Sunday Law Criticized as Morality Tool and Graft
The Sunday law in Washington, enacted in 1881, is derided as a tool for graft and enforcement by corrupt officials. The piece argues public opinion, not statute, governs morality and calls for modification to reflect modern conditions, noting widespread nonenforcement and prioritizing the needs of the public over rigid zeal.
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Sunday Law of
Washington
Campbell
Hogham
Bower
England
North Side Jetty Plan Runs Against Harbor Views
Engineer Carpenter in charge of Grays Harbor government work says south jetty repair is sufficient, storms only damaged false work, and north jetty work will begin in about six weeks. He disputes Captain Stream's view that the north jetty would threaten the bar. The Herald reports the ongoing plans.
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Engineer Carpenter
Grays Harbor
Captain Stream
Carpenter
Inner Harbor
City Fathers Address Week's Business and Dredging
Mayor France and councilmen met to approve river dredgings for filling the flat with refuse. A disorderly saloon license is under review. The Woods stable on Wishkah Street is unsanitary. Curtis Street planking is accepted. Sewer bids for Districts C and D are referred. Chehalis Bar declared disorderly. proprietors must show cause tonight.
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France
Taggart
C. R. Wilson
Wishkah_ street
Curtis Street
Aberdeen
Blaine Street
John Rider
D Street
Chehalis
Water Committee
Death of Pioneer Daniel Varner Passes at 79
Tacoma mourns Daniel Varner a Washington pioneer aged 79 who joined the Oregon Trail in 1850 and later sought mining in California and Fraser River. He settled near Orting, endured the 1855 uprising, aided Fort Steilacoom defense, logged mined and farmed before moving to live with his son in Chehalis County.
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Tacoma
Daniel Varner
Washington
Plains
Oregon
Charles Varner
South End
Varner
Sacramento Valley
Fraser River
California
Orting
Ile
Fort Steilacoom
Puyallup
Warner
Barbers Union Lifts Wages and Hours Amid Whisker Trend
The Barbers' Union votes a raise to 17 dollars weekly plus commissions, trims weekly hours by three, moving closing time to 7 30 p.m. and Saturdays to 10 p.m. Prices rise for shave and massage, from 15 to 25 cents and 55 to 50 cents respectively, as barbers push for higher earnings while public interest shifts toward longer whiskers.
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Barbers’ Union
End of Life Remembrance for Miss Jennie Sargent in Aberdeen
The funeral for Miss Jennie Sargent will be held at the home of Rev. C McDermoth with a simple service. Born October 8, 1835, in Panora Iowa, she spent most of her life in Aberdeen and nearby, educated in Aberdeen schools. After pleurisy and an abscess misdiagnosed as consumption, she traveled to California and Arizona for help before surgery in Portland. she died at 12:30 midnight last Saturday.
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Jennie Sargent
C McDermoth
C. McDermoth
O. C. Jacobson
Young Ladies’ Chorus
Congregational Church
Iowa
Aberdeen
California
Arizona
Portland
Miss Sargent
C. C. Sargent
Herald
Foreman Discharges Italian, Two Return with Weapons
Foreman S A Girard of National Lumber and Box discharges a young Italian this morning. The two brothers armed with a revolver and a knife returned to confront the boss but were overpowered by Frank King and Louis Nelson after a hard fight. Police seek the escaped pair after detaining them for an hour. Mrs Mytton lauds Chamberlain s Salve for a knee burn and notes its quick pain relief. Evans Drug Co sells it.
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S.A. Girard
National Lumber & Box Company
Frank King
Louis Nelson
Chamberlain
Robert Mytton
John Inc
Hamilton
Ontario
Evans Drug Co
Family in Hard Luck Over Typhoid in Aberdeen
Street Commissioner Hills reported at Grays Harbor hospital that a newly arrived Aberdeen family of a man wife and five children is in dire need. The husband’s work and income are ruined by illness, leaving them nearly destitute. The Bijou theater will donate proceeds from tomorrow night to the family, with local ladies aiding relief efforts.
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Grays Harbor
Hills
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Cats Triumph in Twin Tacoma Games
Aberdeen’s Black Cats, leading the league, defeated Tacoma Tigers 8 to 1 in the first game as Higginbotham dominated the mound and Butler struggled. In the second tilt Aberdeen edged Tacoma 1 to 0 in a tight nine innings with Dellar and Brinker delivering strong pitching and a ninth inning run.
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Tacoma
Black Cats
Aberdeen
Tigers
Seattle
Siwashes
Higginbotham
Ike
Bobbles
Hige Vinbotham
Mike Lynch
Spencer
Higgie
Kellackey
Clynes
Lynch
Shea
Butler
Collins
Strieb
van Buren
Shaw
Householder
Dellar
Andy Anderson
Anderson
Mahon
Brown
Nellackey
Brinker
Constipation remedy touted by local drug store
For constipation there is nothing quite so nice as Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets. They always produce a pleasant movement of the bowels with out any disagreeable effect. Price 25c, Samples free, Evans Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Evans Drug Co
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Chebalis County
Summit
RED Cross Pharmacy
Boss
Tacoma Tigers
Cats
Eo, J. Wolff
Abereeen’s Best Store
Riel Yaannoye
Best Bank IN
Chehalis County Bank
Home Bank
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