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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1911
Page
2
An extended promotional note urges shoppers to buy now for the best selection and prices, noting that fall goods are larger in stock and prices stay low with daily big sales. It emphasizes cash transactions and avoiding shop-worn items while promising no old stickers.
J. S. Waugh notes Washington representation at the Southwest Fair. Thursday is Automobile Day with hopes for a large regional turnout from Chehalis Centralia Seattle Tacoma Portland Olympia and Grays Harbor. Extensive auto events and novelty races are planned along with Friday Grange Stockmen and Farmer Day and Saturday School Children and Modern Woodmen of America Day. An Imperial salute and fireworks finale cap the weekend. Imperial Powder and Hull companies will handle the fireworks and related displays.
Marvian Huns a former Aberdeen merchant and Chas Sumner arrived by train Saturday. A crowd gathered at the depot to greet them and they were escorted to the home of C M Part Avenue where about twenty people assisted in the welcome.
Publisher reports Herald deliveries interrupted for city subdivisions and warns subscribers that the City Messenger Co will cease mail service. Addresses will receive one remaining issue.
Charles H. Himes 45 , a native Washington son, was found dead behind Elma city hall after shooting himself Friday evening. A 38 caliber revolver and a pool of health troubles point to despondency. Survived by three brothers, he was an honored Knights of Pythias member and longtime resident.
The schooner Kona reached port with Captain Hensen reporting the drowning of James Robson at sea during a February storm en route from South Bend to Brisbane. Log excerpts describe a gale, a broken sail, men attempting to secure it, and Robson being washed off the bow as rescuers could not reach him.
A 1880 snapshot contrasts few women earning wages with a later shift toward paid work for women. The excerpt recalls stage acts featuring couples, debates about independence, and a suburban dream of a house with sixteen servants, highlighting changing gender expectations and economic realities.
Fragmentary note links signs and symbols to weather beliefs. The text mentions a weather theme with vague dialogue about signs and a bezpieczeństwa pin. No clear event, location, or entities are identifiable.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a revolution in grain elevator design. Machinery moved to a separate building with grain stored in large hollow terra cotta tanks linked by belt conveyors. A 1,000,000 bushel plant features twenty four tanks, 24 feet dia, 100 feet high, with a steel operating house and electric drive from a public generator.
The United States Navy prepares a sixteen inch cannon designed by Rear Admiral Twining. The gun would be sixty seven feet long, firing a 2000 pound shell to a range of fifteen miles, surpassing the fourteen inch gun and its 1400 pound shell. A larger ship than currently projected would be required to carry guns of this size.
Russian officials revive talk of a transcontinental Bering tunnel linking the United States and Canada by rail to Cape Prince of Wales with Siberian railways reaching East Lane. The strait is about 36 miles wide and up to 866 feet deep, with mid strait islands proposed to split the tunnel into two shorter sections.
General James Allen, head of the U S Signal Corps, foresees the United States reaching top aerial strength within a year. He aims for twenty aeroplanes and forty officers, noting an advanced aerodrome at College Park Maryland and officers achieving world records. Regular maneuvers are planned with aerial formations akin to ground troops.
A German inventor describes a method for electroplating glass and porcelain with decorative designs. Finely powdered graphite is added to the plating solution to form a conductive layer, with nickel or silver as possible metals. Proper grounding and a stable setup at the witness station are emphasized to ensure uniform deposition and avoid stray current effects.
The article recounts the 1739 Neva Palace built entirely of ice by Czarina Anne of Russia. It describes colossal ice blocks, frozen joints, ice windows and doors, ice statues and lights, an ice elephant with a water trunk, an ice bath tent, ice cannons, and an interior fully furnished in ice including a bedchamber and clock. It notes the use of naphtha flames on ice and an elaborate ice fireplace.
The London Standard notes William Penn born on Tower Hill October 14 1644 and educated at Lincoln's Inn before embracing Quaker faith. He fled legal practice and jailed duns, later founding Pennsylvania. the piece emphasizes his deep London roots and ties to the Strand meeting house.
A village tribute recalls a departed woman famed for sharp wit and charity. Neighbors describe her as an excellent yet severe influencer in the homes of the poor, praised by a pastor while others temper the portrait with mixed reflections.
The article describes St Jobe the Baptist’s Church in Bristol standing over the city gates by the Avon. Its towered spire rises above surrounding houses and streets, creating a striking skyline as seen from the broad waterfront.
On his eightieth birthday Thento- Mommsen the historian received a large student delegation that visited his home. He refused to leave his work to greet them, saying they see him daily at the university and asking why they should disturb him now.
Fragmentary OCR yields a puzzling line about a “positive jore” and a relative of a wife at a place resembling Soiding. Detroit press phrasing appears, but the meaning and identities are obscured and cannot be reliably parsed.
Perth and hope themselves sti oe while desthiess dhecity winsins Prior.
A mix of sharp quips on a pink dress and social bickering. The Louisville Times mocks fashion while others debate engagement excuses. A London Mail note recounts the Kolinoor diamond's storied looting by Nadir shah.
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