Potato Beetle Expansion in Inland Empire Worries Farmers
The Colorado potato beetle spreads across the Inland Empire with thousands in some gardens. Adults resemble a small yellow beetle with ten black stripes. eggs hatch into red larvae then mature into striped beetles that lay 300–500 eggs. Spraying with arsenate of lead or Paris green is advised. reports to M A Yothers at Pullman, Washington.
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Nez Perce
Idaho
Rocky Mountains
Palouse
Inland Empire
Paris
M. A. Yothers
Department of Entomology
Agricultural Experiment Station
Pullman, Wash
Weeds Create Legal Burden Across Colfax County
Colfax Gazette reports the new weed law brings 35 complaints filed by Thursday with more pending. Deputies issued over 100 notices across a wide area including Rosalia Pine City St John LaCrosse Pullman Walla Walla Union Flat and other locales. Deputies drove 200 miles Tuesday to serve notices amid early weed growth in western districts.
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Colfax Gazette
Rosalia
Pine City
St. John
LaCrosse
Pullman
New Swine Disease Strikes Valley Hog Herds
A. J. Summers reports a contagious new hog illness in the valley. Hogs feed well by day but die suddenly within minutes after symptoms appear. The state veterinarian and county advisor L. Lampson seek a diagnosis as dozens of pigs die and fear spreads among ranchers.
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A. J. Summers
Mr. Summers
L. Lampson
Hanford
Hen Habits and How to Train Them in Poultry
The piece argues hens form habits from environment and treatment. It explains egg, feather, and behavioral habits arise from housing, feeding, and discipline. It emphasizes gradual gentle training over harsh methods to prevent bad conduct and encourage docility.
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Cain
Melba
Blackleg in Calves Preventable by Timely Vaccine
The article warns blackleg in calves is nearly always fatal within 24 to 36 hours and shows swelling with gas bubbles in blood. It notes vaccination, provided free by the U S Department of Agriculture, prevents infection. calves four months to two years old should be vaccinated now to avert losses.
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United States Department Ofgriculture
A Crime Story of Blood Messages and a Red Haired Suspect
A detective recalls solving a blizzard murder of Joel Klapper using blood smeared words on a page. The message pointed to Ten National Bank bills and led to Jim Rourke alias Patsy Byrne. cash, arrest, trial, and confession followed.
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Joel Klapper
Klapper
National
Scar
Crisp
Five
Bill
Ten
Jim Rourke
Patsy Byrne
Canky Jack
Ended Lines of Illustrious Men Across Generations
A list notes that many eminent figures from Chaucer to Kean have no living male descendants. It catalogues literary, political, and artistic giants whose direct paternal lines end, including Shakespeare, Milton, Raleigh, Nelson, Pitt, Burke, Washington, Davy, Gibbon, Hogarth, and Kean, among others.
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Chaucer
Shakespeare
Spencer
Milton
Cowley
Butler
Dryden
Pope
Cowper
Goldsmith
Byron
Moore
Why Memoirs Are Tame
A Harvard professor explains why recollections feel tame and warns about writing living celebrities. He recalls a tale where a famous man seeks to write his memories, ignores cautions about living subjects, and learns that living subjects may retaliate by recounting memories about him.
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Harvard
New York Tribune
Distinction Turns to Wrath Over Mired Road Warning
Whibbles berates his yokel guide as his car sinks in a muddy road. The guide argues the road was shown as passable on the map but not its quality off the map, calling it the worst in the county. Harper's provides the vignette.
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Silas
Harper’s
Judge Reminds Jury Of Duty Amid Fashion Excuse
A judge admonishes a juror for failing to respond to summons while a saleswoman explains she had no suitable attire and could not find a ready made jury costume. The exchange highlights courtroom decorum and jury service expectations.
Exchange Hint: Love Pair Debates Frugal Living
Grace overhears George tell Fred he loves her and plans to propose but grows nervous near her. Ethel suggests Grace should call him, while the exchange mocks the idea that two can live as cheaply as one, noting skepticism about living cheaply.
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Ethel
Grace
George
Fred
Houston Post
Not earthly music but angels call in dreamlike verse
A poetic fragment recalling a child’s bedtime vision where earthly sound pales beside celestial voices. The speaker addresses a mother as night falls, expressing a tranquil farewell and deferred reunion in a hush of protective memory.
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Johanna Ludwig Uhland
The Child as the Commonwealth’s Most Valued Resource
Walter Hines Page argues the child, regardless of parentage, is the state’s most valuable undeveloped resource. He cites examples of notable leaders born to unknown or humble fathers and stresses quickening intelligence through training to cultivate good citizenship and a useful life.
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Commonwealth
North Carolina
Eliot
Harvard University
Walter Hines Page
The Sunflower Folly Across Six Nations
A naturalist notes the sunflower is deemed to turn to the sun by six nations. French tournesol Spanish girasol Italian girasole Hungarian naptaforgo all mean turn to the sun. In fact only the sun spurge follows the sun’s path.
Public notice of estate mortgage for Richard F Richardson
Lucy A Richardson as administratrix petitions the court to empower mortgaging the west half of Tract E Menhinicks Addition Kennewick Benton County Washington to Pacific Building and Loan Association Tacoma for 1000 dollars for eight years to pay off existing mortgage taxes and assessments. A court hearing is set for Saturday July 26 1913 at ten o’clock before Andrew Brown.
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Richard F. Richardson
Lucy A. Richardson
Menhinick
Kennewick
Benton County
Washington
Pacific Building & Loan Association
Tacoma
Andrew Brown
Prosser Court to Hear Estate Mortgage Petition
Court Commissioner in Benton County Washington orders Lucy A Richardson Administratrix to show cause why an order should not be granted authorizing mortgaging the estate. Dated June 18 1913. Andrew Brown county official. 6 20 7 24.
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Benton County
Washington
Prosser
Lucy A. Richardson
Andrew Brown
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