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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for one year two dollars and six months one dollar in advance one fifty. Readers missing issues urged to notify Herald Office at 309 East Wishkah Street and phone numbers. Ads copy deadlines set for Tuesday and Friday issues. The Herald promotes its long history and wide Chehalis county circulation.
Phil Carothers of Montesano solicited Herald subscriptions during the recent contest but did not report his business to the office. Readers with receipts should send them to the Herald office to receive proper credit and paper delivery for the period named.
The April fighting marked Germany’s first sustained defensive stance in the East and West for nine months, halting Allied offensives by France Russia and Britain. Analysts note Kaiser’s line holds under growing Allied manpower, while German world power dreams fade. Paris and London sources report German strain, officer losses, and doubts about continued offensive capability alongside renewed confidence in Allied prospects.
Excerpt notes Germany nearing reserves as it exhausts men and officers in early bold bids for decisive battles in both West and East. The commentary by Frank H. Simonds in the American Review of Reviews May issue frames Germany’s strain and overextension at the outset of engagements.
An April surge in stock prices reflects revived speculation after years of restraint. Analysts cite idle bank funds and low value levels as triggers, noting a natural buildup of excitement followed by a possibly sober aftermath. The ascent is linked to America's rising global economic standing.
A columnist denounces commercialized marriage and compares it to reckless Wall Street speculation warning against harming the sanctity of marriage. The piece shifts to note Egyptian cotton density of forty pounds per cubic foot, stressing dry packing and no damage when done properly.
A speaker argues pensions for widows cost less than maintaining orphan asylums. She attacks breaking up homes and urges policies supporting mothers to keep families intact. She cites factory and juvenile court data to claim broken homes drive delinquency and urges women voters to back home protection measures.
The text extols judging others by spiritual life and character rather than contracts or professions. It emphasizes waiting for demonstrated behavior to prove loyalty and integrity, warning that loyalty must be shown under test or else one should refrain from judging misled claims.
A call for 75 to 100 municipal opera houses in American cities to boost locally funded arts. The piece argues public support for opera houses, like libraries and galleries, and cites French, German, and Italian towns as precedents. It contends such endowments would not require new public expenditure principles.
Average wholesale prices in the Aberdeen market today show live chickens 10 to 15 cents per pound and dressed 18 to 20 cents. Cows 6 1/2 cents, sheep 3 1/2 cents, hogs 7 cents per pound. Pork 9 to 11 cents, cow beef 9 to 11 cents, steer beef 11 to 12 1/2 cents, veal 12 to 14 cents, lamb 16 to 18 cents, mutton 12 1/4 to 14 cents. Ham 17 to 19 cents, bacon 16 to 25 cents, lard 11 1/2 to 12 1/2 cents.
Aberdeen markets list groceries with flour at 1.80 to 2.55 per 50 lb sack and coffee 25 to 45 cents per lb. Local eggs 25 cents a dozen, sugar 6.40 to 7 dollars per cwt, vegetables and fruits showing varied prices. Strawberries arrive from Oregon. farmers expect an early local crop with mild rain possibly boosting yields.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Horala and Siow in an unclear Er Hes context with likely names and places unreadable. No clear event details or outcomes are extractable from the text.
Brit. Jane L. Stanford at Bay City mill for Port Pirie. Schr. Alumna for Sydney at Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle Co. St. Norwood for San Pedro. At Hoquiam Lumber and Shingle mill Str. Tahoe for San Pedro. At Grays Harbor Lumber mill Str. Hoquiam for San Pedro. School Edw. R. West for Australia at A. J. West mill. School R. C. Slade for Honolulu at Anderson and Middleton Mill. School Omega for Honolulu at Hoquiam Lumber and Shingle Co. Schr. Meteor for Australia at Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle Co. The Herald is Chebalis County’s leading paper. Wise advertisers know it.
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