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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
5
The Good Roads Year Book 1913 reports over 400 million dollars in state county and town bonds tied to road construction. It notes national progress with improved road mileage from 1909 to 1911 rising to 10.1 percent and adds that about 34 thousand miles of roads were upgraded in two years, more than total French national road mileage.
A witty remark notes that the economy is largely shaped by the money people meant to save but did not set aside. The line critiques consumer saving habits and the impact on broader economic health.
A. C. Monahan of the federal bureau of education cites rural illiteracy rates far higher than urban, with 226000 single teacher schools and 5000 log buildings. Poor roads, mud blockades, snow drifts, washed bridges, and long walks keep children from attending, undermining even consolidated schools and casting blame on inadequate highways.
Brennan of the Phillies has learned to throw his body into the pitch, which manager Dooin says will boost his speed and stamina by about 50 percent.
Edgar Willett of Detroit suggests a rule change to save time after home runs. He proposes letting the batter run to first and return to the bench instead of circling the bases, arguing about fifty home runs per season waste an hour of game time.
Washington pitcher Long Tom Hughes is noted as the only big league player ever traded for himself. Sent to Minneapolis years ago with Griff to choose, Hughes was ultimately selected by Washington, and his record since then marks him as a good pick.
Agnew of the St. Louis Browns likely stands as the only catcher in the United States to appear in over 100 games last season without a passed ball charged to his record. He caught for Vernon in the Pacific Coast League, totaling a full hundred games with no passed balls, a rarity noted amid varying league record keeping.
Quakers contend Sherwood Magee hit the longest single on record in a recent game against the Pirates. The liner struck near the top of the right field wall at the Phillies park, bounded toward first base, and Magee sprinted to beat the throw for a safe single.
Graney of Cleveland switches to the outfield after starting as a pitcher and has adapted well this season securing a solid position on the club. Germany's machine tool industry employs 80,000 workers while the United States operates 363 glass factories producing valued at 59,976,000 dollars. In Cradley Heath women forge chains at five cents per yard. A German glass bottle blowing machine reportedly can produce 2,000 bottles an hour, equaling the output of 250 skilled blowers.
A confidential letter from a Columbus physician lauds a article on Medicine and Religion. It notes how medicine and religion intertwine and praises the spread of related literature. The writer, rarely using medicine, expresses intent to buy Peruna if needed and to recommend it.
A vivid description of the tael as an abstract unit of weight used for silver trade in China. It explains silver shoes as weighed ingots, the cash coin strings, and the fluctuating value against Mexican dollars and Western coins. It notes bankers judging fineness by touch and the instability of mixed currencies. The piece closes with a Wisconsin invention for roasting meat with an automatic baster and cooling chamber.
Crush raspberries and sugar then drain juice. Cream butter and sugar, add berry juice, flour with baking powder and beaten egg whites then bake in muffin pans. Serve with raspberry sauce made from drained berries juice boiled with water, then thickened with egg yolk and sugar.
A pint of cold string beans is dressed with four tablespoons olive oil one tablespoon vinegar half teaspoon salt a pinch pepper a teaspoon chopped olives and half teaspoon onion juice. After mixing for thirty minutes the beans rest on lettuce nest with cucumber and radish strips.
A recipe for Rice Cream describes using half a package of white gelatin with boiled rice. It instructs placing half a stewed yellow peach in each mold as garnish, filling with the mixture, chilling until firm, and serving ice cold with whipped cream.
The Mozart cycle that remains regularly staged includes Don Giovanni Figaro and The Magic Flute with occasional revivals of Idomeneo Die Entführung Cosi fan tutte and Clemenza di Tito in major German cities.
Beat two eggs with two ounces Parmesan until thick. Fry golden bread slices, top with anchovy paste, cheese mix, and a pimento stuffed olive on each slice. Serve hot.
Salt clumps in damp weather and harms silver salt shakers. A simple remedy is to add a few grains of rice or a bit of corn starch to absorb moisture, keeping the salt in good condition and free from caking.
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