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Lot No 2 presents a wide range of better grade coats with values up to 22.50 dollars. Shoppers may choose from multiple options as the listing highlights the available selections and price ceiling.
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1914
Page
4
Lot No 2 presents a wide range of better grade coats with values up to 22.50 dollars. Shoppers may choose from multiple options as the listing highlights the available selections and price ceiling.
An old courtly advertisement touts Jad Salts as a grape and lemon acid lithia mix to flush clogged kidneys and ease bladder and urinary issues. It claims improved kidney function within days and promotes daily morning use as a preventive tonic.
County Superintendent J W Hodge announces a three day Teachers Institute at J M Weatherwax High School beginning tomorrow. The program includes general sessions, music, and sections on science method, vocational education, rural school opportunities, and high school social topics with speakers such as H G Lull G W Nash L R Traver and Miss Hammond.
Stanton Warburton, Govnor Teats, and Norman Richards addressed about 60 attendees at Eagles hall. Richards chaired and introduced the event while Teats spoke on initiative measures and Warburton attacked Congressman Albert Johnson in the Third District race.
At North Yakima last week the state convention of retail merchants elected C. A. Holmer of Gabrielson & Holmer as vice president. Chas. H. Rychard of Hoquiam became a trustee and L. B. Hogan of Cosmopolis was named to the arbitration and trade relations committee.
Warburton pledges to support Wilson on national policy on the eve of war. He praises Wilson's Mexican policy and warns against petty politics. He recalls cross party support for Gov Rogers and Poindexter. He notes his Congress record as a Progressive backing Democratic measures and rejecting partisan flips.
Montesano officials met to set November 3 election places and officials. A civil case arose as I E Lemmon seeks 3000 dollars for injuries to his daughter after a night bridge fall at Porter. Lemmon and attorney Frank Groundwater offered 500 dollars compromise. prosecutor J E Stewart to review. Meeting adjourned to November 2 regular session.
The county commissioners granted L H Burnett a franchise to lay gas mains along the Olympic highway between Aberdeen and Elma via Montesano. Work must be supervised by the county engineer with standard safeguards. This is Burnett’s third franchise. Aberdeen and Montesano have issued similar ones, with Elma and Hoquiam pending.
The article surveys fashion for wraps and capes including Bedford cord fabrics for heavy garments and lace shawls repurposed into capelike accents for evening wear. It notes raven's wing silk capes, knitted wool capes with snap attachments, long hip extending sweaters recalling vintage jerseys, and coats with tight throat closures and fur or velvet collars for warmth and style.
A clerk remarks on a customer seeking a blanket to please a discerning dog. The dog appears blasé and indifferent to requests, delaying the purchase as the scene centers on a humorous exchange.
Describes a year round livable living room with sun porch and french doors, three second story chambers, large bath, linen closet, clothes chute, and ample closet space. Details include 28 by 26 feet footprint, nine foot first floor and eight foot second floor, full basement, and materials like red gum oak or southern cypress. Price to build given as 2850 dollars, with offer to send Sax ton 1914 plan books for one dollar.
The Bankutu cannibals in the Belgian Kongo region practice upper incisor removal and wear plaited skirts while women wear hide girdles. Slaves are eaten after burial fears, and the tribe uses bows, poison arrows, and primitive trap weapons. They resist white encroachment with forest warfare and deadly poison.
A London Answers explanation details how tides rise and fall twice daily due to the Moon and Sun. It notes spring and neap tides, stronger tides at new and full moons, and greatest effect near equinoxes. It explains differential gravitational pull between Earth center and surface.
Victor Murdock recalls a livery driver’s tip on public speaking. He says audiences respond better when achievements of historically named figures are mentioned last, so the speaker leads with actions and ends by naming Clay Grant and Blaine. The anecdote comes from the New York Sun.
The piece notes ships with unusually long careers including the Lively wrecked at Cromer in 1888 after two years afloat past a century, the Liberty built at Whitby in 1750 used until 1856, Betsy Dains born a frigate and ending as a collier, and Anita cited in 1902 as dating to Columbus era trade between Spain and America.
A garbled exchange questions bird choice with stray quotes and misspellings. The text mentions an eagle and a zoo setting in Birmingham but contains many errors and unclear intent.
Twenty years ago an American missionary sent a quart of California peanuts to a Shantung mission convert to seed. Today the crop has grown into an export trade of about 150000 tons yearly across Shantung, spreading to many regions and boosting local commerce.
In Hoquiam a meeting will be called soon to form a Rod and Gun Club with over 50 local sportsmen already promising cooperation. The drive is led by F. Koch and follows prior endorsement from County Game Commissioner C. D. Hansen and backing from C. W. Becker. Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey offers claimed lung relief and cures for a citable cough at 25 cents.
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