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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1905
Page
8
Chehalis County items from Aberdeen Herald cover travels by Avonshire resident J S Walston, business trips to Tacoma Seattle and Olympia, local marriages licenses, property sales, and numerous town notes. Mentions include Y M C A plans, a solitary confinement sentence, and a new concrete sidewalk as developments.
Land located on the west, in the north part of town, will be purchased for $500. The buyers intend to build and improve the property to provide homes for their families.
In front of Strubel and Glancey’s store and Charlie Gouty’s fruit stand a new eight foot concrete sidewalk is being laid by Captain George near his hotel. The town hall foundation is being laid and Elma will soon have a proud hall. Steel for cell doors gratings and vault door has arrived for the calaboose.
The article explains selection tests for olive oil including color, odor, and taste. It notes good oil should be bright golden with delicate fruit flavor, while unripe olives yield greenish oil and overripe olives pale oil and poor flavor. It cautions about cloudy oil from cold and that sediment is common in early bottles.
Mrs. Herbert of Portland visits her mother as Rev. F. L. Benedict returns from Everett Methodist conference. A. Borden resigns from a shingle mill job to take a similar post in Raymond Washington, and leaves Friday. J. F. Burrows and family plan Portland and fair visits, impressed by Hoquiam harbor growth. A new Berlin surfacer No 94 will boost Wood Lumber Co output to 69000 feet daily milestone claimed.
The Illinois Central proclaims unexcelled service linking the west to east and south with connections to Chicago Louisville Memphis and New Orleans. Prospective travelers may obtain lowest rates and best routes by correspondence with agents in Portland Seattle and other locations.
Notice to stockholders of the Union Mill Company announces a meeting at the mill office in Aberdeen Washington on October 8 105 for voting on capital stock adjustment from 400 to 60000 dollars. Dated Aberdeen Washington August 7 105 by trustees Tol Dovetes A Laws and others as trustees. Last publication October 15.
Clean white or light gloves at home with minimal trouble. Rub with cream of tartar, rest an hour, apply fuller's earth and powdered alum, repeat next day, brush off powder, then rub with oatmeal mixed with whitening, wipe clean, and wear again.
The article advises using soft cloths to dust from top to bottom, shaking the cloth to remove dust rather than flinging it into the air. It warns that careless dusting just blows dust around and suggests covering furniture while sweeping to avoid later cleaning. Plain decoration is valued by meticulous housekeepers.
A sharp knife easily cuts a steaming loaf of brown bread despite its moisture. The housekeeper keeps her temper and serves well using a contoured cord as a substitute to slice cleanly. Walking is described as hard for the weak yet beneficial when done with a light elastic step that shifts weight smoothly, improving circulation and vitality.
Practical lamp care tips for wick movement and extinguishing. If a wick sticks pull threads from one side and avoid blowing directly at flame. Turn wick down before extinguishing and trim without removing brown tinder. rub with cloth to clean loose bits.
The article explains two methods to brighten ungalvanized brass. One uses sal ammoniac powdered and moistened with soft water, applied to heated ornaments, then dried with bran and whiting. The other washes brass with rock alum boiled in lye, then dries and rubs with tripoli. Both yield a goldlike brilliancy.
A simple guide advises lightly wiping dirty wallpaper with old flannel. If the paper is only dirty and not stained this method suffices without extra labor.
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