Locust Grove Club Hosts Social and Whist Night
The Locust Grove Literary Club met Saturday with a lively progressive whist game won by C. M. Bently and his mother Mrs. Bently. An oyster supper followed as members enjoyed a general social evening despite wind and rain keeping some from Badger dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locust Grove
C. M. Bently
Laura Long
Edith Owens
Badger
A. C. Amon
Laramores
J. M. Davis
Laramore
Mount View Literary Club
J. M. Wroe
Locust Grove Club
I. T. Fouch
Badger Notes Highlights Local Socials and Visits
Badger residents enjoyed a Monday dance at J A Dasdice home with guests from Kennewick and Richland. A Grange dance at Finley hall drew 40 couples and oyster supper, while local visits included R W French, H L Tucker, Tom Gleason, and others. The Hover Finley school debate ended with Hover ahead after a crowded church event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Finley Hall
Kennewick
Hover
The
Hover Notes From Kennewick To Hillsboro Area
Mrs. Toby Long visited Kennewick from Friday to Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dry left for Walla Walla to see his sister Mrs. A E Richards. Government boat inspector Mr. Williams was a business visitor in Hover last Wednesday. E G Cox traded his Horse Heaven homestead for property in Hillsboro Oregon. N McGuire visited his parents this week. S P & S claim agent was in Hover on Monday. H W Powell went to Portland last Wednesday and returned Saturday. He bought the Stretchberry place and its northern neighbor. Miss Marion Toothaker of Coolidge visited here over the weekend. A large Hover crowd attended the Finley debate. Hover on the affirmative won. Mrs Huss of Finley visited Mrs John Dahlin last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. French
Kennewick
Badger
Richland Orchestra
John Hawkins
Mike Welsch
Saxon
N. P
Ray Tallman
Elsie Humphrey
Gertrude Humphrey
Sunnyside
Will Lewins
Fossil
Ore
Lara McPherron
Pasco
Fred Cresswell
Freewater
Mary Simard
Hover
Finley
Evans and
Toothaker
Eugene Walker
E. G. Cox
Horse Heaven
Hillsboro
Oregon
N. McGuire
H. W. Powell
Portland
Stretchberry Place
Marion Toothaker
Coolidge
Huss
John Dahlin
Benton Kiona Debates Women’s Rights Topic At Local High Schools
The Benton Kiona and Prosser high schools held a debate on whether women exercising political rights would improve the race. Prosser’s affirmative side featured Wm Colbert Ida Summen and Ed Starkey. Benton Kiona’s negative included Metford Roop Amy Kelso and Freeman Gibson. Judges were Mr. Tyler Byron J. E. Friestoe and Dr. F S Hedger. the negative won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiona
Odd Fellows Hall
Benton-Kiona
Prosser
Wm. Colbert
Ida Summen
Ed.Starkey
Mr. Perrin
White Bluffs
Mr. Christenson
Local visitors and weather leave town buzzing
Richland notes report Mr and Mrs J O Skirving visiting from Kennewick with Mr and Mrs J C Willis. The eleven year old Morgan O Connell remains ill with fever. Wm Davidson Jr visited from Kennewick to Pasco. F J OBrien traveled to Prosser for business. A Sunday night high wind caused property damage with downed fences tents and roof damage in town and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Skirving
Kennewick
J. C. Willis’ Morgan
M. D. O’connell
Wm. Davidson, Jr
Kennewick and Pasco
F. J. O’brien
Prosser
Bible School and Evening Services at M E Church Schedule
The Churches M E Church announces 10 a m Bible School and 11 a m preaching on God’s Answer 2 30 p m Junior League at 6 30 p m League 7 30 p m preaching on The Secret of Pleasure Bible study Wednesday 7 30 p m The Lord’s Anointed 1 Sam 16 13 10 a m Sunday School 11 a m preaching How to Pray Hand of fellowship and Lord’s Supper at church Pastors office hour 3 p m 6 30 p m Young People Meeting Safety Verse Ps 27 1 7 30 p m What Crops to Plant.
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Young Peoples’ Meeting
The Secret of Baldness Explains Hair Growth Prospects
The article notes hair health relies on the fat layer under the scalp. If the fat is absorbed and the scalp sticks to the skull, cure prospects fade. Movable scalp and thinning fat offer hope, while common scalp treatments prove futile.
