Ezra Meeker to Build Pioneer Exhibit at Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Fair
Ezra Meeker will recreate pioneer life on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition grounds in Seattle next year. Five cabins built without lumber or nails will depict home life, with a blockhouse from Coupeville and a schoolhouse reproduction under John V. Meeker. The exhibit will feature spinning, weaving, a music hall, barbecues, clambakes, and oxen roasts, drawing visitors from Oregon and beyond.
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Ezra Meeker
Northwest
Oregon Trail
Seattle
Meeker
State University
Coupeville
Seattle Times
John V. Meeker
Caele
John
John Meeker
Meekers
Oregon
Oregon Country
Washington
Idaho
Wyer
Montana
Ist
Ina
Wilco
Union
Exodus From Farm Life Prompts Calls For Modernization
A farm commission warns that dissatisfaction among youth stems from outdated farm practices. They say youths want modern machinery, books, and better hours, and fear rural life will drive an urban move unless farmers upgrade operations, mail services, and communications.
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Frombie West
Tepres
Taft’s Turn to Buy Now
Roosevelt and Taft clash over Harvard Yale football prowess with Taft returning from Hot Springs Virginia where he rode with Henry W Taft and Brigadier General Clarence R Edwards Yale won last year and Harvard leads this season by four points in a recent informal wager and exchange of congratulations via wire.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Harvard
Yale
Henry W. Taft
Clarence R. Edwards
Hot Springs
Hog Saucals Reproduced In Graph Records
Fragmented OCR notes describe hog sauces and packing houses used to create graphic records for accompanying picture displays of packing house methods. The text is garbled but indicates industry practice and commercialization.
Queen Alexandra's Conserved Taste Shines In Sittings Room
A description of Queen Alexandra's refined, simple style in her sitting rooms. The article notes her conservative yet flawless taste, favoring pale pink and blue accents, long line silhouettes, and first empire furniture with gray and white palettes.
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Winterhalter
Refuse Basket Introduces Household Refuse Destructor
A housekeeper rails against waste as a new model device to dispose of accumulations in a backyard burning basket is described. The wire basket on an iron frame holds scraps and sweepings and uses a match to burn debris to dust, solving disposal challenges in medium and large homes.
The Latest Fad Individual Percolator Coffee Service
The latest dinner coffee fad features a compact copper nickel or brass percolator with tray and screen costing $6. A steaming miniature maker includes a lamp lit by the guest after trays arrive at the table.
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the Queen
Leves
Limbert
Sligh Furniture Company
Grand Rapids
Rockers
J. J. Kaufman CO
East Heron ST
Aberdeen
O. N. Sullivan
Ver
Victor and Edson Talking Machines
M. Payette
E. Wishkah St
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