Washington Salmon Day draws 30000 at Panama-Pacific Exposition
Washington state showcased its salmon industry on Salmon Day at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. More than thirty thousand visitors tasted Washington canned salmon and cider while mermaid-dressed servers and a fifty-piece exposition band highlighted the event. The state and packing association provided free salmon and promoted the product with strong press coverage from San Francisco papers.
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Washington State
Washington
State of
Packers’ Association
Washington State Commission
San Francisco
State Industrial News Highlights Regional Development
Kootenai Valley drainage work begins as Kennewick grants expansion. Seattle firm adds tool mill. Brown Lewis Harvester to build worker housing in Walla Walla. Olympia approves a 1.5 million bond for capital building and a Shriner temple to be built in Seattle. State highway projects reach Davenport Kettle Falls and a higher education survey targets 500000 in savings. Tonasket lines up a cement block factory. Swinomish slough bridge contract awarded at 19089. Spokane clerks reduced as wages. Ben Grote plans a 25000 elevator at Eureka Flat. Priest Rapids sale by North Yakima Hanford Power Co. extends ownership.
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Kennewick
Seattle
Pacific Coast Steel Co
Brown Lewis Harvester Co
Walla
Olympia
Davenport
Kettle Falls
U. S. Supreme Court
Okanogan—Presbyterians
Colfax
Whitman County
Tonasket
LaConner
Swinomish Slough
Spokane—city
Eureka Flat
Ben Grote
State Revenue and Policy Highlights From Olympia
State officials report that automobile owners will pay special license fees totaling about 300000 next year amid 60000 autos in the state. Gov Lister vetoes a convict labor ban on highway work while Supreme Court upholds a rail tax assessment. Public utilities regulation seeks a state monopoly with the Public Service Commission at the helm, and court action may test emergency clause referendums on multi million dollar appropriations.
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Lister
Public
Public Service Commission
W. V. Tanner
Supreme Court
Tanner
Polite Deeds Noted In Newspaper Snippets
A playful exchange notes public figures showing courtesy. The Yonkers Statesman and Chicago News quote polite acts in social settings and amused reflections on married life with humorous comparisons to past generations.
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Chicago News
There Ain't No Such Animite Interview Quip
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes a letter of application read as Your obedient servant. The exchange centers on hiring a cook and humorous misnaming of a person. The snippet reflects period linguistic humor.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Freddie Explains Capital Lesson with Large Bank B
A humorous exchange where Freddie notes a big B in bank and a teacher links it to capital. The dialogue plays on financial terms and parental guidance, highlighting a child’s playful misunderstanding of letters and money.
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Freddie
Planning the Meal and Public Notices
Planning the meal cautions about balancing fats proteins and carbohydrates through the day with varied courses and flavors. It advocates fruit or vegetable at each meal and a mixed diet for health. Also notes a cough remedy, Dr Kings New Discovery, and local business plans in Spokane and Hoquiam.
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Palk
Home Economics Department
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Paris and Berlin Surrenders Through the Ages
London Tit-Bits recounts how Paris capitulated to Allied armies in 1814 and 1815 during Napoleon's era, then again in 1871 after a bombardment. Berlin’s surrenders span 1757 to Napoleon’s 1806 entry, with Austrian and Russian troops imposing fines and requisitions, marking pivotal historical incursions.
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Paris
Napoleon
Elba
Waterloo
Berlin
Tradzick
Frederick the Great
Rhine
Jena
London
Equatorial Ecuador a Land of Contradictions and Growth
A national magazine portrait of Ecuador describing Guayaquil travel, climate shifts, and volcano tremors. It notes Inca heritage, Atahualpa birth, Pizarro era battles, and early exploration from Quineto. It highlights diverse scenery, tropical shores, Andean snow caps, and the largely Indian population as two-thirds. It also observes vast unexplored territory and growing commerce.
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Guayaquil
Venador
Peru
Atahualpa
Pizarro
Quineto
Gonzalo Pizarro
Orellana
Amazon
Equator
Pacific
Amazonian
Colombia
Brazil
Ecuador
Pennsylvania
National Magazine
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Frisco Exposition
American Light & Power Co
Walla Walla
9Th Street
Frank Lang
Bellingham
Centralia
H. H. Clifford
Kelso
Black Bridge
Ridgefield
Hoquiam
The
Oakesdale Tribune
State Federation of Labor
Olympia Press Dispatch
Tacoma Water Supply Co
City
Centralia—Eastern Railway and Lumber Co
Chehalis
Dupont Powder Co
Tacoma
Whatcom County
Elma
Wenatchee
Paradise Valley
Camp of the Clouds
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Spokane
Bunker Shingle Co
Dryad
Twelfth Avenue
Prescott
Pullman
College Hill
John Wroe
Zillah
A. L. King
Portland
Castle Rock
Davenport—Field & Co
Denny-Renton Co
Frisco
Dempsey Saw Mill
Solons
Lake Washington Canal
Tenino
United Copper Mine
Chewelah
Alice
Jack
Betty
Boston Transcript
Baltimore
Goethe
State Industrial News
Kootenai Valley
North Yakima
Hanford Power Co
Priest Rapids Falls
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
State Tax Commission
Bill
Yonkers Statesman
Beardsley & Valignette
Equatorial
Dr. McKeown
Leavenworth
Rexall Week
Wheeler’s City Drug Store
Rutherford Mercantile Co
Joe Massies
Charles Eckhart
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Wash
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