Northwest News Highlights From Oregon and Alaska
The Seattle seizure of thousands of spoiled turkeys from California exposes Northwest dependence on outside supplies for poultry and dairy. Alaska’s Iditarod gold boom is forecast to reach at least five million next year, boosting regional markets, while Chicago’s new domestic arts department promotes practical marriage happiness. Medford apples win prizes at Vancouver and showcase Northwest produce strength amid frost.
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Seattle
California
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Northwest
Iditarod
Alaska
Great Northland
Fairbanks
School of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Chicago
Benedictine Happiness
Worlds largest steamship decks on Oregon fir
The article notes Oregon fir will be used for the deck of the world’s largest steamship, keel laid in Brat tin Germany, Omega earns lumber 2,000,000 feet, Hamburg American Line to operate America Europe at 22 knots, 45,000 tons gross, 880 feet long, 60 foot beam, 5,000 passenger capacity. It adds a business adage on success through advertising and critiques the direct primary law amid a dirty campaign.
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Brattin
Germany
Omega
America
Europe
Hamburg- American Ling
Dead Wire School Report for Union District No 52
The Dead Wire notes Union District No 52 report for October 11 to November 4. Twenty days taught, ten pupils enrolled with Anetta Jackson Elsie Walker Margaret Walker Carolyn Koepke Clay Jackson Ralph Richmond and Roy Richmond on the honor roll. Visitors included Mrs Geo R Gerking Miss E B Dowden Kathleen Stevenson Blanche Gerko Supt Frank K Welles and Wm S Dobeen. Baddeley not improved at Cosmopolitan hotel. father of Dr Joseph Baddeley veterinary hospital owner. wishes for recovery.
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Anetta Jackson
Elsie Walker
Margaret Walker
Carolyn Koepke
Clay Jackson
Ralph Richmond
Roy Richmond
Geo. R. Gerking
E. 8. Dowden
Misa Kathleen Stevenson
Baddeley
Walla Walla Union
J. A. Baddeley
Weat Poplar Street
Mr. Baddeley
Joseph Baddeley
Alty
Costa Rican Volcanoes and Frequent Earthquakes
Costa Rica, a mountainous republic, hosts over twenty volcanoes many dormant for long periods. Some lie near San Jose and have shaped local beliefs that earthquakes stem from volcanic activity, a view supported by occasional alignment of eruptions and quakes.
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Costa Rica
Republic
San Jose
Washington Post
Third Person Letters Stir Paris Circle Over Honor
In a Paris restaurant a group of literary men debate epistolary style. Monsieur A ridicules third person notes as ambiguous while recounting his own letter from D stating he has been named chevalier of the Legion of Honor. He cites the clash of formality and clarity ending with a plea for plain direct language.
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Paris
Monsieur A
Monsieur X
Monsieur D
War Office
Legion of Honor
Mercer’s
D.’s
Decore Chevalier
Quaker Self-Control Cited Against Nervousness
Excerpt from Dr. Kearsley Mitchell's Self Help For Nervous Women argues Quakers rarely suffer nervousness due to early and constant discipline of emotions. The author links emotion management to lower nervous disorders among Friends.
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Kearsley Mitchell
A Remarkable Man John Ziska and Hussite Leader
John Ziska the fifteenth century Hussite leader is described as one of history’s most remarkable men. Despite blindness and frequent odds he never lost a battle and earned enduring fame. He died in 1424 at age sixty four during a siege near Prazabisiaw.
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John Ziska
Ziska
Prazabisiaw
New York American
Origin of the spoon traced to ancient times
The text argues the spoon arose very early, before civilizations, with early dipping tools from calabash or coconut shells and later developments. It notes the uncertainty of the spoon’s precise origin while highlighting its necessity for fetching water.
Uncle George and the Clothes Story in a Transcript
In a transcript fragment Aunt Jane notes Uncle George’s clothes, while Edith questions a neat reputation. The uncle’s garments are described as hung up, and the speaker teases about where men place their belongings in a casual, humorous exchange.
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Jane
Mistook the Punctuation The Young Woman Escapes Social Gaffe
Chicago Tribune quotes a lively exchange as a young woman and a man spar over bold words and exclamations. The banter hints at flirtation, with the woman rebuking the man for a kiss and clarifying her stance amid public scrutiny.
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Chicago Tribuner
Monster Fish Tale Prompts Skeptical Banter at Sea
A fisher’s boast of a monster catch sparks playful skepticism among crewmates. Quips about riches and sobriety mix with nautical slang as the yarn unfolds, suggesting a lively, humorous shore-to-ship banter in a coastal town.
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