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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1910
Page
6
The article presents a light wooden log drag devised by D Ward King of Maitland Missouri to improve earth roads. It details materials lengths and construction notes, driving position and hitch settings, and lists benefits such as fewer ruts and less mud and dust with economical labor.
A local tribute lauds a practical road builder as a valuable citizen for his hands on skill and enthusiasm. The speech emphasizes that those who understand theory and those who actually build roads share merit in improving the community.
Advice on selecting hairpins stresses hair health and style. It warns against ornate, rough, or overbearing pins and favors real shell or smooth celluloid pins over metal. Proper insertion, avoidance of heat extremes, and restraint in pin usage prevent damage and preserve taste.
Pruning should follow flowering times. early heavy pruning for many shrubs ensures larger blooms on remaining buds. Hydrangea and clematis, flowering on current shoots, need heavy pruning while dormant for more shoots and buds. Water window boxes thoroughly at night or dawn. refresh topsoil with leaf mold and provide rich nourishment to sustain flourishing plants.
Instructions describe cleaning the old handle hole, filling with powdered sulphur, and inserting the new rod upright. The hot rod fuses the sulphur as it pushes into the hole, creating a solid hold. Applicable to fastening rods into stone, iron, or wood.
In cold weather rub glasses on both sides with a little vaseline or cold cream then wipe with tissue or cloth. Treated glasses will not cloud or steam for twenty four hours.
A practical tip instructs placing the shoulder portion of the waist over the ironing board end to smooth fabric efficiently. This method reduces effort and prevents wrinkles, offering a quick, simple approach for neat results.
A Colorado observer explains red snow results from the snow flea. These tiny insects jump up to twelve to fifteen inches and appear reddish brown under a microscope. They hide under tree bark in cold weather and climb sunny slopes in warm days before freezing to death as temperatures drop.
In Galveston Bay four whip rays appeared sparking interest among three youths under sixteen who aimed to sell one. A Winchester shot breached a ray sent the creature twenty feet forward, two more shots followed, and the fish died. A harpoon towed it to the wharf where it was hoisted out. The fourteen foot wingtip to wingtip specimen was secured.
Two girls greet each other on a streetcar after a long separation. The exchange shifts across nations from England to Persia, Spain to Russia with various culturally specific questions about wellbeing. The piece ends by asking which form is preferred.
A 19th century Youths Competition urges boys to resolve not to drown in the coming season. It notes last summer saw about 100 drownings in New England, mostly from swimming in ponds or streams despite parental bans.
A reader quiz lists first Virginia governor as Joan Smith and various rulers and artists. It notes the mikado of Japan, Persian shah, Egyptian khedive, and names Raphael Michelangelo and Abraham Lincoln as figures associated with fame in art and politics.
In Yellowstone park two Oceanus pass are warmed when showers occur and a small creek overflows its waters spread to the edge of the continental divide and flow into tributaries of rivers reaching both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
A playful exchange asks what always goes with its head downward, answered by a nail in a shoe. It then poses a riddle about what Adam never possessed yet left two to each child, with the solution: parents.
A Youth's Companion verse notes rain fading overnight revealing crocuses in yellow white and blue. A leafless tree hosts a small bluebird singing about the coming spring and what to expect when the bird is on the wing.
Beethoven composed the Moonlight Sonata after overhearing a guest longing for a real concert. He knocked on a humble door and, admitted by a surprised host, played until the lamp burned out and the moonlight filled the room, inspiring the first movements and mood.
The New York Tribune notes several exceptionally long words found in English such as philopro genitiveness and interconvertibilities. It lists also intercommunicabilities disproportionableness transsubstantiation alists and contradistinguishability with twenty four letters each.
The article explains the origins of punctuation signs such as the question mark exclamation point and paragraph mark. It notes the question mark from q and o, exclamation from 1 and o, the paragraph mark from the Greek p, and early printers used a dagger to indicate ob jectionable text for cutting.
Jorkins recalls Perkins and his wife agreed after their marriage that when either lost temper the other would remain silent. Perkins has observed the pact for twenty years, and Bob notes the scheme worked admirably.
From Sir John Lubbock this ennobling thought suggests perception shapes reality. The quote invites readers to choose between murky bottom or clear blue sky, depending on viewpoint.
A fragmentary note suggests a theme of care for machinery or artificial beings. The line implies feeding a cog to earn its gratitude and hints at a broader comparison of human and machine worth. Details are sparse and attribution weak.
Train departures include No 6 at 8:30 a m to Seattle Tacoma and East No 324 at 2 15 p m to Seattle Tacoma and East No 822 Grays Harbor Limited at 6 p m to Seattle Tacoma and East No 585 to Moclips at 8 45 a m No 365 to Moclips at 2 50 p m No 580 to Cosmopolis at 4 00 p m Trains 866 and 324 connect to Portland Daily service details with few exceptions Arrivals list No 821 from Seattle Tacoma and East Grays Harbor Limited at 12 45 p m No 365 from Seattle Tacoma and East at 2 55 p m No 323 from Seattle Tacoma and East at 10 00 p m No 866 from Moclips at 8 30 a m No 586 from Moclips at 2 30 p m No 579 from Cosmopolis at 8 90 a m and notes on Sunday exceptions
The State of Washington summons James Hepworth to appear within 60 days after April 21 1910 to answer a complaint by Sarah Hepworth seeking dissolution of marriage and an absolute divorce plus general relief. Attorney Wilson Buttner, Aberdeen, Chehalis County. Last publication May 26, 1910.
P W McKinley sues W P Williams in Chehalis County Superior Court for delinquent Local Improvement District No 261 taxes totaling 54.75 on Aberdeen Pennell's addition lots 2 6 8 block 2. The notice names unknown owners and claims to property in Washington state.
The notice states interest at 15 percent per year and that plaintiff will seek a judgment foreclosing the lien on the mentioned property in Superior Court of Washington, County. Defendants must answer within sixty days from May 12 1910 or pay the amount due plus costs or risk foreclosure. Service may be made at the attorney WM. O. McKinlay Aberdeen Washington. Last publication June 16 1910.
Plaintiff George M. Wade sues Fannie M. Wade for absolute divorce on desertion grounds. He seeks ownership of Lots 3 and 4 in Block 3 Arland's Addition and Lot 2 in Block 2 of Chicago Addition in Montesano, plus three tax parcels totaling about five acres. Court summons require response within 60 days after April 18, 1910, with attorney Austin M. Wade of Aberdeen, Chehalis County.
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