Former Granger Writes From Near Front Line
A letter to Mrs A L Swanson, Grange lecturer, from H Gordon recalls Greenwood grange members enlisted with Canadian troops. He thanks for a half pound gift, notes Christmas boxes sent, describes return to France March 26, front line initiation for new soldiers, and rough weather with mud and shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
A. L. Swanson
The
Grange
H. Gordon
Gordon
France
England
Fritz
Winter War Weather Brings Green Skies and Shell Warnings
In Summit Valley residents note improved winter weather with sparse rain and green landscapes. French families plant gardens near billeting, though shells fall nearby. A Red Cross auction in Meyers Falls and Colville is cited by a local correspondent. A sawmill fire at J. C. Johnson’s mill burns quickly, with rebuilding planned. Community gatherings include a reception for William Cottman on furlough and a singing school event at J. McDaniel’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Meyers Falls
Colville
Summit Valley
R. J. English
Jean Gifford
Spokane
Will Cottman
Camp Lewis
Rance
W. F. Drake
Addy
Dolly Graham
Graham
John Alby
Halmer Alby
Wait’s Lake
J. McDaniel
Lavina Custer
Covina
Cal
George Hague
Lamb
Johnson
Catherine Cottman
William Cottman
Shorthorn Sale Set At Spokane June 20
The first northwest Shorthorn sale of the season will be at Union Stock Yards Spokane on June 20 offering about 34 head from Joe Turner A Duncan Dunn and Day Rothrock. About 23 bulls and the rest cows and heifers tuberculin tested and guaranteed breeding qualities. Remote bidding available through E J Iddings and C W Hickman University of Idaho officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Union Stock Yards
Spokane
Joe Turner
A. Duncan Dunn
Day & Rothrock
E. J. Iddings
College of Agriculture
University of Idaho
C. W. Hickman
War Workweighs in Colville as Grinstead Seeks Overseas
F Leo Grinstead prominent Colville war worker and lawyer decided to join Y M C A war effort full time and seek overseas service after July 1. He plans to go where needed, noting auto mechanics are in demand and that the Y MCA requires draft-age status church membership and fitness. His brothers serve and one is at Camp Kearny with a dispatch riders unit. another may head to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Leo Grinstead
Spokane
Mr. Grinstead
Colville
Stevens County
Liberty Joan
Jed Cross
Uncle Sam
Grinstead
Attorney Grinstead
United States
Europe
Iie
Camp Kearney
California
France
Motorcycle Corps of
19Th Infantry
The First Flank Attack And Loyal Resolve
A compact reflection on historic flank maneuvers from Joshua and Thermopylae to Hannibal, noting ambush and rear attacks. The piece contrasts Hope as ignorance with Faith as practiced knowledge, drawing on Stevenson to frame resilience and virtue amid failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Leonidas
Thermopylae
Hannibal
Rome
Mago
Trebia
Robert Louis Stevenson
Crest of the Bloody Hand in Holte Family Crest Tale
The Holte family of England bears a bloody hand as its crest, tied to a 1612 wager tale. Sir Thomas Holte allegedly killed his cook after a failed bet on dinner readiness, then his lineage kept the crime alive in heraldry as a grim symbol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holtes
Thomas Holte
A Mild Threat and Other Humorous Snippets
A late 19th century voice recounts Dr. Timothy Dwight as Yale tutor chasing midnight disturbers with a warning that he may overtake them. Other vignettes joke about a penny lost in the Bank of England, postmaster checks for a cent, hat delays, a nagging husband, Saturn’s eight moons, and a domestic money quip about keeps it in the pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Dwight
Yale
Bank of England
Open the windows to lower winter death rates
Practical health hint urges open windows to reduce pneumonia and bronchitis deaths. Statistics show higher winter rates in January to March and October to December, lower in July to September, with night air and outdoors air deemed equally wholesome. The plea: air your rooms to cut winter mortality.
