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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1916
Page
4
The monthly report of Police Judge H C Beach shows sixty five cases in April. Most were drunkenness or traffic violations. The note cites Bellingham’s dry history before statewide prohibition and urges sheriff and prosecuting attorney action against liquor sellers as election nears.
The record notes that fried codfish served as the first American money. It remarks that lacking sugar gasoline vapor autos mining stocks and party dresses, one fist likely went a long way in those days.
A proposed reform imagines appointing officials by ability rather than party backing in Whatcom County. The idea envisions a businesslike manager overseeing public affairs to reduce political scrambles and reliance on finances, beauty, or sympathy.
An ad from Exclusive Optometrist and Opticon at 205 W. Holly Street in Bellingham promotes bifocals for both far and near vision and invites customers to inquire about them.
A. Tf Frasier files as Republican candidate for County Commissioner District 01 in the Second Commissioners District. Primary election set for Tuesday September 12 1916.
The author argues for merit based rather than fixed terms, praising Chris King, county farm superintendent, for prudent spending and effective prisoner handling. A shift to performance driven promotions is urged to run the county more efficiently.
A district woman continues collecting cigar ribbons while ignoring the competition of her forty third pillow, prompting curiosity among neighbors about her ongoing small fashion campaign and personal interests.
The writer notes missing a society meeting where a paper titled The Evolution and Philosophy of the Infinitesima Calculus was read. This absence is described as the reason for a downcast expression in the text.
A fragmentary verse by Joseph Blanco White questions why life and truth are pursued when light can deceive. It muses on celestial imagery including Hesperus the evening star and the dawn of knowledge revealing nature's depths.
Bargain price on burnt clay drain tile for a limited time. 3 inch tiles at $26 per thousand, 4 inch at $25, and 6 inch at $35. Supply limited and order this week through Lynden Cooperative Co.
A compact meditation on sleep as a division between body and soul, noting sleep as the waking of thought and the earthly limit of death. Browne Colton and Ovid provide reflections on sleep as liberty of reason, a rest from toil, and a passage between life and death.
A boxing bout on the Brooklyn National League field in Flatbush features Al McCoy against Young Ahearn. The fight draws poor interest as McCoy bleeds while Ahearn pounds him. A spectator shouts about the batteries, quipping Ahearn pitchers McCoy catches.
Three friends cross a deep ravine after drinking. One is helped up the incline and released, falling to the bottom. Believing him gravely hurt, the others rush to check him, only to hear I’m unconscious as he asks for a match.
The whirligig beetle is a two eyed six legged swimmer with long and short paddles aiding rapid turns. It skates in spiral tracks on pool surfaces and alerts to fish below with its dual eye pairs. There are under 300 species worldwide and it can be seen all summer along streams and ponds.
Philadelphia Ledger reports that lawyers toured New York to invite ex ambassador Joseph H. Choate to speak in Philadelphia. A companion carried a green bag of law books, prompting Choate to remark he carried his law in his head, and he declined the invitation.
Dairy records at the Tribune office priced five cents each and sixty cents per dozen. Flies are blamed for a familiar summer complaint.
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