Campaign to attract settlers spreads across western states
A late Chamber of Commerce report from Omaha details aggressive advertising by Texas Idaho Wyoming Kansas and Nebraska to lure families west. It notes Oregon faces rivalry with Colorado and warns only decisive action will attract homeseekers, tax revenue and growth for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Chamber of Combe
Texas
Idaho
Wyo
Kansas
Nebraain
J. BR
Oregon
Ific
Colorado
Virtue Genius and Reputation Tour the World in Parable
A tale follows Madame Virtue and Ming Genious with sister Reputation as they travel distant lands. Genius warns they may drift apart, Virtue seeks monarchs or nobles while Genius looks to Shakespeare and Homer tombs, and Reputation begs to be kept close for fear of being lost forever if ever missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Virtue
Ming Genious
Reputation
Genious
Shakespeare
Homer
Oregon to Build Two Overhead Crossings and One Crowning
Oregon state highway commission authorized by a PSC order to add two overhead crossings and one under crossing on the Oregon Washington Railway & Navigation tracks in Baker county. Estimated project cost 74,500 with crosses near Vally 15,000 near Durkee 18,000 and near Huntington 41,500. California Oregon Power seeks to appropriate 2100 second feet of water from the Klamath river for a 70,000 horsepower development, located near the California line in southern Klamath county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Oregon Public Service Commission
Oregon Washington Hailroad & Navigation Company
Baker County
Vally
Durkee
Huntington
California
Oregon Power Company
Klamath River
United States Reclamation Service
California Line
Klamath County
Veteran A E F Man Objects To Experimental Armor Display
A World War I veteran, visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art, critiques a tin armor exhibit labeled “American Armor.” He notes a full tin metal suit mocked as armor, arguing no such armor existed in practice and plans to protest to authorities or the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mulieu
American Legion
New York Sun
Island girls run homegrown school on Popoulise in South Seas
On Popoclice island in the Ellice group a girls school teaches standard subjects plus house building and survival skills. Started by Englishwoman Miss Jolliffe in 1912 the students built their own houses and dormitories with minimal native help and tend about 2,000 coconut trees on the small island surrounded by coral reefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji
Ellice Group
South Seas
Popoclise
Moscow foliage turned red in a political art protest
The article recounts a Moscow government plan to paint grass and trees red to symbolize a revolutionary effort. Workers and soldiers protested, forcing authorities to halt the project and preserve the natural greenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roerich
Moscow
Mars
Christian Science Monitor
Safer Powder Handling Warned By Mine Bureau
The United States Bureau of Mines cautions against opening wooden blasting powder kegs with a wooden tool. Accidents have followed spikes driven through the head and ignition of powder. Do not tap via the bunghole, even if slower, to extract powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Mines
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Northwest fruit ships and pests threaten Oregon orchards
Oregon growers foresee 10000 cars of northwest fruit sent by water to the Atlantic and Europe, with Portland as a major shipment port after cold storage warehouses. The Petite prune rises in market share, while pests like the shot hole borer and twig miner menace orchards. remedies include renewal cultivation, drainage, irrigation, and targeted sprays, though action is too late for prune and peach miner control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Atlantic
Europe
Oregon Growers’ Cooperative Association
Portland
Ervat Trait
Middle West
Oregon Agricultural College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ler
Nome
Virtue
Ned Aen Ans
Standard Oil Company
CALOL
Elle Aia
Doughboy
South Sea
Ruth
On Company
Broadway
New York City
Cherry City Baking Company
Bishop’s Virgin
Pacific Northwest
Bishop’s
Indiana
Rainier Park
Salem Woolen Mills
C. P. Bishop
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!