War veteran shines shoes on East Heron corner
Frank McCoy, a Spanish American War veteran with thirteen bullet wounds and two saber cuts, runs a bootblack stand in Aberdeen. Disabled for life, he earns about $20 monthly from shining shoes to support himself and his wife, whom he met after rescuing her in Tacoma. Despite hearing loss and poor sight, he recalls wartime service in Company M Fifth Infantry and I Troop Thirteenth Cavalry and past work as a moving picture operator.
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East Heron and I
Livingston
Frank McCoy
United States Army
Frank
McCoy
Company M
Fifth Infantry
Thirteenth Cavalry
Tacoma
Spain
Fort Leavenworth
Portland
Aberdeen
Patterson
Weatherwax
Three Most Noted Women Named For America
Mrs. Zekia Nuttall of Coyoacan Mexico Miss Katherine B. Davis of New York and Miss Jane Addams of Chicago chosen by the women’s board of the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco as the three most noted women of America. They will be guests of the board for one week. Nuttall cited for archaeology Davis for prison reform Addams for social settlement work.
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Zekia Nuttall
Coyoacan
Mexico
Katherine B. Davis
New York
Jane Addams
Chicago
San Francisco
America
Nuttall
Miss Davis
Miss Addams
Grays Harbor W C T U Convenes 22nd Annual Session
The 22nd annual Grays Harbor County Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention opens Wednesday June 16 at First Methodist Church for a two day session. Officers include Mrs. C Belle French president and Mrs. Beatrice McNeill vice president with a full lineup of county superintendents and speakers on prohibition and labor.
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Grays Harbor County Women’s Christian Temperance Union
First Methodist Church
C. Belle French
Beatrice McNeill
Nina L. Calder
Carrie B. Mills
Sarah E. Myers
Hoquiam Union
Jennie Mitchell
Mary Neff
Alice Goss
Effie Fuller
Julia Stone
M. E. Burch
Oakville Union
Liffton
South Aberdeen
T. H. Simpson
First Presbyterian Church
M. C. Munns
Rev. Sutton
Hoquiam
South Aberdeen Union
Montesano Union
Fond Parent Pleas Lessons on Alice’s Sensitivity
A parent pleads with a teacher to stop marking Alice’s work as wrong, arguing she is very sensitive and that the student’s feelings are hurt by the corrections.
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Alice
Aberdeen street scene notes and addresses listed
A fragment lists streets and locations including Westport Cohassett Bay City Ocosta Markham Avenue Aberdeen Stage, and a garage contact at 419 East Street near the Washington and Oviatt Office end of the bridge. Reading mentions Particular Prn Printing Co at 309 East West.
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Westport
Cohassett Bay City
Ocosta
Markham
Aberdeen
Eah Street
Washington and Oviatt
Bridge Aberdeen
Particular Prn Printing Co
East
Brooklyn Bridge Painted At Great Cost And Risk
Popular Mechanics notes the Brooklyn Bridge requires a costly multi month painting effort to prevent corrosion. A crew of climbers, described as human spiders, traverse cables and towers 272 feet above the water to apply paint, with scaffolds swaying above passing ships. The job lasts six to eight months and costs about $50,000.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Popular Mechanics Magazine
East River
The Exercise of Choice Motives and Morals
The passage argues that true choice strengthens perception judgment and moral preference. It asserts that habit or conformity yields no practice in discerning the best path. Using one’s own plan engages all faculties unlike mere imitation or passive belief.
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Jobo Stuart Mill
Names Usurped by Women Through History
A London Chronicle correspondent explores old parish and register records noting women bearing male names and men named after women. Examples include Patience Ward as Lord Mayor in 1680 and Grace Hardwin, with mentions of feminine Phillips and Georges and a daughter baptized Noah. A Duke of Wellington goddaughter named Arthur and a memorial to Timothy Mabanke’s wife appear in Effingham church.
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Mary
London Chronicle
Patience Ward
London
Eve Slifflitun
Grace Hardwin
America
Philips
Georges
Noah
Duke of Wellington
Arthur
Effingham Church
Timothy
Richard Mabanke
Lawyer Roles Dubious Contacts In Street Exchange
In a London Mail snippet a man questions another about speaking to a controversial figure. The reply defends the street contact as a cynical, depraved scoundrel and reveals the man is his lawyer.
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London Mail
Mutual Attraction Prompts Hospital Wedding Hint
A Baltimore American quip notes a telephone star being set to marry the surgeon in a hospital. The joke hints at a shared taste in cutting people off and cutting them up, playfully comparing their personalities.
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Baltimore
The Consultation on Wife Spending
A humorous exchange about marriage roles in shopping and finances. One spouse notes his wife asks advice on clothes while the other admits she asks for money. Both reflect expected domestic routines and shared decision making.
Secret Engagement Talk Sparks Family Gloom
A terse exchange reveals a couple debate over a hidden engagement and ring as their relationship stirs private tensions within the circle. The dialogue hints at stakes and secrecy affecting future plans and family dynamics.
Deduction About Scott-Is Jones Marriage Question
The remark suggests uncertainty about a marriage between Scott and Is Jones and notes that the speaker is unsure if Matt is involved. The speaker claims not to have heard him blame his wife for anything.
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Scott
Jones
Matt
Impromptu Speech Tips for Short After-Dinner Remarks
A concise guide advises delivering brief remarks at meetings or dinners. It warns that unprepared speeches often lack impact, while brief talks engage listeners. The piece emphasizes making the speech short to avoid boredom and improve recall.
Forbearance and Mercy in Everyday Conduct
A brief aphorism attributed to Henry Ward Beecher urges mercy and forbearance toward others. It asserts all people sin and all may forbear, calling for consideration of others' faults to guide humane behavior.
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Henry Ward
Beecher
Women as Executives and Old London Firms in Brief Notes
A snippet discusses women as capable organizers in business and household management, praising their discipline and cleanliness. It also notes old London tradesmen, including Hill the violin maker and Dan Rawlinson, with references to historic shop signs and tea pricing, plus light items from readers on relationships and a meteorological note about the harvest and hunter’s moons.
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David Grayson
Hempfield
Dan Rawlinson
Haircut price quip echoes in city shop
Baldheaded Gentleman complains of high charges at the barber. The hairdresser replies that the fee covers the time to locate the hair, a witty jab on service costs. The exchange underscores price negotiation humor in local commerce.
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Ip Batheld Shop
Louis Post-Dispatch
Heart's Desire at the Prison Library
Warden 41144 offers inmates access to the library and a prisoner requests a railroad guide from the Philadelphia Ledger, illustrating inmate reading interests and library services.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Washington
Stand On Heron Street
U.S. Army
Good
TEXAS
Austin
W.C
Lizsie Foxwell
Mary Bruce
Anna Brackett
Flora Wartman
Anna Haynes
Gertrude Lackey
Nellie Weiland
Haynes
Nias Calder
Augusta Bergstrom
Liffiton
Adkison
Tessie Wilmoth
McDonald
Manley
B. McNeill
P. F. Wilson
Bessie Taylor
Alice Denney
Munns
Mills
Phillipe
Satsop Union
O. F. Kreiger
Montesano
J. M. Phillips
Alex Polson
Elma Union
Caldwell Gros
Bay City
Eevee
Tar
Ladies’ Home Journal
Harvest Moon
Aberdeen Printing
Aberdeen Printing Company
Wishkah Street
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