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Newspaper
Lynden Tribune
Location
Lynden, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
4
Subscriptions priced one year two dollars in advance six months one dollar Canada and foreign two fifty Advertising rates available. Display your colors Memorial Day hang out the Stars and Stripes.
The piece contrasts life in 1919 with 1888 noting rapid tech advancement. It cites automobiles, telephones, one station per 350 people versus today, wireless telegraph, horse cars, vestibuled trains, talking machines, longhand letters, Harper's Weekly ad pages, and absence of movies. It reflects optimism about modern progress and daily life shifts.
Small ad offers mill wood for sale at 2.50 per load with a 50 cent late charge after the first of the month. Contact A. McDaniel at Palace Confectionery by phone 61.
As graduates begin to test how trig, Latin and botany knowledge translates to work, they weigh practical paths and earnings potential for life after school.
Albert Booman argues that giving bouquets to living loved ones is more commendable than flowers for the dead. He suggests making every day a decoration day, spreading kindness in life rather than waiting to honor after death.
A local view from Lynden mocks the idea of observing Decoration Day by spending most of the day decorating an easy chair rather than participating in traditional commemorations.
A fragmented line notes Saturday feels like Monday with mixed feelings. The text hints at workplace or schedule confusion amid a casual, reflective tone.
An agent dropped in asking permission to present two fine books about the war. We were preparing to accept the gift.
The speaker notes that alongside other points he would also request readers to pay fifty cents a month for a magazine they did not want.
Mr. and Mrs. John Van Rossum and baby daughter, and Jasper Van Rossum of Bremerton arrived in Lynden Sunday due to the illness of D Van Rossum who suffered a stroke. The Girl's Society of the First Reformed Church met at Mrs. H K Pasma's home. A daughter was born May 22 to Mr. and Mrs. James D Zyistra. Irvin Rathman and Henry Lindhout visited Lynden over Sunday. Rev Myron Cooley attended the First Baptist Church banquet and roll-call in Burlington.
In Whatcom County Washington administrator L J Brown is notified to collect debts for the estates of Olof Johnson and Gustafva Johnson with six months to file claims to avoid barred rights. Also Magnus Waples and Annie E Waples estate to offer real estate Lot 8 Block 13 York Addition and Lot 14 Hawley's Addition Lynden for sale June 9 1919 with cash or deferred payment terms.
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