Elma and county items highlight visits and losses
Chehalis County notes from Aberdeen Herald detail Elma visitors Robert Stevens and Sul Foss, Miss Maude Clay and Miss Stella Byles trips, a Porter Shingle Co. mill fire, W C T U medal contest entrants Agnes Clark and Aileen French, Mrs J C Gibbs' Tenino visit, local car enthusiasm, A J A Merperitt’s wrist injury, and a June 17 wedding of Miss Ruth Horr to Albert Dewey with Rev. F M Clark officiating.
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Sul Foss
Satsop
Elmo
Maude Clay
Kelso
Wm. Moore
Stella Byles
Portland
Chas, Clay
Porter Shingle Co
Agnes Clark
Aileen French
Hoquiam
A.J. A. Merperitt
Jeff
Mary Horr
Miss Uth
Albert Dewey
Seattle
F. M. Clark
Local residents have brief travel and visiting notices
Hilton made a business trip to Seattle on Wednesday. Miss Concret and Gertrude Scott are visiting at Moxey and Porter. Jose Manermann visited his mother in Pe Ell on Wednesday. Mrs Chas Wolfe left last Monday for two months with relatives in Rosland Kansas City. Miss Lutie Van Vleet of Connie went to Mima to visit her grandmother Mrs Bruce Dodge.
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Miss Concret
Gertrude Scott
Moxey and Porter
Jose Manermann
Bhat Hon Olacr
Chas, Wolfe
Rosland
K. C
Lutie van Vleet
Connie
Mima
Bruce Dodge
T. F. Brown
Aberdeen
J. S. Walston
Tacoma
L. I. Wakefield
Elma
Callanee
Westport Beach
Mary Nethery
W. K. Fetterman
A.D. Devonshire
Chas. H. Clemons
Geo. W. Ninemire
George Holman
Seattle
Nome
Sol Blum
Felestine
Frank Harper
Norwood
Los Angeles
J. J. Handsaker
Hoquiam
Oregon
George L. Davis
Southern Oregon
Fergus Falls Woman Visits Old Friends Nearby
Miss Mabl Adams of Fergus Falls Minnesota arrived here on Tuesday to visit her longtime friends and neighbors W L Chappell and family.
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Mabl Adams
Fergus Falls
Minn
W. L. Chappell
Residents travel and local notes from Montesano area
A roundup of local movements and events includes visits to Aberdeen and Tacoma, returns from Elma and Quincy, moves to Buckley and Seattle, a steamer trip to Hoquiam for the W C T U convention, resignations and homesteading updates, plus a moonlight excursion on the Chehalis river hosted by the Y M C A band.
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Chehalis River
Harbor Belle
Cosmopsis Returns to Huoquiam and Buys Home on Karr Avenue
Cosmopsis returns to Huoquiam and buys a home on Karr Avenue. He plans to move his family in at once and ensure the baby is properly cared for with a recommended remedy. The ad promotes White's Cream Vermitage to treat worm infestations in babies and mothers, claiming mild, pleasant effects and price of 25 cents, sold by all druggists.
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Cosmopsis
Huoquiam
Karr Avenue
Beards and Heaven in Peter the Great Era
A historical anecdote traces the belief that beardless men lacked souls and could not reach heaven. Peter the Great ordered beard shaving to civilize subjects, taxing wearers 100 rubles for the elite and a kopeck for peasants. Priests warned submission was needed to please St Nicholas at heaven’s gate, prompting compliance.
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Russia
Peter the Great
Peter
St. Nicholas
Cinnamon and Cassia Taboos and Toppers
The article notes that both cinnamon and cassia contain tannin and excessive use resembles too much tea. Cinnamon toppers chew bark from woods and dry it, becoming hooked as taste testing grades each lot. It also comments American regard for women, praising respectful treatment over saccharine gestures.
Point of View on Play Ends in Tragic Twist
A reader recalls a theater discussion contrasting a scene praised for a happy ending with another depiction where a husband oppresses his wife and murders his mother-in-law, highlighting differing opinions on the play's finale.
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Baltimore American
Frenchman convicted for killing mother in law
Extenuating remarks from a Frenchman convict who says he lived with his mother in law twenty one years and never did it before. A light hearted telegram from papa prompts a joke about forgiveness.
The Slow Gait That Made a Big Turnaround
A wry reminiscence recalls a teased outcast nicknamed plug who later rose to a high salary, wealth, influence, and many friends, proving a slow sure gait can lead to success. The tale contrasts early mockery with later achievement and notes strong originality in daily life and work.
Literary Young Woman Dialogues with Book Seller
A Washington Star quote captures a literary young woman remarking that publishers spoil manuscripts by preferring cheap typed copies tied with a ribbon over properly printed ones. The book seller agrees, noting manuscripts often appear as inferior bets in typewritten form.
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Washington Star
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Tenino
Hugh Fleming
Oabville
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Montesano
O. L. Stout
Buckley
Fred Rosmond
North Yakima
Chas. Rhodes
Spokane
J. B. Johnson
Quincy
Wash
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FE. K. Wood Company
Fairyland Theatre
Rket
C Stree
Blue Beard
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Collegian
A. W. Barkley
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THE
Boston
Swift
Buston
Topsy
Tie
Westphalia
Kh Hymer
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