Herald Circulation Claimed Atop Grays Harbor Ads
The Herald asserts a circulation over 5 000 and lists Aberdeen and Chehalis County reach. It warns unpaid ads for unrequested distributions, notes a Syndicate of Aberdeen Merchants subscribing for thousands of copies from April 1 1914, and discusses initiative and referendum politics and President Wilson's Mexican policy with Tacoma Tribune sentiment.
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The
Herald
Grays Harbor
Chehalis County
Aberdeen
Recalled Demand on Huerta Ties to Earlier Apologies
The Seattle PI notes that a demand to salute the American flag recalls two prior U.S. apologies for breaches of international law. The first occurred in 1854 when San Francisco district court ordered the French consul to appear in a suit, despite a convention limiting consul testimony.
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Huerta
United States
Seattle
Salute delays and economic tensions mark industrial critique
The article contrasts past diplomatic salutes with delayed reparations to current woes in business. It argues that railroads, manufacturers, and banks stall expansions and wage talks due to new tariffs and currency changes, urging caution against further blows to already ailing industries.
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Tacoma
Washington proposes new industrial handicaps this fall
A statewide initiative drive would extend the eight hour law to all productive interests and add taxes. Initiative Bill No. 9 would tax manufacturers for a first aid insurance measure, while Bill No. 11 targets salmon taken for commercial purposes, hitting cannery interests and fishermen.
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Washington
Commonwealth
British Columbia
Alaska
A. C. Little
Flower Fire: Nature’s Mysterious Radiant Bloom Phenomenon
The article describes a rare glow around certain flowers known as flower fire. Observed just after sunset on dry, clear days, the light can flicker or flash like electrified paper. Nasturtiums first noted in 1762 by a Linnaean daughter, with other blossoms such as sunflowers, dahlias, tuberoses, and yellow lilies also reported to emit light after sun exposure.
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Herald
South Carolina
Washington
Hinky Dink
Tommy Fingers
Mickey Murphy
J Carter Beard
Linnaeus
Christian Endeavor World
Trees full of fat and strange substitutes from Africa and America
The piece notes trees yielding animal fat like butter including the shea butter from Africa and crab wood tallow from Brazil and Guiana. It mentions nutmeg fat for cosmetics and a Kaffir tree named chigsite producing a white butter used in commerce, with caveats about trace toxins. It also cites Labouchere on dietary faddists and lists numerous foods and habits criticized by him.
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Europe
Africa
South America
Brazil
Guiana
New York World
The Power of Mental Demand Excerpt
An exploration of enthusiasm as faith in action. The text portrays enthusiasm as belief translated into effort and action, not mere surface foam but the life of striving that drives accomplishment.
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Herbert Edward Law
Early leather dressing by various peoples through rudimentary methods
An archival note highlights one of humanity’s earliest crafts and praises the leatherwork of Canadian Indians, Laplanders, and Africans, while acknowledging their tools and methods remain primitive.
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Detroit Free Press
Drive Out Purveyors of Four Theatricals
A speaker decries sensationalism in theater and moving pictures and urges newspapers to counter the spread of "foul theatricals." He argues theater deserves more attention than baseball on peak days and promotes using moving pictures for education. A father vows to blacklist certain plays for his family.
The Corner of the East Manchuria Passage
In Elizabeth Washburns The Corner of the East the Manchurian plain is described as a vast dry brown waste under a turquoise sky. The heat, wind and cold sharpen the senses as workers, coolies and soldiers trudge along with loads and mules while trains come and go under red lettered insignia.
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Manchuria
Asia
Elizabeth Washburn
Entering the Motor Etiquette and Gentlemen’s Conduct
Advice on proper behavior in automobiling era social scenes. A gentleman should chauffeur himself if needed, assist his companion into the car, and cover her with a lap robe before seating himself. Accept variations quietly, be pleasant, and handle small mishaps gracefully.
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Wilson
Congress
Mexico
Argentine
Chile
Tacoma Tribune
State Department
San Francisco
U. S. S. Wachusett
Florida
Bahia
Labouchere
Henry Labouchere
Copenhagen
GEO. J. Wolff Aberdeen
Cloethe
Grand Theatre
King of
Clara Ferris Seeres
North G. St. Phone
Excelsior Rug Factory
J. W. Groves
Prop
Comeauurniture Co
Janet McKenzie Hill
Easler Cooking School
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