Chehalis County Local Notes Across the Region
Chehalis County items report numerous community updates from Aberdeen Herald correspondents. Notables include births, illnesses, travel for business and family visits, construction on Fifth Street, a Grays Harbor Lumber mill frame nearing roof, and legal notes on Adolph Ponischil versus Hoquiam. Memorial Day observances by the Grand Army, W R C, and school programs are described, with the funeral of Mrs. Carrie May Lewis Kibbe detailed.
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Chehalis County
Aberdeen Herald
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Hoquiam Area
C J McDowell and family spent Sunday with friends at Porter Amos Gapyiison left for Milensburg Monday on an extended visit Miss Emma Medcalf visited relatives in Vacoma and Port Townsend last week John Esmond and Joe Nethery train a Magles baseball team for a contest with Olympia Eagles Anna Nethery remains in the city for the summer Hoquiam schools closed for the year Opening of the public reading room moved from June 1 to June 5 A political branch organzied in Montesano with seven members Dan Murphy of Seattle visited his brother P Murphy near the river A Hoquiam socialist party branch formed by Geo Croston and A Jonas W H Lawrence elected secretary Dr F R Saulsbury of Warren Illinois and A W Barney of Sparta Wisconsin visiting Dr F I Carr both men interested
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C. J. McDowell
Porter
Amos Gapyiison
Milensburg
Emma Medcalf
Vacoma
Port Pownsend
John Esmond
Joe’ Nethery
Magles
Olympia Eagles
Anna Nethery
Hoquiam
Dan Murphy
Seattle
Montesano
P. Murphy
New Market Street School Ready as Aberdeen Board Reopens Term
Aberdeen board of school directors closes last term and opens the new year. Market Street School is designated as the new city school house. Prof. Harris is reappointed as city superintendent with a $300 salary raise. Other teachers receive monthly raises from 3 to 8. A male principal will be chosen for the High school later. list of engaged teachers includes Miss Blanche Warshner Frances M Bill Hattie Simonds Maud Hulbert Kertha Thornton Mollie Jeans May Becker Marie Robinson Mattie Shannon Rose Davies Clyn Davies Mabel Messinlay Cassie Graham Inez Weatherwax Mildred Vance Imo A Monroe Mrs Mildred Ik West.
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Aberdeen Board of School Directors
Market Street
Prof
Harris
Elijah Allen
Blanche Warshner
Frances M. Bill
Hattie Simonds
Maud Hulbert
Kertha Thornton
Mollie Jeans
May Becker
Marie Robinson
Mattie Shannon
Rose Davies
Clyn Davies
Mabel Messinlay
Cassie Graham
Inez Weatherwax
Mildred Vance
Imo
A. Monroe
Mildred Ik
West
Ballard's Snow Liniment Proposed as Pain Remedy
A nineteenth century advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a cure for neuralgic pains rheumatism lumbago and sciatic pains claiming deep nerve and bone penetration and blood absorption. An agent D F Moore of the Illinois Central Railway Milan Tennessee endorses it as a splendid remedy the family could not do without. Available in 25c 60c and 100 price points at W B Paine & Co.
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Ballard
D. F. Moore
Ilinoig Central Railway
Milan
Tenn
W. B. Paine & Co
Left Eyed People and Eye Bias in Reading Habits
A New York Times piece discusses a rare “left eyed” population, noting that such individuals favor one eye due to reading or writing posture. It explains how oculists identify left eye dominance and argues the trait can be developed rather than inherent.
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New York Times
A Collector's Prayer and Old Manuscript Find
A curio loving figure named Hodg kin echoes a pious thanks to God for Providence in collecting. The text recalls Thomas Ifearne and a recent lucky find of three oil manuscripts, described in reverent, old style prose from London charity notes.
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Mr. Hodgkin
Thomas Ifearne
Bucks
Puzzle of Passwords Guards Entrance in Quiet Street
Fragmentary notes describe a guarded doorway on Rue des Laidides where visitors whispered changing phrases to gain access. The scene hints at a secretive group and cautious security measures as a peculiar ritual unfolds with wary chatter and guarded steps.
Bishop Williams Reflects on Tax Prompting Student Question
A fragmentary exchange shows Bishop Williams of Cou nt Pro ob ainy yervs presiding at a church meeting. A young man questions a tax each decade and asks if a student of ten years would owe 100 dollars per year. The bishop answers in his old time vernacular, noting the tax value.
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Williams
Willams
Ainy Yervs Presiding
Werties
Captain and compass themes in family dialogue
In a witty exchange, a boy asks what it means for the father to be captain of the ship. The mother explains the captain as head of the house and jokes about roles, with the boy likening himself to the compass. The dialogue plays on nautical terms to hint at family dynamics and guidance.
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Little Jack
Papa
Best Commercial Job Printing at the Herald Printery
The Herald Printery at 39 Wishkah Street offers top quality commercial job printing services. Local businesses can rely on precise typography fast turnaround and durable materials for a range of printing needs.
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The
Herald Printery
Wishkah St
Grub Street through Archers to Grub Street legends
An extraction from a historical column recounts Grub Street London known for bowyers and archery crafts, noting writers John Foxe and John Speed, its later literary notoriety, and the shift to the poor authors' quarter by the eighteenth century. It also touches physiognomy and cereal history, with a brief anecdote about a forgetful elderly clergyman and his dog at an inn.
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London
John Fox
Grub Street
John Speed
Old
Milton Street
Prom Grub Street
Tom Hickathrift
Wise
Gotham
Tissedam
Widow's Friends Quote Stern Sermon on Afterlife
A Philadelphia Press excerpt recalls a widow’s friend recalling Mr. Stern’s remarks about John saying he had joined the great majority and that the great majority go below, voiced amid a church sermon.
Do Not Seek Self Happiness but Serve Others
The passage emphasizes that happiness comes from laboring for the benefit of others rather than making oneself the sole focus. It suggests that those who forget themselves in service are far happier than those who center all affections and efforts on themselves.
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India
Egypt
Europe
Feminine View of It Quips on Marriage Prospects
A brief dialogue features Mrs. Wederly and Singleton debating marriage ideals. Mrs. Wederly asserts women are hard to please and Singleton admits he has never met the woman he could marry, in a witty exchange published by the Chicago News.
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Amos Dole
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