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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1916
Page
3
Aberdeen social life continues with visits, entertainments, and local business changes. Expected events include weddings, club meetings, remodelling of homes, and new enterprises as residents travel to Seattle Tacoma and Spokane while local projects advance.
The notice lists Mason jars by size and flavor options with bulk pricing. Pints and quarts are offered per dozen, including sweet sour or dill varieties, plus regular 20 ounce bottles.
High school girls plan a tag day tomorrow to sell ribbon and wipe out a small debt on the football ledger. Mrs Addie Demarest and Mrs W H Clinkenbeard and two children were passengers on the Avalon this week for San Francisco. Mrs Demarest, sister of Mr Clinkenbeard, will continue to Los Angeles. Mrs Clinkenbeard will visit her mother in San Francisco.
Howard Royal a 16 year old Cos mopolis boy arrested for bicycle theft escaped Aberdeen jail Monday night using a rope made from his bedding. Confined in the women s ward due to youth he pried bars apart and lowered himself to the ground. He has not been recaptured though police have made no strong effort to locate him due to extenuating circumstances.
In Cornwall near Land's End a giant rock known as the Loggan stone long withstood wind and gravity. A British naval lieutenant sought to prove no superstition held it yet his effort only moved it briefly down the cliff, prompting officials to demand restoration or forfeiture of pay.
The article surveys references to cheese and curdling in the Bible and ancient writers. It notes David carrying ten cheeses to the camp, Mahanaim supplies during Absalom's rebellion, and mentions by Homer Euripides Theocritus and Strabo. It discusses rennet absence and small cheese sizes in David’s youth.
Archaeologists uncovered a pair of gold earrings once owned by Biote daughter of Aristotle. The doves perched in golden hoops feature granulated gold feathers and gem eyes. The tail feathers move subtly with head motion, giving lifelike balance to the birds in flight.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange a maiden lady orders a roustabout to carry a heavy trunk up three flights. He agrees but jokes that her generosity makes him weak after she promises ten cents if he avoids damage. He declines, claiming the trunk is too heavy.
A playful exchange from the Buffalo Express quotes a joke about the longest period of time being from one pay day to the next. The item captures a humorous local Billingsgate style reply and commentary on payday timing.
An engineer from the federal district forester's office in Portland surveys two proposed routes along Quinault lake, one on each side. Either road would open up a rich agricultural area, but a final government decision date is not yet known.
Aberdeen Printing Co a local printer located at 309 East Wishkah Street advertises services and phone contact 568 for printing needs.
A county timber cruiser returning from the Wyncodie river headwaters predicts a mild winter. He cites early signs in nature noting squirrels gathering nuts and thinner fur on fur bearing animals, concluding the season should be decent.
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