Chehalis County Apenings From All County Sections
Aberde n Herald dispatches report Elmer Moberay's return from Kansas City to visit old friends and Virgie Nichols of Aberdeen visiting Montesano. Duncan Campbell cut a Montesano visit short to return to his Oregon claim. Mrs Fitz returned from Ballard, and Mrs Hall may come home soon. Mrs K E W Polsfoot back from California, R S Palbot and daughter return from Fresno. County auditor's December fees show record activity at 716 30. Fire department elects officers for the year Frank Jacobs president T F Brown vice president Gaston Moch secretary treasurer W H Bush assistant chief.
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Duncan Campbell
Montesano
Oregon
Dr. Fitz
Ballard
Hall
KE. W. Polsfoot
California
Fresno
Washington
R.S. Palbot
Fire Department
Frank Jacobs
T. F. Brown
Gaston Mocheief
W. HH
Bush
Wave of visitors and residents trade news across Elma area
Wm. T. Roberts and wife returned from Everett where Jippy spent the holiday season. Pronk Seavives once a famous baseball guide of Centralia is moving freight through Elma. WIL Ppaag and family from Everett visited S. J. and Will Wray in Shna. M rs J A Curtis of Nebraska left for Medford after visiting Gore and Curls Jaranes. P. Murray returned to Portland after visiting his parents while attending college. Marvin Wakefield and Chas McDonard traveled to Aberdeen to see Florence Roberts in the House of Bond age and came back Monday. Cady E. Payne, from Trenton, Mo., bought a half interest in M. J. Lynch’s employment and real estate office. S. W. Gaskill sold lots 1 2 and 3 in Wakefield & Byles add to Elma to E. J. Gardner and Robert E. Gardner, new East arrivals, for 150 dollars.
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Wm. T. Roberts
Everett
Jippy
Pronk Seavives
Centralia
Aipen
Elma
Wil Ppaag and Family
Shna
S. J
Will Wray
Mars
J. A. Curtis
Nebraska
Gore
Curls Jaranes
Medford
Oceoon
P. Murray
Portland
Marvin Wakefield
Chas. McDonard
Aberdeen
Florence Roberts
Cady E. Payne
Trenton
M. J. Lynch
S. W. Gaskill
E. J. Gardner
Robert E. Gardner
Wakefield & Byles
Town visitors and local notes linger in winter
Miss Clara Trudgian visited the area last week followed by Wm Blackburn from Cedar Lumber Co. in town. B Couch and wife stayed with Mr and Mrs C N Mills on Sunday. Harve Watson formerly of Alberta sought a team for purchase. Judge Fry drove to Garrard Creek Wednesday through a blinding snow storm.
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Wm. Blackburn
Dareen Cedar Lumber Co
B. Couch
C. N. Mills
Harve Watson
Alberta
Judge Fry
Garrard
Mutton Birds Support Coastal Economy Through Autumn Harvest
During six weeks each autumn the 00 inhabitants of a remote Australian Fur lon rely on catching fat young mutton birds. The birds hatch there in vast numbers and, as they migrate, flocks extend for miles. The harvest funds the community and provides oil used for lubrication and as a cod liver oil substitute.
Quotations and comic aside from cross words in transit
A truncated dialogue of a rural traveler asking if he is on the right train. The reply notes multiple porters and passengers agreeing, with a flourish of Shakespearean style and Socratic sarcasm as the text shifts between wit and instruction. The fragment evokes travel, doubt, and classical allusion.
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Sountry
London Telegraph
Peruna Heralded By Sufferers As Cure For Catarrh
Testimonies from Mrs. F J Little Tolono Illinois and others claim Peruna cures chronic catarrh of the stomach and bowels, a severe cough, and related ailments. Notes mention improved sleep appetite and daily function after using the remedy along with Manalin.
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F. J. Little
Tolono
W. C.lemphill
Louisville
Miss
Odors of diseases and a banker's explosive watch
A doctor explains distinctive smells linked to diseases, noting how odor aids diagnosis from measles to yellow fever. A banker, Herr Hager, is repeatedly robbed as precautions fail, and a Dynamite-filled watch explodes during winding, injuring a victim's hands and eye.