Judge in Salem Sends Two Youths to Reform School
A Salem judge, noted for kindness, sentences two underage youths who pleaded guilty to a string of misdeeds. He orders two years at the state reformatory, then hints at studying for the state penitentiary while there.
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Salem
Mass
State Reformatory
State Penitentiary
Saturday Evening Post
Colors of the Rainbow in Varying Rain Drop Sizes
The article explains rainbow colors depend on raindrop size. Large drops yield narrow, vivid bands: violet, light blue, bluish green, green, yellow, orange, light red, dark red. Medium drops (0.3 mm) show yellow, orange. Small drops (0.1 mm) give very pale violet, violet, whitish blue, whitish green.
In an Egyptian Hotel
Vistas and half hidden nooks soothe the eye as you roam an Egyptian hotel lobby. A dragoman bears roses while a porter signals an Arab servant in livery. guests feel valued as staff salute along the corridor on the way to rooms.
Club Gears Up for Active Year Plans
The Commercial Club assembles under President Desgranges to fix a year plan. Committees will meet twice monthly to receive board assignments and prepare reports, improving overall efficiency and cross committee work. The club may also outline meeting dates and consider a contract with Northern Pacific dining services and city beautification for attracting home seekers.
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Desgranges
Commercial Club
Northern Pacific
Kennewick
Measles and Morals in Tess Harcourt Tale
In a short scene Tess Harcourt rewards a diligent reader as Robson the butler announces a young boy named Tommy with a measles outbreak. Tommy admits bringing back the library book Sunday and confesses his illness began Tuesday, prompting Tess to praise his honesty and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosamond Napier
Tess Harcourt
Old Robson
Tess
Tommy
Oratorios in English and a witty singing anecdote
The article recounts Sims Reeves and Sir Frederic Cowen discussing oratorio performance in English. Cowen shares a quip about a contemporary German soprano who mangled Mendelssohn’s aria turning the lyric into a joke about “forty winks.”
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Sims Reeves
Frederic Cowen
Mendelssohn
Improve Yourself and Inspire Others
A concise reflection urges self-improvement to uplift others. It argues that noble examples should be emulated while observing one’s own faults. True sincerity enables personal transformation and motivates those around.
Those Girls of Ours and a Witty Exchange
A compact quote pair contrasts a brash line about Polly Perkins with a clever retort about being cool, followed by a Goethe aphorism on gratitude. The snippet juxtaposes flippant headline style banter and a philosophical remark.
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Polly Perkins
Boston Transcript
Dramatic Prussian Plot Ends With Royal Reward
A discontented lieutenant colonel seeks reinstatement from Frederick the Great. After a libel sparks royal anger the king offers a reward for the author. The officer claims the prize for his wife and children while awaiting judgment at Spandau, with a forged final letter signaling a transfer of command to Berlin.
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Frederick the Great
Frederick
Suchasquinades
Friedrichs
Leutenant
Spandau
Sukumar Days
Berlin
Interscholastic Debate Meets Sunnyside Team Friday
The third debate of the season will be held Friday night in the Kennewick high school auditorium. Kennewick faces Sunnyside with the local team undefeated this year. The Kennewick boys argue the negative on the question of excluding unskilled laborers from southern and eastern Europe, led by Raymond Rarey Van Whealey and Martin Garber under Mr. Lewis.
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Kennewick
Sunnyside
Europe
United States
Raymond Rarey
van Whealey
Martin Garber
Mr. Lewis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ed. Golland
Long Lake
J. A. Dasdice
J. R. Halasey
Axel Olsen
G. L. Jones
Sawtelle, Cal
Ezra Scoutin
Richland
Everett T. Dashice
Erie
J. R. Prana
L. Nichols
Oklahoma
Phoenix
Arizona
E. M. Angell
Mary
Bale and McCoskiie
Geo. Finley
Seattle
Toby Long
Mrs. Henry Dry
Walla Walla
A. E. Richards
Williams
Benton City
E. M. Hoisington
North Yakima
Lena Hoisington
M. E. Church
Goethe
Kennewick Valley Telephone Company
Kennewick Transfer Co
Stull & Williams, Tailors
ST. Paul & Tacoma Lumber CO
J. D. Skirving
H. W. Nelson
Anager
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