Karnival de Kommerce and printer's ink ads
Chehalis residents viewed the Karnival de Kommerce with mixed feelings. The piece argues advertising via the carnival does not pay for merchants but printer's ink can boost attendance and support local merchants, contrasting Yakima's carnival and noting the value of local advertising.
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Karnival de Kommerce
Guild
Yakima
Chehalis
Barnes
National
Buz
Bex
Merchants Visit Eastern Oregon and Washington for Better Roads
Portland merchants toured eastern Oregon and Washington to study trade conditions and road needs. The trip aims to spur an active movement for improved roads in Lewis County and surrounding areas, with merchants returning resolved to push for progress and prosperity.
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Portland
Oregon
Washington
Lewis County
County to Rebate Penalty and Interest on Taxes
The note mentions Lewis County taxes and a potential move by county commissioners to rebate or waive penalty and interest charges, with the reagents suggesting the commissioners might act similarly.
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Lewis County
Prosperity in Aggressions Cited Across Nation
The Spokane Chronicle echoes the claim that prosperity is tied to aggression, noting the idea that destruction swept the country during the Cleveland era as a wider, defining period of hardship and upheaval.
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Spokane Chronicle
Umbia Chronicle
Cleveland
Undefined football players tied to soybean ag threat report
Fragmentary text mentions danger linked to soybean agriculture and a May murder. references to Australia, friends, and a state militia are unclear. No definite individuals, organizations, or events can be confirmed from the readable content.
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Astralia
Demand for Donahoe road law trial in Lewis County
Local speaker notes Watoon County has built miles of roads under the Donahoe road law and residents support it. He argues for adopting the Donahoe plan in Lewis County, noting existing miles of good roads and the need for more while criticizing legislative delays.
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Watoon County
Lewis County
Populist Millionaire George Turner Accused of Influence
A quoted passage questions who buys city councils, state legislatures, and courts, asserting that corporations and the rich dictate opinions. It cites George Turner of Washington as an example of such influence in politics.
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Congress
Supreme Courts
Tacoma
George Turner
Washington
Congressman James Hamilton Lewis in Tacoma Ledger
Portrait caption hints the colonel endures fatigue from relentless duties. The piece questions the source of his tired demeanor and suggests persistent strain rather than a momentary lapse.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Tacoma Ledger
Progress of St. Helens Mines A. Hoofer plans winter return
A. Hoofer, an early St. Helens miner, will return to his fifteen north slope claims but does not expect winter work. Other owners will mine through winter, with assays up to 340 dollars per ton in silver on exceptional veins and averages of 25 copper, 12 gold, and 2 silver. The Chicago Chehalis group owns the Samean claims. the Bullion Consolidated and Eleven Gold and Silver Mining Co. target Trade Dollar and Minnie Alice. Transportation to the mine site is the major difficulty, with a 12 mile pack-rail trip to the nearest road. Talks of a tram from the mines to Davis Lake exist, while Montana interests eye a smelter and Winston Creek recently opened by Vancouver, Washington residents.
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A. Hoofer
St. Helens
Mr. Hoofer
Bullion Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Co
Tacoma
Eleven
Gold and Silver Mining Company
South Bend
Minnie Alice
Hoofer
Davis Lake
Cowlitz
Montana
Winston Creek
Vancouver, Wash
Post. Intelligencer
Death of Mrs Rapier in Chehalis area
Mrs. Jane A. Rapier died at her Chehalis home on November 28 from paralysis after four months of immobility following a July stroke. Born March 5, 1835 in Montgomery County New York, she was active in the Rebecca lodge and church since age 16, leaving a husband, a daughter Mrs J D Rice, and son W H Rapier of San Diego, Cal., among mourners.
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J. D. Rice
W. H. Rapier
San Diego
Cal
Exec
Thanks for kindness after our loss of wife and mother
To the many friends who by their kind acts and words of sympathy helped lighten the burden of our bereavement in the death of our beloved wife and mother we tender our sincere thanks. W. I. Barrer, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rice.
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W. I. Barrer
J. D. Rice
Reverend officiates Aberdeen professor wedding at Little Falls
Rev Wheeler presided at the Little Falls wedding of Prof. A W Bush of Aberdeen and Miss Ella Wright at the bride’s parents home. The couple, both teachers in Pe Ell for two years, left for that city after a bounteous reception, as Lewis county sends heartfelt wishes for happiness.
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Wheeler
Little Falls
A. W. Bush
Aberdeen
Ella Wright
Prof. Bush
Lewis County
Bex
Commissioners Proceeding Tax Settlements and Bills
The board ordered the treasurer to accept multiple full tax settlements for numerous properties across sections and townships for years 1889 through 1896 plus related lot and block payments. Also approved road fund bills, district payments, and specific tax cancellations, with details naming property descriptions, amounts, and involved individuals and districts.
