Linen Collars at Bargain Prices
One hundred dozen ladies linen collars offered at five cents per dozen, a sharp cut from regular prices of 15 20 and 25 cents each.
01 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Olympia Tribune
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1892
Page
1
One hundred dozen ladies linen collars offered at five cents per dozen, a sharp cut from regular prices of 15 20 and 25 cents each.
Fragmentary listing advertising real estate with vague terms including installments and street car line reference. Mentions an address placeholder and incomplete names suggesting a sale notice.
Travel timetable outlines trains from Gate City Centralia and Portland to Seattle Tacoma and coastal points. Services mention arrivals from Centralia Chehalis Gate City and Portland with 6 02 am and 4 pm schedules and connections to Oly and Shelton routes.
Fragmentary OCR lists places in Washington Oregon and nearby areas with scattered lines about markets. Mentions Tacoma, Southers, Tecoma, Tumwater, and sound points, plus beef mutton pork veal offerings and a 4:39 p.m. time. The text is garbled with unclear context.
Francis Murphy the Gospel Temperance Lecturer is scheduled to arrive February 9 to begin meetings during Shope week at the M E church with arrangements overseen by General Secretary Gregg. Local church and YMCA leaders coordinate the revival style program with emphasis on song, praise, and evangelical services.
An unusually large group of young men attended the Y M C A gathering at Tacoma Hall yesterday afternoon. Rev J B Leona of the Christian church delivered a strong talk that engaged many and drew attention from those who do not regularly attend church services.
The store explains extremely low prices by buying cash from manufacturers in car lots and laying them down at minimal cost, with profits near 30 percent even at cost. They claim stock is cheaper now than ever in Olympia and invite buyers to inspect their discounted furniture.
The Hamilton Herald reports a Seattle colored Democrats speaker praising democracy and referencing Horace Greeley while critiquing the Democratic Party. An Olympia notice announces the Carlton House vacancy on Columbia Street with bid proposals for the premises by Mus. L. M. Crank dated January 25, 392. The Hoquiam Gray Harbor Trade column warns Tacoma may lose Gray’s Harbor trade without new railroad arrangements.
One or two choice residence iota in a beautiful location at a bargain. Also fine lots off Fourth street, one mile from corner of Main and Fourth. Convenient to proposed electric line. Very cheap if sold immediately. Terms to said. Address "Owner" in Trnconn office. 2nd-jl9.
Subscribers to Tur Daisy and Wernxiy Taristye must pick up papers at the post office as the law does not allow carrier delivery unless stamped.
A fragment indicates the Ladies' Relief committee should be informed of city needs. Names listed include Mrs Louis Betta Mrs Geo A Barnes and Mrs R C Dau bar with others. The text is incomplete but shows concern for relief efforts.
R Hogin is making many improvements on his ranch near Maxfield He is erecting three buildings and expects to have a first class stock farm shortly B Decker has been employed as foreman.
Two shipwrecks off the Isle of Wight claim lives and rescue efforts save survivors. The Ferndale ran aground near Gray's Harbor with sixteen drowned, while Captain Bish and others perished. A German steamer Eider remains stranded but safe. a heroic woman aided survivors.
In France yesterday ship masters and consignors rushed to have cargoes entered at customs as the new commercial arrangement loomed. California Grain Market notes San Francisco on February 1 reports wheat season developments and market activity.
Dayton grocer E P Williams has disappeared. Port Townsend grocer Lloyd faces finance trouble amid shipments to Everett. Davenport farmer Burg shot by a youth near Vancouver. Leila Bache case at The Dalles referenced. Northern Pacific Great Northern and Canadian Pacific plan Puget Sound rate war. German Joe Pawlesk killed by accidental gun discharge near Tacoma. Calhoun boom eyed for governor. Soldiers Homes board funds awaiting legislature.
The U S Supreme Court reversed Nebraska's ruling in the governorship case. All justices except Field concurred Boyd was a U S citizen entitled to the office. The court held collective naturalization valid and that Boyd's conduct showed intent to become a citizen. It ordered further proceedings in line with the decision.
Terrible gales prevail on the English coast with reports of several wrecks. In Brooklyn Angelo Denaro and Rossori Valastro were found dead in bed from escaping gas. Mrs Annie Louise Cary Raymond opens two beds at Boston’s Main General Hospital and adds rooms for patients. President Harrison names Mrs Mary Howe Totten and Mrs Elizabeth Hobson trustees of the District of Columbia girls reform school. Sir Julian Pauncefote with British commissioners met Blaine in Washington to plan a joint Behring Sea conference. Behring Sea issue also notes a Quay libel defendant sentenced to six months in jail and a $600 fine.
Washington rules that when states apply for survey of public lands to satisfy federal grants they have the prior right of selection, though settlers who moved in before surveying retain a preference to their quarter sections. Governor Toole of Montana secured the decision from Secretary Noble, aligning state and settler interests for forestry and park needs.
January proved delightful and record breaking in Olympia with a mean 40 and 4.26 inches of rain no snow. Nearby cities showed varied figures including Portland 40 and 80 inches of rain Fort Canby 43 Roseburg 42 Spokane 26 Baker City 0.
Neuralgia dizziness drunkenness spasms sleeplessness dullness blues and opium habit cured by the Nervine discovered by Dr. Miles eminent Indiana specialist in nervous diseases. Free trial bottles at Marr & Ross Acme Drug Store or by mail 10 cts Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind.
Mextexe Feb 1 Mr Spurgeon died after 11 pm his end was painless and he lay unconscious to the end His wife Dr Fitzhenry and Mrs Thorne were present Funeral services at the Metropolitan tabernacle drew a packed auditorium The Chronicle mournfully compares him to Martin Luther The Telegraph calls him fearless and faithful and notes a void that will be hard to fill His body will be taken to London for burial Other obituaries report deaths and illness including W Ladd preacher in Bangor J C Prewett attorney Mount Vernon Wash and longtime Whidby Island settler Secretary Foster to return to treasury leadership soon
In a humorous exchange a candidate was asked what form of government they live under and replied Governor Hill. Another was queried about the form of government in the country, answering Blaine. A third guessed Harrison, while a redheaded Irish applicant admitted he never read the Constitution, saying he always reads the Record.
The Western Union Telegraph Company's local office will stay open until midnight to allow all patrons to conduct telegraph business up to that hour. The writer suggests replacing coal oil lamps with electric lighting to improve the service.
A critique of editors who denounce a treasury surplus while denying democratic origins for public funds. Also a note from The Syringer about a supposed gold mine on Long Island misrepresented as a natural source, claimed to be a grave that holds those treated with bichloride of gold.
A tersely narrated dialogue features two boys and their mother. The text includes a joke about skating on thin ice and a punchline where the mother boxes the ear of the first boy. A humorous exchange with a character named St. Peter is also depicted.
A judge questions Jaysmith about why he did not return a dropped bank-note. Jaysmith explains they had never met the man and he felt awkward approaching him.
A terse exchange shows a telegraph operator pressing for a cable to Chili with a day rate, while the sender dismisses concerns about cost and insists it must go out tomorrow. The brief snippet hints at a hurry and a potential nitrate context.
The day’s high reached 44 and the low 33 with .02 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. Winds peaked at 5 mph from the south. Outlook calls for fair weather Tuesday. A Congregational Gathering and a fellowship service sermon tonight at the church by Rev. Simms of Tacoma.
In Spokane Chronicle commentary, the author argues that those most corrupt in conduct lash out hardest at the press while clean men have little to fear critical coverage. The piece underscores the moral contrast between integrity and venality in media discourse.
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