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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
2
The Kennewick Library Association's executive board met at Hotel Koontz to discuss keeping the reading room open under limited funds. With taxes failing to cover monthly expenses, they voted to close the library, planning tentative one or two day weekly book draws if volunteers assist.
A broker touts stocks at 10 cents a share to a shopper who asks why they are so cheap. He explains the shares were slightly damaged by water, prompting the discount.
The judge notes a six year courtship as a suitor named Jones wins permission to marry. The exchange reveals a contrast between belief in evolution and faith, ending with the daughter becoming Mrs. Jones.
Fred I proposed to Miss Dingley. Joe doubts the woman. He asks about her wealth and learns she refused the proposal.
Dialog on culinary preferences between a husband and wife cited in Yonkers Statesman. Egbert believes their tastes align while noting her indifference to cooking. The remark frames domestic harmony as a metaphor for moderation as a guiding virtue.
Amateur aviators will compete during Seattle's Golden Potlatch week for substantial cash prizes. Machines and pilots must pass expert review to join the event to reduce accident risk. Many entrants from across the Northwest are expected to participate.
The Government's May report shows improving conditions for winter wheat with an 86.1 index, up from 83.3 in April, and well above last May's 82.1. Despite 3,118,000 acres abandoned since sowing, overall area remains larger than harvests in 1910, with heavy losses in Kansas and Oklahoma due to fall drought. Estimated 5,000,000,000 bushels this year, and a yield of 489,325,000 bushels using the New York Produce Exchange method. Spring wheat acreage up 10 percent. Rye above ten-year average with about 7 percent higher than last year.
List of names under advertised letters including Mr Richard Akeburet and Miss Norma Gem. Also notes Mrs H A Gray and Miss Malinda Langford. Following items mention Miss Harlow and Miss Mary E Paul returning from a coast vacation visiting Tacoma Seattle Everett and Miss Paul heading to Cedar Rapids Iowa for the summer.
An ad asserts John D Rockefeller would spend all income to beat Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. The spiel proclaims the product unbeatable and notes availability at Columbia Pharmacy.
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