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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
3
Local column lists Evans Drug Co as seller of blanks and supplies and a source for Buchu for kidneys. News items mention visitors and residents including Dr J H Fitz, W E Crist, A Alfred, Dr Guy Canterbury, Mrs J E Stewart, and Hilda Kari death.
Isabel Olsen 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs John Olsen died Tuesday at home from tuberculosis. Funeral services will be held this afternoon from White sides Undertaking parlors.
Evans Drug Co presents a guaranteed selection of razors pocket cutlery and scissors. The Herald Tells it All promotes the offer as a featured item in the store’s catalog.
County commissioners create a new road district by dividing District 3. The territory includes west of the range line between ranges 10 and 11, north of Grays Harbor to the county line and west to the Pacific Ocean.
The Democratic County Central Committee will meet at city hall Aberdeen next Monday April 2 to decide whether to call a county convention or elect sixteen delegates to the state convention at Walla Walla on May 6.
Perry Pennoyer of Aberdeen Car dens reports in the Herald that a notice to attend a Republican County Central committee meeting shows wires crossed by Secretary Vonnschill when he evaluates his politics.
Montesano poultryman John Kahle reports a prize eye measuring 7 by 116 inches from a black Minorca hen. He notes this exceptional bird can lay claim to daily performance if kept in retraining. Montesano wins the initial money until F R Archer seeds his new farm.
Judge Mitchell heard testimony and arguments in the case of former Councilman R. J. Hills versus E. A. Merck at Montesano. After a full day of work, the judge has taken the matter under advisement and will likely render a decision next Monday.
Henry O. Sanborn a Seattle resident spent days at the harbor and passed out pasteboard flyers to friends as part of boosting for the Potlatch celebration.
Morning theme Communion and Fellowship and evening address The Foundation and Beginning of the Kingdom of God. Fourth in a Sunday series. Bible school at 10 a.m. Young People's meeting at 6 30 p.m. Marion F. Horn, Minister.
A B E Alexander announces his candidacy for City Councilman from the Fifth ward in the upcoming April 2, 1912 city elections. He states his plan to serve the ward and engage in local issues.
Members of the Elks lodge look forward to a smoker to be held in their hall. The organizing committee promises attractions and urges all members to attend the event tonight.
A house fly seized by the wings can lift a match from an uncovered box. When the insect touches the match with its legs it clips the head and lifts the match, repeating the action to empty the box.
Contrary to belief tim burger cheese is no longer imported into the United States. American manufacturers are waking a better grade of this cheese at such a small cost as to drive foreign competitors out of the field.
The Paris paper reports Sarah Bernhardt left the Comedie Francaise claiming an annual salary of 86000 francs would not sustain her artistic life and planned to retire in twenty years. The piece notes she remains active decades later and shows no signs of aging into retirement.
Experiments at Lyons feed silkworms with dyed leaves to produce color coded cocoons. Red leaves yield red silk, blue leaves less successful. Researchers doubt immediate commercial impact and see no changes to the dyeing industry despite potential significance.
The Northwich board of guardians unanimously decided in furore that the term pauper must not appear in any records or minutes. Farmer Mr. Millington urged replacing it with poor to avoid stigma on relief recipients and their children.
It notes a Chinese custom of punishing children by beating the soles with a bamboo stick, which allegedly makes a boy tougher than an ear cuff. The piece argues no father ever boxed a child’s ear, suggesting foot punishment strengthens resilience.
Evans Drug Co lists barber supplies and toilet articles among its goods. The notice highlights available items and the shop's broad selection for grooming and personal care needs.
Harper’s Weekly notes that major rulers and leaders receive vast daily mail. Emperors, kings, and presidents like William II, the U S president, the British monarch, the czar, and Alfonso receive thousands of letters daily. The pope and the Kaiser top the list with thousands addressed personally.
A Farm and Fireside piece argues annual U S losses from rodents total about 150 million dollars with rats mice ground squirrels chipmunks prairie dogs gophers muskrats woodchucks and rabbits causing vast damage. Estimates from various experts suggest Britain and France incur much higher sums per year and that farmers bear the brunt of the losses while urban areas are also affected.
The article warns that turning stock onto pasture too early in spring harms forage. Soft ground is damaged by trampling, producing little pasture that season. Biting off young grass before roots are established discourages regrowth and reduces future yield.
The article profiles Miss Marguerite Lahey as a leading woman bookbinder who works seven hours daily for ten years on entire volumes. She trained abroad in binding design and edging and has bound for J Pierpont Morgan including Caxton's Siege of Troy, 1472 valued at 48000 dollars. It cites superstitions about rings and historic uses of rings in marriage customs.
The third finger of the left hand has long been consecrated to the wedding ring due to an ancient belief that a nerve from this finger leads to the heart. Greeks and Romans once termed this idea as fact, reflecting historical physiology.
London presents Orchestra Femina, a 40 member all British women ensemble led by Siegfried Wertheim. Each musician can perform solo parts, with Wertheim noting discoveries among English high rank wind players and planning a high class program mixing foreign works with English popular pieces.
Zena Gale, noted author, is among the group of suffrage workers active in Wisconsin as the campaign for woman suffrage advances. The Herald reports the broad participation and public mobilization supporting rights for women.
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