Court records and real estate transfers in Grays Harbor week
The week ending October 18 documents Superior Court actions in Grays Harbor County including estate cases, foreclosures, divorces, and tax matters. Real estate transfers show numerous parcels changing hands in Aberdeen Montesano Hoquiam and Wishkah with values ranging from 40 to 7000 dollars and tax deeds noted.
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Ainates
Superior Court
Mary I Medcalf
InCase Threshing Machine Co
H Winston Et al
Winston
Henry Foster
M H Ray
Washington Abstract Company
Aberdeen
Property Transfers and Tax Deed Notices Likely Aberdeen Area
A sequence of instruction style transfer entries lists assignments of antg and mtg notes, with amounts 250 500 65 3000 and a tax deed from the Treasurer to J B Bridges for lot 9 block 50 in Aberdeen. It mentions parcels including sections 3 21 8 and 35 21 9 and a lot in South Aberdeen.
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J B Haynes
Inc
City Gardens
A M McNeill
W Morrow
Benn’s Central
Aberdeen
Jas Leitch
Bernard Grossman
W Weatherwax
J W Scamnell
Ed Dolan
Same
JS Ingram
Weyerhaeuser Timber Co
Ernest Maas
Peter Schaffer
Julia Ekstedt
Lotta Shannon
Blackburn
J Kolts
Chas Gustafson
H France
J E Milroy
Thos Shallow
R A Guffin
W H Johnston
G E F Thompson
David Petere
Jeanette Hanson
South Aberdeen
F E Jones
Jos Wilcox
F J Evans
J M Ashton
G M Turner
Bertha A Walch
Wend Sedlacek
Martin Antus
Mtg
M Schweitzer
C F Wite
GE Thompson
Henry Dunn
C W Nelson
AL Davenport
K L Paine
J B Bridges
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Ballard's Snow Liniment relieves pain or irritation quickly, with a customer quote about rheumatism. C. R. Smith of Tenaha Texas endorses its use for aches and pains and throat and chest discomfort. Available 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 at W. B. Paine & Co.
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Ballard
C. R. Smith
Smith House
Tenaha
Texas
W. B. Paine & Co
Useful Men and a Dragon Fly Tale in Japanese Lore
A Philadelphia society woman classifies men into dancing dinner and corner types while a Japanese anecdote recounts Emperor Yuryaku composing a dragon fly ode after a gadfly bite. The tale links a dragon fly praising the great lord and names a location Akit suno the moor of the dragon fly.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Yuriaku
Japan
Yamato
Akitsuno
Paris Delicacy Frogs Sell On Willow Wands
The Saturday Evening Post notes Parisians buy frogs for home tables rather than restaurants. Frogs are prepared by skinning, flouring, seasoning, and cooking gently in a pan with parsley. They prefer fall when frogs are fattest, though many are caught in spring when easier to capture.
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Paris
Saturday Evening Post
Thought It Was Bargain Day Tale of Mr Closefist
A short vignette from the New York Commercial Advertiser recounts Mr Closefist giving his last 10 cents to a beggar. He laments rain delaying Providence rewards while his wife questions the expectation of divine favors for a small act.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Aristocratic Grain Rice’s Ancient Pedigree and Global Reach
Rice, an ancient cereal native to India, is described as an aristocratic grain with a historic pedigree. It spread across oceans and thrives in warm, moist soils, now feeding about one third of humanity.
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India
L. L. Trask CO
Sweden Teaches Scientific Gardening in National Schools
Scientific gardening is taught in the national schools of Sweden and in teacher seminaries. A school garden exists in nearly every rural district near the schoolhouse where children learn practical cultivation of plants berries flowers herbs and fruits and how to manage hotbeds and greenhouses.
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Sweden
Kingdom
Southern R Sound Sparks Critique of Northern Pronunciation
The Memphis Commercial Appeal argues against the northern belief that Southerners omit the letter R. It contends Southern speech keeps R in many words while noting regional tendencies to drop final syllables. It mocks Howells claim of R extinction and defends accurate southern pronunciation.
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North
Republic
William Dean Howells
Mary
South
Memphis
Clay Viols and China Mandolins From German Maker
Chambers' Journal reports Max Freyer, a noted German instrument maker, introducing violins cast in porcelain clay molds as exact replicas with a claimed superior resonator. He also produces mandolins of china clay, popular in southern Europe, though brittleness and weight are noted drawbacks. Rumors mention excellent aluminium violins as a future possibility.
