Aberdeen Herald Postal Listing and Rates
The Aberdeen Herald notes its postal status as second class matter at Aberdeeen Washington. It lists subscription rates and a notice to notify the Herald Office at 309 East Wishkah Street if delivery is missed. The paper claims to be the oldest on Grays Harbor with the widest circulation in Grays Harbor County.
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Aberdeen
Washington
Herald Office
Fnone
East Wishkah Street
the Herald
Grays Harbor
Congress Dallies While the World Waits for War Action
The piece rails against Sixty-fifth Congress for delays in declaring and funding wartime measures. It cites weeks since Wilson summoned Congress, delays in approving war, and slow committee action that hinders mobilization, urging rapid, decisive action as soldiers fight abroad.
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Congress
Christian Science Monitor
Wilson
United States
Germany
France
House
Senate
Bloomfield Germans Pledge Support in War Effort
Bloomfield Nebraska residents in Frehart Lodge Sons of Herman pledge loyalty to the United States in a telegram dated April 23 1917. The 122 members vow to uphold the government president and flag and offer themselves sons and property to help win the war for freedom. Rudolph Lafrentz is president John Grohmann secretary and William H Harm treasurer.
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Bloomfield
Nebraska
United States
Nebr
G. M. Hitchcock
Washington, D. C
Frehart Lodge
Herman
Rudolph Lafrentz
John Grohmann
William H. Harm
War Bread Suggested by Senator Sheppard
Senator Sheppard of Texas entertained a senate party at luncheon on Saturday and demonstrated war bread. The bread mixed 15 percent cotton seed flour with wheat flour, baked at the bureau of chemistry. He claimed the cotton seed blend could save 115 million bushels of wheat annually and double bread nutriment.
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Senator Sheppard
Texas
Bureau of Chemistry
Sheppard
Socialist Leaflet Opposition to War Sparks Grays Harbor Response
A limited run of Socialist Party Leaflet No. 5 circulated on Grays Harbor claims the U S war is unjust and driven by predatory capitalists. It denounces war profits, munitions exports, and loans to allied powers and calls for mass protests and repeal of conscription if imposed.
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National Socialist Party
Grays Harbor
United States
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Roosevelt Volunteers Divide on War Roles
The piece contrasts President Wilson's choice to deploy seasoned troops under trained officers with calls for merit by Col. Roosevelt. It notes wartime counsel from war college and Allied officials favoring experience over raw troops. It also mentions William J. Bryan offering services after war declaration.
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Wilson
War College
Col
Roosevelt
Cuba
William J. Bryan
Congress urged to act swiftly on food control powers
The editorial argues Congress must grant the President authority to run food controls including price setting. Hoover agrees to serve as food administrator without pay, with powers justified by moral impact and limited use against a selfish minority blocking national interests.
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Congress
Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
Altho
Columbian Students Face Jail for Not Registering
Those students pledged to resist conscription will be located by jail authorities on the morning of June 6.
Securing an Audience in Theaters Sparks Praise
A Chicago Herald remark highlights how an actor kept audiences glued to their seats and a critic praised the method as impressive. The exchange underscores the impact of performance craft on crowd engagement.
General Petain Becomes French Chief of Staff
General Petain at sixty one becomes chief of staff of the French army replacing Nivelle. He commanded French forces at Verdun during the critical February and March 1916 period and rose from retired colonel to brigadier general then through divisional and corps commands before becoming army commander.
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General Petain
Petain
Verdun
Nivelle
Henri Philippe Petain
Marshal Joffre
Joffre
Charleroi
Prose Reflections on Charity and Character
An early 20th century style meditation contrasts charity with need asserting fad charity is better than none. It mocks graft temptation and pride noting feeble recipients dislike canes. It links argument to conceit and traitor to sanctimony while condemning profanity and war talk.
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Satan
Daisy Dolls From Measles Tales
A girl named Fanny recovers from measles with mother’s clever craft turning daisies into daisy dolls. Her brother’s daisies spark a playful idea as petals become doll caps and a yellow center faces a tiny doll, inviting readers to try a daisy craft.
