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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1914
Page
2
Aberdeen items recall travels of Kalawski Enderle and others, plus society events, church notices, gatherings, and upcoming entertainments across Grays Harbor. Christmas planning, health ads, and local business notes punctuate the week.
The annual school election will occur on Saturday December 6 with two directors to replace C. M. Weatherwax and J. C. Smith both seeking re election. Dr Hopkinson is also a candidate.
In the All-American checker contest of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat four Grays Harbor men share a $1000 prize with $250 each. Winners are W. B. Lowrie W. M. Hazlett E. H. Payne of Aberdeen and C. L. Burr of Hoquiam.
Krakauer Grand Piano in near new condition priced at 550 dollars. Piano tuner R D Peyton can be contacted at 1921 Cherry Street phone 731 for inquiries.
A paid notice announces candidate Dan Pearsall running for representative in the 29th District subject to voter will at the general election on November 3, 1914. The announcement emphasizes candidate commitment to proceed with the voters' expressed desire.
A brief notice identifies Particular Printers, Aberdeen Printing Co., at 309 East Wishkah as the subject of a local business record.
Mrs. Margaret M. Ross former Aberdeen resident and Pacific county homesteader traveled to Olympia to appeal to the attorney general for justice alleging denial in Pacific county courts. She contests Mrs Vanderpool on North River. night riding and arson charges sparked local anger as she says attackers forced her from home. Assistant Attorney General John M. Wilson will visit Pacific county to investigate the officials’ handling of her charges.
County Assessor Wiley has completed the tax rolls and will provide the valuation tax rate and tax amounts for 1913 and 1914 for comparison. Elmo and Pacific Beach districts lack complete rolls due to levy above legal limits. Assessments indicate overall tax reductions for some property classes and increases for those undervalued in the past.
The Knights of Pythias district convention meets in Aberdeen on Saturday November 7 with Wishkah Lodge No 44 hosting. More than two hundred visitors from Olympia Hoquiam Montesano Elma Satsop and McCleary expected. Notables Fred Agatz past grand chancellor Clark Savidge state land commissioner and T P Horn district president head list. Teams from lodges compete for third rank prize.
A Philadelphia Ledger contemplation notes that even great minds like Bell Kelvin Franklin Edison and others probe mysteries of electricity radium and the brain. The essay argues mystery lies at life’s root and true understanding remains elusive amid vast ignorance.
The page outlines economical recipes using cheaper cuts like chuck for pot roast and ways to stretch meat with potatoes and gravy. It includes Cream of Carrot Soup and Apple Fritters, with step by step instructions, quantities, and simple tips for housewives facing high meat prices.
An article explains omelets are easy to make with many fillings. It provides a Tomato Omelet using six eggs two ripe tomatoes butter shallot and seasoning, and an Omelet With Tomato Sauce mixing eggs milk flour baking powder and salt for a light frothy batter.
The London Globe notes King Alfonso remarks that ruling is a difficult task yet well paid. He discusses with a famed British peer the dangers of kingship and their conversation highlights royal duties and compensation.
A section foreman on a southern railway overheard two Black workers in a heated exchange about fitness for dangerous work. One man defends the other amid insults, reflecting workplace tension and racial stereotyping. The incident appears in Everybody's Magazine.
A columned maxim identifying the strong man as the wise man with method faithfulness and valor. It emphasizes insight into present matters and future consequences, cautioning the eye to foresee and the hand to act with discipline.
An old home remedy touts Sage Tea and Sulphur to darken gray hair naturally and evenly. A ready made Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold for 50 cents at drug stores to apply with a sponge or brush, claiming quicker results and dandruff reduction.
The high school has formed a double quartette featuring Lillian and Rena Milette, Gladys Gylland, Mary Birmingham, Gladys Moore, Florence Kolts, Elizabeth Greene, and Dorothy Borden for upcoming school entertainments this year.
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