Gas Franchise Sought for New Aberdeen Plant
Montesano May 22 In the interest of a company proposing a new gas manufacture method S Silvis of Aberdeen appeared before the City Council asking for a franchise. He seeks to lay mains and operate a gas plant as a public service at 1.40 per thousand cubic feet. The council referred the matter to the light committee for investigation and report later.
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Montesano
Silvis
Aberdeen
Light Committee
Jury List for June Montesano Drawn for Superior Court
The list names jurors drawn for the June term of the superior court across three districts. District 1 includes Anderson Deering Hoskins Lemmon Liscome Moffit Sontag Taylor Woods Fuller Fuller Latimer Leybold Merrill Spong Switzer White and others. District 2 lists Atwood Buell Empey Hogan Lundeen McMannemy Spiegle Warwick Wolff Blomquist Cabot Giberson Hollingsworth McDougal Pattison Stafford Winquist Brachvogel Dotson Hardy Hutchinson McGillicuddy Schneider Tuffre Wintermute. District 3 names Archer Baker Bartell Christensen Dawson Donohue Estergard Haas Harris Hoskins Jacobson Lawrence Lenfesty Moore Morey Palmer Parker Peterson Reasoner Shelhorn Staples Whitney Yana Youngberg.
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Chas. Anderson
FE. L. Deering
Wm. Hoskins
L. A. Lemmon
John C. Liscome
H. L. Moffit
Louis Sontag
H. R. Taylor
Michael Woods
J. W. Baldwin
Fred H. Fuller
J. W. Kemerlin
A. Ke, Leroy
R Loertscher
J. S. Morris
Milton Spurgeon
W. A. Wakefield
John Busby
Z. KE. Archer
D. Baker
H. B. Bartell
Nick Christenson
A. B. Crandall
W. H. Dawson
E. H. Donohue
John Estergard
Louis Haas
M. C. Harris
J. H. Hoskins
S. Jacobson
al Lawrence
Jas. Lenfesty
C. F. Moore
A. Morey
Elma Commencement Set for May 29 at Eagles Theater
Five graduates will receive diplomas at the Elma commencement on Wednesday May 29. The graduates are Miss Tressie Buswell Lewis Callow Stanley Boyer Roy Woodford and B Buswell. The event features a senior junior play in the Eagles theater starting at eight o clock with a large crowd expected.
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Elma
No option on water power site sparks interest in Elma
Elma report notes O W has taken option on Wyncoche power and water site near Montesano controlled by about a dozen locals. Site valued at $250,000 by Montesano account but locals claim it could reach a million, serving Chehalis valley towns with power and pure water. Owners may seek development funding rather than sell.
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Elma
Montesano
Wyncoche
O. and W
Chehalis
North River Road Could See Plank Road This Summer
May 22 Trembly reports North River Road improving rapidly under hot weather. Planking the road this summer would give farmers a fair chance to develop the valley into a corridor of flourishing 10 and 20 acre ranches.
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Cosmopolis
May Celebrate Fourth Cosmopolis
A May 22 meeting of business men at the town hall discussed a Fourth of July celebration for the year. After thorough debate the plan was referred to be taken up later.
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Cosmopolis
Belles Begin Rebuilding After Fire Loss
Mr Belles starts reconstruction on the site of his former home in Cosmopolis The new house will be modern throughout and the Belles family expects to regain a nice little home once completed
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Cosmopolis
Belles
Inveterate Punster Teases Man On Thames Boat
Theodore Hook confronts a stout man in a private pleasure boat on the Thames. The man protests, arguing the boat is his own, but Hook repeats the pun that the boat is indeed a pleasure boat, then walks away.
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Theodore Hook
Thames
Hook
Lazy Peruvian Indians described by visiting American
An American with business ties to Peru observed that Peruvian Indians are among the laziest. He noted they struggle to fulfill duties or debts without help. At Caja Marca in the Cordilleras he witnessed a startling street scene as a horseman arrived at a family gathering.
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Peru
Cajamarca
Cordilleras
Jeffersons Famous Home Monticello and Its Italian Inspired Beauty
Jeffersons Monticello stands as a landmark in Virginia alongside Mount Vernon, famed for its unique Jeffersonian yet Italian influenced architecture. The estate sits on a leveled ten acre park with four façades offering sweeping views of mountains valleys forests and streams. Begun in his youth the mansion was completed after thirty years as Jefferson managed construction as his own architect amid national duties.
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Monticello
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Little Mountain
Jefferson
Poison Glassware Promised to Kill Slow Doses
A London Chronicle report describes deadly poison glasses used in wine tales. Crystallized poison sits at the glass bottom, dissolving slowly and capable of numerous uses. Examples are said to be in the British Museum.
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British Museum
London Chronicle
Little Abby Wishes Hens Could Speak Differently
A breakfast moment from Youth's Companion notes Abby, the youngest child, remarking on eggs and wishing hens would say something besides eyes. The wry observation captures a child’s humor about everyday meals.
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Abby
Moving Pictures and Home Help Invite
Dialogue references moving pictures and an invitation to come up to the house to help move theirs. The exchange hints at domestic tasks and a lighthearted domestic moment captured in a Detroit Free Press snippet.
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Detroit Free Press
A Case of Emphasis and Cautionary Quotes
A compilation of two aphorisms highlights thrift and careful speech. The first notes our poverty arises from the gap between spending and earning, while the second warns to think before speaking to others.
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Puck
Settlement of a Debtor by Lariat Threat
A merchant pursuing an overdue payment from an Indian debtor plans to force payment by threatening to use a lariat. The debtor had promised three or four hundred adobe bricks as payment for wares bought two years earlier, but repeatedly failed to appear. The tale ends with the American man finding the Indian at work the next day.
Business Ads and Rural Phone Lines Boost Trade
Merchants in the south push rural telephone lines to widen trade with farmers. They support line construction with large contributions in some sections to connect rural markets and boost business benefits.
Salem and Beverly to get new water storage plan
Engineer Johnson of Salem water board proposes a storage basin at Nichold brook head in Putnamville Danvers to provide a thirty year water supply. The plan uses spring floods from Ipswich river to fill the basin with a Topsfield pumping station and a thirty six inch pipe to Wenham lake allowing gravity flow as needed. A natural basin site with two small dams would form the reservoir with room for a second site nearby.
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Johnson
Water Board of
Salem
Mass
Beverly
Water Boards of
Nichold Brook
Putnamville
Danvers
Ipswich River
Turnpike
Topsfield
Wenham Lake
Lesson in Trade: Home Store Beats Mail Order in Oklahoma
An Oklahoma man learns the cost of mail order versus buying locally when a saw priced at 1.65 dollars incurs extra 7 cents in postage and money orders plus two weeks for delivery. The dealer explains pay cash only and the total rises to 1.67 dollars, making home purchase cheaper and faster.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
Akron man donates land for city playgrounds and funds upkeep
F. H. Mason purchased twenty acres in Akron, Ohio at 700 dollars per acre after the playground association failed to persuade the city. He donated the land and offered 3000 dollars yearly for three years for maintenance, contingent on immediate city improvements for summer use. The offer was accepted.
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Playground Association
Akron
F. H. Mason
Playground or Jail Debate Stirs Local Page Leaflet
A recently issued front page leaflet presents a choice between building a playground or expanding the jail. An illustration shows a developing depiction of a gang, inviting readers to weigh communal benefits against security concerns.
Plankinton Opens First Electric Light Plant
A new electric light system is in operation in Plankinton C. for the first time the town is lit by electricity. The plant is first class and will soon provide all day service as well as night.
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Plankinton
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