Sires and Sons and Noted Figures Across Lands
William Brown owns 100 square miles of Oregon land while John Smwith of Minneapolis claims to be 128 years old and American Indian. Austen Chamberlain sits in his father’s old British seat as statesman. Arnold Zeuner’s heavy hit at a Philadelphia game left him throat paralyzed. Ira Nelson Morris, Chicago native, becomes Sweden’s minister after serving Morris & Co. Lovatt of Staffordshire weighs 476 pounds and is six feet tall, a cripple from an accident, often carted to polls during elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brown
Oregon
John Smwith
Minneapolis
Austen Chiveberlain
Arnold Zeuner
Philadelphia
Ira Nelson Morris
Sweden
Chicago
Packing House of Morris & Co
Staffordshire
England
George Lovatt
Lovatt
Paint the screw holes to reuse screws easily
A Philadelphia North American note explains painting screw holes on screen doors and movable items to prevent wear and looseness. Apply paint inside holes with a small brush after each removal, letting it dry so screws fit tightly next use and protect the wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Flippant Flings and Witty Headlines Across Papers
A mosaic of snappy quips from papers like the Philadelphia Ledger Washington Post and New York Sun. It notes mock praise and jibes about rulers refugees military moves and a joke about an Amazon army for England with imagined prisoner hunger strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Washington Post
Belgium
Columbia State
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Lady Cook
England
New York Sun
Fashion Frills And The Wasp Waist Trend Noted
The Washington Herald notes a feminine buzz over the new wasp waist while Chicago News observes women racing to keep pace with changing styles. Centralia Courier recounts Old Mother Netticoat finding stores no longer stock pet ticoats and a store girl’s stare signals the shift. Ohio State Journal mentions fashion editors expanding to darts basques and piping as the trend grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Herald
Chicago News
Ohio State Journal
Court House Minutes Record Real Estate Transfers
Superior Court last week recorded estate matters and new cases including final accounts, probate of Cynthia S Black, receivership for United States Trust Co of Aberdeen, foreclosures, and multiple real estate transfers in Garden Home and Aberdeen areas with numerous parcels described by section townships and lot numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
R. L. Schell
H. C. Brooks
W. H. Tucke
Cynthia S. Black
United States Trust Co. of Aberdeen
W. R. Whitlock
William Hulet
G. L. Nelson
G. L. Simmons
J. Church
Ken
Hogan & Graham
Emma Boettcher
Carl Boettchey
T. H. McKay
Finch Investment Co
H. J. Hughes
Frank Beam
Fred Sarazin
Irma Sarazin
M. F. Smith
R. J. Hart
Stella C. Hart
George D. Abel
W. M. Hulet
G. L. Neilson
A. E. Cross
State
Town of
Oakville
C. H. Lindsay
A. P. Wilson
Instruments Filed for Record in Chehalis County Week Ending November 10, 1914
Land and property transfers across Chehalis County include Jennie Thompson to Simpson Logging Co deed for sections in township 20 range 7, United States Fidelity Co. to Lola Landers, and multiple quit claim and timber rights in Aberdeen Hoquiam and South Aberdeen areas. The list records numerous lot, block, and timber tract transactions, chattel mortgages, conditional sales, and rights of way with several follow-on transfers and amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Mouiseer
Same
M. M. Stewart Et al
R. W. Wallace
Eee
J. B. Stewart
Stewart’s Park
Aberdeen
E. R. Brady
Schafer Bros. Logging Co
A. W. McDermoth
Cora A. McDermoth
Weatherwax
Aber- Maoty
Fane D. M. Bowes
North
O. M. Kellogg
C. W. Jones
H. Blair
Elma
Eva M. Wren
A. L. Davenport
Eeme
E. J. Smith
Victor Wallin
Hoquiam
A. V. Higley
W. A. Geer
Quinsault
P. Welever
B. C. Moxley
Ontario
Anna Franke
Oscar Perala
France
T. F. Brown
F. B. ‘Armstrong
Eben So Hee
Ernie Tao
Office of the Auditor
Chehalis County
Jennie Thompson
Simpson
