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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1902
Page
5
Local items report visits by Chas Bell and many residents to Montesano Elma and Seattle. Births, community events, church activities, elections, and business developments fill a broad list of names, places, and small-town happenings across Grays Harbor County.
A plan forms to fund a grocery company by 100 citizens at $100 each to operate stores until 8 pm. Local developer C W Crows, recently back from North Yakima, plans a stock of potatoes and apples from the region. A diverse roundup of regional business, crime, and industry notes follows.
Wm Payette and Joe Gagner observed a man break into J S Coxey furniture shop on Wishkah street and flee through the back to the alley. The burglar identified as L J Mayer was arrested, later pled guilty to attempted burglary, and fined 95 dollars plus costs with custody in the county jail. Mayer had prior criminal history and work at Creech Bros as a carpenter.
The Boston Christian Register recalls a Nantucket family circle debating nautical phrases. The mother asserts she never uses them while a child challenges her. She then sends a child to Cousin Phoebe with a request to deliver a message about “squares the yards” and to “send for it is almost schooltime.”
The Nashville Banner cites that progress comes not from a single turning of a leaf but from steady, strenuous effort to fill the new page. A bad habit vanishes gradually as good habits are cultivated and become ingrained through persistent practice.
It takes eighty men to make a German doll. Each man works on a small portion of the doll. In some large factories 1 000 dozen dolls can be produced in a day. After the body is completed, women paint dress and pack the dolls for sale.
A brief dialogue features a young lady finishing a selection from Australia with an Old Lady remark about Home Sweet Home. The young performer, Minnie, crosses her hands as a telltale cue, prompting the old lady to echo the tune and reaction.
In a chatty exchange Ascum notes his son works in a bank and aims to rise high. Poppers praises the boy’s clear penmanship, saying he can sign his name in a way that no one can decipher.
A quote from the Chicago Tribune frames a witty exchange about reputation. One man calls another a “common liar” and the reply compares him to “a whole bureau of statistics” in a playful rebuke. The exchange highlights wit over accusation.
The Wawona loads for San Pedro at Anderson Middleton mill while the F M Slade loads for Sidney at West Slade mill. Sophia Christianson loads for San Pedro at Aberdeen Lumber Shingle mill. Maweema arrived Friday and loads for San Pedro at Anderson Middleton mill. Susie M Plummer remains down the bay taking on a deck load from lighters before sailing to Iquique Peru.
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