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Newspaper
Kennewick Courier
Location
Kennewick, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
3
A knocker to a land buyer claims canal lands cannot grow fruit trees and will be dug up for alfalfa or vegetables. The seller asserts Kennewick Canal areas along the Columbia River are the best Northwest lands for tree fruits berries vegetables and alfalfa with value set to rise and crops to repay quickly.
North Yakima youths Fritz R. Miller Edgar B. Allen and Harry B. Averill form the Burbank Land Company with 15000 capital to sell Columbia river land. Backed by Seattle capitalists James D. Hoge Jacob Furth Fred K. Sturve and others with National City Bank financing. Project covers about 13500 acres with Snake river water pumping plant and plans for a new town at Burbank.
At the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers, plans outline modern improvements including electric lights water graded streets and related infrastructure upgrades to enhance the area.
R J Andrus argues in a 1909 Kennewick letter that electric signs offer lasting value by making a merchant's location memorable and signaling a thriving, courteous establishment, contrasting with billboard advertising and stressing signs as a supplement to newspaper ads.
A fragment shows KR Andrus signing a brief, formal letter that claims no intent and begs to subscribe the writer, ending with a courteous closing. The dated context is unclear, leaving questions about purpose and audience.
The church announces Sunday School at 10 a.m. followed by morning worship at 11 a.m. led by Rev. J. A. Pine with evening preaching at 8 p.m. Bible study at 7 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. prayer meeting on Thursday. The pastor C. R. Delepine invites all to worship and seek salvation through Jesus Christ.
Fourth Sunday of each month a.m. service at the residence of G. J. Henne berry until a suitable editive for divine Worship is erected. Sunday School every Sunday at 3 o'clock at Mrs. tlawkins residence. Pastor in charge Rev. Pather E. Frederick, St. Patrick's parish Paseo.
Episcopal church announces Holy Communion and sermon at eleven o clock in the morning with Rev W DuBois officiating at the rectory.
Professor Campbell outlines a dry farming method for Billings. Harrow in spring with Aeme harrows cutting summer fallow two inches deep, then drill wheat three to four inches deep. Expect wheat to emerge in four days. When four weeks old and rain comes, harrow with a spike tooth harrow three inches deep after each rain until wheat reaches seven to nine inches. Crop management aims for yield up to 40 pounds per acre at low input.
Sunday church activities list multiple pastors and services with 10 a m Sunday School 11 a m sermon 7 30 p m evening service and 6 45 p m Epworth League. Thursday prayer meeting and Friday entertainment by the MccCally Entertainers. Catholic services every second and (illegible) week. All invited to attend and Thanksgiving service planned if proclaimed.
The Maryland and New York State Federations of Labor held meetings in late September and endorsed woman suffrage. The American Federation of Labor supports suffrage yearly and other states California Connecticut Colorado Iowa Indiana Illinois Kansas Massachusetts Minnesota Maine also took similar action.
The text lists ten U.S. states: Michigan New Hampshire Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Washington and West Virginia.
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