Wonder Island of History in Sicily Chronicle
National Geographic Magazine presents a rich portrait of Sicily as a living archive where climate, landscape, and myth mingle. The piece traces ancient and medieval figures from Pindar to Garibaldi, highlighting the island as a parable of cultural rites and enduring struggle.
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Sicily
Lothoes
Titans
Pindar
Aeschylus
Theocritus
Thucrdides
Archimedes
Hierons
Cicero
Verres
Diodorus
Hamicar
Hannibal
Roger
Count
Hoquiam Declares Half Holiday For Lexingon Battle Parade
Mayor McKee proclaims a half holiday to allow city workers and residents to participate in a large Lexington Battle Centennial parade. Governor Ern est Lister, Bishop F W Keator, and Ole Hansen head speakers at three meetings with local talks and patriotic music. The Austrian society leads the parade with Wetzel's band. Elks, theaters, and high school auditorium host events.
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Hoquiam
Ernest Lister
F. W. Keator
Tacoma
Ole Hansen
Seattle
Lexington
McKee
Elks
Wetzel
Harbor Belle Sold to Mount Vernon Boat Company
Captain Peter Wilson of Wilson Navigation sells the stern wheel steamer Harbor Belle, a prominent Harbor Mosquito fleet vessel, to Mount Vernon Tuc Boat Company on the Skagit river. The vessel has been hauled to Chilman ship yards for overhaul and sponson strengthening and is expected to depart for the Skagit region by late week.
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Peter Wilson
Wilson Navigation Company
Mount Vernon Tuc Boat Company
Mount Vernon
Skagit River
Chilman Ship Yards
Skagi
Puget Sound
Taxes Paid on Weyerhaeuser Timber in Township 16
On April 17 150.822.86 were paid for taxes on Weyerhaeuser Timber Company timber in township 16 range 6 the heaviest timbered section in the world Only 11.00 will come to the county as large portions were delinquent R H Fleet held a delinquency certificate of 200 leading to foreclose action Other parties held delinquency certificates on much property and faced foreclosure.
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Montesano
Weyerhaueser Timber Company
R.H. Fleet
Divorce Granted in Montesano Case with Child Support
Hilda Shannon was granted a divorce from Judson Shannon by Judge Ben Sheeks Fridar. He ordered Judson to pay 15 dollars monthly for child support and to permit reasonable access to the child. Mattie F. Dolan filed for divorce from Thomas Dolan, alleging cruelty. they wed in Montesano in 1907.
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Montesano
Hilda Shannon
Judson Shannon
Ben Sheeks Fridar
Shannon
Road Closure Planned for Concrete Work on Olympic Highway
AberdeenMontesano to close the Olympic Highway between the railroad track and the country club while concrete is laid. Traffic diverted via the South Side road during the project. Commissioners expect protests but assert the move ensures a permanent repair.
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Montsano
Aberdeen
Montesano
Country Club
Aliens Ordered to Surrender Arms at Police Station
Chief of Police Schmidt acting for the War Department issues an urgent order demanding all aliens go to the police station to surrender arms or war implements. Federal law imposes drastic penalties. enemy country citizens face summary action if not obeyed by five this afternoon.
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Schmidt
War Department
Beggars and Fleas in Naples A Seaport Scene
A.National Geographic Magazine description paints Naples as a bustling dirty south Italian seaport. The waterfront, Via Caraccio and Villa Nazionale park are noted, with the aquarium and university ties to zoological research. The text highlights lively streets, ragged locals, and a busy harbor with ships, docks, and fragrant seafront activity.
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Naples
Nuisy
Withow & Réalir
Old City
Mater
Met
Via Caractio
Villa Nazionale
Stair
Natal
A. S. Riggs
National Geographic Magazine
Butler Bluff Figures in Surratt Trial Debates
Debates in Congress recount General Bingham accusing the Lincoln assassination commission of an unjust verdict against Mrs Surratt. He hinted a diary or Booth records would prove her innocence, provoking dramatic reactions and memory of the trial.
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John A. Bingham
Military Tribune
Mrs. Surratt
Lincoln
B. F. Butler
J. Wilkes Booth
Surratt
Bingham
Breas
Squeaky Shoes Prompt Harmony Test in Factories
Cartoon text laments squeaky shoes from manufacturers and compares factory workers to phonograph performers. It argues for a musical director oversight in shoe factories to ensure harmony. The piece notes the reproducer is not the author and calls for a strict test before allowing a designer to build squeaky footwear.
