Hoquiam and Wenatchee Seek Shared Road Funding Plan
Hoquiam officials and Wenatchee property owners discuss a proposed road project with a cost split plan. Hoquiam aims to share construction costs under an enlarged district scheme while property owners would cover fill work. Petitions will circulate and city petitions seek a two thirds city burden with abutting property owners funding part.
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Wen
Hoquiam
McGalufin
Hoquiam Commercial Club
McGelufin
Patterson
W. J. Patterson
C. E. Arthur
Simpson Avenue
W. L. Adams
Ewart
Lister Urges Law-Proof Laws in State Legislative Speech
Senator Josiah Collins backs Lister if he follows his program and conducts a constructive administration. Lister promotes law-proof safeguards and a Pacific highway from the British Columbia line to the Columbia River to serve more towns and gain broad support. Allen commends Lister and highlights Panama exposition appropriations as vital for state publicity and growth. Aberdeen Printing Co., Particular Printers, 309 East Wishkah Street.
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British Columbia Boundary
Columbia River
King County
George F. Wardenburg
Lis
Lister
Josiah Collins
Allen
Pliny L. Allen
Mr. Lister
Commonwealth
Aberdeen Printing Co
Particular Printers
East Wishkab Street
Brother Denies Stealing Money in Family Inheritance Case
In Montesano on December 11 Mrs. F M Purdy of Hoquiam accused her brother Jacob Stinson of taking about $1000 hidden under his mother’s house. Stinson claims the money is his from earnings and was stored under the corner of his home. His daughter testified it came from a hole in the floor and Mrs Purdy seeks a court hearing to settle the dispute with Judge Mason Irwin presiding next Saturday.
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Jake
Mason Irwin
Money Trust Ways Exposed In Banking Hearing
The article details testimony on the influence of J. P. Morgan & Co. on Bankers' Trust, with Mr. Frew objecting and admitting Morgan involvement. Untermyer ties Davison Case and Porter to Morgan, and Frew seeks to explain the clearing house rule for uniform out-of-town check collection rates. The committee may let Frew resume tomorrow to elaborate.
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Bankers’ Trust Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Frew
Morgan
Untermyer
Messrs. Davison, Case and Porter
Morgan Company
New York
Clearing House
Salt Lake City
Idleness and Magic Joy in Weir Mitchell Verse
The passage presents a contemplative voice claiming supreme idleness as a source of magic and joy. It contrasts languid imagery with stillness, suggesting idleness enhances simple happiness and creates a serene inner ease.
Highwaymen Convicted of Road Robbery by Superior Court
John Hayes and J Mackie were convicted in the superior court yesterday on charges of highway robbery. Both men, traced by the sheriff after logger caravans along the Oakville to Union Timber road endured repeated hold ups. They face a penitentiary sentence likely ranging from one to five years with sentencing expected in a few days.
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John Hayes
J. Mackie
Oakville
Union Timber Company
Man leaps to ferry as crowd cheers at dock
A man sprints across a pier to a ferry two feet away and lands on its deck. A fat bystander blocks the leap and both men crash. The jumper recovers and apologizes, claiming he caught the boat. the bystander replies the boat was arriving.
Wishbone Promise at the Dinner Table
In a restaurant a man shows a wishbone and proposes that the larger half grants a wish. The woman doubts her desires until she cheerfully declares that the man can have her as his wish. The exchange ends with a playful, romantic reveal from Fun. Magazine.
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Fun. Magazine
After Dinner Speeches On Ambition And The Future
The piece reflects a speaker’s approach to opening remarks before beginning, noting enthusiasm and ambition. It highlights considering the future, addressing a new generation, and the courage to discuss pressing problems that confront life.
Strange Scene From A Magazine Passage
A young man savors a white lozenge while a girl notes its pink stripes in a distant magazine fragment. The dialogue has playful tone and vintage illustration sensibilities.
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Young’s Magazine
Weather Forecaster Seeks Transfer Over Mismatched Climate
A town’s local forecaster, nicknamed for his common misses, begs a transfer to another station. Headquarters asks why, and he quips that the climate simply doesn’t agree with his own forecast. The exchange underscores his sensitivity and ongoing joke status.
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Headquarters
Bellman
Henry Augustus Learns to Dress His Feet
A child named Henry Augustus struggles with footwear as his mother notes the shoes on the wrong feet. He retorts that those are the only feet he owns, highlighting a humorous moment from a caption or cartoon.
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Henry Augustus
Generosity Quoted by Actor Henry Miller
The actor Henry Miller says generosity comes easy when needs are met. He recalls a tale of a little girl entering a drawing room to gift her sister’s fiancé Hilary McMasters a hard white lozenge as a candy.
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Henry Miller
Hilary McMasters
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Sage Foundation
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Weir Mitchell
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Kaufman Bros. CO
Santa
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Bradley A. Fiske
New Hampshire
American Press Association
Toyland
Kayser Hose
Kayser
Paris
London
Perrin Gloves
Perrin
George J. Wolff
Weather Wise
Pittsburgh Preas
Charles R. Crane
Chicago Republican
Wilson
Produsers
Thor
Demonstra
Tor
the Electric Service and Supply Company
Grays Harbor Railway and Light Company
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