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Germany
Max Freyer
Britain
Chambers’ Journal
Growth of New York City Daily Newspaper Circulation
The article notes that six years ago total city daily circulation was under 1 million, but now at least 2 million newspapers are printed daily. It highlights eight or nine papers sharing large circulation, a 40,000 circulation for a Yiddish daily, four English papers around 100,000 each, a 200,000 title, and two papers near 600,000 or higher.
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New York City
New York
East Side
Saturday Evening Post
Trolley to sacred sites sparks travel fantasy
The New York Tribune speculates wildly about electric lines extending from Gairo to the Sphinx and Mount Sinai, along the Red Sea coast, and even toward Mecca. It imagines cars run by overhead wires with dervishes as drivers and lamas as ticket takers, debating future rail reach to Lassa in Tibet.
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Sphinx
Gairo
Mount Sinai
Red Sea
Mecca
Mohammed
Kaaba
Lassa
Tibet
New York Tribune
Prizes For Tenants In Glasgow Slum Plan
Landlords in Glasgow offer prizes to well behaving tenants who pay rent on time. Eligible tenants receive rent free for a fortnight in summer, allowing a two week holiday without payment. The scheme rewards prompt payment and good conduct and has seen over 60 percent of tenants claim the prize.
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Glasgow
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Lisit
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Anderson & Middleton Lumber Co
JS Book
AJ Westeral
John Cc Hogan
HA Hayes
F H Green
Wishkah Boom Co
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W J Crosbie
RS Green Et al
Chas Neeson
H J Rossiter
GA Diffin
American Paper Co
J P Sullivan
Grays Harbor Com’ Co
C E Johnson
Wm Griggs
J G Weatherwax
DW Fleet
WS Mason
Sorenson
K M Russell
J Demerire
N W Investment Co
Saree
Ben Selling
Ka M Crain
Nina D Hoxie
AN Hoffman
Fidelity Trust Co
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SL Jones
L Jones
Catherine P Jones
Cora L Wright
A W Wright
Frnest Hubble
Esekeil Hanson F
C Fagsted
State of Washington
Yourex
Supreme Court
Alex Young
H O
Annie E Strand
Ebm Weatherwax
Edwin Tyler
Hutcheson
Clark Smith
J C Butler
Michael Finn
D W Crites
Leedham
Noah Waymire
J Lawrence
Edward Campbell
J F Soule
Adolph Peterson
Amanda Peterson
Ripon Knitting Works
P McMonagie
Oned
C A Newnham
Chehalis County
John Vosper
Mauermann Et al
Josephine Koch
Jos Koeh
Hubert Kramer
Walter Struble
E L Minard
Gibson
Rosetta Gibson
F Coats
P G Warman
White
Chas Dipman
Iva Seeley
Robi Seeley
P McMonagle
LL Maley
First National Bank of Hoquiam
Pacific Brewing & Malting Co
JR Kenndy
J W Hull
Patrick McMonagle
Justice Court
SM Heath
Fanny Deiches Et al
E L Harrison
F White
Cosmopolis
G Johnson
John Madison
Bear Creek Gardens
J E Calder
E E Torpen
Hayes
Montesano
J W Strube
C C Rasmussen
H J Kearney
J C McClelland
Rebecca H Minto
J F Hiner
Flora M Medcalf
Mooney’s
J B Dunn
Davis
G L Davis
Merrill & Ring Lumber Co
Fritz Rebotzki
Doyle & Elliott
W H France
H L Miller
E'S
Neg
Rudolph Peterson
Lizzie Whitney
Marion Winiecki
M Palmer
Clarence Swett
Robt Chabot
C M Weatherwax
EC Newman
J G Wheelock
M H Strong
Nwg
Wm Harding
H Emerson
Matilda Gross
Hoquiam
Weatherwax
Loehr
Henry Weinhard
Pauline Rebotzki
J E Doyle
Sarah S Haskell
Ambrose Abbott
Goldman’s
Seattle
Prises
Vassers
Newspaper of
Grays Harbor
L. L. Maley
Harbor Queen
C. E. Burrows & Co
Eighth Street
Hoquiam Hotel
Westport
Aaniam
Ncer Oyhut
Ocosta
Cosmoplis
P.M
N. Henderson
A. D. Cuartton
Portland
Ore
John Glenn
Montesano, Wash
Hilligoss & Ladue General Contractors
Market St
Aberdeen, Wash
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