Nervous Clinic Case Leads to Humorous Exchange at Chicago Medical College
A nervous professor at the Medical College of Chicago clashes with a Swede patient during a case demonstration about occupation and nervousness. The patient, answering with effort, reveals he makes 17 cents an hour on a machine after brisk questioning by the professor and students. The scene ends with amusement and a dismissal.
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Medical College of
Chicago
Endi
Frofester B
Harper’ Magazine
Real Estate Transfers in Lewis County November 27 1897
Transfers reported by Settemaie Abstract and Security Co Chehalis list Pet Hartman to Fred Dingerson 45 A ser sec 34 14 r 2 w for 300 D B Rees and wife Chas H Miller 12 lots in Centralia for 1500 Charity E Washington to Chas H Clark 5 A in Centralia for 125 US to Chas Oberg half of se qr sec stp 15 rb w pat CA Doty and wf to E K Gruber 3 lots in Pe Ell and Winnock lots for 1% US to WS Seaman nw qr sec 2 tp 12 r2 qw patent John S Nealy and wf to same lot 4 bik 3 Great Northern add to Winlock 35 Anna B Szaman to same half int in nw quarter 2tpi2r2w and lot 4 bik 3 Great Northern add to Winlock 1 Susan C Patterson et al to Maggie B Paterson one sixth int in 9 lots in Toledo 109.
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Lewis County
Washington
Settemaie Abstract and Security Co
Chehalis
Wash
Pet Hartman
Fred Dingerson
D B Rees
Chas H Miller
Centralia
Charity
Chas H Clark
Chas Oberg
Doty
Gruber
Winnock
Seaman
John S Nealy
Same
Great Northern
Winlock
Anna Bszaman
Nwgree
Stubbs Cheats Fare on Crowded Streetcar Prank
A Chicago News anecdote recalls Stubbs who avoids conductors, pays a nickel by instinct, and escapes fare demands on a crowded streetcar. After a tense confrontation, he pays nothing and later exacts petty revenge on a friend by a similar touch, regaining his lost five cents.
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Stubbs
Chicago News
Hotel Entrance Deception Revealed By New Chambermaid
A young woman enters an uptown hotel through the women’s entrance, presents herself as Miss Mary McClosky, and, after a nervous signing, asks for a room. She explains she has a job as a chambermaid and did not expect to pay, surprising the clerks with her claim.
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Mary McClosky
West Ninety-third Street
New York Tribune
Milton the stern Puritan poet and his unwritten daughters
The piece reflects on Milton's three wives and daughters, portraying him as austere and egoistic. It laments the harsh family life in a Puritan home where daughters endured harsh duties and misunderstood poetry, contrasting Milton with Shakespeare and noting readers' mixed desires for a “great Christian poet.”
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Milton
Shakespeare
Academy
Woman's literary club on South Side faces disbandment
A South Side women's literary club struggles to survive as internal conflict grows. Once devoted to Homer and Shakespeare criticism, members drift into essays and rivalries, with a vice president's lengthy ironic poem provoking murmurs amid calls for harmony.
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Cowper
Fair Students
Homer
Carte
Shakespeare
Milton
Spenser
Edwin Arnold
Ctr
Miracle fish flock to Neckar banks near Heilbronn
In Heilbronn on the Neckar a moving mass of fish swam toward the banks as river mud after heavy rains reduced oxygen. Residents rushed out with pots pans spades and baskets to claim their share, as locals witnessed a strange natural scene explained by muddy water forcing fish to surface for air.
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The
Neckar
Heilbronn
Westminster Gazette
Brain study at Clark University links mushroom bodies to bee adaptation
Dr. Kenyon of Clark University studies the bee brain and identifies mushroom bodies as key structures enabling honeybees to adapt to their surroundings, potentially explaining their intelligent behavior.
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Kenyon
Clark University
Gas production and coal usage in Germany last year
Official returns show Germany produced 25,887,000 cubic feet of gas during the year. Coal usage amounted to 2,750,000 tons in its manufacture, and the number of flames in use stood at 5,735,000.
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Germany
Bathing mishap becomes a chilly comedy in Shelton
A Shelton merchant improvised a bathtub from a small washtub and escaped flooding his store by clinging inside as the tub burst. His wife later retrieved him with rope to haul the water away, leaving him exposed and the tale a local laugh.
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Holland
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John Roney
Ira Johnson
Jas Urquhart
John Paulson
John Clay
Padham
Wiener
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W Oppelt
Geo Croford
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M Senn
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Carver Bros
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F Stange
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H Oost
Johnson
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W M Harper
G Anderson
Treasuer
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JM Meyer
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A Sherman
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C Wilcox
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Collet
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Diet
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Radant
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Ferrier
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S S Green
A M Anderson
Nasland
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Henriot Broz
H Dorn
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Klaus
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N Handy
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E Knittle
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J Wall
Langhorne
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H Yanson
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Chicago Tribune
British Benevolent Institution
Risa
Mount Lebanon
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McFaddens
Castoria
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Ahedas
King
Kingsbury
Gordon
Eétecure
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Allegheny Mountains
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Olive Minks
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Murphy & Stuchell
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