R. H. Fleet
Simpson Logging Co
Fairview
C. A. Barker
Nwne
Harry Crasswell
Riverdale
Geneging Co
Wishkah Addiquiam
Higley
F. W. Thurber
Geing Co. Timber
H. S. Partridge
Fred Carlson
T. J. Watkins
W. A. Jacka
Jack Hautala
G. W. Walsh
Ephraim Anter
South
Broadway
Cosmopolis
Ber
Margaret A. Wilson
South Aber
Fogdde
Fguegs Hs Eats
Webster Bar Thomson Machine Co
C. H
L. A
George Bo
E. A. Quam
Grays Harbor
Sweek
Deen
Comeau Furniture Co
V. A.ment Co
Ginrguy
Gecahiss
Aberdeen Liquor Co
F. N. Gilbert
Mary J. Minkler
H. Cook
C. W. Miller
Hopkins
J. W. Fordney Et al
Smith
Ed Smith
Efraim Anderson
Annie H. Abel
Aber- Igg Shee
Nesten
A. B. Barrie
H. Woodford
Chattel eRange Comeau Furniture Co
G. W. Richards
Gus Nelson
Town Topics: city beauty draws florists to Baltimore
The Baltimore American notes the city’s beauty makes it a fitting spot for the national florists convention. The Washington Post questions New York’s claim as the world’s financial center. The Paris council renames Rue de Berlin Rue des Belges, and St Germain may soon be Saint George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Washington Post
Paris
Cost of Living Woes Across Papers
The piece notes escalating living costs across Chicago New York and Detroit outlets. It cites Chicago Sun Chicago Herald and Detroit Free Press criticizing inflation and prices rising despite brief relief, linking the problem to human nature and market behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
New York Sun
Chicago Herald
Detroit
Ways of Women in Wartime Society
A collection of remarks from newspapers notes women in Europe and the United States. The Cincinnati Enquirer says men could not get along without women. The Washington Star notes wives and mothers doing men’s work rarely speak on votes for women. The Florida Times-Union contrasts two types of girls in church attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Europe
Washington Star
Florida Times-Union
Port Personals and Wrecks of Matter in Headlines
A collage of brief quips from multiple papers notes Boni de Castellane referenced in Port Personals. The items mention a French general Paul Marie Caesar Gerald Pau and hint at a notable clash should H G Wells and Bernard Shaw align, signaling editorial sniping across papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boni de Castellane
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Paul Marie Caesar
Gerald Pau
Columbia
England
H. G. Wells
Bernard Shaw
Washington Star
Philippine leper colony coinage enters circulation
The Philippine government minted aluminium coins for the Cubion leper colony, including 1 peso and 20, 10, 5, and 1 percent centavos. They are legal tender only within the colony and have no value outside it.
A Bristol Man’s Visit to Bedlam Laughs at Lunatic’s Wit
An 1791 clipping describes a Bristol youth visiting Bedlam in London out of curiosity. He taunts a silent patient then spits in his face. The lunatic replies with a calm quip about being deprived of a blessing that the visitor never enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
London
Bedlam
Forming Habits For Lasting Self Control
The passage urges building steady habits to protect the self like repairing a fragile boat. The will may need effort to resist temptations, but durable habits reduce failures and aid recovery, according to John Tyndall.
Speedy tourist claims record time at Metropolitan Museum
An English traveler on a Fifth Avenue bus boasted of touring New York's Metropolitan Museum in just one hour, saying the museum was “really fine place, but big.” The anecdote contrasts European traveler stereotypes with a rapid American sightseer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Fifth Avenue
Metropolitan Museum
New York Tribune
The Night Hawk Beetle Hunter Destructive to Pests
The night hawk is a voracious feeder and nearly entirely insectivorous. It destroys many pests including malaria mosquitoes Colorado potato beetle cucumber beetle chestnut rice clover leaf and cotton boll weevils bill bugs squash bugs and cotton moths.
