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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
4
Parodies Counted On "I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier"
The tally shows 18,273 parodies written to date based on the popular anti war song. The figure highlights ongoing cultural impact and widespread engagement with the tune across creators and audiences.
Improving the Fair Aims to Expand Farm and Home Education
The piece argues for more frequent educational gatherings like the Housekeepers Institute in Lyn den and envisions annual county fairs with fewer nag racing and cane board activities. It predicts broader attendance even if the track is wet.
New West Virginia draft work mandate sparks debate
In Washington tone, a proposed West Virginia law would require all men aged 16 to 60 to work. Critics say it overreaches while supporters argue it could reduce unemployment and boost productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Virginia
Government grants to Cowlitz Indians ignite call for sage quote
The government will give each Cowlitz Indian $6,000. A reader is asked to provide the name of the sage who reportedly said Lo, the poor Indian, prompting the inquiry in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowlitz
Nature's Charm Amid Degenerate Crowd Echoes
Fragmentary verse images a distant nature charm that stands apart from a corrupt crowd. It hints at quietude and restraint as a woman, Aunt, in a muted scene, contemplates guidance and inner peace.
Cement price case eyed in Whatcom road work
Whatcom County will spend about a half million dollars for concrete roads this summer as the county board of commissioners endorses the plan. Four Oregon cement executives pleaded guilty in Portland federal court, paying fines totaling ten thousand dollars for fixing prices and allotting territories to stifle competition. The government plans to press charges against Washington participants as part of the anti trust action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whatcom County
Messrs. McMillan and Slater
Board of Commissioners
Oregon Cement Companies
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Plant the Limit Slogan Sparks Lyn Den Garden Storm
The city inspects Lyn den gardens and declares that crop yields will define the new limit as campaigns push a slogan rooted in agricultural growth. Local officials emphasize sustainable farming and community pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Calif ornia Cherries Fetch $125 Box in Chicago This Week
In Chicago this week a ten pound box of California cherries sold for $125.00. The item notes the fruit did not come with any value added like diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Thoughts on thinkers and ideas across eras
The excerpt collects quotable lines on thoughts and thinkers from Carlyle to Locke. It asserts that great thoughts shape the world, that ideas arrive unbidden yet hold value, and that once dropped into the mind they should be captured and cherished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locke
Scrap Book Making a Colonel in Louisville Hotel Tale
Northerners at a Louisville hotel mock southern bias toward titles colonel major and judge. A colored attendant weighs in saying a man becomes a colonel by birth, appointment, or kindness to Negroes, noting a dollar given makes him a colonel henceforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Aspiration Shapes the Self Through Faith and Aim
A meditation on living for common ends and the power of faith. It argues that character mirrors belief, and that we become what we love, rising or sinking with the height of our aims and the integrity of our heart and mind.
Boss of the Ranch Proved By Boy
A Brooklyn Citizen item describes young Harry seeking his father’s permission to join a surprise party for a new neighbor boy. After learning his mother forbade the outing, Harry asks his father to prove he is in charge, saying he heard the father claim to be the boss of the ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Brooklyn
Minister Discovers Closed Bar After Door Knock
A minister knocks on a door at a closed social bar. Sounds of swift footsteps and washing echo as someone hurriedly clears away. A smiling woman answers, apologizing for not hearing the knocks and welcomes the visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Herald
Public Mind and misquoting poets debated
A Kansas City Star letter questions why misquotes of poets like Tom Moore are singled out while others go unnoticed. The author asks who Thomas Moore is and mocks selective rebukes, comparing to Shakespeare Byron Burns and others. The piece analyzes public reaction to quoting accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Thomas Moore
Thomas. Moore
Shakespeare
Byron
Burns
Kansas City Star
Why Look on Tongue Coat Doubt On Examination
Mrs Jenkins visits a doctor who endures a lengthy recital and receives another bottle. She suddenly reveals the doctor failed to check if her tongue was coated, prompting a weary reply about not finding grass at a race track.
Willis Escapes Dinner Elbow Debacle at YMCA Event
In a clerical anecdote from the Christian Herald Willis awkwardly but triumphantly keeps his elbows off the table during a YMCA dinner with secretaries and his family. A light evening unfolds as he navigates etiquette and social nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
andO'smeed
Mary
Christian Herald
Maybe He Would
Dr Pitcairne, a renowned Scotch physician and philosopher, sought shelter in a church during a rain shower. The sermon seemed ordinary but the preacher wept copiously, prompting Pitcairne to ask the countryman beside him why. The man replied that if you stood there with so little to say you might weep too.
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Ss. H. Lewis
Lynden, Washington
Canada
Housekeepers Institute
Winks
Thomson
3 Magazine
the Tribune
Tribune
Woll
Holly Street
Bellingham
Carlyle
George Ellut
Emerson
Euripides
Froude
Titewad
Abraham Lincoln
Knapp’s
Knapp
Frank Knapp
Lynden, Wash
United States
Liberty Loan
Lynden State Bank
B. C. Crabtree
T. A. Serrurier
P. M. Serrurier, Pres
P. M. Serrurier
W. B. Vander Griend
A. T. Serrurier
The
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