Aberdeen Retail Prices Report for Week
Market prices in Aberdeen list staples and produce with wide ranges. Flour 1.65 to 2.50 for 650 lb sack, coffee 25 to 45 per lb, butter 70 to 80 cents for 2 lbs, eggs strictly fresh 45 cents, sugar 6.70 to 6.85 per cwt, potatoes 1.00 per cwt, onions 2 cents per lb, seasonable vegetables and fruits with varied per unit and per box pricing. Eggs advanced Tuesday to 45 cents per dozen. no other changes noted.
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Roquefort
Aberdeen
Improvised coffin boat aids Civil War escape
During the Civil War a Union prisoner named Charlie Dorrance built a coffin boat to escape down the Mississippi with improvised oars. Nurse Mabel Owen watched, then helped him reunite with his unit after a perilous voyage. They later wed once the war ended.
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Dorrance
Cision
Charlie
Cupid
Mars
Mabel
Mabel Owen
Mississippi
Special Notice on Accounts Payable Direction Change
Notice announces that all accounts payable to the Aberdeen Herald or the undersigned must be paid to Jno. A. Stimson who will receipt for the same, directing payments to be made accordingly.
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Aberdeen Herald
Jno
A. Stimson
Printers Seek Job Printing Orders at The Herald Office
Call at The Herald office to leave orders for job printing. The printers promote their know how and services.
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the Herald
A Useful Rack for Curing Peanuts and Hay
A rack used in peanut regions cures nuts on vines and cure pea and soybean hay. It features a ground hole with a crowbar and a sharpened stake eight to ten feet high. Four shorter supports form a foundation to lift hay from damp soil and prevent windward collapse.
Potting Bulbs or Plants Tips on Drainage
When potting bulbs or plants always ensure ample drainage in the pot bottom. Poor drainage leads to sour soil and sickly plants. Newspaper alarmists say Philadelphia lacks defenses but question which nation would bombard a quiet city.
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Philadelphia
Albany Knickerbocker Press
Molting Period Observations For Fowls From New York Study
A New York State College of Agriculture report summarizes fowl molting patterns. Chicks molt at least four times from incubator to laying. hens often continue laying during summer partial molts but rarely during full molts. Younger hens molt faster. late molters finish quicker and may produce more yearly eggs. Broodiness slows molt. starvation increases broodiness. Early molters resume production sooner, and earlier molters lay more in early winter. The most profitable hens molt last.
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New York Suite College of Agriculture
Europe Promises to Be the Monumental Continent
The piece quips on human vanity and patience, noting Europe’s grand ambitions and the irony of self praise. It wryly observes that misery is selective and that the average person often believes themselves above the rest.
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Europe
Aberdeen Citizen Advises Dean's Kidney Pills Remedy
An Aberdeen reader endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble. Mrs. John Carlson of 116 East First Street vouches for quick relief and urges buying the 50 cent remedy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Aberdeen
John Carlson
East First Street
Kickapoo Worm Killer Exterminates Child Worms
A vintage warning ad urges mothers to treat irritable children showing fever paleness grinding of teeth and coated tongue with Kickapoo Worm Killer. The remedy claims safety for children and provides laxative expulsion and toning effects priced at 25 cents.
Wise advertisers seek Grays Harbor readers in The Herald
The Herald stands as Grays Harbor county’s most widely read paper, attracting advertisers who value broad reach and local penetration. Its prominence in the community is a key selling point for campaigns, services, and events seeking visibility.
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the Herald
Grays Harbor County
Wise Advertisers
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J.T. Ennis
Heron St
Sheet Metal Works
E. J. Richards
Prop
A. KE Johnson
Aberdeen Window & House Cleaning Co
Aberdeen Paint CO
Frank D. Langles
N. D. Stearns
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N. B. St
Jones & Jones, Inc
Corner Market
H Streets
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Undertakers
Wishkah Street
Whiteside Undertaking Company
Montesano
Elma
Oakville
Aberdeen Printing Company
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