Farmers Mutual Telephone shows strong finances and calls for fair salaries
The annual report of The Farmer's Mutual Telephone Company of Whatcom County notes a deficit reduction of 5201.28 against a plant valued around 35000, with indebtedness of 9870. The piece praises low rates and criticizes a penny-wise policy to cut the secretary’s salary, urging wiser stockholders to reject it. Lynden farmers switch to canoes to plow.
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Whatcom County
Farmer's Mutual Telephone Company
Exclusive Optometrist Ad for Bifocals at 205 W Holly
An ad for Exclusive Optometrist and Opticon promotes bifocals that aid both distance and near vision. It invites readers to visit the store at 205 West Holly Street in Bellingham for custom eyewear.
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Optometrist
Opticon
Holly Street
Bellingham
Frasier Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
A. H. Frasier files as Republican candidate for County Commissioner in the Second District ahead of the September 12, 1916 primary election. He seeks voter support in the upcoming contest.
King Named Sheriff Candidate in Whatcom County
The Lynden Tribune endorses Cr. C. King for sheriff of Whatcom County praising his businesslike approach and clean record at the county poor farm and elsewhere. The editor asserts King would be a worthy candidate who conducts office work without political games.
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Everson Valley
Lynden Tribune
Cr. C. King
Whatcom County
Iman
King
Contractor Supplies Steel Imitation Grain for Army Horses
A contractor who provided oats to the French army developed a steel imitation grain coated in paint to resemble real feed. The invention aimed to mislead horses and officers about grain quality. The article notes the engineer’s ingenuity and the potential military use.
Rebuild Decision Pleases Lynden District
Roo and Van Leeuwen decide to rebuild their mill, pleasing the district. The plant supported a large payroll and the proprietors have earned an enviable reputation for honesty and fair dealing during their long Lynden tenure.
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Roo
van Leeuwen
Lynden
Busi
Notice of Sale of Personal Property in Estate of Albert Mulder
In Whatcom County Washington the administrator of the estate of Albert Mulder deceased will hold a public auction on May 26 1916 at 1 p m at the Albert Mulder farm near Lynden. Read description lists Guernsey cows Holstein heifers and calves and other cattle with cash or bankable paper as payment. Dated May 11 1916. Attorney R B LeCocq Lynden Washington.
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Superior Court
State of Washington
County of
Whatcom
Albert Mulder
Township 40 North
BE. W. M
Whatcom County
Washington
Lynden
Towit
Guernsey
Lynden State Bank
Projecting Your Personality and the Living Life of Friends
The piece reflects on whether life remains complete through friends shared memories and works. It cites Hallam and Socrates with Tennyson and Plato, quotes Confucius on equal friendship, and suggests preserving one’s influence by freely sharing one’s best with others as a form of ongoing life.
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Arthur Hallam
Tennyson
Socrates
Plato
Confucius
Christian Herald
Soldier's kit in Napoleon era five essential items
A Napoleon quotation lists five items a soldier must carry: gun, cartridge, knapsack, four days of rations, and pioneer tools. It urges minimal knapsack weight with only a shirt, shoes, collar, handkerchief, and a flint. Loss of these items is said to be unrecoverable.
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Napoleon
Hand Hygiene and Disease Spread in Families
A columnist notes typhoid and other diseases spread by unwashed hands, stressing the role of carriers and careless habits in homes. The piece rebukes lax parental scrutiny at meals and links contamination to common illnesses and children’s eating practices.
Dairy Records at Tribune Office
Dairy records offered at the Tribune office priced 5 cents each or 50 cents per dozen.
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Tribune
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Ed Brown
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Lynden, Wash
Iness Field
Seattle
Es&state
Gerrit van der Griend
R. B. LE Coccq
Thrift and
B. C. Crabtree
T. A. Serrurier
M. Serrurier, Prez
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P. M. Serrurier
A. T. Serrurier
W. B. Vander Griend
Poooood
Star Brand
Great Britain
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H. L Barber
Chicago
Lynden Co-Operative Co
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