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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1897
Page
4
A sweeping collection of Aberdeen items notes market prices and social news. Mentions Hilton Bros. selling naval oranges, family travels to Tacoma and Seattle, church services, illnesses, and births. Local business ads include second hand goods and the Aberdeen Hotel’s Sunday chicken dinners.
An advertising notice from Sché ling and Company of San Francisco promotes Sché ling's Best tea sold in grocery stores. The copy pledges money back if customers do not like it and invites grocers to stock the product in package form.
The “bright and shining light” Bob Lowry will compete for supremacy with his artificial lights after securing a one year lease on the Aberdeen Electric Company plant. His Pacific Hotel is popular with commercial travelers at Grays Harbor, and customers can expect the best service and careful attention from the light company during the term.
The June 12 election will choose one three year director to replace Dr. Paine and a clerk. Voters decide two propositions: adopt free text books with a possible special tax and authorize buying two lots along the High School grounds for future use.
State Superintendent Brown and Assistant Attorney General Vance conclude that both men and women must register to vote in school elections wherever state law requires voter registration. Aberdeen and similar towns must register at City Clerk Black’s office by June 2. The opinion notes naturalization is unnecessary for wives of American citizens and mentions other local notices and ads.
Memorial Sunday events include a gathering at the G A R ball on May 25 with a march to Congregational church for a sermon by Rev A A Doyie. Memorial Day observances feature a 1 a m gathering at the G A R hall, a march to the Methodist church, and a day address by Rev M A Covington. A graveside decoration effort is planned for May 31 with flowers requested from patriotic ladies.
Situations obtained for those desiring employment and help furnished to mill men loggers housekeepers and others at the Free Reading Room Aberdeen Epward Lycan offers One Minute Cough Cure to relieve acute lung troubles and chronic coughs at Evans Drug Co.
Fragmentary text shows derailed headers and unclear political framing. It mentions desperate headers, 41 ayes, avowed leaders, security island, and rationing, but no coherent event, names, places, or dates to substantiate a report.
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