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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
4
A historical note argues improved roads cut farmer transportation costs and raise land value. Ed W James cites U S highway data claiming $300 million annual farmer savings, with roads also boosting schooling and community wealth through faster, heavier hauling and better market access.
The article argues that poor roads impose yearly costs on the community and urges action to fund and pursue road improvements, highlighting hidden expenses and the need for better infrastructure.
Olympia May 17 Attorney General Tanner says county commissioners have no right to appropriate county funds for a chamber of commerce exhibit at the national land show in Chicago. He cites Lewis county where the Southwestern Washington Fair association was barred from county funds for not being an agricultural fair under the 1908 law.
The Temple Dorr arrived to load at the Federal mill for San Francisco. The Santa Monica arrived Tuesday and is loading at the Federal mill for San Francisco. The Daisy Freeman arrived Tuesday to load at the Donovan and Federal mills for San Pedro.
Mrs. F. E. Harris of 922 Ecklund Ave Hoquiam Washington testifies to the lasting relief from backache and kidney troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She praises the remedy as the best kidney medicine she ever took and confirms permanent improvement. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
H D Ely of Bantam Ohio resisted surgery for a four year ulcer choosing Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. He reports his foot was soon completely cured. The ad promotes the salve as a remedy for burns boils sores eczema pimples and piles offering 25 cents at Beckenhauer Drug Co.
Early statues were wooden before stone tools emerged. TD ponus and Scyllis of Crete likely first marble sculptors around 560 B C as Rome and Palmyra show marble use. A London M A P quip notes a stage snow gag in Napoleon era Russian habit while a joke on life expectancy appears in insurance forms.
Several ships and steamers underway or loading at mills along the waterfront. The Newburg left Slade mill for San Francisco, the Santa Barbara departed American mill for San Pedro, and the Svea and Coronado sailed for San Francisco and San Pedro respectively. The Philippine and Jas H Bruce were loading for the West Coast and San Francisco, while the Wasp undergoes repairs at Lindstrom shipyards.
Riverside undertakes an extensive road program with work now underway across roughly ninety city blocks, amounting to about seven miles of highway construction in southern California. The project reflects a broad mobilization of city resources and engineering plans.
Senator Lafayette Young of Ties Moines La lauds road dragging as a cost effective method to produce hard smooth surfaces. The King drag is described as reshaping the crusted shell after rain and building it up gradually to endure heavy traffic. The practice has support from the agriculture department and experiments. The piece also warns on slow progress before full effectiveness and adds a moral comparison about cigarettes for youth.
A Michigan father recalls his son’s kidney illness and credits Electric Bitters with a dramatic recovery after six bottles. The ad warns of backache, nervousness, and loss of appetite as kidney trouble signs and promotes 50 cent bottles from Beckenhauer Drug Co. The Herald promises Grays Harbor news coverage.
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