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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
3
A partial ad lists prices for canned goods with prices like 33c for 0 cans and 35c for 2 cans, plus 20¢ 15¢ and 28¢ items. The readable text shows miscellaneous price tokens without full item names or quantities.
Classified list includes two registered Holstein bulls for sale near Lynden, straw bales and pig listings, dry wood and coal sales, high grade Guernsey heifers for sale, violin and piano instruction class, medical practice note, tomato cabbage and plant sales, kale and Milich cows for sale, plus extensive North Prairie community notices of dinners visits and local errands. The mixed items reflect farm trades, services, and social updates in the Lynden region.
In Lynden amid strawberries prices dropping a playful epidemic of shortcake spreads. Local note: a farmer and hired man exchange jokes about work, housing, and a kissy bedtime banter, ending with a gag about facial hair and good nights.
Weekend visits mark social scene with Mrs. P. O. Berthuson staying with Lake Whatcom parents and Lynden guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. Vander Yacht. Activities include Busy Bee Society gathering and plans for the June 24 Berthuson's Grove picnic.
Mrs. Ben Oldemeyer and Mrs. C. M. Huisman hosted visitors in Lynden while Miss Elsie Oltman returned from St. Luke's hospital to work. Several residents including Mrs. Winifred Rose and Mrs. A. Verbrugge with children exchanged calls, and Elsie joined the Normal for summer studies. Arthur Meenk and Cornelius Huisman aided tasks, and multiple brief visits to Oltman and Huisman households were recorded.
News notes from Lynden recount visits by Count Adolph Van Rechteren of Holland to the De Jonge home and several local social happenings. The M E Ladies Aid plans an Apron and Baking Sale at the Library, while the Lynden Choral Society hosts a hard time party at Hawley's Hall.
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