Railroads Under Construction Across Washington and Idaho
Construction activity spans the Spokane to Pasco route and the Portland and Seattle line from Spokane to Vancouver with 7,000 to 10,000 workers shaping rock and grading. North Coast projects near Spokane employ up to 1,000 as Robert Strahorn plans spring resumption, while the Cheney suburban line and Coeur d’Alene power developments advance. A new Pullman La Crosse Columbia railroad project is incorporated with 1.5 million dollars capital.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Idaho
Washington
Montana
Milwaukee
North Coast Road
Robert E. Strahorn
Spokane
Yakima Valley
Strahorn
North Coast Line
Benton
Yakima
Cascades
Cowlitz Pass
Seattle
Vancouver
Wash
Washington Water Power Co
Cheney
Coeur d'Alene
Post Falls
Spokane & Inland Empire Co
Spokane & Inland Electric
Waverley
Spring Valley Junction
Colfax
Palouse
Liberty Lake
Spokane River
Nine Mile
E. P. Spaulding
Idaho Northern Railroad
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co
Coear Alene River
Pritchard Creek
Paragon Gulch
Murray
Pullman, la Crosse & Columbia Railroad
Pullman
la Crosse
Columbia River
J. C.staats
H. M. Greene
J. H. Clarke
Entiat News Records Sleigh Ride And Social Happenings
A lively Entiat update notes a six-team sleigh ride with sixty participants, stopping for hot soup, coffee, and snacks at C. A. Harris and G. W. Cowan before returning for pie and coffee at Frank Knapp. A Friday dance at Gray's Hall drew a large crowd. Mention of a sly preacher suiting marriage plans and no current local illnesses closes the item.
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Bowersox
Frank Knapp’s
Gray's Hall
Entiat
Mass
Lizzie
A. Hayseed
Shobe Knowlton Schrock and Taggart Named in La Crosse and Hay
T. H. Shobe E. S. Knowlton and J. S. Schrock of La Crosse and J. B. Taggart of Hay are listed in connections likely involving local matters. Details remain sparse in legible OCR.
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T. H. Shobe
E. S. Knowlton
J. S. Schrock
la Crosse
J. B. Taggart
Hay
Fragmented Worker Musings and Rough Timber Formulas
The column compiles general musings on hereditary music failing to progress and a guardian remark about paternal coal work. It also notes Alaska’s vast size when scaled to the U S map and climate range from warm Pacific to arctic coasts. A skeptical take on crooked roulette wheels contrasts with a child’s literal rattlesnake dream.
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Alaska
United States
Savannah
Los Angeles
Mexico
Canada
Pacific Ocean
Kansas
Arctic
Duluth
Fairbanks
The History of Shoe Blacking Through the Ages
The passage surveys early 19th century invention of liquid blacking and earlier mixing practices. It cites eighteenth century literature on shoe blacks, including Edward Moore in 1754, and references Defoe and Gay to illustrate changing views of the blacking trade and its street presence.
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London
Edward Moore
Gay
de Foe
Jack
Blackguard
Tle
Arab Weapons and Odd Pockets From Nineteenth Century Notes
In Muscat an Arab man shows pride in his blades shields and guns, claiming a gun is his “other self” and a sword that killed forty. He rejects sale of weapons despite high offers, citing lineage and personal honor. A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet adds anecdotes on music pockets for singers and handcuff pockets for detectives in tailored coats and trouser linings.
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Muscat
Sahib
Mohammed
Chambers
Louisville Courier-Journal
When Bride and Groom Were Thin
In 1795 Dr. Douglas became master of Corpus Christi college and married Miss Mainwaring daughter of the Lady Margaret professor of theology. Mansel wryly notes Paul would have said two thin ones become one bone if he witnessed their union.
