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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
3
A compact Aberdeen column lists residents’ travel, visits, and relocations plus local business ads and club gatherings. Notable items include Frank and Mrs. Jones visiting Portland, Mrs. Henderson to Three Forks, J. Beck’s travels, and many locals scheduling trips to Michigan Wisconsin Oregon and Seattle.
Word was received of the birth of a nine-pound son on August 21 to Mr and Mrs Gerald E Hogan at their home in Powell River British Columbia.
Alfred Evenson aged two years seven months seven days died after a several weeks illness. Funeral set for next Sunday at his mother Mrs Lottie Evenson home 712 East First Street with services there.
Bert Kelley walked into Monterey California police station and surrendered himself as a United States Army deserter. He was jailed and military authorities notified.
G M Powell, pioneer farmer of the Neuskah Valley, displayed farm products in Livingston and Co show window yesterday. The exhibit includes wheat oats red clover and apples and will be sent to the county fair at Elma to show soil fertility.
Mrs. Jean B. Stewart transfers two lots in block 8 Highland Home to W. O. McCaw as trustee of Aberdeen public library. Proceeds from sales will fund library book purchases. The deed replaces a mistaken deed presented last Christmas.
Miss Hazel May Thompson and Mr. Arthur R. Wasson wed Wednesday at the bride’s parents home 605 West Wishkah Street with Rev. J. T. McQueen officiating. The couple left for a Sound tour and will live in Seattle where Wasson works for the Northern Pacific Railway Co.
A tan overcoat found on the Satsop river road Sunday afternoon is missing its owner. Please return it to the Herald office for a liberal reward.
Aberdeen Printing Co operated at 309 East Wishkah Street offering printing services and related support in the local business district.
The Aberdeen city council postponed Simpson avenue in favor of paving Sumner avenue toward Hoquiam. They cited cost, the street car line, and a suitable grade for easy earth fill. The meeting covered lights, street repairs, sewer bids, and train vibrations affecting pavement durability.
A mass meeting in the city council room will debate next year's budget with expected attendance by council members and department heads. Hoquiam slashed 21,500 from its budget yesterday, including cuts to a fire vehicle and street and engineer departments, suggesting Aberdeen may face similar reductions without cutting service.
Rag rugs and carpets woven into decorative pieces offered by Art Rug Weavers located at 119 North G Street. Material includes old carpets and silk portieres.
D R Smith of 2233 West 59th Street Seattle, an mills employee since 1892, tells how Plant Juice improved his stomach kidney trouble and appetite. He endorses it as best spring tonic and claims it clears the blood dissolves uric acid and helps rheumatism. For sale at Eaton and Swaney drug store.
Mrs Portier recounts to the Herald the Aberdeens arrangement that led to a street incident on Heron street. She says Mr Byng beat Mrs Byng severely in aberrdeen and Portier transported her to Hoquiam where Byng caused a public disturbance. Byng was fined and Portier acquitted.
Captain Harry A. Comeau announces the Stieglitz cup rifle shooting contest to be held at the Montesano range on Monday September 29. Expenses of 150 are to be raised. This third contest between Company G N G W and the Duke of Connaughts Own BC will determine who keeps the trophy, each side having won once. Company G sharpshooters have trained faithfully and aim to retain the cup.
We thank friends and relatives for kindness and sympathy during our time of bereavement. Grateful for floral offerings and special thanks to the Foresters of America the Boys from Camp and the Boys Quartett for their assistance. S. J. Chinn Grace Chinn Caroline Carlson Carl Elder.
Rev Dr Charles A Eaton of New York argues civilization has not made individuals better than their ancestors. He notes libraries churches schools and science exist but questions whether modern people have higher ideals and determinations while warning of overwork and lack of rest and recreation.
A citizen conversation features jokes on diction and contradiction. One speaker praises a wife’s speech while another quips that her power of contradiction surpasses it. The banter compares a cyclone in an airship to usefulness, ending with a lighthearted exchange.
Mrs Frederic C Penfield wife of the Austrian ambassador arrives with rare social grace and linguistic fluency She is a noted patron of Catholic education and art in New York possessing a vast fortune and a Morland collection at her city home Her late father William Weightman left 70 million to his daughter and the pope has named her a marchioness for philanthropy
An essay extols the healing power of a wife's gentle refrain never mind when a man faces discouragement. It links maternal comfort to enduring partnership, arguing that words of reassurance ease defeat and renew resolve in tough times.
The article notes a mascot engagement ring linked to the Duchess of Fife and Prince Arthur, claiming an ancestral ring with nine diamonds forming an anchor. It traces a history to a duchess’s betrothed and mentions its long possession by the Duchess of Connaught The Chaser. A separate exchange discusses the term chaser as a water animal, clarifying a slang usage.
A fragment quotes Meggen dorfer Blatter: Tam married, yet she sews alone with plenty of freedom. The line centers on independence and marital expectations.
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