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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
7
Guide to refilling pillows with feathers during house cleaning. It advises using a small room, protective gear, sealed doors, and a method of tearing and transferring feathers to minimize flying. Then sew finished pillows in sequence, keeping all work contained.
Restore a worn waist by widening armholes, reshaping the neck, and adding velvet or silk bands. Use remaining fabrics to fashion a matching belt and overblouse style. If the waist blouses too much, let it down slightly for a better fit and updated appearance.
Passage of the Bosworth Wyatt bill would permit a constitutional amendment in 1909 enabling counties to raise 5 percent for road repair and construction. Shelby Jefferson and Kenton would gain large funds, transforming rural travel and supporting itinerant merchants as a state highway association and engineers oversee ambitious improvements.
Historic tips describe weighing a baby using a weighted basket and a chandelier hook method. Instructions cover making a portable weighing setup and subtracting basket weight to get the infant’s weight. Also included are plant propagation steps for slips from young green shoots with sand, watering and potting guidance.
Read what they say about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restoring health. Miss Lillian Ross and Katharine Craig report relief from irregularities and nervous symptoms after other remedies failed. Marie Stoltzman and Ellen M Olson describe improvements from a run down condition, backache, and menstrual issues.
A reflective piece extols humanity as brave, enduring life’s trials and duties. It praises both men and women for facing poverty, pain, and daily struggles with courage and cheerful resilience, invoking Stevenson’s prayer for steadfast, cheerful labor.
Rheumatism is termed the most common ill causing pain and sleepless nights. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is promoted as providing relief, sometimes permanent, especially in chronic cases. The article notes temporary relief may suffice for old patients and advertises 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by Vans Preys Company.
Florida politician William H. Milton is chosen to fill the U.S. Senate seat left by the late William J. Bryan. The appointment or election marks Milton as the new senator for Florida, confirming a shift in state representation at the federal level.
D Ward King asserts the King road drag eliminates mudholes on Missouri mud roads. He cites sightings from a trip from Mexico to Troy and along the line near Martinsburg Wellsville New Florence and Wentzville. He credits the state highway commission and County Engineer T A Halley for progress on good roads.
A Finderne New Jersey farmer urges roadmasters to curb rutting by drivers on Long Island style routes to preserve road surfaces. A Maryland Good Roads league meeting announces prizes totaling 3860 dollars for roads using the split log drag, with multiple awards for best improved miles and rural route segments near Easton.
Advice on gravel road maintenance urges keeping piles of gravel at intervals so repair crews can fetch material quickly and stamp or rake it smooth after ruts form. A quoted line from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes a leap year humorous remark.
The poem honors Maryland and Virginia during the Civil War era, invoking patriotic resolve and calls to resist Northern aggression. It references figures like Ringgold and Watson, with lines urging unity and strength to defend the Old Line state. James Ryder Randall is named as the author.
A poetic fragment portrays an Arab chieftain greeting a foe as a weary guest. He offers oil wine dates and fruit while the horse is bathed, and declares that betrayal or battle yields the same fate. The scene contrasts hospitality with lethal inevitability in Middle Eastern warfare.
The article advises using two unused cupboards on each floor to store items out of place. Family members place misplaced kitchen utensils and personal articles inside these cupboards and may not remove items until the next Saturday, when a fine is paid if rules are violated. Each Saturday the cupboards are emptied and items returned to their proper places.
The Harbor Belle steamer timetable lists morning departures from Ly Montesano Aberdeen and Hoquiam for Westport at 7 9 and 9 30 am with arrivals at Westport at 11 am and a reverse leg to Montesano with a Montesano Westport leg at 11 30 am and 2 pm arriving Montesano at 4 pm.
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