Oregon News in Brief Highlights State Issues
Reports show a $52701.62 state share from Multnomah tolls for 1917 and a planned army store in Eugene to sell government groceries. Other notes include a fatal accident, Astoria road work purchases, higher state procurement prices, Bond elections in Rainier, and state tax and inheritance tax actions in Salem. Additional items cover divorce cases in Lane County, rising Clatsop millage, a north Albany chicken ranch sale, 1919 cheese output near 6000000 pounds, and auto assessments for dealers March 1.
The Steam Shoveler and the Woman Who Married Him
In this tale a lawyer narrator and Glenquist discuss love and ambition. Cassie Weldon, once the lawyer's admirer, marries a steam shovel engineer after deeming the lawyer physically unfit. the engineer's strength and shrewdness bring lasting wealth, prompting reflection on intellect versus power.
Real Tobacco in Prussia and Frederick II’s Regulations
Real tobacco was once grown across several Prosalan provinces with Brandenburg leading production. Frederick II regulated cultivation from 1776, restricting areas and later limiting where it could be grown. In 1781-82 165000 hundredweight were produced. In 1780 he ordered chemist Achard to improve quality, and experiments near Berlin at Lichtenberg introduced Virginia tobacco. Achard received a lifelong pension for his work.
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Jade Trade Dominates Burma Mining Despite Global Demand
Jade from Burma dominates world supply while New Zealand contributes modestly and China consumes nearly all. The Todlan or Shun tribe holds mining rights in Burma for generations. Methods are crude and Chinese buyers seek dark green jade free of mottling, prized highly by weight in gold.
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Burma
New Zealand
China
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