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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1921
Page
4
Mrs. Myrtie Fish represents Kettle Falls in a weekly roundup of regional happenings. The column highlights local issues, community notes, and developments across the Columbia River Valley in the northwest.
Mrs P C Wrigley and children plan to settle in Wastucua while many locals host visitors, relocate, or mark events. A new Hopkins fruit ranch manager, property sale, family gatherings, camping trips, and baptist Sunday School plans fill a busy week with births, weddings, moves, and rescues amid regional activity.
Mrs A L Swanson and family return from Seattle and Briscoe sells warehouse to Farmers Produce Co. The Briscoe family heads to California for winter after selling goods. A outing to Mingo Gulch yields six gallons of huckleberries and a fine view. Fire near Meyers Falls damages timber and some buildings, with two truckloads aiding. Various visits, picnics, and errands follow, including library ice cream social profits and other local activities.
Report of multiple families and individuals vacationing at Black Lake including interactions, boat rides, swims, and songs. Also includes detailed instructions for making fruit punch fruitade and buttermilk lemonade for gatherings with notes on ingredients and serving tips.
Fourteen departments comprise the agriculture department from farm management to forest management. Farmers may request pamphlets, some free others via the Printing Office. Farm management studies aim to cut costs and raise profits. Weather forecasting and warnings save millions annually. The livestock industry is overseen by the Bureau of Animal Industry.
The Department highlights the work of the Bureau of Plant Industry, the Bureau of Soils, and the Bureau of Biological Survey aiding farmers. It notes studies on crop life, soil climate, and wildlife conservation tied to agriculture, with other related units assisting farm interests. Also mentions British Columbia gold output rising from 1920 levels, with Rossland mines projecting $1.5 million this year.
A child reports conflicting family explanations for an explosion injury. The mother blames excess sugar while the father cites too much yeast. The exchange hints at domestic perspectives without technical details.
A seventh grade style diary documents daily happenings from Friday to Thursday. The notes describe swimming lessons, a water snake kill, petty purchases, a social with a girl, a weekend picnic and fishing, family jokes, a beer recipe in a pocket, discussions of beer sales in a dry town, an encounter with J E, a cousin visit, and a mother selling rags while bragging about math skills.
A physician giving an informal physiology talk notes the body contains sulphur. He explains the amount varies by person, prompting a student to ask about girls. The doctor smiles and links it to why some matches are better than others.
An 18 year old seeks general housework or chamber maid duties in Colville area. Also offered for sale is a half acre tract in Marcus with a rabbit house 50 by 18 and 60 purebred New Zealand rabbits. A sure money maker. Write Box 115 Marcus Wash.
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