Wiser Lake Community Notes and Local Visits
Wiser Lake reports a Junior-Senior picnic in Glen Echo foothills and a Friday night cantata Lost, A Comet directed by Professor Richardson. Local visits include Mrs. Burgess and two children, Mrs. Frost and Ruth Crabtree, and Hazel Birdwell with Sadie Van Os in Lynden. Meridian beat Ferndale 4 to 2 at Laurel. Ted Coggins ill and missing school. Harry Wynn from Ferndale in the area for assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
I. M. Burgess
Bellingham
A. W. Frost
Ruth Crabtree
Pearl Frost
Custer
Hazel Birdwell
Sadie van Os
Lynden
East Indian Bamboo Grove Near Savannah Grows Taller Than Houses
A bamboo grove near Savannah stands taller than nearby homes. Documented in the Journal of Heredity, the East Indian bamboo likely came from China or Japan, first planted around 1890. The giant grass rises rapidly each spring and offers diverse uses noted by Japanese industry experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Journal of Heredity
David Fairchild
Savannah
China
Japan
Java
Sumatra
Canada
Australia
Brazil
Egypt
Hawaii
Thermometer winds clock in Aquila to wind its springs
A strange device uses expanding mercury to wind a clock. In Aquila Switzerland Victor Guillani’s thermometer drives a rack and ratchet connected to the clock’s mainspring. As temperature rises the mercury pushes the rack, rotating wheels that wind the clock. cooling reverses the action. Mexico surveys water power sites as Carranza cancels foreign concessions and plans energy estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aquila
Switzerland
Victor Guillani
Mexico
Carranza
Woodland News: Local residents attend events and sports
Joe Morrison spent the weekend at home while Mr and Mrs Holcroft and Mrs Partch visited Bellingham. Woodland lost to Evergreen at home on Friday. Jordal visited Bellingham Saturday. Mrs C Follis of Seattle visits her mother Mrs Jess. Dr and Mrs Hutchinson and daughter Ruth visited Sumas midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiser Lake
Bellingham
John Berris
Sunshine
Austin Wheeler
Magnus Peterson
the Coggin
Joe Morrison
Mrs. C. Follis
Seattle
Mrs
Jess
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buick
Ford
GMC
Kelly
Used Car and Truck Dept
Eldridge
Weesales
E. Pike
Horst’s Service
Corner Elk & Magnolia Lis
Washington
Calol
Northrup King and Co
C. C. Morse & Co
Chas. H. Lilly Co
Mandeville & King
Peas
H. Elder
Glen Echo
Meridian
Ferndale Boys
Laurel
C. A. Benson
Anna
Dahlquist
Ted Coggins
Harry Wynn
Ferndale
Mercury
Woodland
Evergreen
Finday
Wodlland Grounds
Mr. Jordal
Dean & White
N. B
Cosmopolitan Garage
Grand Ave
Lynden High School
Peggy
Hawley’s Hall
City Drug Store
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