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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
5
The legislature will consider boosting state aid for education next month. A study panel recommends raising state payment per pupil from 10 to 30 dollars to help poorer districts like Lynden with low property values. Richer districts would subsidize weaker ones, but big districts will fight the bill.
A Siberian dress described for Kamchadals features sealskin torbassa boots fur pants a fox skin hood a kofkhlanka and heavy reindeer skin overshirt embroidered with beaver trim and wolverine fringe. The costume withstands weeks of extreme cold even at minus 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit while sleeping on snow.
Local Lynden stores launch a sale with proceeds designated to combat tuberculosis the Great White Plague. Community merchants join efforts to raise funds and awareness for TB relief programs.
Report mentions carloads of Lynden eggs heading to New York. The scene suggests a festive display as eggs reach the city, reflecting local shipping and economic activity.
A humorous ad for undertakers features Dr. Coffin as a potential Yale University president candidate. The snippet implies a political joke around a person with the surname Coffin seeking high office at Yale.
The Parent Teachers Association begins a drive to establish a club room for Lyn den boys to read, play games, and sing in a wholesome setting. A Christmas fund donation from the First National Bank provides solid backing for the project.
A blaze in Cork sparks debate over use of blackface minstrelsy in performances. Critics urge change while some remain tied to tradition, highlighting broader cultural memory and reform pressures.
A frustrated customer laments the lack of embroidered flu masks this year and questions available options.
A humorous caution directs Santa to avoid candles if his beard could burn or smolder. The playful warning notes the risk of fire from open flames near a festive beard.
The Pinzon brothers financed and ran the Nina and Pinta with Columbus as commander earning 1500 pesetas yearly. Sailors were paid 2.5 dollars per month and cannons plus outfit cost 36 000 pesetas. Accounts cover Aug 1492 to Mar 1493 with Queen Isabella’s jewel value unlikely to reach $2,000.
Red Cross physicians in Constantinople conclude Zora born in Bitlis Armenia in early 1775 may be the world’s oldest man. He traveled to the capital as a youth, married twice, fathered 15 children, and now at Top-Hane artillery arsenal works as a capoudji. His son is 96, and Zora laments doctors who urged milk diets as his health declines.
The text notes three presidents born outside rural origins Andrew Jackson in Raleigh North Carolina Theodore Roosevelt in New York City and William Howard Taft in Cincinnati Ohio. It also lists languages spoken in Hawaii including Hawaiian English Japanese Portuguese Filipino Korean and multiple Chinese dialects with English taught in schools and Japanese likely most spoken.
A witty remark by Miss Cayenne suggests the ex-kaiser could be brought to court if his ongoing landlord disputes continue. The exchange hints at possible legal risk tied to housing conflicts rather than direct charges.
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