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Newspaper
Centralia News Examiner
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
12
Residents and visitors in Centralia and surrounding towns are listed with names and movements. The notes mention trips to Tacoma Seattle Moclips Rainier Tenino Chehalis and Portland, plus social calls, engagements and a few political notes, including local candidate activity and a religious gathering.
A letter from the cone tent department asks Andrew to send a photograph for publication and notes he is a Tacoma resident and Ledger proprietor. The Elka club Sunday dinner menu lists relish, soup, fried chicken, crab Maryland, roasted ducks, vegetables, desserts, served 12 to 2 pm for fifty cents. weekday lunches are twenty five cents. Rents, repairs, and property sales are offered by the Realty Department of Union Loan & Trust Co in Toledo.
Tenino residents report Seattle trip to discuss a waterworks pump and plant drilling. Factory progress includes completed porch columns at Blumauer mill, with frame and kiln work underway and factory to begin in about 30 days. Social visits include Dr and Mrs Eleher from Portland and Mrs Arthur’s Oakland trip. A Presbyterian picnic drew 200 plus attendees with basket dinner and games. Miss Loveaul had a thumb injury near Tacoma while with a N P bridge crew.
Frank McKaighi returned Sunday from the Big Bottom Country while Mira Loos Wilson visited Vancouver and nearby Sound cities. Prignare shook bonds with many friends in Pe Ell Wednesday. Frank Rhyne and Ray Tiley headed to Olympia for several days. The Pe Ell nine beat Menlo Nina 18 to 10 Sunday in Manila.
Mr and Mrs Entos of Porter visited for medical advice for their infant. Jamen Honyde, a rancher near Randle, was in the city on business Saturday. Julia and Georgia Lang left for a destination not specified.
A garbled message from Dorblin seeks clarity as a tea business owner pushes back on mislabeling. The note hints at confusion over brand names and product origin, urging proper identification and accountability for the mixed shipment.
An advertisement urges readers to write Holmes Business College Portland Oregon for catalogs and notes the college’s valuable insertion. The piece lists uncalled letters at Centralia Post Office ending August 8 1908 and directs that letters be sent to the Dead Letter Office August 22 1908 if not delivered. It also promotes Casca for babies and children from Red Cross Pharmacy.
North Yakima congressman WL Jones arrived in Centralia at noon, was greeted by a citizen delegation, and went to Hotel Centralia. In the afternoon he met friends and in the evening spoke at the opera house on national issues of the day.
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