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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
4
In a New York pool hall regulars include an elderly man known as the major who claims intimate knowledge of distant lands and royal families. A prankster introduces a swarthy stranger as a Zulu speaker, prompting the major to denounce the supposed language as low Zuluese.
In Lynden district families are urged to avoid fire crackers for children this year. Instead they are advised to sing to children to replace loud noises during the holiday season as kids spend time in the fields pulling weeds and waiting for dinner.
The piece honors contributors to the Lyn den Red Cross fund as a noble effort and compares public philanthropy to a privilege. It also quips that Washington lost $60 000 last year by not muzzling its dogs and suggests a far larger loss from un muzzled politicians.
A brief local note reports notable stands of hay in the parking strips along Front Street, described as unusually lush for the area and attracting passersby.
Lynden Lodge No 137 meets every Monday evening at the I O O F hall All Knights are invited to attend F E Daniels C C H S Steinhauer K R S
Visitors marvel at the abundant crops lining Lynden streets and in the gardens of Lynden residences. The city’s main thoroughfares showcase a surprising display that others would envy given Lynden’s size.
The State Department of Agriculture advises drying potatoes along with prunes and apples this fall. The writer notes demand for dried potatoes would be small since few people would use them as pocket pieces to cure rheumatism.
Dairymen in Whatcoma County, led by Lynden, prepare for a pivotal meeting this Saturday to organize a business group aimed at improving selling conditions. All local dairymen are urged to attend, as the industry moves from dormancy to active reform and growth.
A town discussion in Lynden suggests forming a Home Defense League to protect the area while proposing an immediate campaign to remove sickly unpainted picket fences around the town for aesthetic and safety reasons.
Tellum burst into the editorial sanctum and charged the editor as the boy lay on the floor. He demands the paper call him a liar while the editor calmly denies the claim. The editor suggests another paper may have run the stale rumor.
A humorous exchange from Everybody's Magazine features a man fearing heart trouble and a doctor advising nature take its course. The patient insists he abstains from alcohol and sleeps early, while the doctor jokes the man is too good for this world. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a son hesitant to pursue a professional career.
A fragment shows Mrs Matron joking with her husband about what the baby might say first. The husband is described as a brute, and the exchange ends with a punchy line about him coming home.
A dramatic dialogue fragment recalls a desperate suitor and a vow to flee engagement. In the same issue a payment deadline warns unpaid Tribune subscribers. A Washington state notice appoints Cornelius Voskamp administrator of Martin Voskamp’s estate with six months to file claims.
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