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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1909
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates and mailing terms for FAO J. Gababy Haitor and Proprietor. Rates include one year for 1.00 and six months for 0.50 with cash in advance at 1.60 for a year. Copy must reach the office by Saturday noon for Monday issue and by Wednesday noon for the midweek issue.
Publisher issues notice urging readers to inform City Messenger Co. at Tel 3551 if Herald copies do not arrive by 6 p m on Mondays and Thursdays, and a replacement will be sent to the address immediately.
The article argues a blunder surpasses a crime and condemns Spain for Ferrers’ shooting. It suggests his punishment harms Spain, noting his learned character and predicting his martyr status for many, while warning the crown may unleash a political whirlwind.
Louis H. Burnett and WT. D. Chapman urge Chehalis county to change its name to avoid confusion with the city of Chehalis and protect exposition advertising. They seek a distinctive name by the 1911 legislative session, ensuring it clearly indicates location without implying a new locality.
The passage imagines Halley’s Comet frightening timid readers into paying up overdue bills. It suggests the comet’s allure and fear could benefit finances and satisfy astronomical curiosity at once.
The Herald urges calling a grand jury after 52 years to investigate county and municipal affairs. Aims include rooting out social evil rumors, relying on a capable sheriff and prosecuting attorney, with a court on hand. If rumors hold, emigration to Walla Walla could result. cost deemed minor.
The seven Chehalis county Republican papers deny a conspiracy of silence over W. W. McCredie of Oregon seeking Congress. Editors claim no silence exists and say papers and readers alike are noisy as they respond to the candidacy.
A public note argues that about half of Aberdeen houses lack street numbers and similar signs at street corners. City ordinances demand numbering and sign placement, benefitting visitors, letter carriers, delivery wagons, messengers, and overall city appearance.
This piece urges that wealth can corrupt empathy and public spirit, while praising labor’s dignity as the driver of progress. It argues against drudgery and advocates a sunny, hopeful demeanor to improve life and society.
A reflection on what makes a home meaningful noting love trust faithfulness and thoughtfulness as the true furnishings. It asserts a modest dwelling with these traits is a real home while a grand mansion without them is a tomb.
The article describes militant suffragettes in England as driven by hysteria or violence and argues that throwing inkstands at judges and breaking courtroom windows harms their cause rather than aiding it.
Judge W. W. Langhorne, long prominent in Lewis County's bar and former superior court judge, will move from Chehalis to Aberdeen next week to live with his daughter Mrs. R. R. Bassett following the recent death of his wife.
A local supplier lists items in a line of rubber goods including water bottles fountain and bulb syringes nurse bottles and fittings offered by Evans Drug Co. tf
Catholic church ladies host a Boston supper at A O U W hall on Wednesday November 3 from 5 to 7 p m. Menu includes Boston baked beans roast beef pork boiled ham potato salad white bread celery pie and coffee. Tickets 1 per couple with 26 cents for ladies without escorts. Social dance to follow at 9 p m with orchestra and articles for sale. All friends invited.
The state supreme court in the case of state against William Hanover rules that prosecuting for practicing medicine without a license is barred by the new medical license law. Hanover, convicted in Seattle for October 1908 practice, is freed as the old law was repealed with no saving clause.
Beginning last Saturday the Northern Pacific arranged a through car to Portland attached to train No. 12 leaving at 8 30 each morning. This eliminates a transfer at Gate City and Centralia. From Portland a special car will be attached to the incoming train for Hoquiam under the same arrangement.
Polk directory compilers report Aberdeen’s population will be 22 000 when their new city directory is complete. They contrast this with the 15 000 figure from a booster book and the 1900 census of 3 747.
In New York on October 29, John son and Jeffries agreed that the present champion’s name should appear first in signed articles. They bound to a fight lasting forty five rounds or more to a finish not later than July 5, 1910. The venue offers the best financial inducement with a winner taking a $10,000 side bet and 75 percent of the purse, the loser 25 percent.
Charles Broderick the local printer arrested last Monday and sent to Seattle on forgery charges was discharged after the witness identified him as not the guilty party. He closely resembles a smooth forger named Fleckenstein and has been mistaken for him on three prior occasions.
The Northern Pacific railway issued a new time card effective yesterday detailing Aberdeen train times. Eastbound departures are 8:29 a.m., 8:40 p.m., and 6:15 p.m., westbound arrivals 11:46 a.m., 4:10 p.m., and 9:10 p.m. The morning eastbound train carries a through car for Portland.
RB J Garman lessee of the post office works on improvements specified in a new five year lease. A concrete wall between the back room and the Maxey Helble store is removed and space added will nearly double floor area. The lobby will be enlarged and rearranged with keyless boxes installed.
Since the new temple on East First Street, the Knights of Pythias lodge has grown rapidly. Tonight’s meeting will nominate thirty candidates for the rank of page. Visiting Knights are invited to attend Wishkah lodge meetings.
Judgment affirmed by the superior court in Sudden & Christensen vs Bert Morse. Case stems from a check for taking up an option on a steamboat never purchased. Morse appealed from Aberdeen on the lower court ruling.
An orator on the Rovger of and Heron streets last night denounced a new Socialistic doctrine that employers pay less for the same work. He warned that workers would see wage rises only if labor is increased or more men are hired to handle the same tasks.
Hon. Williams Bennet argues the corporation tax is unconstitutional and unfair. He contends the levy targets small stockholders while large corporations can shift costs to consumers, and notes its impact varies by state and may be delayed until June 1910.
A historical column argues that physical and mental activity uphold morality, while idleness during vacation seasons fosters immorality. It praises disciplined workers sent from the States to Panama for their endurance and work ethic, contrasting idle classes with productive labor.
The Rt Rev Samuel Fallows argues harmony between capital and labor and between employer and employed leads to equity and justice. He calls for fair returns for money and skill, decent homes, education, and a respectful school and societal order grounded in love, tolerance, and fair play.
Public Halloween events drew youth with varied activities from the Congregational church basement to private homes on West Sixth and Tenth streets. Shanghai games were played, fortunes told, and refreshments served as two police officers watched for marauders, though weather kept crowds small. Proceeds from the church event aided the U P S C E window fund.
Fred Wilson and Edward Saline were arrested Thursday on liquor to minors charges while en route to a river camp. Saline posted bail. Wilson pleaded guilty Friday, fined $10, and forfeited bail. Thirteen suspects jailed between midnight and 8 am Saturday, many hoboes.
Mrs Emma Smith De Voe of the Washington Equal Suffrage Association says Seattle suffragists will not adopt militant tactics. She notes the legislature treated them well and that they are now focused on campaigning for the November 8, 1910 election to place the cause before voters.
Eighteen building permits issued in October aggregate cost $82,600. New structures are mostly residences from a $9,200 cottage to $92,500 dwellings, plus a public market permit estimated at $15,000.
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