful meals, advising against eating when hurried troubled or under mental strain. It warns that lack of appetite and inability to relax hinder enjoying food and suggests waiting for leisure and calm before eating.
Auction by candle uses a judge and secretary with a candle for each bid. A candle is lit at a signal and burns for one minute. bids extinguish the burning candle and a new one is lit. The item is sold only as the current candle burns out without a new bid.
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