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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
2
Work on the five mile grading and paving project between Montesano and Satsop is advancing quickly. Contractors Pugh and Arntz expect completion in about a month if no bad luck interrupts progress. Aberdeen Printing Co. is listed as the printer.
W A Mathews brother of Sheriff Schelle Mathews and his wife visited Montesano for a short time. They previously lived in Butte Montana and due to Mrs Mathews health they moved west where Mr Mathews purchased a large ranch near Kelso to locate.
The Herald proclaims round the clock coverage across sections and headlines. Editorials, sports, and community notes blend for a comprehensive daily briefing.
Albert Miller head brakeman at Clemmons Logging camp Melbourne was fatally mangled Wednesday morning. He lost his balance while giving directions to two green brakemen and fell beneath the wheels. His left leg was ground off below the knee and his right foot was amputated after hospital treatment.
Hon. H. D. McArdle of Port Town outlined the Stop-Look-Listen league campaign on the initiative bills at a Montesano meeting in the new Firemen's hall. About 250 citizens heard him present the bills, emphasizing the issue as moral rather than prohibition aligned, and detailing specific provisions of the initiatives.
In Montesano on May 21 Thurston county officials obtained a guilty plea from John Wilson to petit larceny on two counts. He received 10 days for each charge. The sheriff from Olympia may issue a warrant charging Wilson as an habitual criminal.
A vintage notice urges readers to send the twice a week Herald to Eastern friends and promotes Modern Printing at moderate prices by Aberdeen Printing Co.
Greene County Pennsylvania Sheriff Weimer appoints his wife as deputy sheriff. A Boston store sold a one dollar bill marked down to zero cents after 24 hours. Isaac Davis of Camden New Jersey killed himself with an apple tree he used before. A Bath Maine resident exhibits a freak fish with salmon body and trout mouth. Joseph Moyce and Charles Powers left Northumberland Massachusetts for San Francisco aiming to arrive in late August.
Surgeon General William C. Gorgas notes in the Engineering Record that the U S army is better prepared now than in the Spanish American War. He cites camp sanitation training, inoculation against typhoid, and knowledge from Texas camps that reduce disease risk and keep troops healthier in potential invasion campaigns.
A small shop can cut glass disks for steam and pressure gauges using a lathe, glued wood disk, and paper layer. The method involves gluing glass to wood, rotating the lathe by hand, and guiding a glass cutter to form the desired disk size, then removing the disk before glue hardens.
A new method uses electric current to destroy teredos infesting wharf piles in Seattle and other Puget Sound ports. The pests have resisted prior eradication efforts, and this electrical approach could save dock owners and port companies substantial costs in Vancouver Seattle and Tacoma.
Instructions describe two methods to renew division marks on a square. First apply blue chalk to surface and wipe off excess for bright, lasting lines. Second use red lead paint dried then wiped with kerosene to make marks clearly visible.
An English manufacturer's agent brings a closely woven fabric to the American market for raincoats. No rubber is used in its construction and it is guaranteed rainproof even as smoke may be blown through at the point water falls. The material is said to be self ventilating and will not cockle up.
A historical note instructs that window screens use white netting on the outside and black on the inside to preserve inward visibility while preventing outsiders from seeing in, guiding frame construction. The tip balances privacy with daylit interior view.
The life of the silent chain under automobile conditions depends on joint wear. High speed and chain whipping require well oiling for efficient lubrication to ensure long service.
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