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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1915
Page
5
The Philadelphia Record notes that many old master works lack signed names and experts rely on technique rather than signatures. False signatures are detectable and aging can erase marks, making authentication difficult but not impossible. Prominent anecdotes include Raphael Urbinus and Reynolds signing on a dress hem.
A comedian mocks melodrama while recalling a youth performance where grand artists featured. He describes a villain who relished a death scene and a town scene shifter cutting the curtain short as the villain protested he was not dead yet, prompting a diner joke.
A temperance speaker described rising to the head of his business after choosing total abstinence. He recalled two office colleagues who fell from grace due to drink, one dismissed for drunkenness and the other jailed for crime, prompting the audience to answer that drink had elevated his status.
The piece notes Vatel the chief cook to Conde who killed himself before a banquet for Louis XIV to honor noble culinary honor. It cites the Almanach des Gourmands praising his virtuous death and loyalty, preserving his memory as timeless glory.
Singapore rises as a major world port serving as an entrepot for transshipping Malay peninsula and archipelago goods. It also handles substantial traffic for Siam and Indo China, cementing its role in regional commerce.
The piece catalogues Hawaiian names from a city directory showing a wide range from The Pretty Woman to The Rat Eater and The Pig Sty. It notes amusing misreadings in baptism cases and reflects social naming trends including reverent and whimsical choices.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as 36 sugar coated white pills in glass bottles priced at 25 cents. It claims one pill with water cures constipation by morning and emphasizes ease of use and economy.
A quarrel between Pearl L. Kocher and D. H. McCall led to a civil suit by Kocher that was aired in Elma Justice Court on Wednesday and ended with dismissal of the case.
The whaler Moran, laid up for several seasons, has been docked for overhaul by the American North Pacific Whaling Company and will rejoin the fleet. The Moran is reported to be the same size as the Westport Paterson and Aberdeen.
An old advertisement claims ten children harbor worms and urges parents to buy Kickapoo Worm Killer for 25 cents. It asserts the product removes worms and improves digestion, promising healthier, brighter children who grow and learn better.
Tomorrow the county commissioners will open bids for a 265 foot Chehalis river bridge at Elbow Riffle Elma with an estimated cost of 12000 the longest span in the county.
Captain Thomas L Huston and Colonel Jacob Ruppert have purchased the New York Yanks, merging wealth and ambition to own a big league club. Huston, a Spanish American War veteran and noted engineer, previously sought Chicago Cubs ownership with John McGraw as manager but pivoted to the New York Yanks after securing control of the team.
Commodore James A. Pugh, the Chicago magnate, builds a twenty foot hydroplane named Disturber V with 2000 horsepower. Designed by Ned Simmons, it follows Disturber IV which raced in England before World War I. The craft aims for about sixty miles per hour with twenty four cylinders.
Former Chicago Cubs catcher Johnny Kling, once idle after baseball, now earns more through billiards. He runs a Kansas City billiard room and emphasizes study and practice as keys to success.
Garry K B Davis of San Francisco rose from obscurity by defeating top players Chick Evans Heinrich Schmidt H Chandler Egan and others. He first drew attention after beating Jack Neville and gained national prominence during the Panama Pacific Exposition tournament held April 19 25 in San Francisco.
Mrs H E Maben of Murfreesboro Tennessee credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her female weakness and displacement after doctors failed. The letter promotes the remedy as a tonic for women and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
The guide stresses weight on the heels to maintain balance and forward propulsion. It advises erect posture, arms at sides, and forearms horizontal, with a steady stride length and frequency. Emphasis is placed on heel first contact, toe release last, and locking the knee at each stride end.
A Journal of the American Medical Association article argues cancer is not inherited. It notes cancer prevalence among adults as common and explains that multiple family deaths do not prove heredity. The piece cites King and Newsholme on chance and mentions little genetic influence in humans.
A new stand mounted waste bin keeps the pail out of reach of roaming animals and prevents accidental displacement. A semi circular shield hides the bucket and seals on one side with a locking device on the other. The shield also keeps water away for sanitary reasons.
A letter in the New York Times describes a vivid dream where the writer spoke with a deceased friend who touched the author’s hair. Upon waking the memory lingered, and days later the hair showed four pale bars where the touch occurred, fading over time.
Farm and Fireside offers a homemade rat poison method using barium carbonate. Mix four parts meal or flour with one part barium carbonate and place where rats will find it, or form a stiff dough of oatmeal with about one-eighth its bulk barium carbonate.
In Collier's Weekly the narrator recalls a dream of baseball's golden era. The piece fantasizes about Chance, Steiny, Tinker, Evers, Brownlie, Kling, Sheckard, and Jimmy Sheckard in a mythical sequence where the Cubs rout the Pirates and Giants with classic speed and teamwork.
Practical household hints include brushing crusts with white or egg to prevent gravy seepage in meat pies, using vinegar to remove pan odors after frying onions, and using soft soap for washing coarse clothes. Do not air dry wooden tubs, keep water in them, and add baking powder to custard pies to improve texture.
Instructions describe boiling red currants to extract juice, mashing and straining, then combining juice with sugar and cornstarch dissolved in water. Cook until thickened and serve chilled with sugar and cream, using a saucepin and a cinnamon stick for flavor.
A method is reported to keep raisins and currants from sinking in cakes. Place them in a dish at the back of the stove and stir occasionally to prevent burning. When they are thoroughly heated add them to the batter.
A compact recipe describes mixing two cups of four twice with three teaspoons baking powder and one of salt, rubbing in two tablespoons lard and one of butter. Moisten with milk, roll to half inch, spread with seasoned cooked meat, moistened with stock, roll jelly-roll fashion, brush with milk, bake in a moderate oven and serve with tomato sauce.
J. W. Hodge announces the eighth grade diploma winners for the county. Listed are pupils from multiple school districts including Jack Brady, James Chalmers,Willard Merry Irving Watson Daisy Godhnour Blanch Valentine Howard Loomis Louise Metzgar Pearl Hopkins Myrom Law Aileen Baker Lewis Hogan Walter Huntington Lillian McDonald Clarence Peterson John Ultican Ted Fowler Mildred Eskridge Denzil Abel Edna Bower James Brisco Lola Bryant Mary Cooper Clara Douglas Fred Fiene Harriett Forest Marian Getche Florence Jenkins Anna Larson Roy Whipple Robert Wilson Steve Young Ralph Palmer Frederick Lordan Will Ross Gertrude Thayer Frank Dahl and others.
Oakland police arrest William Soko on direct Sheriff request for alleged embezzlement of 220 dollars from Joe Rich of Montesano.
Administrator Thomas G Lyke calls creditors to present claims against the estate of C D Lyke Deceased at Wishkah Block Aberdeen Washington within twelve months from June 13 1915 under penalty of barred claims. filings to A Emerson Cross attorney Wishkah Block Aberdeen Wash. first publication June 15 1916 last publication July 4 1915.
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