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Douglas
Corpus Christi College
Miss Mainwaring
Lady Margaret
Mansel
St. Paul
Mwain
Benet
Pall Mall Gazette
Why He Was Mad
A fragmented exchange shows a clerk and a man named Nudtch discussing wine versus champagne sales. The scene shifts to a courtroom where a judge hears an assault claim, a defendant denies touching the plaintiff, and claims others moved the man to a pump while he merely operated the pump handle.
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Mr. Nudtch
Pittsburg Post
Croucher
Willoughby
London Express
Three Wars Mentioned by Georgia Man in Court
A Georgia man claiming to have served in three wars told a judge he was a cook in the Confederate War and, after emancipation, was married twice. The exchange highlights his humorous recollection of wartime and postwar life.
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Georgia
Easier Way Arry on holidays fancy living here
Arry on holidays boasts a life of ease and luxury with living in London seen as a new sight. Old Salt recalls not visiting London but hints that some sights mix into the experience. London Tat notes the humorous exchange about travel and city life.
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Arry
Olidays
London
Sickness and wealth in a culture of fitness
A reader notes growing money in a physical culture system and asks if it is a good thing. The exchange implies skepticism about profit from fitness while a Danish proverb reminds that illness dominates many lives.
Joint Installation Held by Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
Modern Woodmen and the Royal Neighbors will hold a joint installation at Bower Hall on Wednesday night. Officers of both orders for the coming year will be installed as part of the year’s big meeting, followed by supper and celebrations extending late.
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Bower Hall
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Funeral Planned for Carrie F Norell
The body of Carrie F Norell who died Friday night at Leavenworth has been brought to Wenatchee and is in the E F Sprague undertaking parlors. It will rest in the receiving vault until spring when it will be shipped to Sparta Wisconsin for interment.Mrs Harter of Wenatchee was in town this week, known locally as Mrs Baker before her marriage to Mr Harter ten days ago. Editor H E Marble of the M V News and his wife celebrate the arrival of a baby daughter on December 14. The Marble family is pleased by the early Christmas present with many friends sharing in the joy.
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Carrie F. Norell
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
E. F. Sprague
Sparta
Wis
H. E. Marble
Methow Valley News
Okanogan County Press Association
Marble Clan
Riverside Argus
Ice and Glass and the Slippery Surface Effect
The article explains how water under pressure lowers the freezing point, creating a lubricating layer on ice that reduces friction. It contrasts this with glass where no liquid layer forms, causing greater resistance. Demonstrations show two glass plates with water produce a slippery gap until pressure squeezes out the liquid.
New Year Savings Opened at Valley Bank Ad
A man and wife seek private housing and good references. They offer to care for World via address X 27 and request private board and a room in a family setting. They advertise beginning the year with a savings account at Valley Bank. 1-19.
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Area Valley Bank
Real estate bargains advertised in Daily World columns
Do you want to buy a home or investment property and miss bargains advertised in this paper. The Daily World features occasional real estate bargains worth watching for and acting on.
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The
Daily World
New Year Greeting From Mme Tiffany Ladies Goods
A vintage New Year's greeting from Mme Tiffany invites patrons to visit Woman's Exchange for a broad line of ladies' goods. The note highlights that prices on certain items are now Way Down and aims to draw attention to discounted offerings.
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Mme
Tiffany
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the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of
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Arrow Livery
A. J. McCullough
W. M. Rice
Leavenworth Liveryman
Chelan
Rice the Liveryman
U. F. Lake
Wenatchee,Wash
Palace of Sweets
Wenatchee Bakery
F. A. Mechtel
Prop
Wolff & Hess
Chewawa
Eastern Wash
Curlew
Hangman Creek
Pasco
Portland
Northern Pacific
Culdesac
Grangeville
Vollmer
Musicus
London Graphic
Chicago Inter Ocean
Charles
Fred
Coneult
John A. Gellatly
H. J. Kimmel
South King Street
L. O. Hall
Fern Candy
Postoffice
F. Eggiman
Howard Thomas
Guarantee Fund Life Association
Tacoma, Washington
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