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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
7
A fragmentary OCR item hints at a weapons or lineage theme with unclear names and dates. The readable bits suggest a dramatic shift or alert involving a blade and dark forces during a period of turmoil. Further context is unreadable in the surviving text.
The article details caterpillar tractors built in Peoria Illinois that became the British Willies or tanks used in trench warfare. It cites M. M. Baker claiming about 1,000 tractors sold to Britain, with armor and guns later added for wartime use in France, Russia, and England.
Expert advice discusses torque as rotational force and how it is measured by force times radius. It notes brake pedal pressure around twenty pounds to fully apply brakes and explains brake drum size effects on perimeter and circumference. Cooling differences at five vs fifteen mph are explained, water use for carbon removal is advised only in small amounts via intake, and eight or twelve cylinder firing and timing are described as independent cylinder actions governed by valve timing.
Little Pana watches laborers struggle to lift a heavy weight with a pile driver in a lot opposite. She tells her mother she feels for the workers as the weight repeatedly falls back after being raised toward the top.
A dog’s lifespan ranges from twelve to fourteen years with proper care.
The text explains that eight cylinder firing orders match four cylinder orders because an eight cylinder engine behaves as two four cylinder engines on one crankshaft. It also notes a similar relation between -Sa56 and sixes, indicating identical mechanical action across configurations.
A correspondent recalls East Surreys in the Somme where four footballs were carried through shelling as a morale drill. The captain fell early, many men were killed, yet the ball “dribbled” on until two were recovered in captured traverses and sent to the regimental depot as war trophies.
A collage of oddities includes a Virginia hunter seizing a bear, an infant toe injury from rats at Elyria, fashion advice with a parakeet decor, a Texas border camp dance with name tags on chests, and New York police displaying a two winded pocketknife that is a concealed 22 caliber pistol.
The article explains why mufflers are essential on cars to quiet exhaust and prevent police trouble. It describes the muffler’s chamber, cooling, and slow gas release through small holes, the historical use of cutouts, and how clogged openings reduce engine power.
The article lists the great powers and participant groups in the war. It names Afridis Albanians Algerians Annamites Armenians Arabs Austrians Bantus Belgians Boers British Bulgars Circassians Croatians Czechs Egyptians Finns French Garhwalis Georgians Germ any Gurkhas Italians Japanese Jews Kurds Lithuanians Magyars Mahrattas Malagasy Maoris Montenegrins Mongols Pathans Persians Poles Portuguese Roumanians Russians Ruthenians Senegalese Serbs Sikhs Slovaks Slovenes Syrians Tartars Tonkinese Turks West Indians. It then names the Entente Allies and the Central Powers and notes Independent.
Melt butter in a saucepan then stew finely chopped onion until tender not browned. Mince raw ham and brown with salt and seasonings. Add celery carrot herbs and spices, simmer briefly. Pour in cream gradually without heating, stir to velvet smooth, then strain and reheat gently.
The article urges readers to consider rest glasses for comfort and happiness, noting signs of eye strain from needlework reading and evening bridge. It contrasts awkward straight bars with curved nose pieces that blend with facial lines and suggests women may not realize the benefits of rest glasses before needing sight glasses.
Aberdeen resident Mrs. Hattie E. Bevans credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relieving kidney trouble and back pain. The testimonial promotes the 50 cent remedy, sold by all dealers, from Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
A timetable listing multiple train numbers routes and stops around Seattle Tacoma Portland Aberdeen McCleary Elma Hoquiam and nearby towns. It shows departure and arrival times for trains 421 465 423 551 552 585 586 581 582 583 and 584 with notes on service days and connections to Moclips Cosmopolis and Bay City.
The Regon Washington Rail Road and Navigation Company provides an eastbound Owl Train route from Aberdeen to Seattle with major stops including Centralia Tacoma and Portland and times listed for arrivals and departures. Additional Motor Car services No 42 and No 41 run between Aberdeen Centralia Portland Seattle and Tacoma with specified times and turnaround at each station.
Hoquiam uncertain text notes movement involving Aberdeen and Tacoma with unclear departures and arrivals. The fragment mentions Seattle and a possible connection to Hoquiam without clear dates or facts.
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