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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1912
Page
4
The election shows no straw vote yet Livingstons leads all candidates as the people’s choice. For years customers have repeatedly chosen Livingstons as Grays Harbor’s premier store and THE BIG BUSY PLACE remains a busy hub for the working man. The store pledges to continue proving worthy of the public trust with its past offerings.
Local store touts guaranteed satisfaction with every purchase and promises extra savings during upcoming days. The promotion emphasizes quality and value as a core message to shoppers.
A grand shopper event promises bright new fair merchandise across ready to wear millinery shoes piece goods wool and cotton men s furnishings and busy grocery sections all marked at very low figures for a wide range of departments and items.
A member of the legislature from Aberdeen, a Republican candidate for County Commissioner in the Second District, Eck did not seek the nomination and would serve only if urged by the Chehalis County Taxpayers League. Locke is noted for thoughtful taxation policy and pledges equal treatment of all in funding government expenses.
Attorney General Tanner rules out voting for movers under 30 days before elections. Voters face complex marks and cross placements to cast straight party or split tickets. The piece explains cross placement effects for candidates across Socialist Republican Democratic and other tickets with examples and outcomes.
A historical critique exposes Republican circulars targeting railroad workers to sow fear of Democratic victory. It contrasts claimed wage gains under Taft with actual figures, cites foreclosure miles and bond values, and links hard times to prior tariffs and 1890s policy shifts, arguing prosperity rose under Democratic leadership.
City council debates expense payments for officials at meetings and keeps semier pay while away from the city. Petitions on Market Street sidewalk and Lawrence and Herriman plank roadways move forward. Licenses for Eagles events discussed. A waiting room for O W R N bridge discussed. A lengthy political op-ed by Woodrow Wilson concludes the page.
The bulletin from the federal Bureau of Labor shows major food prices rising over ten years under Taft and Roosevelt, with flour up 80 percent and other staples climbing 49 to 96 percent. The piece questions whether leaders would curb prices in four years, suggesting continued burden on households.
A lyric from Michael Balfe's opera The Bohemian Girl imagines lovers parted by deceit recalling past joys. The speaker asks the beloved to remember him when their beauty fades and others undervalue true feeling. The piece contrasts lasting memories with hollow displays.
A reflective excerpt asking where virtue's reward lies and what nature provides for sacrifices of life and fortune. It challenges readers to value virtue beyond material gain, invoking Hume to urge recognition of virtue's genuine beauty.
A reader is urged to install an electric washer and wringer to ease the weekly burden on wives. The ad promises the cost is affordable and invites readers to call for particulars and a free demonstration.
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