Nine Northwest fruit growers form North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Spokane meeting results in incorporation of a cooperative aimed at distributing fruits across Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana. The new body unites nine districts under Sub-Centers to oversee grading packing financing and marketing while emphasizing producer control and shared profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Spokane
North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Kennewick Fruit Growers’ Association
2. H. Robbins
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers’ Association
Cascades
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Wenatchee
Hood River
Yakima Valley
Yakima Valley Association
Citrus Fruits of
California
Citrus Growers’ Association
Commission
Uncle Sam's Gift A Farm For Life And A Family Saga
Narrator recalls a birthday offer from Uncle Sam giving a farm if five years on it with improvements, a rule later modified for cousins who served in military and navy. Family ties tighten as siblings marry on adjacent farms, while Uncle Sam seasons generosity with parsimonious warnings and selective leniency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Uncle Sam
Jack
Philippines
Jerry
Navy
Brother
Caroline
The Oppressor and Soap Confusion
Burges Johnson laments family washing habits driven by soap illusion. He claims frequent hand washing makes water dirty and harms health. The piece satirically argues for soap that does not cheat and the narrator could stay neat without constant washing.
Rooks Roost Dispute Over Nesting At New Estate
Retired grocer Mr. Pounds prides his country estate and welcomes a rookery. A nearby farmer orders his sons to shoot the birds, sparking Pounds to confront him. The farmer retorts that rooks threaten his crops and income in a terse, practical exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pounds
Baltimore American
The Husband of Venus Exhibits Three Treasures
Mrs. B F displays three treasures in her ama, including a new se item. readers glimpse a domestic vignette of valued belongings and personal keepsakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
B. F
Wasen
New Servant With A Clean Sweep Smashes Statue
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clip recalls a domestic mishap where a new servant accidentally destroys two plaster statues, the Venus de Milo and the Apollo Belvedere. She tearfully confesses she broke a statue, claiming it was Mr. Venus. The wife had been busted before her arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruk
Venus
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Too Few
A terse aphorism from the New York Times observes that many fail to seek relief from heat prostration while conditions permit. The remark underscores timing and opportunity in weather and labor decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Presidents Summer Bathing at Beverly Bay
Taft, in a notably large bathing suit, entered the ocean at Beverly Bay one morning last summer. A neighbor quipped that they should bathe too, but learned the president was using the sea, prompting the pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Beverly Bay
Ladies’ Home Journal
Not Wives. Music and pot pies in a quip adage
A brief, wry quotation exchange contrasts music with cooking and extracts a saying on gold and men. The note references a Philadelphia Ledger quotation and a line attributed to Fulle, illustrating literary wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Fifteen Year Old Girl Defies Grandmother Over New Frock
A 15 year old girl weeps as she explains to us that her grandmother called her new frock too daring and insisted she wear the outfit herself to the matinee. The child preserves her dignity despite the stern warning from a family elder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Grandmamma
Magistrate questions act as wife hurls iron at husband
A Chicago Daily News quip reports a domestic incident where Mrs. Hitt defends her action with the motto Strike while the iron is hot as a magistrate questions the motive behind hurling a hot flatiron at her husband.
How It's Done Gabe What Is Culture
Quote from Cincinnati Enquirer notes a playful distinction in culture definitions. It contrasts speaking of the house beautiful with meaning the beautiful house and reflects light literary wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabe
Steve
Cincinnati Enquirer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth Abbey Everett
The
Independent
Mabel
Ethel
New York Globe
Kennewick Harness Co
Kennewick
Seattle
SAVOY
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!