Prominent Pacific Coast figures lead San Diego Panama Exposition
Frank P. Allen directs works for the 1915 Panama California Exposition in San Diego with Bertram G. Goodhue and John Clark Olmsted joining the project. The event features Ramona pageantry, historic costumes, and grand city decorations. Open contest offers a 1000 dollar prize for a new rose name, with many dignitaries and sailors visiting San Diego as preparations begin.
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Pacific Northwest
Hige
Frank P. Allen
San Diego
Cal
Allen
Bertram G. Goodhue
John Clark Olmsted
San Diego de Alcala
St. James
Flor Alcala
Calif
Panama
Ramona
Helen Hunt Jackson
Allesanden
Dees
Cabrillo
Floral Association of
United States
Grant Jr
Thomas Lipton
Pacific Coast
Frank SP. Allen
Orchard Bark Beetle Threat To Oregon Apple Trees
Report from Oregon Agricultural College discusses damage from the flat head apple bark beetle across Oregon for 15 to 20 years. Larvae tunnel under bark, girdle trees, killing many young trees. prevention includes mechanical barriers, whitewash with carbolic acid, and prompt removal of severely damaged trees.
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HL. Plwithon
Avethdant Entimomelet
Oreman
Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon
United States
Clover and alfalfa clover seed standards and sowing rules
The article compares red clover and alfalfa as soil improvers and long term pastures, noting alfalfa yields better longevity if properly cultivated. It lists essential practices for successful clover establishment, seed vitality checks, and cautions against nurse crops and poor seed. It cites Washington experiment station tests across 38 sources showing minimal difference when seed quality is good.
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Washington
Making Work Easy: Morning Prayer Teaches Easy Labor
A Tennessee housewife urges sisters to begin the day with prayer to ask the Lord for help through daily trials. The suggestion promises easier work and spiritual support as the day starts.
The Other Way Around Answers
The exchange between Mr. Ancus and Mr. Angus highlights a witty stalemate over cooking and saving money. Their dialogue turns on mutual savvy rather than immediate action, leaving the problem unresolved.
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Mr. Ancus
Mr. Angus
Europe Trip Dream Sparks Two Out Of Three Date Banter
A flirtatious exchange unfolds over a promised Europe trip as a couple dangles hope and refusals. The man claims deep love but jokes about overdrawn wages and a future proposal while the woman plans to retreat to the library unless pursued.
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Europe
Naturally 80 Think It Over and a Wedding Reception Tale
A gossip-like column contrasts a grave physician advising against rocking a baby with a young mother defending cradle use for sleep. In a wedding reception vignette, Stodgers endures a crowded scene, discovers the bride’s mother is present, and laments the awkward social mix as he leaves, pondering the groom.
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Act
Uife
Stodgera
Stodgers
Wasted Effort as Fund Talk Provokes Jibe at Senator Bunk
A speaker tries to fundraise for a welcome home event for Senator Hunk. A listener declines, noting Bunk’s status in Congress as a leader of the dignified body, while criticizing his control of offices and questioning the value of contributing. The exchange highlights political fundraising futility and partisan humor.
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Hunk
Washington
Bunk
Congress
Smuggler's Daughter Fears Duty Escape After Europe Ice
A dramatic exchange aboard a ship ends with a girl accusing her father of withholding a duty declaration. She warns that customs officers will pursue them unless they hurry back to pay the due on a mysterious cold brought from Europe. The judge weighs in on the scene.
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Europe
Never Dull in This Town of Church Scandals
A local resident laments the town's frequent church scandals. The speaker argues that the community has not had a dull moment in the past year due to ongoing religious disputes and gossip, asserting constant excitement from conflicts within congregations.
One Wife's Way
A humorous quip about marriage and budgeting. A speaker notes his wife asks for things he cannot buy, but she avoids him when she wants something, and he jokes about managing such requests without confrontation.
Fashions Of The Moment In London Style Notes
Our London correspondent surveys early spring fashion, favoring calm black and white with pale pink or blue. Discusses coats, zouave influences, trousers avoidance, harem skirts, ni pon gowns in satin brocade, and the lasting blouse, with tips on hats, embellishments, ostrich plumes, and budget looks for the season.
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England
London
Tam
Gilead
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Rooster
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