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Fanny
Homely Wrinkles Practical Tips for Daily Care
Household hints cover wax substitutes for irons blister removal with cream of tartar on rusted fabric fish preparation trimming and cleaning tips for fish skin cooling and spice up bathing with salt rub reheating meat with gravy and stock guidance to avoid re cooking morsels of kitchen wisdom from a bygone era.
Amateur Gardeners Must Not Be Too Ambitious
Advice from the New York College of Agriculture urges modest garden goals. Start by clearing weeds and trash, apply manure heavily, then plant smaller crops on manured ground and coarser crops on unmanured soil. Use fertilizer if manure is scarce, and spade when soil is dry and crumbly.
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New York College of Agriculture
Use Idle Ground to Grow Food for Your Family
The text urges planting vegetables on any available ground to feed the family and reduce waste. It recommends canning surplus beans peas corn and tomatoes and preserving fruits like apples peaches and berries for winter. It notes storing root crops cabbage keeps food when gardens fade and cites the U S Department of Agriculture and state colleges for home canning guidance.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
State Agricultural College
Friendship and mutual affection quoted from Cicero
A quotation reflecting on friendship and the joy of sharing life with a trusted friend. It emphasizes the value of mutual kindness and speaking openly with a confidant, suggesting true prosperity is enhanced by companionship.
How To Catch Flies And Fly Traps
A practical guide explains homemade and store bought fly traps using a wire screen cylinder and cone. It covers bait placement sunny walls and butcher shops as high catch areas the method to kill full traps in hot water and making simple rosin and castor oil fly paper. It also warns on poison bait using formalin milk mixtures and safety for children and animals. A brief humor strip follows about a nervous suitor and a stern father in dialogue.
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United State Bureau of Entomology
Eclipses in a Year and Their Visible Tracks
The article notes a typical annual range of four eclipses with a maximum of seven and a minimum of two. It explains that two eclipses occur when the Sun is obscured, that solar eclipses are rarer and confined to a narrow track, while lunar eclipses are often visible across half a continent.
Feat With the Feet Balance Trick
A playful balance stunt described by placing a cork on the floor and measuring four foot lengths. From that mark, kick the cork with one foot while keeping both feet together until the kicking foot returns to its mate without touching the floor. The attempt often provokes laughter.
Judge Not in All Probabilities of Saint and Sinner
An old quotation explores the uneasy balance between virtue and vice in human judgment. The author argues against surface appearances and dialect, urging readers to look beyond cloth and speech to discern true character and freedom of will.
Enigma on a Hindu God and Hidden Wordplay
The puzzle reveals a ten-letter Hindu god name with clues yielding juggernaut and related fragments nut tan net gun jug run. A quoted opinion from Professor B I Andrews of Columbia praises the housewife as a major wealth producer, predicting a shift toward homemaking valued as highly as wages.
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B. I. Andrews
Columbia University
Cygre
Light as Chaff Well Trained
A bric-a-brac dealer tests a job applicant with a porcelain vase scenario. The applicant jokes he would repair and place the vase for a wealthy customer to topple again. The dealer hires him after learning the man previously belonged to the rich customer class.
Ten Dollars Saved Bethel Church Raises Honorarium
The Bethel church board of trustees met and informed Reverend Smith they have raised his annual honorarium from fifty to sixty dollars. The Reverend refused, claiming he has trouble collecting the original fifty dollars.
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Bethel Church
Rend Smith
Deceit and the Courage to Show True Self
The text condemns deceit as cowardly and servile. It argues that hiding behind a visor teaches followers treachery and dishonesty. Montaigne is cited on the harm of lying and inauthentic speech.
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Montaigne
How to Lubricate a Pocket Knife If It Sticks
A dry lubricant method from Popular Science Monthly recommends powdered graphite on joint pivots. Use pencil lead as the graphite source and work the blades a few times to distribute the lubricant.
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Popular Science Monthly
How to Make a Convenience Out of Your Hatbox
A hat box on a high shelf can be used as a hinged drop side to remove the hat without lifting the box. The method involves slitting the upright edges of one side so the cover lifts and the side drops down like a door. The text also notes 124 pairs of birds nest and raise their families on an average 108 acre farm in the northeastern states.
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