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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
11
A plate glass pane from a haberdasher’s window, later used in a home, stayed white while surrounding glass faded. Enamel letters reading John Doe Shirts Made to Order protected the glass from sunlight, creating a visible contrast and a curious fact.
Mrs. Madeline Bay named president of the Lyndon Post Women s Auxiliary. Officers chosen include Mrs. Bessie Wood as vice president Ada Paldwin secretary and Mrs. Mary Rinehart treasurer. Regular meetings set for the first and third Mondays at 8 at the G A R Hall. Membership drive aims for at least 100. Eligible women include wives mothers and sisters of service members. Next meeting on May 3.
F. E. Daniels will represent the Chandler and Cleveland automobiles and the White trucks in the Lynden district. He will provide information and arrange demonstrations of these cars. Daniels also installed a G and B five gallon stroke gasoline pump at the Lynden Service and Battery Station this week.
The article describes border markings as posts rather than lines on the Mexican and Canadian boundaries. It notes cages along the Mexican border and shows an American attempting to stand in both countries. Canadian posts are unguarded with flagpoles flying national flags on each side.
Water will be turned off Monday at one o clock to lower the big tank to the new tower. If weather prevents the work, it will be postponed to the first clear day after. The statement comes from Water Superintendent Harold Knapp.
William Lee Masters of Bellingham suffered a severe cut to the fingers of his right hand Friday while working as a sawyer at Waples Shingle Mill.
A Popular Mechanics description reports a heated air mirage near the Pacific highway in the Sacramento valley. At nine o clock a car’s lights appeared to rise over a hilltop, then another pair of lights emerged, overtook and merged, before a single car passed the observers.
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