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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1906
Page
3
Items of interest from all parts of Chehalis County gathered by Aberdeen Herald correspondents. Local residents and visitors include Kennedy of Elma, White of Aber deen, and A K E White from Summit. Several engagements and transfers appear alongside community notices and business mentions.
Norris Boyd left for a brief visit in Seattle and other Sound cities Monday. E. P. Bagshaw from Anchor Oregon visits with his brother D. W. Bagshaw. The Garrard Creek shingle mill resumed testing last week. A marriage occurred at Rev A Andersons residence on October 17 between F L James of Grand Mound and Miss Jones of Portland. Mrs Tamzan Snyder, ill at the Hotel Glover, has recovered enough to go home to Wilkinson.
Tom Endregon left Thursday for an extended trip to San Francisco. Charles McIntyre returned Friday to his Copalis farm after a stay in the city. George D. Robertson resumed surveying in the county’s east. A rotary engine patent is granted to Thomas Croston and Mrs. John F. Soule. Mark Upton was hospitalized with a badly cut head. John Chillman won the vessel contract for the Queets Trading Co. Grays Harbor’s Hoquiam Lumber & Shingle Co. plans 500000 in improvements.
The plant plans a new office measuring 40 by 60 feet for the mill. A large brick dry kiln is now completed, and foundations for two additional kilns of the same type have been laid, signaling significant expansion in the coming year.
An antiseptic dressing speeds maturation of wounds bruises and burns before inflammation sets in claiming one third the healing time of old methods. Chamberlains Pain Balm is promoted as an antiseptic that reduces pain soreness prevents blood poisoning and saves time and money by avoiding unnecessary suffering. Evans Drug Co sells the product.
An urging message to Democratic voters to donate one dollar to fund efforts to win the upcoming house elections. It promises campaign literature in return and stresses investigating government graft if a Democratic majority is elected. It is signed by A Griggs, Chairman, Munsey Building, Washington DC, with a brief, unrelated ad blurb about Ballard's Snow Liniment and a testimonial.
A tale recounts Rev. John Fawcett English Baptist who died 1817 and spent nearly six decades in ministry. In 1772 he declined departure from London after farewell sermon near Mainsgate. Weeping congregation offered support. He stayed on low salary and later wrote Blest Be the Tie That Binds to mark the moment.
A woman questions a bachelor girl about dipping a spoon into the sugar bowl as she defends her careless studio life. The girl admits impropriety when alone with her own spoon and sugar, confessing a drifting manners habit. Two boys joke about spending a nickel on candy and buying more candy.
A historical overview explains how wooden ships sink slowly to the sea floor, while iron vessels descend rapidly and are crushed. After sinking, the hull becomes a reef for marine life and is encrusted with lime, corals, and barnacles, with wood decaying over centuries and iron dissolving faster. Gold and platinum resist decay, remaining recoverable, fueling treasure-hunter lore.
St Helena, once a barren volcanic waste, is described as transformed by patient cultivation. Haueiishmen aided the process, dew and growth gradually revived the landscape. The island now yields vast water reserves for ships to the Cape of Good Hope and Australia, while terraces provide cooling shelter for invalid soldiers and recovering souls. Outing Magazine notes the healing magic of rain and forests.
Hadrian's Wall built ca. A D 120 stretched eighty miles from Bowness on Solway to the Tyne near Newcastle. It housed 10,000 troops, rose twelve to twenty feet high, eight feet thick, with rear galleries and quarterly castles. Beacon signals spanned sea to sea during attacks. In another item a barber joke ends with the quip Every man to his trade.
Will practice in State and Federal courts. Zelaska Block G Street. E H FOX course Room 14 Dabney Block. Lawyer Room 7 Dabney Block.
Fred claims his schooldays were the happiest time of life while Mam ma asserts the truth. He jokes about hockey and dodging trouble, implying memories of youth were shaped by sport and youthful mischief.
A Baltimore American quip notes forestry as art via its wood cuts. The piece reflects on choosing cheerfulness early in life, arguing that a sustained happy disposition leads to a true success in a worthy sense.
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