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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
The Mont Blanc observatories faced extreme lightning damage with metal parts melted and wood charred. Reports note a 1907 sequence of strokes with deafening noise and fiery serpents, plus a 1908 ribbon discharge seen inside the wooden Janssen building.
Alfalfa, one of the oldest forage crops, traces its origins to Media and spread via Persia to Greece, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. It reached California with the 1849 gold rush era and now dominates irrigated forage regions, reflecting its long global ascent.
French consular reports from Hawaii highlight Pacific currents as a possible source of ethnographic insight. A drifted dismantled schooner from Tahiti reached Hawaii after eighty one days, lending credence to ancient Tahiti-to-Hawaii migration claims and urging further currents study.
A Paris based agency offers to locate patients for doctors with fees from twenty to one hundred dollars. Upon payment, doctors receive lists of twenty consumptives twenty epileptics and twenty cancer patients claimed from certain sources with a promise of refund if more than three errors are found. The New York Tribune reports the grim arrangement.
The London Chronicle notes that English served as the language in a recent interview between the German emperor and the czar. It records the Kaiser’s repeated use of English when German cannot be used and recalls a banquet at The Hague where a Dutch admiral spoke French and the Kaiser answered in English as the language of seamen.
A playful verse extols a summer girl with extreme fashion feats describing heels hose skirts neckwear earrings and other adornments as highest thinnest narrowest longest smallest and broadest. The piece frames her return to beaches and living up to her name with vivid hyperbole.
The article gathers opinions from Harrison Fisher William M Chase and James Montgomery Flagg on women’s fashion. Fisher urges ditching corsets for natural lines and fitness, Chase advocates taller silhouettes and harmonious color inspired by nature, and Frig g supports current dress styles.
The Parisienne resists aging by studying line angle and color in dress. She avoids near face lace and cosmetics to fake youth. She believes every woman should keep a youthful appearance through disciplined, subtle styling rather than obvious tricks.
Instructions describe a method to creaming potatoes using flour and cold milk, then heating to form a smooth thickened mixture. The technique simplifies thickening and can be used for beef fillings, poultry, codfish, or cocoa by combining ingredients before heating.
The article advises treating gut stringed tennis rackets in fall before storage. Apply vaseline to each string to prevent drying and cracking, keeping strings pliable and strong as when new.
If a cork is too large for a bottle lay it on its side and roll it under pressure with a small board or ruler. The cork will elongate to fit in just a few minutes.
Practical tips suggest preserving calendars by paste on sandpaper to create a scratches tool for matches. Each room should have one, especially where gas is used, to aid lighting tasks safely.
A Paris dressed Russian princess warns that aging stems from the old corset habit. She advocates fitted corsetry worn low on the bust and hips, with gowns cut high avoided by choosing a low bust corset.
Keep table knives from rust by rubbing the blades with a little sweet oil and storing them in a dry place. This simple care helps protect metal and extend their life.
The article discusses Bolivia's uncertain area, suggesting about 600,000 square miles, comparable to Germany France and Spain. It notes terrain rising from eastern lowlands to Sorata at about 25,000 feet and Silimani at 21,300 feet, with La Paz at 11,000 feet and Potosi near 14,000 feet, plus Titicaca near 18,000 feet.
Cuba exports cigars to Great Britain with Britain described as a major customer. The text notes an annual value of approximately 0,000,000, highlighting the importance of this trade link between Cuba and the United Kingdom.
The article describes inexpensive handmade neckwear using tablike jabots and linen ties with buttonhole stitching and decorative eyelets. It also warns about drawn poultry, explaining why fresh, well drawn birds are preferred and noting legal cold storage requirements in some states.
White satin shirts dominate Paris street style and are worn with coat and skirt ensembles or white serge, whipcord and mohair skirts. The design features a plain roomy cut with large armholes, long tight sleeves, a loose collar, flesh chiffon undershirt, glass front buttons, and buttonholes along the edges and sleeves.
The article compares drawn and undrawn poultry options, weighing benefits and drawbacks. It explains preparation impacts, flavor differences, and suggests practical criteria for selecting poultry based on cooking plans and desired results.
Instructions describe storing seeds in a spirit turpentine saturated cloth at the bottom of a fruit jar with a second cloth over the seeds and a tight lid. The method aims to keep seeds in perfect condition and deter weevils and other insects from damaging them.
The article advises using a pepper mint lozenge alum or orange peel before medicine to lessen nausea. It warns against offering a sweet afterward to mask the taste and recommends destroying the bad taste at the first instance for better outcomes.
Use a pyro graph to burn names into wooden items like hockey sticks and bats. Deeply burned marks resist wear better than painted names and help identification over time.
Plaited dresses regain popularity as overtight skirts give way to looser silhouettes. Bands under the plaits keep them flat, with hip and knee level bands plus a hem band for shape. Nun's veiling, soft silks, and fine mohair produce graceful draped effects while preserving movement.
A quirky meditation on nature’s moods suggesting that even her best works may seem to miss a perfect smile as she contemplates her own creations.
Editorials from Grays Harbor News and Grays Harbor Post urge George H. Shaw as an independent assessor candidate. They praise his competence in county property valuations, pledge equitable taxation, and promise justice to all property owners regardless of ownership. The Cosmopolitan notes Shaw’s strong cross-party appeal and broad support in Chehalis County.
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