Women Town Cleaners Parade Clean Up Short Beach
Thirty women in white dresses with caps and aprons swept streets and yards at Short Beach Connecticut to set an example for men. The trumpeter Bert Randall led the march with a white banner reading Short Beach White Wings Brace Up and Clean Up. Officials followed including Mrs Henry Beers Mrs John King Moore and Ella Wheeler Wilcox. An inspector logged outcomes before the community held a large dance that night.
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Short Beach
Conn
New Haven
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Bert Randall
New York City
Josephine Beers
Items of Interest From Chehalis County
Aberdeen Herald correspondents report on local actions and movements including Judge Irwin returning from Green River hot springs. Grants Pass trips, horse purchases for a livery business, and residents visiting relatives are noted. Local property sales, mill updates, marriage licenses, city council changes, and an attempted US appeal in a murder case are detailed.
Local Names Note Holiday Moves Across Aberdeen Area
Ted Callow made a short trip to Aberdeen last week. Miss Lillian Pox visited Mrs. A. Callow Roberts. Prov. of Olympia visitor to ancle and aunt, editor and Mrs. Rowell, last week. Mrs. Ed. Toves and children of Aberdeen spent holidays with her parent and returned home Tuesday. Inez Maxwell, a nurse in Aberdeen hospital, visited her parents. Henry Donaldson left Elma for Tacoma to attend Puget Sound University. B KR Martin and family and Audley Payne and baby plan Mukilteo home. Mrs. H J Crites and kids return to Montesano after holidays with Mrs. Crites mother. Chas. O Madison, visiting sister Mrs. James Murray, returned Thurston to Arkansas City, Oklahoma.
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J. A. Craig
Ed. Toves
Aberdeen
Inez Maxwell
Henry Donaldson
Elma
Tacoma
Puget Sound University
B. KR. Martin
Audley Payne
Baby
Mukilteo
H. J. Crites
Montesano
Chas. O. Madison
James Murray
Thurston
Arkansas City
Oklahoma
Local Social Notes From Montesano And Hoquiam
Miss Roxa Gee of Montesano visits her sister Mrs Joe H Smith of Mir and Mrs John Marony of Sandy, Ore. Visiting old friends Mr and Mrs Cee W Lamping. Mrs J M Stills undergoes successful surgical operation at Hoquiam General hospital Friday. Mrs W L Kneeland of Shelton returns home after visiting her sister in law Mrs Parks. Editor J O Dein and family, with Claude Thompson, depart for Kent. Woodmen of the World and Women of Woodcraft plan joint installation next Thursday at the O U W hall. L H Brewer leaves Montesano Friday morning after tax chair's communication.
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Roxa Gee
Montesano
Joe. H. Smith
Mir
John Marony
Sandy
Mre
Cee
W. Lamping
J. M. Stills
Hoquiam General Hospital
W. Li. Kneeland
Shelton
Parks
Woodmen of the World
Women of Woodcraft
4. O. U. W. Ball
L. H. Brewer
Tax
Chehalis County Probate and Inheritance Inquiry Commission
Walter Jenkinson, express driver for Lyon and Irwin, suffered a minor injury Friday afternoon when a cat scratched him near the eye during freight unloading at the depot. He received medical attention from Dr. McIntyre, receiving two stitches.
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Walter Jenkinson
Lyon & Irwin
Local notes from Cedarville to Olympia
S H Williams of Cedarville visited town on Tuesday. P J Fitzzerad and wife returned from the harbor on Wednesday. A party was held at the Burch residence on Monday evening. B K Deal spent last week visiting friends near Olympia. The Rebekah lodge will install officers next Wednesday. all members should attend. Julius Pomrenk, formerly of this area, was visiting friends here Thursday. Modern Woodmen met Monday evening and recorded thirty one applications, twenty eight for beneficiary membership.
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P. J. Fitzzerad
Burch
B. K. Deal
Olympia
Rebekah Lodge
Julius Pomrenk
Satsop
Improvement clubs bring town beautification to life
An article extols village improvement societies as simple to organize and highly productive. It cites Laurel Hill in Stockbridge as the first U S example, noting early funds, tree planting, prizes, and public benefits such as a library and park. It urges California towns to adopt similar plans and governance.
