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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
7
A satirical note condemns a joke about wives and burglaries of a husband’s pocket change. The author recalls thirty years of missing loose coins from his trousers and defends married life against humor that trivializes spousal trust. He urges men to ante up before losing funds to mischief.
Under President Suzzato a UW initiative coordinates with government to conserve the nation's wheat. Home economics researchers test bread made from barley rye soy flour cornmeal rice and potatoes.
Friends report a Chicago business man fainted after discovering his bank balance was overdrawn by 145 dollars. A doctor was summoned and charged 5 dollars. He then told his stenographer to check the balance again next time he fainted and not to call the doctor if still overdrawn.
A merchant offers 250 letterheads and 250 envelopes of a splendid grade printed artistically for 3.25 dollars. The sale targets the farm business market with a bundled stationery deal for small operators.
The Tribune office offers De Grondwet at 1.25 for new subscribers with a yearly cost of 1.40 instead of 1.50. The advert promises savings on magazines and newspapers through Tribune subscriptions.
The Whatcom County Poultry Men's Association will meet Saturday at the Laurel Grange Hall. Several prominent poultrymen will address the gathering.
Local Lynden residents enjoyed Thanksgiving with relatives and friends across the area. Clusters of visitors from Bellingham and Lopas Island dropped in for holiday meals and gatherings while clubs like Amphictyon and Klatawa met at nearby homes.
Dr. Edmond F. Ducasse of the 1910 University of Washington class, a member of the French ambulance corps, receives the French war cross for distinguished service rescuing wounded under fire. Major Joan Comee Hayes in Washington approves a $7000 utilities repair shop at Camp Lewis.
The piece recalls Maeterlinck explaining ring types as engagement or wedding rings during sparring and fight to a finish. It also recounts Plattsburgh training camp humor about a rookie who sings bass, advised to surface for air by a bulking sergeant.
In a coal yard a worker named Smithers failed to heed brake warnings. Six empty freight cars careened down a hill, smashed through a bunker, and lay on their sides in a creek. The boss rushed out, but Smithers calmly announced he had quit.
The American copy offered at two year rate with regular price three dollars, sale price two dollars.
Extra trips run on weekends with multiple departure times from Lynden Saturday evening and Sunday, plus late night service on Sundays. The stage departs from Waples Confectionery Lynden and Hall's Confectionery Dock Street Bellingham, fare 50 cents round trip.
The notice lists daily departures from Hall's Store Dock Street at 7 30, 11 a m and 4 p m and from Waples Confectionery Lynden at 8 30 a m 1 and 5 30 p m for travel on Hanegan Road. The timetable reflects regular pickup points and times for local transport.
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