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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
6
The article outlines alfalfa hay grades under the National Hay Association, detailing Timothy Clover and alfalfa classifications, grading standards, and market desirability. It notes California hay value since 1905 and how irrigation affects yield, plus a section on weed eradication using herbicides like iron sulfate to protect grain crops.
California sent only two farmers to Congress since statehood, John Bidwell of Chico and Timothy G. Phelps. Bidwell, elected in 1851 from the Third district, traveled by steamer as railroads were scarce. He joined John Conness in Washington after meeting in San Francisco and discussing transportation routes via Panama, Nicaragua, and Greytown.
A historical overview of wheat’s rise from rare royal staple to worldwide staple. It details innovations from the reaper to the steamship and rail, noting self binders, combine harvesters, and vast global production growth. The piece highlights cost declines, vast transport networks, and the immense efficiency of modern wheat carriage and trade.
A Law Notes anecdote recalls a client who pushes for a win in court. After meeting witnesses the attorney reports inconsistencies and the client drops the suit. The next day the client, buoyant, says jurors now favor victory and asserts justice will prevail.
Practical tips cover removing barn nails with a magnet and keeping hands clean during stove polishing. Advice includes labeling umbrellas by embroidering owner names, masking castor oil taste with bitter almonds and salts, and deterring ants with a sorghum trough around a refrigerator.
Mr. Fred Terry recalls a joke from a rehearsal of The Heel of Achilles in which an actor keeps smoking cigarettes while waiting to enter and finally learns the line Still dying. The gag implies the actor never dies in performance due to an immortal line.
The article argues no single language is original to the world and cites Syriac Phoenician Hebrew and Arabic as sister tongues. It claims an earlier parent language vanished before written inscriptions, noting humans did little to create language since historical times.
A bashful young man walking with his sweetheart gathers courage to ask about his courting progress and jokes that she thinks he is holding his own.
A light exchange mocks a newspaper claim that music attracts mice. Mrs Meduff doubts the idea while Mrs McDuff notes she sees no mice when playing the piano, prompting McDuff to restate his disbelief.
A brief noted on general banking practice cites foreign and domestic exchange, tax requirements for non residents, and an office routine with opening at 9 8 o clock and closing times including Saturday. The text also mentions discount readiness and a mill paper reference.
A catalog of fire alarm box locations across Aberdeen and surrounding streets includes numbers and cross streets such as No 4 North Aberdeen No 5 B and Cleveland Avenue No 6 City Hall No 7 High School Building No 8 F and River Street No 9 K and Hume Streets No 15 Benn and East Heron No 17 Harbor and East Heron No 19 Second and North Aberdeen Bridge No 21 Market and F Street No 28 American Mill No 24 Wishkah and G Streets No 25 Heron and B Streets No 27 Fourth and G Street No 31 Market and M Street No 32 Hume and H Street No 35 Anderson and Middleton Mill No 37 Broadway and Heron Street No 38 Broadway and Third St No 39 Broadway and Sixth St No 42 Hart Wood Mill No 48 Heron and Michigan Ave No 45 Western Cooperage No 67 Hume and Washington No 49 Market and Washington No 61 Curtis and Clark Street No 62 Curtis and Evans St No 63 Curtis and Front St Boxes marked with an cro tine imaginary.
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