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Herr Hager
London Telegraph
Puzzling art of political persuasion noted by London Opinion
A London Opinion quotation discusses the difficulty MPs face. It weighs how to praise an opponent’s integrity while branding him a sham and a first water impostor. The piece uses a vivid analogy to describe a heavyweight mendacity handicap.
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Ananias
London
Ancient Greeks and Nile water sterilization practices
The passage notes Rufus of Ephesus teaching water from rivers and unhealthy soils is harmful while boiled and reboiled water in baked earthenware vessels is safest. It describes camp pit filtration and percolation to purify water, and questions Nile water’s surprising safety despite its appearance.
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Rufus
Ephesus
Nile
Gazette Des Eaux
The Basilisk in Medieval Folklore and Art
The basilisk appears as a famed medieval monster hatched from a barnyard cock egg by a toad. It is depicted as an eight legged serpent or dragon, sometimes winged, with a crown-like head. Ancient writers claim its breath and bite are deadly and its lair repels plants.
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Basiliscos
Pliny
Bascho
The Other Way Ends With Meeting Breakup
A quarrel over what happened at the gathering ends with the remark that the meeting broke up during Ranter's speech rather than his collapse due to illness.
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Ranter
Margaret asks for a starter during prayer
A Delineator blurb recalls little Margaret kneeling with her mother and forgetting to finish. She asks for a starter to begin, claiming she can then go a whizzing.
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Margaret
Life Among Quiet Rooms Prompts House Visitor Narrative
A brief, wry vignette notes a visitor entering a house where a waitress, given notice, is present but described with a sharp understatement. The remark “she’s no lady” colors the social tension implied by the scene. The line ends with an existential aside on life.
Barnatto Diamond Ring Ad Seeks Global Sales Reps
A 15 day offer promotes a $5 Barnatto Simulation Diamond Ring claiming high brilliancy and 100 percent profit for new home based distributors. It urges men and women worldwide to recruit buyers, promising free samples and materials from The Barnatto Diamond Co in Chicago with a warning not to misrepresent as real gems.
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Barnatto
Registration Opens for 1909 Primary and General Elections
Aberdeen Washington notices announce registration books open on January 2 1909 for voters in the March 9 1909 primary and April 6 1909 election. Citizens must register this year with 1 year in state 90 days in county and 36 days in ward prior to the primary. Naturalized citizens must bring papers and cannot register on first papers.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Aber deen Semi-Weekly Herald Highlights
Grays Harbor brief notes from the Aber deen area appear in a twice weekly transcript. The item lists the paper’s price and delivery terms, signaling ongoing local notices and community items.
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Grays Harbor
Aberdeen
Heraldh
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Chehalis County
Aberdeen Herald
Elmer Moberay
Kansas City
Virgie Nichols
Gertrude Bigmold
Oakville
Clara Trudgian
Iarvor
Socrates
Pe-Ru-Na
G. Green
Lewis Creek
Ind
Peruna
Mr.w.c. Hemphill
F.E. Little
W.D. Smith, SR
Herald Printery
River Nile
the Basilisk
C. T. Smith
O. R. Austin
Doris Elk
Dean’s
A. S. Austin
Hayes & Hayes Bank
Paine
Grays Harbor Hospital
Guy
Canterbury
Aberdeen State Bank
Waterman’s Ideal Fountain
ALIN
Evans Drug Co
Evans Drug Company
Dean’s Tea
Dean’s Tea and Coffee
J. M. Bowes
Gurney
A. Star A. Transfer Co
Herald Office
Barnatto Diamond CO
Girard Building
Chicago
Register
The
Boston
Eta
Superior
H. L. Cook & Co
E. Heron St
Aberdeen Carriage Company
Peter Ibsen
General Blacksmiths
Wishkah Street
Queensware Department
So. G St
McClure
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