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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
5
Tales from Aberdeen record Thanksgiving travel visits and local business hints. Evans Drug Co and Aberdeen Steam Laundry advertise products while residents like Mrs. Walstead and Mike Ryan travel to Portland and Olympia for family gatherings and errands. Community updates cover voting, school director candidates, street work, and bank interior plans amid holiday closures.
A fragment from the Aberdeen Steam Laundry shows a rough dry price list. It lists service level options and costs, indicating pricing for garment cleaning and initial drying steps.
An advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment that cures catarrh in all stages. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and directs readers to F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio for testimonials. Sold by all druggists at 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The article describes creating a decorative lamp shade using colored cut paper with stencil style designs. It instructs tracing subjects with double outlines on thin cardboard, cutting out the gaps, smoothing edges, assembling into four to six side panels with a top, and painting the frame with ivory black watercolor followed by a gum water seal.
The article describes using book cloth remnants as a durable color source for stained glass imitations. Cloth scraps in assorted hues are cut slightly larger than traced shapes and pressed into place on a backing. Designs limit to four or five colors for a vivid patchwork effect.
A Joker enters a Trenton shop and weaves a tale of sickness and unemployment. A clerk points to a friend who says the proprietor should be asked for a dollar from the cash register. The friend complies, the joke persists, and the merchant finally gives in to end the matter.
A lecturer quotes Professor Nadarlake praising the polar bear for sagacity. The discussion notes the animal does not dance or drink, yet remains near a country where it is inexpensive year round, illustrating a wisdom beyond man.
A brief note describes the medicinal use of honeybee venom. A bee vaccinator device delivers stings to treat rheumatism, harnessing formic acid for direct injection. Homeopaths also employ bee venom for Bright’s disease dropsy diphtheritic sore throat and rheumatism.
Report describes the aeronautical shadow plate using a 10 inch celluloid disc and a central pin to align course with sun bearings. It explains how pilots read the sun's shadow with a time list to maintain direction during flight. The piece also notes a tiny pony named Lora, shown with Robert Fisher, hoisted by her owner in demonstrations abroad.
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