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4 stories matching solicit
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:solicitor, solicitud, unsolicit, soli, solid, elicit
- Newport's Ferry Fund, One Dinner at a Time
A public subscription drive for a free river crossing gets a boost from a new restaurateur who pledges a night's receipts.
- Newport Saloonkeepers Tried to Clean Up Their Trade Before the Dry Tide Rose
A Knights of the Royal Arch organizer came to Newport to enlist local saloon men in a Colville lodge, hoping respectability could stall the growing prohibition movement.
- Stevens County Weighs a Bond to Retire $25,000 in Warrants
Commissioners ask taxpayers whether to bond the county's outstanding warrants and cut the interest rate from 7 percent to under 4.
- A Church Built of Cement Blocks and Small-Town Pride
Hope Congregational Church dedicated its new $7,400 edifice, filled the pews, and raised $1,200 on the spot to pay down the debt.