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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
5
Local items reflect trades, sales and social events in Aberdeen and Grays Harbor. Mentions include Huttons and Snead firms, a printing job at Harris & Sons, Christmas goods, and a firewood sail. Reports on ship and steamer movements, court terms, and community updates from Olympia to Seattle.
The Aberdeen business scene shows I Harris & Sons promoting reliable goods and trade at Kaufman’s, Jeff’s shoe arrivals, and the Central Restaurant offering fresh eastern and Shoalwater Bay oysters. A lay of local culture notes Two Married Men at Acme on December 6 and Mrs. Jameson opening HITome restaurant in Montesano. Regular notices include school warrants, a Cannery salmon season tally, and community sermons, bowling results, and court actions.
Notice states a December 6 1898 general election in Aberdeen Washington to elect mayor, councilmen wards one and two, city treasurer health officer clerk attorney and others for terms starting January 1899. Polling places are Front Street house and council rooms with the election dated November 10 1898 signed City Clerk Gro A Black.
Schooner Letitia is loading at Wilson Bros Co mill for San Francisco. Other vessels depart or load for San Francisco and California ports, including the Maggie C Russ Maweena Laura May Ida Schnauer and Chas Hansen. Orleans weathered a squall off Grays Harbor. she lost anchors and a jib boom but reached her berth safely.
An advisory note warns that alum baking powders cause indigestion and dyspepsia, urging housewives to avoid them despite low prices and ads. It promotes Royal Baking Powder as safe, government certified free of alum, and helpful for digestion and food wholesomeness.
Advertisement offers Ely's Cream Balm as a positive catarrh remedy with 50 cent price. Claims no mercury, includes a sample offer on ten cents, cites endorsements from Rev. Francis W. Poole and John Reid Jr. and lists New York City address for Ely Protects.
The Aberdeen Wenaun studio extends a cash customer offer for one dozen platinum finished cabinets at d4 and an extra fine 14s17 portrait from the original negative. The promotion runs now through December 1. Photographer B. MwT Weiner advertises at 26 cor Heron and IT streets.
The notice advertises high quality portrait work by Leff Studio with a limited one day promo. It promises anti damage tests and a special tablet promotion.
Nicely furnished rooms to rent advertised. Contact Prank Tomas at Treth rake built ins opposite post office for details.
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