Evans' Drug Co and Town Roundup in Aberdeen
Aberdeen notes report Evans Drug Co promotions and ads plus local visits by residents from Portland Seattle and Spokane. Shore area events include baptisms, church notices, court visits, Westport trips, cement shipment, a new two story block under construction, and multiple residents visiting relatives or on business.
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E. E. Shields
Skamania County
Aberdeen
G. S. Rankin and
North Yakima
Fairmont
Gertrude Lackey
Third
Francis H. Brownell
H. Chapin
Seattle
Ladies Aid Society
The
Congregational Church
Electric Park
Fred C. Furth
Friends
Frank Beam
Moclips
Watson Eastman
Portland
Western Cooperage Co
C. T. Sylliansen
Montesano
Christian Science Church
First Street
Broadway
Spirit
W. B. Mack
Mabel White
Dorothy Bouteyette
Chehalis
San Francisco
Evans’ Drug Co
Daniel Kelley
Lincoln, Neb
William Brown
Argyll, Il
Watson
Baumert
Templeman
J. H. Cox
Evans Drug Co
Eugene Whiteside
Spokane
W. R
C. W. Tage
Washington
George Churchill
West Market Street
A. C. Seaman
D. H. Seaman
Milwaukee
Welch
Riddle, Ore
N. L. Johnson
W. H. May
Tacoma
Norwegian Lutheran Church
J. C. Pearson
William Irvine
Westport
Charles T. DeLosh
Stanley
Beaumont T. DeLosh
Ladies’ Aid Society
Swedish Mission Church
Otto Larson
South Aberdeen
Powell & Cunningham
Charles M. Cloud
Sadie Maud Douglas
Muskogee
Okla
Clarence B. Douglas
Cosmopolis
W. R. Whiteside
State Undertakers Association
Queen
Dialects In China Diverse as In Furove
A note on language diversity in China states there are as many dialects there as in the entire region of Furove, highlighting vast linguistic variation across areas.
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China
Furove
A Humble Feller Toast and Korrespondent Q&A
A rustic verse toast honors a cheerful neighbor who stays optimistic and boosts his town. The page then presents a poultry expert’s reader questions on incubator hatches, egg candling, duck housing, chick losses, Rhode Island Reds, and Leghorn roosters, with practical explanations.
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Kurios
Rhode Island
Egg Germs and Household Health Take Center Stage
The Chicago district attorney cites 34 000 000 germs in a teaspoonful of eggs to warn jurors. A local farm and household tips column urges sanitary incubator built to high standards, warns about vermin, and promotes use of hen manure for gardens and flowers.
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United States
Chicago
Pinkham Defies Commodore To Save Ship And Crew
Nap tucket native Reuben Pinkham served as third lieutenant on the Potomac. At sunset he ordered man the weather braces and refused the commodore until wind sprang up, saving the vessel when the yards swung and the ship surged forward. The commodore later admitted he would have jailed Pinkham if the wind had not appeared.
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James
Coatesville
Rome
Marietta Pa
Reuben Pinkham
Naptucket
Potomac
Sitle
Pinkham
Island of
Nantucket
Pinkhaim
Lee Rati
Leutenant
Volcanic Lighthouse Fees and Beaming Eruptions
A San Salvador government beacon atop a nearby volcano charges ships docking at Acajutla for lighthouse services. The eight mile inland eruption tower lights the sea with a seven minute, precise pattern while explosions resemble heavy dynamite. Visitors time the eruptions for amusement, unaware of the volcanic activity carry the only lighthouse. The second item recalls Beranger and Dumas discussing inspiration from a fountain at the corner, a line about wine in songs.
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Republic of San Salvador
Acajutla
Salvador
Pearson’s Weekly
Berainger
Dumas the Elder
Dumas
Beranger
M. Beranger
Invincible Logic at the Train Station
London Punch sketches a comic exchange as Donald asks for a tip for a safe journey while cousin and Wullie refuse spare funds for their mother. The dialogue highlights stubborn pride and irony in a rural Scottish setting with a train sendoff.
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Donald
Wullie Wullie
London
Dentist Relief Delayed as Dentist Absent
A Toledo Blade feature quotes a reader reflecting on pain relief from a toothache only to find the dentist was absent. The exchange captures humorous relief and disappointment in a brief local exchange.
Mule Named Uncle Jackson Sparks Earnest Banter
In a Buffalo Express excerpt a mule owner and questioner clash over naming the stubborn animal. The owner retorts that no name is rough enough for the creature, highlighting a humorous frontier exchange.
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Uncle Jackson
Buffalo Express
Moonlight Effects Reported in Cuba Natives Seek Umbrella Aid
A brief note describes how intense moonlight causes sore eyes among Cuban natives who navigate at night using umbrellas and paraluna devices. The excerpt hints at unusual illumination impacting local travel and comfort.
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Cuba
Money orders scam and grafting guidance in early lit
The piece warns straggling town money order recipients to verify identity with a parlor teller before payment. It notes how misapplied measures aid theft and recalls grafting guidance for fruit trees stressing vigor and matching growth to avoid splits. It suggests consulting a nurseryman or state horticultural station for stock and scion vigor.
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Strace
Bun
New York Sun
Horticultural Department of the State Experiment Station
Roosevelt Voices Skepticism on Universal Arbitration
Theodore Roosevelt condemns arbitration with nations likely to break treaties and urges skepticism about universal peace. He asserts distrust of liars at national and private levels and challenges advocates to investigate conditions in California.
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United States
California
Theodore Roosevelt
Duties of Wealth and Civic Responsibility
Rev Charles B Mitchell argues the wealthy owe active service to society not idle leisure. Wealth should fund self improvement and community betterment. In democracy there is no leisure class as true worth is character not possessions.
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Charles B Mitchell
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Twentieth Anniversary Banquet Held for Drake Couple
After the Eastern Star Chapter meeting Tuesday evening a banquet honored Mr and Mrs Charles Drake on their twentieth wedding anniversary and acknowledged their service to the chapter.
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Eastern Star Chapter
Charles Drake
A Presidents Private Car From Argentina
A description of Argentina’s private car for Dr Jose F Alcorts built in Birmingham England. It measures seventy eight feet, sits on two six wheeled trucks, features a mahogany interior with marble fireplace and observation bay, includes three bedrooms en suite and servants quarters, and has a steel cream white exterior with gold trim.
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Argentina
Jose F. Alcorts
Birmingham
England
C C Moore Named Leader of San Francisco Exposition
C C Moore, a New York resident, has been chosen to head the San Francisco Exposition, signaling a major administrative appointment for the event. He brings publicly noted experience and will oversee planning and operations for the showcase.
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New York
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Chehalis County Bank of Aberdeen
FRANK
G. Jones
Pike
Cashier
Grays Llarbor
Ed. L. Koehler
Skykomish River
Hoods Canal
J. S. Book
Los Angeles
Lila Miracle
City
D. Edger and Son
Grays Harbor
W. B. Mead
Schinogle
Ivah
Westport Beach
Adam Schubert
Chikasha
Oklahoma
South G Street
Broadway Pharwacy
Phouie
Allus
Co. M. Barnitz
Commodore
San Salvador
Toledo Blade
Stetson Special
John B. Stetson Company
A. W. Barkley
C. C. Moore
L. L. Maley S
Lephone
Aberdeen, Wash
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