Washington federal patronage details and salaries outlined
The article lists 167 federal offices in Washington to be filled by presidential appointment plus the federal bench. It details salaries for postmasters, land office registers, receivers, district attorneys, internal revenue, customs, marshals, and immigration inspectors. It notes the distribution of offices across cities and outlines state appointments Governor Lister will control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Internal Revenue
United States
Walla Walla
Waterville
Vancouver
Spokane
Seattle
Olympia
North Yakima
Civil Service
Western Washington
Lister
Bitulithic paving traffic record on Sheridan Road
A 1912 traffic record for 3000 feet of bitulithic paving on Sheridan Road Chicago from Byron Street to Evanston Avenue shows totals from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. with 6785 autos and 11977 total tons, bicycle and horse drawn traffic also counted. The 40 foot wide path had no repairs since laying and was praised by taxpayers and officials after seven years of use.
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Sheridan Road
Boulevard
Chicago
Byron St
Evanston Ave
Electric Bitters Prove Aiding Stomach and Rheumatism
A Lewisburg West Virginia man thanks Electric Bitters for curing ten years of stomach trouble and rheumatism. The ad claims relief for dyspepsia indigestion and kidney poisons, noting a guaranteed satisfaction and a 50 cent price at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Rader
Lewisburg
W. Va
Social Happenings and Local Club Notes
Social happenings include a surprise party for Mr and Mrs Herman Franklin with a group presenting aluminum ware and games. The Leavenworth Dramatic Club forms in the city planning plays at the local theater and rehearsing The Face at the Window with about twenty members and assistance from Mr Merriam of Everett. Mrs M A Morley hosted a five hundred card evening with guests listed including L O Tayor J B Adams Turner Welch Cullen Jacobsen Ackroyd Van Cleave Uhlin and Cameron Squires.
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Herman Franklin
Anna Miller
Hazel
Gladys West
Alpha Wells
Minnie
Mary Sauer
Alice Lingley
Studebaker
Pinch
Florence
Jeffords
Springer
Herbert
Wamsley
John McKenzie
Dan Nicholson
Angus Nicholson
Andy Schrock
Ethel Maston
Maston
Henry Sauer
Leavenworth
M. A. Morley
Miss Ackroyd
Mr. Cullen
L. O. Tayor
J. B. Adams
Turner Welch
Cullen
Jacobsen
van Cleave
Miss Uhlin
Cameron Squires
Night Marshal Hurt In Store Staircase Accident
Night Marshal Ryan sustained a deep head gash and facial bruising after falling down a rear stairway at the Leavenworth Mercantile Company store while investigating a basement light at the Opera Bar. Dr. Judah treated five stitches. he returned to work by Thursday evening.
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Ryan
Leavenworth Mercantile Company
Mr. Ryan
Judah
Dan
Two Cider Tests at Farmer Marshall's Orchard
In New Jersey a boastful young man tries to coax cider from Farmer Marshall without asking. The farmer outsmarts him by drinking the cider first and inviting a sniff to prove its superiority, underscoring Marshall's famed brew and sharp wit.
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New Jersey
Marshall
Peterson
Jersey
Tom
Scotland
Dundee
Comical Bits and Notes from Classic Humor
A collection of brief vignettes and excerpts: a biting theater quip about buckwheat cakes, Twain's money mischief, a Scot minister's sharp compliment, a spelling reform pitch, and a note on handedness in primates.
Grace Strachan to receive $25,000 gift for women teachers
Miss Grace Strachan a Brooklyn school teacher will get a $25 000 purse from the Interborough Association of Women Teachers for leading the fight for pay equality with men. J W Corcoran pleaded guilty to simple assault on Oliver Peterson in Magistrate Grant's court and was fined five dollars and costs. An Echo advertisement promises results.
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Grace Strachan
Brooklyn
Interborough Association of Women Teachers
J. W. Corcoran
Oliver Peterson
Grant
Walking in the Woods and Political Notes
A poetic fragment from Saturnday Review contrasts autumn and summer woods with a hidden life and love. In Olympia Howard D. Taylor claims 52 pledged votes to become speaker. County commissioners praise W. J. Roberts as state highway commissioner. Waterville potatoes weighing 101 pounds win a silver cup at the Northwestern Products Exposition in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Howard D. Taylor
House
W. J. Roberts
W. H. Ogle
Waterville
Minneapolis
Free medical consultation by Washington licensed doctors at Overland Hotel
Remarkable physicians licensed by the state of Washington announce a one day free service at the Overland Hotel this Saturday December 21. They offer consultation examination and advice at no charge except medicine cost for chronic diseases including stomach bile kidneys nerves and related conditions.
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State of Washington
America
Don’t rush after waking
A health note warns against sudden rises from bed as organs, especially the heart, need time to adjust. Recommend stretching and yawning to loosen the body and preserve vitality. Also, a meeting of the Southwestern Washington Development Association approved a demonstration farm with plans for a horticultural inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Washington Development Association
Mrs P H Brogan Endorses Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Wilson Pa resident Mrs P H Brogan testifies from experience that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is far superior to all others and excels for croup. The advert cites that it is for sale by all dealers.
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Wilson, Pa
Chamberlain
Croup
Coal Production Compare World and U S States in 1910 11
Austria Hungary mined 53 600 000 tons of coal in 1910 but Pennsylvania 1911 output exceeded that. West Virginia produced about 60 000 000 tons and Illinois 53 680 000. In Pennsylvania Fayette and Westmoreland counties yielded over 50 000 000 short tons, while Lackawanna and Luzerne produced over 51 000 000 long tons of anthracite.
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Austria- Hungary
United States
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
Fayette and
Westmoreland
Lackawanna and
Luzerne
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Swift Cough Relief
Pneumonia threat in winter and spring is warned against by rapid treatment with Dr King’s New Discovery. Advertisers cite Mrs Place of Rawsonville Vermont praising its cough and cold relief, noting guaranteed bronchial benefits and prices 50 cents to 1 dollar with a free trial bottle at all druggists.
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Dr. King
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Bitulithic
Hole
North Pole
A. B. Westcott
Charles
O. R. Day
Charley Westcott
Miss Cook
Miss Larson
Life Mask OF Lincoln
Richard Watson Gilder
New York Times
Mark Twain
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
William H. Maxwell
New York City
Boat
Roe
Door
Low
Owe
Hylobates
Love
Saturnday Review
The
Overland Hotel
H. C. Peters
Columbia Street
J. E. Grant
Roach Brothers
the Palace of Sweets
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