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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
5
The Aberdeen Herald, a Thursday paper by Mo J Carney, lists subscription prices and advance payment discounts. It asserts Iist status as city official paper and notes circulation superiority for advertising contracts.
The Aberdeen city council commends itself for a resolution to connect to the county road at the city eastern boundary once the county commissioners build toward the city. A nearly thousand-strong county petition urges action this year, despite no cash on hand and a single year of interest required. the board’s response will shape county road plans before summer.
The district voters are urged to select directors and a clerk with proven business integrity for a $10,000 plus annual budget. The editorial warns against candidates motivated by personal gain and notes a recent change of Heraup office telephone from 231 to 561.
The Grays Harbor region sustains optimism about petroleum beneath its geology. Experts believe oil lies underground and prospecting will yield valuable geological knowledge even if no strike occurs. Local investors back stock offerings to finance boreholes, hoping a flowing well would attract capital and residents to the harbor.
The column argues a broad state grudge against the current administration, noting widespread displeasure at patronage and family hires in state offices. It mentions Thurston county court upholding a city license on itinerant merchants and connects it to broader calls for regulated trade and tax compliance.
The United States should promptly revise the tariff to cut high duties that obstruct commerce. A broad revision could sweep away old protections, diminish European exclusions, and align wages with a mature industrial economy, reducing party divisions in tariff policy.
A promotional pitch invites women to request a free specimen copy of L'Art de la Mode by sending their name and a 2c stamp. It promises a subscription lure of $3.50 yearly, detailing colorful costumes and extensive fashion content. Morse-Brough ton Co. in New York urges immediate response.
Shipping brief notes list multiple vessels departing for San Francisco San Pedro Redondo Cal Santa Rosalia Mexico Apia Samoa and Honolulu. Vessels include Newburg Fulton Coronado Jennie Thelin Orient Wm L Witzemann C 8 Holmes John A Eva Maweema and J F Miller with loading and arrival details at West Slade Anderson Middleton Aberdeen and other mills or ports.
At a county commissioners meeting in Thurston County interest on county warrants was reduced from 8 percent to 5 percent. The change was made under the authority granted by the statutes of 1899.
The state supreme court declares the compulsory school law inoperative due to bungling legislation from the 1899 session, ruling it unenforceable and void as applied.
Notice announces a reward for accurate information about any trespass or timber cutting on listed lands across multiple townships in Chehalis county. The contact mentions George L. Fierrz of Detroit Michigan as the notice's issuer.
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