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United States
Laurel Hill Association
Stockbridge
Mass
Au Stockbridge
Cyrus W. Field
Be, W. Pomeroy
J. Z. Goodrich
David Dudley Field
California
Daniel H. Burnham
Riverside
Cal
Town Improvement and Planning Principles by Olmsted Jr
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr argues in the Atlantic that village improvements require a definite plan and long term considerations. He warns against haphazard changes and urges comparing projects with the aims of a sustainable, forward looking master plan.
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Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr
Atlantic
The Grip and a Cure: Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
A historical note extols the grip’s pain and risk while promoting Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a proven preventive and curative option. The claim cites widespread use with no pneumonia cases reported, with Evans Drug Co. as seller.
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Chamberlain
Evans Drug Co
Gracious hospitality demands calm festive hosting
A Chicago Tribune style guide urges hosts to project placid good temper and festive spirit. Do not show worry or annoyance even during baking, dusting, or serving. Keep conversations lively, appear at leisure, and avoid signaling fatigue or irritation to guests.
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Chicago Tribune
Jake
Harrisburg Park Poles Replaced With Iron Alternatives
Harrisburg park officials move against unsightly riverfront poles cutting down twenty poles along one park. The electric light company assists as new ornamental iron poles with arms replace damaged poles along banks and walks, with gaslight poles to follow.
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Municipal Journal and Engineer
Park Commissioners
Harrisburg
River Front
Electric Light Company
Home Trade Maxim: Seeds of Growth in Small Towns
An essay extols local spending and advertising to build community wealth. It cites seeds planted in favorable conditions yielding large returns, notes small towns can host big manufacturing, and urges bankers and merchants to act against chronic grumbling to protect and grow local trade.
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United States
People’s United States Mail Order Bank of
D. M. Carr
Home Trade Advocate
Roads Taxed to Prosper Julian Nebraska
C L Mesnet cashier of the Bank of Julian credits the Auto Advocate and Country Roads for turning into superb condition the highways into Julian. Public subscriptions funded the road work using a tractor attached scraper and efficient drainage. The result, according to Mesnet, is Julian becoming the most prosperous town of its size in Nebraska.
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Julian
Neb
C. L. Mesnet
Bank of Julian
Mesnet
Nebraska
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Women Town Cleaners
Cheralis County
Chehalis County
Aberdeen Herald
Judge Irwin
Green River Hot Springs
J. B. Kesterson
Grants Pass, Ore
Harvey
Gordon Simmons
Portland
W. J. Wakefield
Daugher
W.lt. Walton
Win. Moore
L. L. Woodard
Academy
G. G. O’brien
Olympic OU Company
North Deach
H. D Chapman
Geo. L. Davia
C. M. Roberts
Sylvia Street
T. Durdle
Pullman
Keterson
Pullan College
Schafer School
Gerda Knudson
Justice Warren
Justice Fox
Cooper
Anstie
Montesano Lumber Co
Andrew Johnson
Bertha Iram
Fred Barnes
Nina T. Roberts
Robt
Jerrell
Callie Smith
Luther L Kirkpatrick
Edith O. Kneale
S. W. Baxter
Hattie Rogers
J. A. Fuller
Fide
L. MeekDermoth
N. D. Mckillip
D. W. Fleet
J. H. Law
Ted Callow
Poouiam
Oakville
S. H. Williams
Cedarville
America
Kenilworth
W. Heron Street. Co
C. Sarcent
Blum & Erene
W. Johnson Transfer Co
Express
South F St
Roslyn Coal
RE. P. Porter
Choice Brands of
Averdeen, Wash
E. J. Bradley
UW Miller
State Bank
N. E. Cor. Heron and
H St
Shubert
Gotziang
ST. Paul
Mscalls 4A Magazine
Mal
McCall Company
14Th Street
York City
Herald Printery
Josephine Turck Baker
Tor
Evanston, Il
Herald Printers
Wishkah St
Tel
J. M. Lupton, Mer
Cor. H and
Hume
Seventh Street
Washington, D.C
Chehalis
Pe Guerce L. Fraitz
Detroit
Michigan
The
Illinois Central
Chicago
Louisville
Memphis
New Orleans
B. H W. Trumpsnn
Third Street
Portland, Or
Lindsey, Trav. P. A
Aid “St
Pau
B. Trompson
Colman Building
Seattle Wash
Keely Institute
Washington
B.gc
Uoka'tor
Seattle
Wash
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