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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
7
After contagious diseases the room is stripped of draperies and cleaned with bichloride of mercury solution. Furniture walls and floor are washed, windows sealed, and a sulfur fumigation performed followed by a 24 hour airing. The piece warns bichloride of mercury is deadly poison.
Guide notes how storage can dull fur and offers a Russian method using hot rye bran rubbed into the fur, brushed and cleaned to restore luster. Dark furs regain freshness. white furs look like new after treatment.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer says success with palms comes from understanding their needs. Ensure good drainage and appropriate soil, water properly, and avoid direct sun while giving bright light. When tips brown check for wet soil and replant in sandy heavy soil and drain well. After the first thorough watering, allow soil to dry on the surface before more water. Fortnightly, spray foliage thoroughly in a bathroom drench.
Poem describes cavalry charge with vivid drum and bugle calls. Soldiers urge forward in battle as horses charge under fire. Wounded are carried back while the foe retreats and the recall signals return to camp at night.
A quoted poetic meditation by T. Palgrave from The Reign of Law. It ponders whether life equals consciousness, will, and love beyond mere lights that glow briefly, and asks the heart to seek its origin and purpose on a dark path ahead.
A compact quotation notes that without love nothing is worthy or lasting, declaring life, memory, gifts, and stores worthless if love does not exist. The line emphasizes love as a central, redeeming value.
A brief guide notes to fasten abdominal hooks first and lift with a long breath. It advises keeping the head back to position flesh and prevent crowding. Then hook the front and tighten the lower laces to pull the corset tighter at the waist and hips for healthier breathing.
A practical home tips item explains saving trousers by placing a padded broom stick under the lowest shelf. Cover the stick with cotton batting and black cambric, sew tight, and make loops on ends. Hang the stick four inches below the shelf and drape creased trousers across it to keep them looking fresh.
To corn beef make a brine of three quarts of water one cup salt half a cup of brown sugar and saltpeter the size of a hazelnut Boil all together Select the piece of meat your prefer put it into a jar and when the brine is cold pour over meat and let it stand five or six days when it will be ready for use After trying this you will never buy your meat already corned
President Nord Alexis, head of the Haitian government, faces a looming revolution as instability threatens his regime and political order.
Merchants in Hiawatha Kansas adopt the ginger club concept to outdo each block in improving the town. The Five Hundred Block Oregon Street Improvement Club leads with lights every twenty five feet, cement crossings, painted facades, alley lighting and daily street sweeping. The Civic Improvement Club, city officials and residents push flower beds park lighting and a children’s garden with annual prizes and a summer concert program.
The Des Moines Daily News leads its front page with a public booster call urging readers to ask for Des Moines made goods. The banner emphasizes local pride and shopping support for regional products.
Municipalities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania may appoint shade tree commissions to maintain street trees. East Orange, N. J., showcases methods: pruning to a uniform height, painting scars, cement-filled holes, and strict insect control. Pests include woolly maple scale, tussock moths, elm beetles, bagworms, and webworms. early treatment reduces work and damage.
In Alton Missouri the mayor organized a park cleanup where every schoolgirl joined a mass rake effort at Rock Spring park. The city provided free streetcar transport and municipal leaders urged residents to participate, with no city funds used to hire workers.
A mail order firm sells an electroplated watch for eight dollars claiming a gold filled case and a twenty year warranty. The same watch sells for three dollars elsewhere, yet many buyers are swayed by the guarantee and the gold filling claim, leading to clear fraud in profit.
A western surge of interest in beautifying railways spreads along the Atlantic coast. Los Angeles lines, both steam and electric, increase attention to planting streets and highways, inspiring towns and rural areas to clean up and improve private spaces. The goal is embankments lavishly planted with shrubs.
A sleepy Sleepyville merchant named Sleepy Bill runs a store that rarely sells until a lively youth named Mr. Lively persuades him to advertise bargains. The ads draw a mixed crowd and restore business as Bill wakes and vows to promote sales further. The verse ends with Bill deciding to push ads more boldly.
In Chehalis County Washington the court issued this notice to creditors of Neils J. Neilson deceased. Frank G. Jones appointed administrator requests all claims be presented within one year from April 27 1908 to the Administrator at Union Bank & Trust Co. and Chehalis County Bank Wishkah street Aberdeen Washington. Claims not presented by May 25 1908 will be barred.
The Harbor Belle steamship timetable shows realignments effective March 16 1908 with Ly Montesano and Ly Aberdeen sailing to Westport and Westport lines to Montesano and the day’s arrivals listed at 7 am 9 am 2 30 am 11 am 11 30 am and 2 pm 4 pm
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