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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
1
Terms of subscription and mailing details for the Aberdeen Washington paper. Notice that second class mail matter and rates apply. Includes encouragement for correspondence from all parts of the county and a note that names may be published if supplied. Publisher James F. Girton signs.
An investigation exposes a $9,000 deficit in King County under ex sheriff McGraw with interest rising to about $13,000. The audit aims to reform fiscal practices statewide, as officials anticipate more revelations from other counties and a challenge to the old party's rule.
The sundry civil appropriation for jetty construction at the Grays Harbor mouth, vetoed by President Cleveland before retirement, has passed the House and is likely to clear the Senate. The author notes a teasing European scene with nations cast as a ready menu, advising caution in engaging the geopolitical “game.”
A passage discusses a campaign against tobacco in U S colleges noting universities like Boston University and Ohio Wesleyan restrict use and refund fees. the second part reflects on South African landscape, solitude, and the sense of nature’s grandeur across Karroo and Matabeleland, as described by Professor James Bryce.
A weather gloom and local gossip frame a broad critique of state politics and recent legislative action. The piece mocks Republicans, praises the last legislature, and warns opponents with sharp, satirical barbs. It notes local figures Charley Wilson and Wiley with farm and wagon purchases, and mentions Durrant and jetty funding.
The storm passed and many acreage lots remain unsurveyed while some have sold. The annual Congregational meeting elected trustees George N. Scammon David Pattee Frank Thompson with Mrs Finley and Mrs Haptonstal as deaconesses. Rev Dr J R Thompson was re elected pastor after a well received sermon series and a stormy audience. Westporters praise river and harbor bill passage benefiting Grays Harbor and Chehalis Valley timberlands.
Reports cover a thriving pail and tub factory, a Bagley lawsuit moving to venue, school entertainment proceeds aiding a strained treasury, Cos mopolis appoints Rudolph Distler as assistant assessor, new dry kilns to enhance shingles drying, quarantine measures at Hoquiam port, Captain Kirkaldie’s Nebraska trip, Crawford family bereavement, a planned five year shipyard project, Elma mills resuming and lighting upgrades, James A. Moore’s mill upgrades, no delinquent tax list this year, a Chewelah mine salting case, and R E Browne’s South Africa fortune.
A New York Times fashion note praises detachable collars with waists as a popular, lasting style. Dressmakers offer shepherd’s plaid silk waists for linen collars while some plain batiste collars appear, and the trend proves its enduring appeal amid household remedies mentioned in a separate child’s tragedy note.
Listing of transfers in Chehalis county Washington including Aberdeen Montesano Oakville and Grays Harbor Abstract Co records. Transactions involve Robertson to Ruel Gaffney to Owen Gaffney Smith to Smith Turner to Montesano and Medcalf to Austin and Lawrence parcels with multiple blocks and lots. Total since January 1 1897 shown as 90438 dollars.
A New York Herald observation notes that many men, even the healthy and unsuspecting, carry remedies in pockets or hiding places and boast about their cures. It contrasts male reluctance to admit illness with willingness to test medicinals carried by friends.
A Chicago Jour nal recounts a plaza incident where a guest dropped a diamond into a washbowl drain. A quick thinking Auditorium annex clerk used chewing gum on a pencil lead to retrieve the gem, praising the speedy relief and urging Evans Drug Co. for One Minute Cough Cure.
The article notes Laborde of Paris and Dr Billot advocating rhythmic tongue traction to revive asphyxiated or apparently dead persons. It reports success in drowning cases, sewer gas poisoning, and chloroform exposure in animals, citing a reflex explanation via the superior laryngeal nerve. Evans Drug Co promotes One Minute Cough Cure.
A discussion of railway travel safety cites interstate commerce data from 1894 showing very low injury and death rates per miles traveled. It asserts that at 80 mph a traveler could ride for 181 years without death and travel the world hundreds of times without being killed, comparing rail travel favorably to earlier transport. It also mentions local notices about Bryan campaign materials and Aberdeen street improvements with bid requirements and bond and city terms.
A wart folder style notice offers Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever with ten cent sample mail order from Ely Brothers New York City. Testimonials from Rev John Reid Jr and Rev Francis W Poole endorse its effectiveness and safety with a 50 cent price tag. Mention of DeWitt's Little Early Risers advertised as a safe liver and digestion aid by Evans Drug Co.
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