New Irrigation Scheme Proposed at White Bluff
A new irrigation system near White Bluff, forty-five miles up the Columbia from Kennewick, converts 1,600 acres with a 6,000 gallon per minute pump. The project shows water lifted 75 feet for gravity-free irrigation, lowering cost per acre between 1.00 and 2.60, and includes six miles of pipe and a 1, "producer irrigation plant."
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Seattle
White Hill
Columbia River
Kennewick
Columbia
White Bhutty
Columbie
White
Fort Spokane
Yoakima
Indiana
Council of Peace and War
Win Real Estate Company
Hanford Irrigation and Power Company
Yakima
Wenatehes
Kiowa
A Distinguished Friend Inspires Garden Gifts
During a Mate Donat visit we encounter a bay-front shelter row and stop at a humble yard blooming with costly flowers. An old woman, aided by a crutch, talks of gifts from a generous caller who visits yearly and plans an American music institute.
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Dave Lammas
New England
Abe
Nordica
Amer- Wan
War Secretary Haldane's Weekend Visit Sparks Lively Duty Talk
In a humorous seaside moment War Secretary Haldane visits a country station and finds the host's party absent. A fellow passenger challenges him with a sketch about a billet for her son while a woman insists on payment before a handshake as the scene unfolds.
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Haldane
Mrr
Maldine
Ahe
Aldane
Abe
Baldane
Turbine Engine Advances Highlight New York Construction Report
A report notes progress in turbine engine development with references to a New York project. It mentions a lifelike turbine engine prototype and contrasts with earlier reciprocating types, signaling a shift in industrial practice and potential impact on local engineering studies.
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New York City
Milton Tat
Fragmentary OCR: World’s schools see vast numbers
The readable text references Walter Chelethe and a distorted quote about world schools and attendance. It notes figures like 08,000 and 20,000,000 attendees in a garbled form, with no clear event or date.
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Walter Chelethe
Hough
Thocen
Christmas Gift Opinions From Bachelor Girl and Mere Man
A humorous exchange centers on Christmas shopping and the meaning of gifts. The Bachelor Girl argues the value lies in thought and sentiment, while the Mere Man frets about cost and practicalities as they debate gift choices, exchange expectations, and the drama of December shopping.
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Ehri
Men
My. Porter
Christman
Lee
Alenson
Powell Drathter
Tin
The Bachelor Girl and the Mere Man Exchange Gifts
A humorous exchange unfolds as the Mere Man attempts to buy a gift for the Bachelor Girl. He considers costly tokens, but the moment reveals a burnt offering and a meaningful emerald cross becomes the symbol of affection, while the Bachelor Girl narrates cautious sentiment and happiness.
Tempting Recipes and Old Fashioned Cakes List
A recipe piece catalogs multiple dishes and techniques including CMLL CONCARNE style chile meat, SEA FOAM FILLING FOR SPICE CAKE, TEDDY CAKE WITHOUT EGGS, WAFFLES, CHOCOLATE PUDDING, LEMON COOKIES, GINGER CAKES, LETTUCE SANDWICHES, ROAST DUCKS with brown sauce and olives, all in a vintage home cook style with step by step instructions.
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Cmll Concarne
Boston
Food As Medicine And Shopping Guidance In One Note
The text mixes early health lore with shopping tips. It endorses tomatoes celery beets and root vegetables for nerves digestion and flesh gain while noting cautions for gout and chest issues. It includes patient guidance on making lists, deciding what to say, and shopping decisively, with miscellaneous household tips.
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Aspardiqua
Delia
Origin of the expression 0 K long debated in print
The article explains the meaning and wide use of 0 K in commerce and government. It traces origins to mis spelling of all correct from the 1840 Harrison campaign in Ohio and dismisses other theories such as Andrew Jackson and Old Keokuk as inventions.
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United States
America
Harrison
Ohio Historial Quarterly
Urbana
Champaign County
Ohio
William Henry Harrison
Moses B. Brown
John A. Ward
John Q. A. Ward
New York City
Metcalf
Kentucky
Arthur Billet
Mr Chambers
Louisiana
Richard Douglas
Chillicothe
Jackson Township
Champainn County
Tosted
Samuel Medary
Columbus
Uae
Wwe
Oi, Inc
O. K
Keokuk
Seagull Language Claim Sparks Light Laughs at University
Dr John B Wilson of the University of Chicago laughs off a claim that seagulls possess an actual language while noting his own gull observations. He recalls a hunter’s fatal error after pursuing a lion, joking about memory of a tiger that cannot climb a tree and costs the hunter his life.
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Nature
John B. Wilson
University of Chicago
Wilson
Garner
As Good as Money in a Church Kerosene Receipt
A Potterville man Amos Budd drops a folded receipt into a church offering box after a missionary sermon. The receipt is a receipted kerosene bill owed last year, treated by Budd as charity money and humorously affirmed by Deacon Lane that the box will bless him. The tale closes with Budd insisting the bill is worth the same as money.
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Amos Budd
Potterville
Budd
Deacon Lane
Brother Budd
Mr. Budd
Young Washington artist praised for bold color in amateur show
An amateur exhibition features a Washington artist known for bold color and rough technique. A friend lauds the artist while a committee head recalls a prior sale price of 61 and a later price quote of 80, prompting a mild complaint.
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Washington
Laimeh
Vie Prodd Teava
Merritt
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Miners’ Federation
Beater
Gereid
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