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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
6
Semi weekly Aberdeen Herald outlines publication schedule at 309 East Wishkah Street Aberdeen Washington. Subscription rates and payment terms are listed with a note on cash in advance and ad copy deadlines Monday noon for Tuesday, Thursday noon for Friday.
Tacoma Tribune notes Duluth timber firm plans to reserve a model farm on a 150000 acre tract while selling the rest to farmers in small parcels. It argues big corporations profit from log lands yet aid settlement, citing 30000 registrants for Northwest Nebraska land lottery and desire for terms aiding immediate living from the soil.
The state board of control endorses a 1000 acre prison farm where paroled convicts work during probation for small pay. It would supply all food for the penitentiary and be self sustaining, resolving congestion on the current 200 acre farm and idle labor from the jute mill. Warden Henry Drum argues the plan would harden inmates and provide more money than the regular $5 given on release.
The Forest Products Laboratory at Madison Wisconsin reports a new fire proofing method for wooden shingles using sulphate and phosphate of ammonia forced into the shingle. The process faces cost barriers, currently about fifteen dollars per thousand, hindering practical use. Mississippi Valley Lumberman.
A farmer advises securing early mature bulbs for planting, notes rape pasture for poultry and hogs, and forecasts corn production. He urges efficient feed use, reports on flower pest resistance, and stresses timely orchard cleanup. The piece praises home canning, mouse traps, rat control, and the value of buttermilk cheese as a protein source.
The Washington supreme court reverses a Spokane county decision to collect 1900 personal taxes from Frank H. Graves. It ruled county officials failed to notify Graves of delinquency and to certify unpaid taxes, invalidating the collection after a decade. The ruling contrasts with a concurrent dissent supporting the prior outcome.
A light verse notes Si Simlin praising his wife for temperance and steadiness at home. He jokes that though she can be tempestuous, she keeps her temper and avoids extreme actions. The couple share meals and quiet chivalry as he carves the dinner.
An economist recounts a philanthropist offering a tramp work. The tramp, Weary, declines saying he must keep income under 3000 to save on income tax. The judge comments on the exchange.
A collage of brief items, poems, jokes, and notes from various papers. It includes social gossip about a dancer and pet, jokes about suffrage, and short anecdotes on windmills, the term popinjay, and Indian chutneys.
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