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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
9
A dialect poem captures a shipboard departure with cries of glory and hallelujah. The speaker recalls shouting from the heart as the boat leaves, emotions fueling strength to loosen ropes and start the voyage despite hard seas.
A Maine clergyman narrates a drive planned to reveal the Atlantic to a West visitor who has never seen the ocean. At the overlook the woman sighs not with joy but wishing for the Pacific, a humorous reminder that people desire distant horizons more than near ones.
A New York Sun report describes a healthy Irish refuse cart driver on Thirty-seventh Street near Madison and Fifth conversing with a woman carrying two well-dressed children in sailor outfits. After a brief talk the driver lifted the boys to his side and, under his arm, guided the horse eastward as the woman followed, the scene witnessed by many passersby.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes uncut leaf books hold no intrinsic value beyond potential future cutting and are largely useless for reading. Some collectors prize uncut volumes, advertising them, while others stock shelves with them as curiosities rather than practical works.
Janet aged four noticed her family helping themselves to mustard. She waited until attention faded, dipped bread with mustard, took a large bite and burned her mouth. She hid her reaction and said she would wait till the jelly cooled.
In Macmillan's Magazine the author likens cactuses to vegetable hedgehogs with a prickly defense. He recalls stings from cactus needles in the West Indies while hunting rare insects and notes how spines evolved to deter hungry herbivores in arid deserts.
A Boston actress aboard a summer voyage attracted many eyes and tested steward duties by demanding every dish at each meal. The steward earned extra steps and hoped for a larger tip, but she finally gave him only one shilling.
A San Bernardino County feature, praised as one of the queerest railroads in the country, runs seven miles from South Ontario to North Ontario. A mule powered gravity return lets the car roll back, with mules stepping aboard a sliding truck as the ride proves amusing to locals and riders.
Mary Abbott of Chicago Pest describes how the very poor ration pennies for essentials. Shoes cost fifty cents weekly for a boy, while two dollars could buy durable footwear lasting months. Limited cash forces cheap, short lived goods, poor nourishment, and meager housing, sustaining their poverty.
Jacques Jasmin recalls his early life of extreme poverty in France. At age ten he witnessed his grandfather carried to an almshouse where he died soon after. The memory marked Jasmin as he later found fortune, showing how poverty shaped his childhood and art.
Griffith Hughes notes the papaw juice softens unripe fruit and can tenderize tough meat when boiled together. Kersten reports boiling meat with the juice is common in Quito. Captain S P Oliver describes Mauritius meat sometimes wrapped in leaves to quicken tenderness and replicate aged cuts.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding and Third Assistant Merritt told a Chicago Record correspondent that postal savings banks could aid small depositors, promote thrift, and place money with the government, while not competing with private banks. They urged careful development of a secure, reliable system to foster citizenship and savings.
Toledo reports renewed mining interest as Bowen and others head for the mines to push work weather permitting. Citizens consider a shingle mill, with cedar timber nearby. Local visits include Sisters Fair on the Cowlitz and Chehalis races. Town movers include J D Perry, Rob Loughran, and Mrs Verstandig in Portland. Potato crop seen as county’s largest. new blacksmith outfit sent to St Helens district. Nellie Bunker hired for second room. Miss Bunker brings first grade certification.
A summary of details collected for individuals from the East seeking information about Washington state. It notes inquiries about travel routes, housing options, employment prospects, and regional amenities compiled by local mediating agencies.
The region of Lewis County is described as rich and expansive with 2500 square miles, strong agricultural land along the Cowlitz and Chehalis rivers, diverse crops from hay to hops, and a thriving mining, lumber, and dairy economy. Chehalis serves as county seat with schools, churches, mills, and a growing industrial base. Homeseekers are urged to visit. Mr Paul of Elkhorn, Nebraska, endorses the area.
A dense roster lists county officers Auditor Albert Schooley treasurer C W Maynard sheriff E F Carpenter clerk W D Thorne superintendent G J Tucker attorney George curs surveyor Thos KR curs coroner H L Mead and district commissioners F A Degeler T J Long Chas Evans plus Superior Judge H B Elliott City officials Mayor David Stewart clerk W A Weato ver treasurer John Dobson marshal Chas Michaelis attorney Dana C Millett and several department heads. Church and fraternal notices follow for various denominations and lodges in Chehalis with meeting times officers and meeting places.
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