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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
4
The county commissioners face public backlash over an Interurban trolley proposal that would grant long term rights over most roads. Critics argue secrecy and favoring private interests endangered public highways, urging withdrawal of the application and a united effort to pursue rail lines on private rights of way.
The Spokane Spokesman-Review criticizes the Benson timber holdings sale in Nehalem country western Oregon. Henry Turish of Duluth and investors bought 18 000 acres for about two million dollars while the U S government paid two dollars and fifty cents per acre for a total of forty five thousand dollars. The piece denounces speculative profits and argues that public timber lands are raided for private gain under the historic land system.
A brief dealer note from Herald Printery at 408 East Wishka Street invites readers to share praise or criticism of their work. The message emphasizes customer opinion as a guide for service quality and improvements.
The piece argues that small town and city grocer and butcher associations can steer local policy and hinder competitors from outlying areas. It suggests a study of retail prices in many localities to measure impact, alongside wholesale margins, and notes possible recent price increases tied to expanding local alliances. It cites Jeremiah W. Jenks on trusts and prices from the American Review of Reviews.
Ninette Porter of Braintree Vermont and Emma Martin of Odessa Missouri credit Peruna with curing long standing lung hemorrhages and coughing fits after unsuccessful medical treatment. Porter reports gradual improvement and growth in flesh while Mart in says six bottles ended her cough and improved sleep.
G M Powell proposes county commercial bodies unite to survey a Aberdeen to Elma trolley route and secure right of way for a builder operator. Local groups could do this cheaper than rights over wagon roads. Also suggests a park at Aberdeen Junction for eastbound NP passengers to visit, improving visitors’ impression.
A German safe expert’s invention, already in major banks, uses a rotating armored safe within a stationary wall. The motor-driven safe speeds at about three feet per second, changing surface position to foil gas cutting burners and misalign the melting tool, with a time switch and outside control system.
The speaker notes the US built battleships while lacking coal carriers and transport ships. He cites 1900 hiring of foreign ships and Japan could mass troops to Hawaii swiftly, arguing ships alone fail without colliers and proper logistics in war. He warns of fragile naval reach and reliance on foreign vessels.
The article explains that cheap decorative clocks give way to advanced automatic devices. Master clocks by skilled engineers regulate multiple secondary clocks so every department in a large establishment shows the same exact time, ensuring uniform standard time across the facility.
Harvard researchers led by Professor David Gordon Lyon explore Samaria the ancient Israelite capital. They identify Omri and Ahab's palace with Hebrew inscriptions found in a subterranean chamber while noting Babylonian and Greek influences in surrounding walls. Roman roads and Herod era gateway features are also uncovered.
The piece traces Turning the Tables to ancient Rome with Augustus era wealth displays of Mauritana wood and ivory tables called mensarum insania where men clashed over expense. It then notes a stage detective must disguise to be seen by all in the audience yet unseen on stage.
Report notes a controversial decision by the president to try a pinehout on an insubordinate forester, with observers suggesting the action caused harm and burned fingers, stirring debate over leadership and discipline.
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