Placing the Blame Quote on a Brooklyn Eagle Cartoon
A dialogue centered on blame features a wife and husband debating control with a punchline about a stomach and nerve specialist. The line is attributed to Dr Jones, cited as the source of the claim. The page also includes a Beecher quote about strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Jones
Brooklyn Eagle
Industrial Items and Global Labor Stats
The Philippines yields 40 million pounds of crude salt annually. Since 1906, twenty one mine disasters have cost over 5,000 lives. The United States employs 6,000,000 factory workers and 1,600,000 railroad workers. Switzerland sets a fifty nine hour week under new factory laws, ten hours daily for five days and nine hours on Saturday as maximum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
United States
Switzerland
Doubtful Future for Serelda Maid of All Work
In a New York Post snippet, Serelda the maid of all work, about twenty seven, contemplates marriage. She weighs leaving her mistress for a potential husband against the security of her current good pay and employer, saying she may stay if he proves a fool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serelda
New York Post
Blucher Teases Self-Loving Surgeon In Army Tent
Gebhard von Blucher, the famed Prussian field marshal, jokes with a vain surgeon major found preening before a looking glass. He asks if the doctor is the luckiest man, noting the surgeon loves himself with no rival nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gebhard von Blucher
Novellen - Schatz
Blucher
A Blanket Injunction
A Baltimore American cartoon quotes a lawyer about obtaining a blanket injunction to stop a wife from buying cheap items at bargain sales, illustrating a humorous legal concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Eye Opener at Hotel Sparks Sleepy Banter
A guest at a hotel yawns at eight o'clock and quips about barely opening his eyes. A waiter offers to bring his bill, highlighting a light moment of service and humor in the lodging.
Then She Might Help
A clipped London Telegraph exchange about marriage and a spendthrift suitor. Madge asks, Marjorie notes it could be tolerable if he were only beginning his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Marjorie
London Telegraph
Victimized by Changing Times Parody
A London Punch quip mocks shifting social norms as a cousin requests a taste of a treat once given to grownups, noting how times change and privileges move from adults to children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
London
Not a Party Man in Campaign Exchange
A Dallas News item records a light exchange where a candidate asks Mrs. Wayback if her husband is a confirmed party man. She replies with humor that he has quit dancing and no longer attends his lodge regu- lar meetings.
Quotations on greatness and love by Chunning and Rochefoucauld
Genuine greatness is marked by simplicity and self forgetfulness. A hearty interest in others defines real character and a brotherhood with the human family. No disguise can conceal love where it is or feign it where it is not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chunning
Rochefoucauld
Self Solution Mystery Quotation Attributed to Life
A concise reflective line notes that the only one never trying to solve a mystery of women is woman, framed as a quote from Life magazine. The brief item signals a sourced attribution and a period voice.
Summons in Maurer Divorce Case Chehalis County
The State of Washington summons Earl Maurer to appear within sixty days after August 11 1914 to defend Thyrza Maurer in an action seeking divorce and general relief for neglect to provide. Attorney F R Conway of Aberdeen WA serves as attorney for the plaintiff with filings at the clerk’s office. First publication August 11 1914. last publication September 15 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
Chehalis County
Thyrza Maurer
Earl Maurer
F. R. Conway
Plaintiff Office
Post Office
Plaintiff
Aberdeen
Washington
Mortgage and deed transfers listed for Aberdeen area
Several property and chattel transactions appear. Mortgage on lots in Hopkins Second Addition Aberdeen and bills of sale for timber and livestock are noted among a string of assignments and satisfactions involving local individuals and businesses.
Washington Democratic Platform Urges Reform and Tax Relief
The Washington Democrats in convention reaffirm loyalty to the party and urge reforms in taxation, elections, and public service. They praise Governor Lister and President Wilson, call for nonpartisan county offices, recall of judges, a presidential primary, and expansion of social measures including equal rights and labor protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne- Aldrich
Interstate Commerce Commission
Republican Party
Alaska
Washington
Northwest
Wilson
Wesley L. Jones
Lister
United States
Ernest Lister
State of Washington
Rogers
Woodrow Wilson
State of
Union
Christian Science Church Services and Reading Room
The Herald notes activities at the Christian Science Church on First Street near Broadway. Sunday school at 10, church service at 11, Wednesday service at 8, with a Reading Room at 617 Finch building open daily 1:30 to 6 except Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Street
Broadway
Finch Building
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ming
Nubian
Sires and Sons
Fashion Frills
COURT
Chris
Tennison
Veysey Bros
C. H. Roup
Sale
Willis
I B. Elder
H. E. Hulet
John Kelley
Baltimore
Cost of
Ways of
Port Personals
Hercules
John Tyndall
Night Hawk
Henry Ward Beecher
W. M. Calder
New York
Bombardier Wells
Photo
American Pross Association
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Congress
Indorse
National Reclamation Service
SWIFT
Christian Science Church
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