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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
2
An advertisement touts an oversized rocker described as an elite design. It offers home use through a mail order trial, with a payment plan of 75e per month totaling 11.85 and a full refund plus return freight if unsatisfied.
An ancient chalice found by Arabs in Antioch, dating to the late first century A D, bears sculpted portraits of Christ and the twelve apostles on its outer band. Archaeologist Dr Gustavus A Eisen says the faces show lifelike individuality, possibly explaining why only ten apostles appear. The three-part silver cup was evacuated from Paris with other treasure at the outbreak of war and measures to extract it from Syria took 18 months.
Advertises Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier that restores energy and youth, claiming it treats indigestion liver issues catarrh and nervous symptoms. Highlights free booklet and trial box offer and cites a testimonial from Mrs J H Sten praising cures after five bottles.
New York World reports that flies perceive white best and blue or violet poorly. In blue dominated rooms flies grow inactive, while white light draws them out. Japanese shops use blue bead curtains with bamboo to let air in and let flies exit without reentry.
A National Geographic Magazine description details the bull moose as a tall heavy animal with wide antlers moving stealthily through forests. It feeds underwater in swampy lakes, patrols at night during calf season, and uses horn blows to challenge rivals while hunters imitate cow calls to kill the most aggressive bulls.
In Monroe City Missouri a dramatic electoral victory led to celebrations by Democrats who reportedly burned their hats in the crowd. The scene underscored strong party support amid the election result.
The Washington Experiment Station compares hogs fed in different systems to find pork cost per feed unit. Larger pigs yield more pork, but cost varies with diet. Tankage plus barley and alfalfa pasture lowers pork cost to about 3.37 per hundred pounds versus 6.57 in dry lot.
Professor A B Nystrom at State College discusses how rising cheese making in Washington can stabilize milk prices year round. He notes current butterfat oversupply in summer lowers butter prices and argues local cheese production would create a state market for surplus milk and boost high grade cheese output.
The notices summarize multiple State College Extension bulletins on legumes inoculation using the glue method, hot school lunches with organization and recipes, carrot culture for livestock feeding, stave silo construction, sunflowers for poultry feed, and Sheep Husbandry in the Pacific Northwest.
County Agricultural Agent C F Monroe reports twenty two silos with 1600 ton capacity built in Snohomish. He says 40 pounds of silage replace 20 pounds hay and milk output rises. Estimated savings reach about 14000 dollars yearly. Alfalfa production cuts freight and baling costs over 9000 dollars annually.
A detailed guide on fresh pork sausage and other cured meats by Professor William Hislop and butcher Albert Haring. James N Price reports on rearing calves with skimmed milk, noting successful outcomes and offering a controversial method to train calves to drink.
Milk nourishes hens boosting eggs and health. Do not overstock housing to avoid failures. Ducks need little whole grain as they lack a crop. Empty drinking fountains during freezing weather. An incubator can hatch as well as a hen and offers better control.
The article notes goldbeaters use the outer membrane from ox intestines as the skin for beating gold into leaf. Paper alternatives like mulberry fiber paper are used in China and Japan, but parchment and coated German papers are common in early stages. Final beating yields one ounce of gold over 200 square inches.
The deepest location in the Mediterranean lies near Malta, reaching 14,136 feet below sea level, marking the maximum measured depth in the region.
State College reports Washington county agricultural agents promoting rural development. Wahkiakum farmers run cow testing with 40 dairymen testing 703 cows, tuberculosis tests cover over two thirds of local herd. King county projects boost land values $150,000 in Issaquah and Enumclaw areas, with broader gains estimated at $600,000 overall from reclamation and diking work.
Archie Bellin notes Japan lacks a true scoop culture as American papers trade editorial reflexes. He argues editors share remarks and commentary, reflecting a global press ethos of courtesy and influence rather than solitary scoops.
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