Just One Year Old Western Mercantile celebrates first anniversary
Four Lynden men opened the Western Mercantile a year ago on June 12 with groceries hardware and farm supplies. The ad boasts a large stock fair prices and a satisfaction guarantee promising money back if not pleased. It urges continued customer loyalty and notes offerings from McCormick binder to Sam Jack and even fuel to farm homes.
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Lynden
The
Western Mercantile
McCormick
Sammy Jack
Anniversary Specials Week June 12 to June 19
A local retailer announces anniversary specials running for one week from June 12 through June 19 featuring limited time discounts on select items. Shoppers are urged to visit stores for daily deals and doorbusters.
Used Cars and Goods For Sale In Lynden Tribune Ad
Several items listed for sale and services in Lynden including Studebaker seven passenger car priced at 800 dollars Maxwell late model 650 Dodge five passenger 1000 Chevrolet 1918 model 700 plus accessories. Also ducks eggs for 3 dollars per 13, various livestock and tools, welding shop, pasture rent, and ads about watches and lost items. Public notices include sales rules and ad rates.
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Studebaker
Maxwell
Dodge
Chevrolet
Lynden
F. E. Daniels
Sumas Beats Lynden In Weekend Baseball Tilt
The Belingham Reveille notes Sumas defeated Lynden Sunday morning after losing to them Friday. Fairbanks Morse of Western Mercantile pitched the opener while local scenes include a twilight game and two separate weddings from two years ago.
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Belingham
Sumas
Lynden
Fairbanks Morse
Western Mercantile Company
Lynden Community News Briefs and Births
Local notes report May births totaling eleven in Lynden with five months ending May 31 showing 69 births and 25 deaths, five pairs of twins, and several residents visiting or moving. Social visits include Clendenen and Dow families, Dorothy Pace in town, and Arlitt and Lund households hosting guests. Medical update notes Robert Van Mersbergen’s appendectomy at St Luke’s hospital.
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Lynden
Army Mules and Animals Remembered in War Remembrance
In a column by J. W. Rixey Smith the Home Sector recalls the U S Army animals of World War I. The Twenty seventh division mule was the only animal listed as a casualty. Dogs, a pony, Jenny Hohenzollern the monkey, and pigeons also left their marks on the war’s memory.
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United States
J. W. Rixey Smith
Seventy-seventh Division
Thirteenth Field Artillery
Billy
Little Pony
France
St. Pierre Des Corps
Jenny Hohenzollern
C. C
Wonder of Plant Kingdom and Mandrake Lore
A historical note on plant wonders including insect catching flora and a famed mandrake. It discusses a writhing creeping plant that curses walls with illness, the mandrake’s human-shaped root and legendary shrieks, and the Italian belief linking mandrake to fertility and novels of Genesis referenced by Reuben and Leah.
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Virginia
Italy
Reuben
Leah
Rachel
Corn Record Reported in Pennsylvania Farm
Samuel H. Tessler of East Donegal township allegedly set a state best with 5 500 bushels of corn from 27 acres, the largest known Pennsylvania yield to date on a single farm.
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Pennsylvania
Samuel H. Tessler
Donegal Township
Wyoming's Source of Wealth Boosts Royalty Income
Wyoming earns more than $1 million annually from oil royalties and officials say growth could enable tax relief within three years. The prospect strengthens state finances as production remains healthy and revenue climbs.
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Wyoming
A Poser on Love and Wealth in Dialog
The speaker claims the man pursues a girl for her money. He asks why a rich girl cannot be as lovable as a poor one, challenging social assumptions about romance and wealth.
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Poser
Local W R C notes new members and events
Ella Raethka Clara Brundage Edith Axlund Maude Sheets and Syl via Hodgeman join the order. New members Nettie Randall and Rosalie Kendall reported sick. Smallpox at the Belle Wampler home Mary Jones also ill. Rachel Breckenridge congratulated on becoming a grandmother. Gratitude expressed for Decoration Day program support and car donations. Flag Day on June 14. W R C program includes several songs solos and salutes. Dinner planned for June 23 to honor members.
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Ella Raethka
Clara Brundage
Edith Axlund
Maude Sheets
Sylvia Hodgeman
Nettie Randall
Rosalie Kendall
Belle Wampler
Mary Jones
Rachel Breckenridge
Cora McSorley
Gettysburg
Kate White
Marie Berthuson
Evelyn Scrimger
Sylvia
Florence Hodgeman
Janie Palmer
Mr. Groceryman
Georgia Bruce
Marjory Bruce
Ella Palmer
The
Wanted at Once Households Furniture Ad
Short classified appeal seeks any odd pieces of furniture for immediate sale. A tiny 25c advertisement is suggested to prompt buyers and sellers to act now.
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Martin Visser
Millwood
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Joe Brown
Herbert Fritz
Gus Arlitt
Frances
Olympia
Mrs. Emerson Vroom
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Mandrake
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