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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1914
Page
3
Town items report visits by state factory inspector A C Hughes and Sheriff Schelle Mathews on official business. Evans Drug Co. items highlight new births and ads. Family visits from Copalis Portland Salem and Seattle noted along with church and club events in Aberdeen and nearby areas.
Krakauer Grand Piano in excellent condition priced at 550 dollars. Contact R D Peyton piano tuner at 1921 Cherry Street by phone 731 for more details.
Professor Harmon of the University of Washington extension conducts Aberdeen sessions on modern drama with many women attending afternoon classes. Special classes for teachers are held Wednesday evenings.
Charles Orbitt Bennett age 47 died Tuesday from internal injuries after stumbling over lumber at the Grays Harbor shingle mill last week. He lived at Hotel Turner. His brother C. A. Bennett of Aberdeen transported the body to Spokane Tuesday night to join their father and another brother.
The funeral of the late Frank R. Granger was held Tuesday afternoon at the White Side Chapel at 2 o’clock. Interment followed at Fern Hill cemetery with Rev. Charles McDermoth officiating. Pallbearers were L L Maley W H Pearson A I Fox Ed Koehler B J Garman and Harry O'Dell.
The Whiteside Undertaking company reports that both parents of R D Snediker, the boy whose body was found on Point Grenville beach, were lost in the Francis H Leggett wreck. Instructions from Frank McBride of McCormick Navigation Portland sent the body to Bilboa Ohio. A Seattle relative and L T Naes Wisconsin brother confirm details. A third body remains unidentified in the Whiteside morgue.
F E Dudley a prominent building contractor was accidentally shot while cleaning a revolver in his Third and Jefferson streets workshop. The 45 year old man died from a bullet near the heart and was found by his son Willard around 9 30. Dudley built several expensive Jefferson Street area houses and is survived by his widow son brother sister and father. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the White side chapel with Rev J T McQueen officiating.
The piece describes crater lakes in Easter Island and New Zealand with a boiling mud pool in Papandajan Java. It notes unfinished tufa crowns near Easter Island figures, a now-erupted New Zealand lake, and the dramatic volcanic activity observed from the Papandajan rim including sulphur columns and boiling mud walls.
Port Angeles Oct 7 County Coroner Fulmer received word that two bodies washed ashore at Ozette sixty miles south of Neah Bay from the Francis H Leggett disaster. One was in a seaman's uniform and the other a passenger. Both carried Leggett life belts.
The Chamber of Commerce met at Hotel Washington with about 30 members present out of a planned 75 for dinner. The group decided against immediate club room expenses and deferred the matter. Eight hour and first aid bills were criticized as harmful to industrial interests in the state.
A reflective quote by Colton on happiness and time. It contrasts youth looking forward, old age looking back, and manhood detained by vague future plans. The snippet encapsulates a philosophical meditation on the fleeting nature of joy.
A brief exchange notes Mrs Browne’s continued complaints. The other speaker believes she lacks stamina while the doctor diagnoses her condition as a disease preventing sleep. The dialogue captures a witty dispute over health and temperament.
Malaria remains the leading cause of illness and mortality in India, affecting vast populations and challenging public health efforts. The disease carries heavy human and economic costs across regions.
A rural resident recalls a polluted water scare and slow distillation while discussing city living. He recounts a moment when his wife asked whether to wash Tommy's face or boil potatoes for supper, illustrating everyday decisions under risk.
The textile Worsted originated in 1340 at Worsted in Norfolk England and was initially used only by the poor.
Capt Thompson aged 60 a veteran skipper and owner of Grays Harbor Ship Chandlery was struck by a rotating winch handle while supervising the launch of the power boat Hattie II at Grays Harbor hospital reports say His skull was fractured and lacerations were inflicted doctors say he is in critical condition but improving with a chance of recovery after the incident Tuesday afternoon at the yard
J Kellerman reports outcrop pings of asphalt within a mile of Montesano after returning from the South. He brought samples which melted in heat and burned in fire, noting the material's appearance matches fields and mines seen in the Southwest. He says the seepage has occurred for years and is clearly asphalt.
J M Stone is jailed after cashing a $20 draft at Union Furniture Store. Junior Hoonan pursues Stone through streets to the bank, where Stone reappears and later returns the draft. Stone admits West Coast Advertising Company and George F Brooks are fictitious.
An advertisement-style claim urges meat avoidance to protect kidney function. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon acid lithia preparation that cleanses kidneys, neutralizes urine acidity, and prevents bladder weakness, claiming benefits within days.
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