Washington State News Of Interest Summary
A compilation of state happenings from 1917 to 1918 including cannery season in Spokane Yardley, Centralia summer normal school opening, Oakville cheese factory incorporation, Walla Walla chosen for 1918 state Grange meeting, Lewis county tax levy collection progress, W. S. Bloom named state printing expert, Davenport Knights of Pythias bond purchase, Spokane bankers convention, Sherman's weekly treasury balance, Morton earthquake shocks, codling moth warnings in Walla Walla, Yakima Red Cross drive, Kelso house numbering, Snohomish club president election, road spending totals, Mrs. Levi Ankeny injury, new Kelso creamery nearing completion, state veterinary meeting in Pullman, Whitman veterans encampment dates, Snohomish tuberculosis sanatorium contracts, Kelso armory appeal, key Kelso agricultural agent appointment, Wenatchee Grange attendance record, Bert Hubbard fatal boiler blast near Sedro Woolley, Inland Empire church convention in Walla Walla, Washington Red Cross million apportionment, Spokane trade excursion, cream inspection work plan, Tacoma salary raises, Palouse seeding progress, Edward Canfield Jr. assigned at American Lake, and Washington coal mine wage comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Yardley
Centralia Summer Normal School
Oakville
Walla Walla
State Grange
Lewis County
Bloom
Olympia
Knights of Pythias Lodge No
Davenport
Washington Bankers Association
Sherman
Treasury
Morton
C. W. Gilbreath
State of Washington
Levi Ankeny
Kelso Creamery
Washington State Veterinary Association
State College
Pullman
Whitman and Latah County Veterans Association
Snohomish County
Snohomish
Aberdeen
Lister
Lynn S. Keyes
Kelso
Cowlitz
Wenatchee
Bert Hubbard
Hubbard
Sedro Wooley
Inland Empire Christian Church Convention
Washington
Idaho
Red Cross Committee
Tacoma
Palouse
Washington, D. C
Edward Canfield, Jr
Quartermaster Corps
American Lake
Montana
United Mine Workers of America
District No. 10
War service registration tallies reported across Washington
The state reports 108 613 total registrations with 58 391 exemptions. Seattle census shows 26 159 registered against 58 848 expected, Tacoma 6 620 vs 16 041, and Spokane 8 089 vs 22 151.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Service
Seattle
King County
Washington State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Louis F. Hart
Washington
Centrally Post Office
Tacoma
Puyallup Valley
Puyallup
Alderton
State Highway Board
Independent Asphalt Company of
Olympia
Pacific Highway
William Bedford Coble
Kent
Interstate Realty Association
Idaho
Oregon
Grays Harbor
Spokane
J. B. Lindsley
U. S
Henry White
Puget Sound
Drumheller
China
Japan
Tanner
Pierce County
Howell
Lister
State Council of Defense
Elbert F. Blaine
State Public Service Commission
Clark R. Jackson
Tax Commission
J. W. Brislawn
State Tax Commission
Industrial Insurance Commission
F. I. Gill
Industrial Insurance Board
Mr. Brislawn
H. L. Hughes
State Industrial Insurance Board
W. Olson
Hart
Census Bureau
Canadian Pacific offers farmers cheap land in Canada
The Canadian Pacific Railway promotes huge farm tracts in Canada with terms: ten percent down and balance over twenty years plus interest for four years, then payments optional. Prices $11-$30 per acre, 6 percent interest, taxes under $25 per quarter section, no tax on improvements. Benefits include markets, churches, schools, roads, telephones and strong U.S. immigration. special interest rebates for settlers. For details contact R C Bosworth, Spokane representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada
United States
R. C. Bosworth
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Department Colonization and ‘Development
Sprague Ave
Bpokane
Wash
An Army of Funny Clowns Leads City Parade
A festival procession features an army of clowns, paired with fine bands of music. Spectators line streets as performers entertain with colorful costumes, juggling, and musical numbers shaping a lively urban pageant.
Dean's Regulats Liver Bowel Aid Ad
A brief drug advertisement touts Dean's Regulats as a mild liver and bowel tonic. It claims the product helps digestion and constipation, priced at 25 cents per box, available at all drug stores. The copy uses promotional language typical of the era.
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The
R. £. Lee Company Hardware and Groceries
Colville
Dr. Miles
Louis
Blg
Idaho Falls
Miles’ Nervine
Miles
Keller Hardware Company
Builders Hardware
Washington State
Tan Res
Federal Reserve Banking System
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
First National Bank
Colville, Washington
Dominion
Pierce
Loon Lake
South Fork
Farmers’ Union
J. F. Bioth
Missouri
Clifford Hotchkiss
Orin
George DeGrief
Rusch
MenMuir's
Verrill
Gaffga
Garrison Flat
Warner
Shady Side
Edna Shepherdson
Union Flats
Men Muir
A. A. Hall
Cooper Brothers
MohamMed, the
Black Camel
Mohammed
Madam Yvette
Boxing Monkeys
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