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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1899
Page
4
The Herald proclaims itself as Chehalis County’s official paper, the oldest publication on Grays Harbor, and notes its leading countywide circulation.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer prints Secretary Ernest Lister's detailed report on the State Audit and Control Board showing about 119000 in two years saved by centralized management. Inmates care, repairs, and supplies reduced costs across five institutions with mixed results per facility and significant overall savings.
The piece defends the P I stance from last fall praising McKinley while denouncing Alger and war administration faults. It critiques Senate voices, the Seattle press, Coghlan, Manila Bay remarks, and calls for transparency in cables and public truth against imperial policy. It urges citizens to prioritize communal good over personal gain.
The text accuses Reed Hoar and Bishop Potter among thousands of long standing Republicans, calling them copperheads and traitors in a provocative email exchange.
A Washington youth in Manila writes of pillage and plunder describing furniture, clothing, and jewelry taken by soldiers. The letter accompanies discussion of anti imperialist pamphlets and Edward Atkinson a Boston writer facing criticism from administration papers.
Aberdeen shoppers urged to support local stores as a first option before sending money abroad. The Hoquiam Washingtonian nominates Levi Ankeny for governor on the republican ticket, noting the early stage but predicting defeat and joking his bar would help in the campaign.
The Kansas City Journal notes trusts are not as dangerous as silver coinage and says this is a point to be submitted to the popular jury in 1900.
Northern Pacific and Burlington Railroads establish a twice weekly tourist car line from Seattle, Washington to Kansas City, Missouri with through service and no changes. Cars depart Tacoma and Seattle each Monday and Friday, reaching Lincoln and St. Joseph the following days, with connections to Omaha Peoria Chicago and St. Louis. Berths and tickets available at NP offices or by address.
In period style advertisements, Hood’s Sarsaparilla is praised as a cure for blood troubles and general health. Testimonials from Susie E. Brown, N B Skelby, and Mrs J S McMain claim restored appetite, relief from rheumatism, and cures for catarrh and stomach inflammation, attributing recovery to the tonic.
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