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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald is published semi weekly on Mondays and Thursdays from 408 East Wishkah Street. J. Carney is editor and proprietor. Subscriptions run one year for 1.50 cash in advance. six months also available. Notify the office if delivery is irregular and submit ad copy by Saturday noon or Wednesday noon for the respective issues.
The Herald asserts it is the oldest paper on Grays Harbor with the largest circulation in Chehalis county. Advertising contracts rely on this claim and payments tied to it will be forfeited if the circulation statement is not absolutely true.
Legal notices from All City agencies appear in this paper as required. Official notices include deadlines, filings, and public actions with city authorities named and stated in readable form.
The New York World editorial page is accused of false electoral maps and a bribery tale involving Bryan and Parker. The piece asserts the paper’s map misled readers, its bribery story was thin, and claims direct testimony exposes the fabrication. It also questions Mr. Pulitzer’s financial involvement behind the fabrications.
The piece argues that despite calls for reducing living costs, the Republican administration and Congress have not reduced prices. It claims there has been only a bluff at trust busting and limited prosecutions for rebates, labeling the tariff trust and railroad issue central to the upcoming campaign.
Katherine Cecil Thurston argues in the July Delineator that a clever man benefits from a clever wife though not one merely driven by work ambition. She favors feminine tact and intuition over overt dominance, noting a wife should subtly support her husband while preserving her own personality.
The piece questions why treasury officials rush to print new currency before banks apply and ponders how to gauge Taft’s actions with Theodore Roosevelt distant in Africa and unreachable by wireless telegraph.
The passage accuses Hearst of trying to wreck the Democratic party while preserving leadership of the National Association of Democratic Clubs and aiding the Independence League. It claims Republican senators doctored records to defeat Senator La Follette in a currency bill filibuster and questions if he will retaliate by doctoring Wisconsin’s Republican party.
Private Dalzell vehemently criticizes Taft's Memorial Day actions on Grant, calling it a bad break and an astounding departure from proprieties. He condemns the southern Republicans for securing Taft's nomination, labeling them persistent political crooks who still achieve results.
A reader asks how anyone can enjoy the claimed prosperity and full dinner pail attributed to Republican policies, implying skepticism about the promised economic gains and their reach to everyday households.
An excerpted portrait extols Buenos Aires as a well ordered, compact city with clean streets, refined architecture, accessible hotels clubs banks and theaters within easy reach. The piece notes the courteous mounted police and the welcoming, cozy atmosphere described as the little old Buenos Aires.
A New York streetcar conductor is offered a half dollar by a woman paying for a group of four riders while two others sit opposite. He identifies the four as the paid passengers and implies the two across are the implicated ones in the scheme. The scene recalls a rival to the famed Mrs Mala prop.
The Chicago News recounts an April 1 memorial linked to Adam. It notes a dying charge to bury him in the cave of Al-Kanaz with myrrh incense and cassia, then move his body to the earth’s center for posterity’s salvation, said to have been fulfilled by Noah and Melchizedek reburying him on Calvary.
Two men in a train chat about Barkins lecture. One advises not to attend, calling Barkins an awful bore. The other reveals he is Barkins himself and says he must go tonight.
The joke portrays a hotel keeper and a judge debating how to tell if a couple is married. The punchline: if the man orders two full portions they are not married, if he orders one portion for two they are.
A humorous exchange reported by Chicago News shows a man proposing and the woman replying with a playful retort not a simple yes. The piece ends with an aphorism about not selling principles for kindness or cash.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell argues for limiting divorce where children are involved to protect offspring. He urges open knowledge on marriage quality and contends certain unions harm the next generation while urging the creation of a higher, nobler American type through selective partnerships.
The piece argues that American women drain budgets through spending and that consumer behavior drives economic cycles. It questions how panic arises from misused funds and urges organized intelligent action by consumers to correct economic wrongs.
A Somerset Journal snippet recounts a courteous man whose kindness fades when the speaker asks for a loan. The vignette contrasts boyish chivalry with practical need, ending in a wry aside about social expectations and favors.
A Detroit Free Press verse salutes women wearing peekaboos tan and Oxford shoes. The refrain grants every girl a devoted man and emphasizes brown or blue eyes, praising romance and chivalry.
The Washington Star quotes Meandering Mike saying a dog’s attempt to bite him proves its intelligence. He recalls once feeding the dog a piece of pie, explaining the behavior as a reply to that gesture.
Poetic note from the New York Sun greets readers with imagery of violets jongquils and Maytime breezes as birds sing and the season ushers in cherry pie delights.
The document lists fire alarm box locations in Aberdeen including Box No. 4 at Young and Thomas, Box 5 at B and Cleveland, Box 7 Terrace Avenue and D Street by High School, Box 8 Burrows Dock, Box 9 Hume and K streets near the Northern Pacific Depot, Box 12 Boone and King, Box 15 Wilson Bros Mill, Box 17 S E Slade Mill, Box 21 Market and F, Box 23 American Mill, Box 25 Heron and F, Box 27 Fourth and G, Box 31 Franklin School Market between Jefferson and M, Box 32 Hume and H, Box 35 Anderson and Middleton Mill, Box 37 Heron and Broadway, Box 38 Third and Broadway, Box 42 Hart Wood Lumber Co’s Mill, Box 45 Western Cooperage, and Box 47 Hume and Washington streets.
Stomach and Liver Tablets are said to cure many stomach troubles with affordable relief. A man who spent over two thousand dollars on medicines was reportedly cured after using a few boxes. Price is 25 cents with free samples at Evans Drug Co.
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