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Newspaper
Olympia Tribune
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1892
Page
4
At the M E Church Allen Weir occupied the pulpit in place of the ill Rev F E Drake. He preached on The Love of Christ for Humanity from John 13 34 35 urging kindness and unity among believers and calling to obey the command to love one another.
Olympia Light & Power and Olympia Street Railway threaten to halt talks if not settled tonight. Light & Power proposes concessions and a contract, while Tacoma negotiations continue. Also listed are multiple real estate transfers in Olympia, tide land lot adjustments, and social notices.
W E Smith, moved to Steilacoom hospital after a brief illness, shows improving prospects per physicians. A letter from Smith to Alex Drysdale hints at rational thinking, while a Saturday escape attempt was thwarted.
Local notices advertise events at Tacoma YMCA and various shops. Insurance ads urge accident coverage with Rex beef tea promoted at Marr Ross Acme Drug Store. Misses Crandall Owen Brintnall Rogers attend a whist party and millinery openings are announced.
The Puget Sound Amateur League adds Centralia and West Seattle to reach six clubs. Schedule calls for each club to play five opponents six times, with home and away spins. Season runs 27 weeks from April 10 to October 9, with most games on Sundays except three holidays. Opening matchups set for April 10 in West Seattle, Centralia, and Olympia.
Olympia shows a steam laundry fast rising to prominence by delivering high quality work rivaling Portland and San Francisco at the lowest prices. The ad also promotes milm ucktlin's Arnica Salve as a universal healer for skin conditions and wounds, guaranteed satisfaction with 25 cents per box, sold by Acme drug store and Marr & Ross, Proprietors.
The Daily OnyMPra Tribune offers free insurance with reader gratuity and a coupon on page one. A showman’s crowd gathers at Main and Sixth streets as he urges nickels and dimes for a $1 wager. Mrs. Fowler, married six times, notes five ex-husbands died two years after marriage. her current husband credits Sulpur Bitters for his recovery from chronic jaundice.
Archibald Adams offers real estate insurance and loan services with a wood and bark sale listing. The undersigned Jonny D. BracH operates from Foster and Laberee’s with a telephone contact. The ad promotes dry wood and bark for sale and orders at 419 Main Street Wood and Bark.
The town council of Tumwater ordains grade elevations for Cleveland Avenue at several street centers and a point 3000 feet north of Second Street. It repeals the prior 1891 ordinance establishing the grade as approved by Mayor C. D. Lindley on March 15, 1892.
The History Company of San Francisco offers an all inclusive free trip to the World’s Fair for enterprising young men and women. The package includes a round trip, meals en route, seven days hotel, six expo tickets, two theatre tickets, and extras aimed at energetic applicants. Send for full particulars at 723 Market Street, San Francisco.
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