Irrigation Growthand Government Roles Across the West
The government reclamation bureau reports progress on 22 irrigation projects. By July 1, 241 miles of main canal 116 miles of distributing system and 388 miles of ditches have been built. Tunnels total five and a half miles, 521 miles of telephone lines installed, 230 miles of wagon roads and 110 bridges completed. Earth and rock excavation reach 17,493,213 cubic yards while 134,446 yards of concrete and 124,900 guards of riprap were laid. More work remains to transform the arid region. Results from the Boise irrigation congress are anticipated to urge greater federal funding.
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Government Reclamation Bureau
Irrigation Congress
Boise
National Congress
Northern Pacific expands gear and plans regional convention
Twenty one of 150 new engines ordered for the Idaho Division will boost car movement on the Northern Pacific Railway amid record traffic in Washington Oregon and Idaho. J J Hill plans shifting through freight to Great Northern to improve North Pacific passenger service. A Spokane convention is set for Sept 25 during the Spokane Interstate Fair inviting commercial bodies from four states to chart regional advertising and cooperation with railroads offering reduced delegate rates.
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Attalia
Washington & Columbia River
Northern Pacific and
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Columbia River
Walla Walla County
Wash
Kennewick Irrigation Canal
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Northwest
Northern Pacific Railway
Idaho
N. P
Washington
Oregon
J. J. Hill
Great Northern
North Pacific
Pacific Northwest
Montana
G. B. Dennis
Chamber of Commerce
Theodore B. Wilcox
Portland Commercial Club
United States
Redwood and secondhand Paris market notes
The text discusses redwood wood’s resistance to cracking and fire risks in drying seasons and the ease of extinguishing small fires. It also describes a Paris secondhand market where workers buy affordable clothing and meals, with democracy praised and focus on practical exchanges over wealth.
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Scientific American
Paris
Mimi
Tov
Lord Kelvin's Pravery Experiment Escalates Class Dare
A historic classroom tale recounts Lord Kelvin saying 5000 volts could kill a man yet 300000 volts would harm. He offered a dangerous demonstration on himself after students urged him to try a dog. He calmly activated the apparatus and absorbed the high voltage safely.
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Lord Kelvin
Ancient Locks and Egyptian Cosmetics in Historical Notions
The article notes Chinese ladies carrying small bags of fragrant gum and links to Egyptian perfumes once worn by queens. It cites Karnak carvings resembling modern locks, Penelope’s brass key with an ivory handle, and Greek and Roman observations on ancient locking mechanisms and key designs.
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Pyramida
Karnak
Egypt
Penelope
Constantinople
The Prairie Wolf Known as Coyote in Mexico
The article describes a wild animal called the prairie wolf or coyote, known as the barking wolf for its snapping bark. It measures thirty six to forty inches long with a sixteen to eighteen inch tail, dull yellowish gray coat, white underparts, and travels in fast packs on the western plains from Mexico to latitude 55 north.
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Mexico
Howdy Mis' Mandy and Mis' Johnson in street talk
A depiction from Lippincott's Magazine shows two Black women exchanging casual street phrases in a southern city. The humor centers on mimicry of white speech and playful mispronunciations as they discuss health and appearance.
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Lippincott’s
Mandy
Proxy Husbands In Turkey Raise Divorce Loophole
The article notes a Turkish custom where divorces are easy and a fourth marriage requires a proxy wife. It describes proxy husbands, usually blind men, who sell their services to re marry and then divorce for money, enabling repeated remarriage. The piece also includes a quip illustrating savoir faire.
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Turkey
A Poser Plea About Burial Morals
The scene shows Bobby asking his father for one more favor and pa agreeing to close his book. Bobby then asks who will bury the last man that dies, prompting a pause as the question lingers on responsibility and mortality.
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Bobby
Not One of Them
A terse exchange highlights concern about aging great men and the insistence that seeing a doctor is unnecessary. The dialogue centers on cynicism toward medical advice and the futility implied by time eroding reputation.
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Bones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kennewick Market
Wm. Drresen, Prop
Chase & Sanborn
Kennewick
Hawes & Schoch
FRUIT
U. K
Loose
Pres
Gen
Mer
Columbia Canal Company
Marion Bldg
Walla Wella Co
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co
A. Rasmussen
H. E. Baldwin
R. H. Anderson
Boston
Irri
Chicago Record-Herald
H. A. Howe
Watson Bros. & Co
Kennewick, Wash
W. Price & Merchant Tailors
Kennewick Transfer Co
Big Red Barn
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