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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
3
Local Aberdeen items note residents traveling to Boston Chicago Chico and Seattle. clubs meetings and hostesses set events from May 20 church talks to Red Cross aims. Shipping and bank gains quoted. School play Charlie’s Aunt praised. home guard drill announced.
With many top sprinters entering Army or Navy service the spring track season may be dropped. Aberdeen Carpenters Union Local 883 votes to honor active service members’ benefits until mustered out. F. E. Hite elected to attend maritime union session in Portland May 28.
Mose Freeland III an early Grays Harbor pioneer lies in Aberdeen General Hospital under treatment for diabetes. Though ill he remains cheerful and confident of a recovery.
The new post office building has faced a two week delay due to contractors unable to secure suitable facing brick. Steel beams for the roof over the workroom are in place and the brick is expected to arrive tomorrow.
Mr and Mrs A A Jones have leased their Montesano farm and are visiting Mr and Mrs Lee L Bigelow in the city Their plans include leaving in a couple of weeks for their former home in Michigan and may stay there if the move benefits Mr Jones health.
C Hugo Nelson of the Grays Harbor Railway and Light Co received orders to report at the Officers Reserve Corps training school in San Francisco for army commission training. He will depart tomorrow to join the colors.
George Acret departs on 24 hours notice for San Francisco to report Thursday morning at the Officers Reserve Corps training school headquarters. Elmer E. Brady of Satsop also leaves tomorrow for the same training on similar orders.
Yesterday marked the 125th anniversary of the discovery of Grays Harbor by Captain Robert Gray. Gray named the inlet Bulfinch Bay in honor of a ship owner aboard the Columbia, the vessel he sailed on during the voyage.
The individual made the discovery and the site was later renamed Grays Harbor. No ceremony marked the anniversary.
Dr J Lepine explains in a note to the Academie de Medecine how heavy shell blasts can kill without visible injuries. He notes nervous disruption from sudden circulatory tension, with abdominal pressure driving visceral blood inward and causing fatal systemic effects.
A banker urges young earners to begin saving immediately and save regularly as wages rise. He argues consistent saving builds independence by age sixty, warns sickness often stems from lack of saving, and uses a metaphor of straw on silk to illustrate prudent finance.
The Amblypeda was a diverse extinct species of fam mal sized about the elephant and with five hoofed toes on each foot. Remains have been found in fuglind, but the best specimens come from North America.
One of America's best designers presents a blue sergeant jumper frock noted for its fine quality. The front features a richly embroidered mass in a Chinese pagoda motif with a heavy silk cord girdle in oriental colors accenting the design.
The text urges including vegetables and fruits as essential for bone and tissue formation and for regulating body processes. It covers safety, washing methods, brief boiling, and handling of fresh and dried fruits and vegetables to reduce bacteria and improve taste.
The article advises white magnesia powder from a drug store for white buckskin shoes. Apply with cheesecloth to cover the shoes and let stand overnight if possible, then brush lightly. This method yields a neat appearance without streaks or stiff polish and may extend wear to two seasons.
A yard square makes a practical scrap bag by hemming all four sides and attaching a brass ring to each corner. Hang the rings on a hook, lay the bag flat, and inspect fabric needs at a glance for no waste of time.
A 100 year old London Opinion account recalls a dog entering the Lords during a debate. The animal barked at Lord North, prompting the lord to suspend the dog, who was expelled and never interrupted again.
The document presents Oct 1 1915 figures for the United States national debt including interest bearing, non interest bearing, certificates and notes, and net debt. It notes that practically none of the interest bearing debt is held in England or by other foreign countries.
A national emergency food garden commission plans to enlist 1,000,000 urban gardeners this spring to grow vegetables for families. Led by Charles Lathrop Pack, the effort targets city dwellers and school children, teaching seed sowing to harvest as food supplies tighten. The idea expands the school and home garden movement to boost urban self sufficiency during potential war shortages.
Home gardeners gain from growing small quantities of okra to add flavor and texture to family meals. Pick young pods for soups, as plants will continue producing if pods are harvested before ripening, until frost. Sow seeds after warmth returns or start in hotbeds and transplant after frost danger passes. space rows four to five feet apart with two feet between plants.
Interested buyers seek a small farmable tract in one of Grays Harbor County’s five towns. The ad touts mixed farm and city life advantages on a compact parcel suitable for poultry interests.
Oldest permanently established men's specialist on Grays Harbor advertises free consultation and office hours from 9 am to 12 m 1 to 6 and 6 to 8 30 pm Sundays 1 to 4 pm. Claims to cure ruptures piles without knife treats blood tests intravenous medications and various chronic male diseases. Also offers night visits and strictly office practice with graduate diploma license and registration.
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