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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
4
A Lynden cemetery is described as a public disgrace due to neglect and calls for plot owners to form an association. Secretary Redfield urges farmers to pond and raise fish as rain threatens crop and livestock in Whatcom County.
In San Diego on May 4 Palmer Griffiths, 29, a rancher’s son, was refused enlistment by government recruiters who say he would serve best by remaining on the farm. The item notes local Lynden patriots who favor enlisting for fishing work and mentions the government seeking Congress permission to enter the commercial fish business.
The Tribune advertises a five month subscription to a $3 magazine for one dollar, inviting readers to subscribe at a reduced rate. The offer highlights the popular publication The World's Work and its competitive pricing.
When you buy glasses of Woll you are not buying more glass and metal but service and results. Get your next pair for focused vision and reliable care.
After July 1 it will be unlawful to mail liquor advertisements to this state the postmaster general announces This move aims to curb mail from San Francisco firms listing brands of interior paralysis and other liquor products
Washington authorities refused to rename Mt Rainier as Mt Tacoma after a lengthy campaign. Tacoma boosters hoped for growth and glory, but the effort ended in disappointment, likened to Don Quixote’s windmill battles, ultimately yielding no real advancement.
The piece notes widespread increases across sectors as costs and prices rise, with ordinary life feeling the pinch as even common items like lawn care and foliage grow more expensive. The tone reflects concern over persistent inflation and its impact on households and daily routines.
The speaker muses that anticipating the home garden trend would have justified opening a seed factory to supply gardeners with timely seeds and supplies.
In a comic exchange a baggage man and a Pullman porter wash away dust and grime after a workday. The porter jokes about feeling clean, but notes his black face remains darker, prompting a humorous line about perception.
In this verse a speaker recalls walking with two women among roses. One woman, described as queenly, receives a full blown rose. The other, a slender maid, is compared to a budding rose and given a rosebud. The queen places the rose in her hair while the maid’s longing gaze remains on the bud.
The excerpt depicts Falstaff near death with vivid imagery, recalling his quips and the moment of parting as Henry V consoles him. It conveys a wartime tone and the tragic farewell between famed characters.
A fragmentary literary excerpt cites Walt Whitman praising American women as strong capable individuals. It extols their physical prowess and independence through images of swimming rowing riding wrestling shooting running and defending themselves with calm, clear self possession.
A quotation highlights four elements of success energy aggressiveness force and perspicacity. It argues that without heart a person cannot be great and that no one can dispense with service to humanity attributed to Henry Ward Beecher.
A Scot overtakes a friend and is surprised to find him limping. After greetings the friend explains his wife mistook him for a stranger, causing a humorous misunderstanding about coming home sober the previous night.
A Comic riff from the New York Times where Simple Simon questions a Pieman about penny pies claiming they must be harmful due to low price and suspects germ laden quality. The exchange ends with Simon declining the offer.
The poem describes sH112 moving through a moonlit wood to a quiet pool where the white moon cools her body and stars rest, as Richard Middleton sets a nocturnal, dreamlike scene.
Poetic excerpt presents a rallying cry for Italian freedom. It evokes the Apennines and Alps answering a call from Garda and other lakes as the elder years dream of liberation. The fragment frames a national awakening in vivid landscape imagery.
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