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Newspaper
Centralia News Examiner
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
14
A judge recounts a harsh exchange where a young woman faces a probing, inappropriate employer during a recruitment interview. The dialogue reveals coercive questions about private finances and personal habits, escalating until the judge ends the session. The piece illustrates workplace harassment and power imbalance in hiring.
Misa Grace Lawrence sixteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence of Chehalis ran away to Tacoma to marry Lawrence Monfort. Deputies tracked them from Portland to South Tacoma and they were captured at Chehalis depot. The couple was married in Chehalis on Wednesday evening.
A surprise party was held Wednesday evening at South Tower Avenue home of Mr and Mrs John Auer in honor of Mrs Auer s twenty first birthday The guests included Mr and Mrs Lila Garison Patrick Daly and daughter Mr and Mrs John Lefnan Mr and Mrs Andrew David Teage Latlan W G Rowswan Mrs Henry Holiday Mabel Maxon of Chehalis Mrs King of Everett Miss Landan of Everett Mrs Rebuy pop Mabel David Mr Aunt and Mr Bert West The evening featured lively games and light refreshments.
The Eagles plan a grand skating night next Friday evening featuring the Maglea band and orchestra providing the music. A lively local event promises entertainment as part of the skating rink program.
Mr Joan Pattison of Colfax and Mr C A Rapnolis of Batte spoke before a large audience at McNitva hall on Wednesday evening. The gentlemen made good impression and were heartily received. A five cent ice cream cone at Midway pic. Candies ten to fifteen cents per pound. D C Mickler A.
Classified notices advertise three hundred acres on the prairie north of Centralla with price per acre, plus listings for horses and a bel mare. Agencies include Ward Realty Co and Rochon tor Wash, with various farm and wagon items for sale or trade.
In a muddled narrative, a servant and an elderly man confer as a young woman resists advances. A proposal arises from a tentative exchange, ending with the younger woman and Baxter’s acknowledgment of age and hints of an engagement. The scene closes with an awkward, comic misunderstanding.
A fragmented newspaper item offers partial details about an arts event or listing. The readable fragments mention a local venue, performers, and dates, but key specifics are missing.
A vintage notice describes the Stone Sluher Store offering free fare to any customer whose purchase equals or exceeds ten dollars. It emphasizes personal buying versus impersonal transactions, promising access to goods “to eat, wear and use” at low prices and daily specials.
An excerpt discusses Japan’s 21 million wood lots with private and communal ownership, average plot under a tenth of an acre, steep and poor land used to grow timber. It notes annual forest yield around eighty eight feet board measure per acre and one and three fourths cords per acre, with 500 million trees planted yearly. It compares Japan’s forest stewardship to global depletion concerns and highlights success in reforestation on rough land.
The piece sketches a Dickensian line about Byron and a dramatic moment where a host writes on window woodwork about beauty and pain. It also notes Sir Gavan Duffy’s political recall with a witty exchange. Miscellaneous quotes show press satire on women’s speech, English usage, and social mores.
James T. Brady, famed New York lawyer, defended a young woman alleged to have influenced a will by her beauty. The case featured a dramatic courtroom moment as Brady described her eyes as “not vision” while appealing for jury sympathy.
A historical miscellanymix spans misquoted Shakespearean critique and a Tibet overview, noting language quirks from a visiting English lecturer and geographic feats of the plateau. Tales of money values, charity acts, and social exchanges appear amid playful domestic dialogue and antique newspaper banter.
Lewie County educators gather for a multi day program at the Christian church and Chehalis schools led by Superintendent Bay. Sessions cover opening exercises, rhetoric, school law, community role, and classroom work with instructors including J. H. Morgan L. M. Daggy and Frank Deerwester.
A midweek performance of The Devil by Mir. Whe Brandon at the Opera House featured W. R. Mantle and Zens Woodref among honored guests. A missing child during the second act disrupted the show. Brandon and Miss Tucker impressed with dramatic handling while critics praised the principal players for a tense, realist portrayal despite audience unease.
Opening song scripture and a series of recitations and verses listed for the October 18 1908 program. Names include Mrs Woghes Miss Olzer Ned Roberts Clayton Trugsdell Donna Roberts George Sears Archia Ewartwood and Miss Catherine Buxton among others with a closing prayer meeting committee and invitation to attend.
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