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Neo Workman
Cartoons Magazine
Curious French Duel of the Seventeenth Century
Charles Corpeau recounts his parents disputing a Justinian provision on brothers rights. The quarrel escalated into a sword duel in the father’s presence. The advocate son Deltermine presided as legislator, while Madame, though diminutive, commanded fierce temper. The draw left Justinian’s sense debatable.
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Charles Corpeau
Sieur d'Assouci
SDL
pDeTe
Justinian
Brussels Fear Of Shelling As German Army Advances
Amid reports of a possible bombardment by German forces approaching Brussels in August 1914 a Chinese minister met with Brand Whitlock to discuss protection plans. Whitlock predicted no assault, urging authorities to surrender to avoid damage while offering refuge for locals and calling others to protect their communities.
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Brussels
Brand Whittock
Whittock
Whitlock
Castle Garden the Citys First Immigrant Station
Castle Garden built by the United States in 1807 from Lt Col Jonathan Williams plans and known as Fort Clinton. It served as an amusement and theater venue through the 1820s and 1830s hosting operatic and concert figures like Jenny Lind. It closed as a place of entertainment in 1838, became a customs depot, burned in a fire, reopened, and in 1890 opened as an immigration station before Ellis Island era.
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Castie Garden
Colone
Jonathan Williams C. E
Fort Clinton
New York City
Sizb
Lind
ISD
Com Dussisner
Euilsruhen
Tence
Ellis Island
Castle Garden
Evening schools spread from Bala founders to empire
The Rev Tloumnas Charie established an early evening school at Bala, Wales around 1811, proving successful. By 1838 1840 English bishops urged such schools for adults, and the British privy council formalized the idea in 1861. Since then evening schools have become widespread across Britain, America, and many other nations.
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Tloumnas Charie
Bala
Wales
Gritich Privy Council
Sinr
Britain
America
Waur
Magnificent sixteenth century cabinet to Thomas A. Edison
A staged store set in Riz Carlton Howe displayed a sixteenth century cabinet copied from a Louis XII design admired by Edison in France. At the appointed hour Edison did not attend his home in Orange New Jersey answered with a curt line, I am too busy Ship it over here.
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Riz Carlton Howe
Thomas A. Eisen
Louis XII
France
Mr. Edison
Orange
N. J
New York Post
Old Kassan Village National Monument in Alaska
A 38 acre tract within Tongass National Forest Alaska preserves the abandoned Haida village of Old Kassan on Prince of Wales Island near Ketchikan. The site features about fifty totem poles several large Haida built structures and graves. The village was abandoned about ten years ago and is deteriorating.
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Old Kassan National Monument
United States
Tongess National Forest
Alaska
Old Kassan
Prince of Wales Island
Retchikan
Kassan
The America Vespucs Impostor Attracts Washington Attention
A striking figure named America Vespucci appeared in Washington during the Van Buren era claiming descent from the navigator who gave his name to the continent. She sought U S citizenship and a public land corner named after her ancestor, drawing interest from Ex-President Adams and Daniel Webster before being revealed as an impostor.
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Washington
van Buren
America
Adams
Daniel Webster
Congress
Siuon
Perier
Hair color and texture of eminent men in history
Cheries Rassa reviews biographies compiling a list of fifty noted men with hair color. Most heads are dark brown or black, and twenty six biographies note hair texture with curls or waves dominant. Napoleon, Jackson, Lowell and others are singled for straight or wiry hair.
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Cheries Rassa
Mr Basse
Napoleon
Jackson
James E and
Grieg
Issell Lowell
Our First Battleship Texas
The first American battleship Texas from the Spanish American War era was authorized in 1896 and completed six years later. The-era vessel was over 20 feet long with a small displacement. the current Texas is 74 feet long with a much larger tonnage. The old Texas ended its days as a target in navy practice.
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Texas
Congress
Iss
Exchange
Fierses in Trousers in Tar Patents
In Nie France workers wore trousers to shield their legs from hot tar as carts spread tar on roads. A curtain hung between the horse and wagon adds further protection. The breeches provide distinction and guard against heat while the horse remains unfazed by the noise.
