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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
2
Local shop reports strong demand as warm weather continues and Spring stock sold heavily. Prices slashed on light summer suits from $25 to $40 now down at least 25 percent, some nearly one third, plus reduced dress and skirt selections. Only a few days remain before the Splash celebration drawing shoppers.
A collection of quotes on travel and national pride. The Philadelphia Ledger notes that Europeans reveal how America seems better. A judge jokes about travel costs and self improvement. The Chicago Record-Herald urges seeing one’s own country first before spending vacations abroad.
The article compares Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson with Eddie Baker as rising contenders for the batting title in 1913. It notes Cobb’s .383 average over five years with .324 in 1908 and .420 in 1911, while Jackson and Baker are described as improving and potential threats to Cobb’s lead in the American League.
A fragment shows baseball slugger Jackson enjoying a standout season with .387 .408 and .395 batting figures, alongside fashion notes on a white crepe de chine negligee with plaited net and moss roses.
The Agriculture Department urges health inspectors to denature condemned milk using rennet and feed it to livestock. Rennet turns milk into thick curds at low cost, about three cents per ten gallon can, and experiments show effective temperatures for quick work.
Practical travel advice warns against bathing after meals and in unknown waters. It urges two hours after eating before swimming, staying cautious with currents, weeds, and heat. It cautions about rushing, overextending on foot or cycle travel, and unsafe boating. It also advises resting in peak heat, avoiding valuables, and not chasing others' choices or late evening paddling. It suggests reading in shade and not overdoing reading in the sun.
A French gown in Dutch blue lansdowne with silver and blue trim features a gray chiffon yoke and long sleeves over flesh colored net. It creates an illusion of transparency while remaining opaque and is described as a delightful street wear option for warm weather.
An article promotes a nickel and glass lemon squeezer with a glass lemon receptacle and nickel rim and seed catcher priced at 2.25. A similar, cheaper variant is offered for 35 cents. Also described are Japanese Seiiji ware seed rims and pour mouths. A German lighthouse uses electric illumination to switch on a new lamp and refocus if the original goes out.
In Moscow Russia the average yearly income of a barber shop owner ranges from 2000 to 4000 dollars. Service charges include five to ten cents per shave five to twenty cents per hair cut fifteen to thirty cents for a sham poo and from twenty five cents upward for massage.
Mr. J. E. Thomas of Portland a steam hydraulic and electrical engineer at Olds Worstman and Kings credits Plant Juice with curing his long standing catarrh and related ailments after trying many remedies. He reports improved hearing stomach function and sleep and urges others with head catarrh to seek the constitutional treatment Plant Juice offers at The Eaton and Swainey Drug Co. store with money back guarantee.
In Austria an apprentice barber must serve four years before journeyman status. Wages start at 41 cents weekly, then 61, 81, and 1.2 dollars in the final year, with gratuities from customers. Austrian barbers oppose American chairs that force them to stand, preferring the traditional stooping position. In Prague shave costs range 4 to 12 cents and haircuts 8 to 22 cents.
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