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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald lists subscription terms and advertising rates, noting publication Thursdays under editors James F. Girton and John J. Carney. It invites births marriages and deaths notices and county correspondence with writer name for publication.
The Herald, Chehalis County official publication, asserts status as Grays Harbor region’s oldest paper with the largest county circulation.
The piece accuses the Vidette of bias in favor of fusion governance and highlights county debt figures from 1801 to 1896. It cites warrants paid to the Vidette and other papers, totaling $17,719.19, and argues printing costs rose under Republican rule while denying reductions since 1897.
A portion of Chehalis county west of Aberdeen contains at least half the county population and likely more than a third of taxable wealth. It accounts for more than half the business transacted at the county courthouse.
The article argues for a new wagon road to connect Aberdeen with Montesano and Grays Harbor City to North Beach. It notes the county’s lack of early road funding, the advantage of tidewater, and the potential to link Aberdeen and Hoquiam to the eastern county. It claims farmers would save costs and keep profits local if markets opened. A petition will circulate for the October session.
The town's water supply on the south side of the river is seen as critical as mills shut down and a major industry relocates due to dry-season shortages. Bids were rejected earlier, delaying a needed main lay and raising concerns council delayed the project for selfish contractor interests. The noted bids were under 1100 with $40 monthly rentals, a rate deemed enough to finance the improvement in two years.
The Hoquiam Washingtonian editor once railed at high timber and farm land valuations by the Popocratic assessor, now he denounces a 25 percent reduction by the Popocratic board of commissioners. His prior honesty and present politics seem foolhardy to readers.
A testimonial claims Hood's Sarsaparilla rebuilt a weakened system after fifteen years of catarrh and indigestion. James Wilder of Oroville Washington reports improved sleep appetite and weight after six bottles, asserting the remedy purifies blood and repairs disease damage.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier with pricing of $1 and discounts of six for $5. The adjutant general appoints Hon. James Hamilton Lewis as inspector general N G W with rank of colonel.
The article notes party fusion under free coinage pressures led by California figures like James C. Magnaire and broad Silver Republican support. It also quotes Governor John R. Rogers announcing a November general election and lists state officials to be elected. Oregon and California crop markets shift early arrivals, affecting Sound shipping. Washington hatchery plans aim to boost spring salmon with 5,000,000 fry and a future Columbia headwaters facility.
The Montesano and Chehalis County political debate centers on fusion as a method to control offices. The piece denounces official graft and argues reform by electing capable, honest candidates. It also notes proposed constitutional amendments on taxation and women’s suffrage.
Ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy curing liver ills and aiding people in all sections. It claims ongoing wonderful cures and urges readers to mail order for 25 cents from C. I. Hood & Co. in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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