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France
Proper care for acid stains on marble
Advice warns that acid spills quickly disfigure marble and must be neutralized with an alkali such as washing soda borax or ammonia poured over the stain at once. The finish should be polished with pumice stone and water and requires patience and careful rubbing to restore the surface to its best condition.
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Marbie
Beauty and the Beast dialogue fuels gender view
Superfluous exchange from the Boston Globe raises a debate on compliments in marriage. The Beast argues that a wife should feel beautiful without prompting, while the Beauty suggests a husband ought to acknowledge it occasionally.
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Boston Globe
Hair Lotion Bet Swindle Reported
A Houston Post item alleges a man swindled a woman by selling her a bet related to her hair, accusing him of using deceit to boost trade. The phrasing frames the scam as a local city matter with emphasis on the target’s beauty.
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Houston Post
Admonished Physician Echoes Skeptic Patient
In a Chicago Herald excerpt a physician advises against taking anything that does not agree with you. The patient looks to his wife and quips that following that rule would have left his wife elsewhere.
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Aswers
Lizzie
Chicago Herald
Panama Rising Three Feet Per Century Cited
Baltimore American notes Panama Canal region statistics with a quip about growing seas and a remark on special qualifications for a floorwalker job. The piece blends a light exchange about twins teething with a broader geographic calculation.
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Baltimore
Panama
Foreclosure of Tax Lien in Grays Harbor County Washington
Summons in foreclosure of tax lien in Grays Harbor County Washington against C C Cozine and all unknown owners. The plaintiff T A F Williams seeks judgment foreclosing the tax lien on Lot 4 in Block 29 North Aberdeen Addition Aberdeen City Grays Harbor County for taxes due 1911 through 1916 plus interest and costs. The total delinquency shown is 187.36 with 15 percent annual interest, summons requires appearance within 60 days after first publication April 17 1917. Plaintiff's attorney W H Tucker Montesano Washington.
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State of Washington
Grass Harbor
T. A. F. Williams
Grayes Harbor
Grays Harbor
Washington
North
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor Country
Superior Court
Sheriff Sale Notice in Grays Harbor County Washington
Public notice of an order of sale in Grays Harbor County Washington to satisfy a judgment of 5898.00 plus interest and costs. The description covers Lot eight in Block twenty four in Samuel Benns Co. Aberdeen. The sale is set for April 5 1917 at the Montessano courthouse front door by Jeff Bartell sheriff. Attorneys BrElmer Gilson and A M Wade represent the plaintiffs.
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Superior Court
State OF Washington
Grays Harbor
Gust Olson
Annison
Frank Fredrickson
Hilma Fredrickson
de Addec
Jevy
Montesano
Grays Harpor
Washington
United States
Jeff Bartell Sherif
Greys Harbor County
Wash
Brelmer Gilson
A.M. Wade
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Herald
Truth Telling Causes School Trouble
Miz Bacon confronts Thomas who admits being punished for honesty. The boy explains he wrote under a drawn basket of eggs that the eyes depicted were not all chicken, claiming the teacher misread the joke as a remark on her age. The exchange appears in the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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Thomas
Miz Bacon
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Only Way to Know Dogs
A brief on dog ownership as the sole path to truly understand canines. The piece argues that cohabiting under one roof reveals a dog s faults and virtues, and that owning a dog leads to empathy for its weaknesses and fears. It reflects Our Dumb Animals sentiments on pet companionship and loyalty.
Not becoming and a clever neighbor tale
A fragmented excerpt blends quips about appearances and judgment. A Washington Star quips on a woman in aviation attire, a proverb about a maid and a fault, and a London Tit-Bits joke about a boy asking who lives next door to a neighbor, revealing two simple moral vignettes.
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Ittie
London
Ownership statement for Aberdeen Herald 1917
Jno J Carney declares ownership of the Aberdeen Herald a daily paper in Aberdeen Washington County Grove Harbor with publisher editor and business manager shown. He lists himself as owner and stockholder, notes no known bondholders or other securities holding 1 percent or more, and provides notary attestation date April 42 1917 by Notary Public Minoal Ryan.
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Congress
Aberdeen
Washington
Grove Harbor
J. Carrier
Aberdeen Heralé
Jno
J. Carney
E. A. Mimnich
J Carney
If & Corporation
J. Carner
Aberfieen
MoOrigazss
Sffiant
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