This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
8
A front spring broke on an automobile carrying Mr. and Mrs. Albert, an unnamed child, and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Moore Heath and daughter. The car plunged from a county road embankment into three feet of water near Hoquiam while heading to Montesano. Both children sank but were recovered by the parents without injury.
The Riverdale Improvement club is circulating petitions to the Hoquiam city council calling for a bridge over the Hoquiam river at either Ramer or Arnold avenues. More than 250 signatures have been gathered, with members citing city benefits and need. The council presentation is not expected soon.
Ole Lawne a logger at Stearns Lumber Shingle company camp was trapped beneath a log yesterday afternoon and taken to Hoquiam General Hospital last night with injuries not yet assessed. Doctors feared internal damage though no bones appeared broken.
Hoquiam Twenty Five Thousand club invites Representative rank Allen and State Senator George F Cotterill to speak in Hoquiam in support of the commission form of government. The club will host meetings where noted speakers explain the plan's advantages, with Mayor Seymour of Tacoma also signaling potential participation.
Hoquiam resident A. E. Globen will depart Thursday to assume management of a large Philippine lumber camp run with Insular Lumber Company. W. R. Macfarlane, formerly with Aberdeen's Western mill, is the firm's manager. Globen plans to bring a sizable force of American workers.
J E Calder sold lots 15 and 16 in block 18 Byles and Dabney addition to Montesano for 450 dollars. Buyer John M Hansen, a machinist for C B Jenkins, will begin constructing an eight room house and make it his home.
Montesano May 17 Ed Purdy of Hoquiam places lumber order with Syverson Lumber for concrete block construction. Purdy holds contracts including 2000 two foot blocks for Mayor J T Durdle for ornamental work at the mayor’s house porch and yard.
At the latest meeting of the Elma Volunteer Firemen six new members were enrolled. Plans include establishing a west end sub station if more hose is secured. A new hook and ladder truck and rubber coats are expected soon.
Mr. Charles E. Cline of the state agricultural college extension will lecture at the Elma Commercial club rooms Monday evening May 22 on agricultural and industrial education and the need to teach it in common schools. The talk is free and open to all.
At the Elma lodge I O O F regular meeting the officers were elected. N G W M Harding W G Frank H Palmer trustee Frank Himes named. other officers to be appointed by the Noble Grand. Installation set for the first meeting in July.
The City Messenger installs two telephone numbers 5931 and 6941 with one always open. Call either number and Central will get us. Jos. Farrell advertises Aberdeen Printing Co. Tel 401.
A practical guide urging continuous garden care through summer for steady yields. It promotes light, frequent surface cultivation with a wheel hoe to prevent weeds, conserve moisture, and reduce work later. It covers planting peas under netting, sowing small seeds early, and spacing to ease weeding, plus a sample fruits and vegetables list with prices.
A vintage advertisement promotes Orrine as an in home treatment to curb alcohol cravings. It offers two forms No 1 powder and No 2 pills, costs one dollar a box, and guarantees money back if no benefit. The notice invites readers to request a free booklet and lists Aberdeen Drug Co in city as retailer.
The steamer Champion offers Sunday excursions from Montesano Cosmopolis Aberdeen and Hoquiam to Westport. Depart Montesano 7:00 am Cosmopolis 8:00 am Aberdeen 9:00 am Hoquiam 9:20 am. Return from Westport 4:00 pm. Fare is a single round trip. Master Peter Wilson directs operations.
I Nudelman sues J J Driscoll and Nye Taggard doing business as the Great Western Distribu ting Co in Washington State court. Defendants are notified a complaint has been filed and will be heard on the 12th day of June.
The record shows a civil action at 3:00 PM in Aberdeen Chehalis County Washington demanding $33 for unpaid office furniture and fixtures. Complaint filed April 28 1911 with W H Tucker Justice of the Peace and attorneys N W Bush and O M Nelson. First publication May 11 1911. Last publication June 1 1911.
Brewers of the Pacific Coast form a syndicate to grow rice on thousands of acres of swampland south of the Grays Harbor entrance and between Grays Harbor and Willapa Harbor in southwest Washington. Land purchases are extensive after soil tests by Pullman chemists show potential for top quality rice. The Northwestern Brew Masters association held a bi monthly meeting with delegates from Seattle Tacoma Olympia Everett Vancouver Port Angeles Aberdeen and other cities.
Archie Smith of 808 East Second Street was arrested Sunday by Deputy Game Warden A. V. Elmer for shooting snipe in a protected district. He was fined $5 and costs in Justice Tucker's court on Monday. Please mention the Herald when dealing with advertisers.
A rural verse recounts a hen laying thirteen brown eggs that hatch thirteen yellow legs after thirteen days. A farmer buys them for thirteen cents and moves them along Thirteenth Street to a house, where thirteen chicks grow. The wife forgets to stow them thirteen times before the brood matures and sells the birds for thirteen dollars. The tale ends with a hat bought on Thirteenth Street for thirteen plumes.
Medicated and mineralized vapor bath treatments praised for cures rivaling hot springs and Turkish baths. A heat based therapy claimed to aid rheumatism and lumbago, offered locally in Aberdeen at a fraction of usual cost with broad physician endorsement. Hundreds of Aberdeen citizens testify to their efficacy.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.