Orchard Planting Distances for Various Fruit Trees
Proper distances between fruit trees are outlined with specifics for peach, apple, pear, plum, cherry, and other varieties. Large apples like Baldwin Stayman and Gravenstein should be 36 to 40 feet apart, with adjustments to 30 to 36 feet in poorer soils, while peaches need 16 to 20 feet, and plums pears and cherries have respective 20 to 35 foot guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Stayman
Gravenstein
Handling incubators to get good results
In Kansas Agricultural College guidance instructor Townsley advises setting incubators in the first or second week of February for early March hatch. Early hatching helps pullets mature before winter, ensures spring laying, and cockerels hatched in March enter market when fry demand is strong. Early chicks reach ground readiness as grass grows, gaining advantage from green feed. Before starting, spray the machine thor- oughly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. 8
Townsley
Kansas Agricultural College
Thor
Rhode Island Reds Describe Their Appearance and Traits
The Rhode Island Reds have yellow skins, bones well covered with meat, and a round handsome appearance when dressed. Hens are good sitters and mothers, producing broilers early. The Reds are active and strong rustlers, not wild, and can be fenced with a four foot fence. The third pictured is a Single Comb Rhode Island Red cock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Incubator Care and Hatching Temperature Guidelines
Guidance for preparing incubators with coal tar disinfectant, maintaining warmth in a cellar, testing temperature for two to three days before use, and running at 101 to 103 degrees over three weeks. Instructions cover thermometer placement, lamp upkeep, egg handling and turning schedule, cooling during turns, and position changes to counter temperature variation.
Care of the Bull Calf Through Growth Stages
Instructional guidance outlines separating the bull calf at five to six months, providing regular exercise and gentle handling. It notes light service may begin at ten to twelve months with one cow every three or four weeks, increasing to one cow per week between twelve and sixteen months.
Alfalfa Needs Lime Across U S Soils
Alfalfa requires lime more than any other field crop and, aside from limited limestone regions, soils east of the ninety fifth meridian need liming for optimal alfalfa development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ninety-Fifth Meridian
Doans Kidney Pills Deemed Helpful in Testimony
A Davenport, Washington resident Mrs. Warwick testifies in 1910 and again in 1916 that Doan's Kidney Pills eased her backache, spinal pains, rheumatic twinges, and kidney trouble. She praises the remedy as superior to others and urges readers to ask for Doan's by name at local stores. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
Davenport
Wash
Dean
Doan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Granger
Near Front Line
Leonard
Paige
H. P. Fairbanks & Morse
L. H. Rothlisberger, D. V. M
Washington State College
the Examiner
Dreadnaught Tire Company
HLT Secoml
Spokane, Wash
Jones & Dillingham Paint Makers
Okane, Wash, Lewist
Idaho
Y.M. Cc. A
Thomas Bowers
President Bowers
Bank of Chewelah
Dan Mahoney
United States Infantry
Mahoney
Don Osborn
A. W. Baker
Basin Country
Basin Road
Haller Creek
Grand Lodge of Masons
Washington
Alaska
Tacoma
Alonzo
Mmerson
Wiensburg
Thomas FB. Skaggs
Olympia
James H. Bege
Seattle
John Gifford
Nathan S. Porter
Horace W. Tyler
Treaster
D. M. Hurt
O. Vinson
Eastern Star
Tilson
South Basin District
Norace R. Williams
Stevens County Power and Light Company
Meyers Walls
Kettle Walls
Noy A. Young
Flectric Point
Mr. Young
Jane of
Marcus
Herbert A. Day of
Henry R. Spedden
Willie
Mamma
Grandma
Bertha Williams
Civil Service
Margaret Smale
Bishop
Foley
Saturn
Louisville Courier-Journal
Examiner
St Wall
Healy’s
U.S.N
Victoria
Seression
B. Prescott
Castor, Machine and
KEENE
True’s Oil CO
L. R. Dolby Co. S
Marron Electric Home
M’gowan Bros
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!