Guinea Pigs as Lawn Mowers Reach Kent Golf Club
An English agricultural writer reports a trial using guinea pigs to weed and cut lawns in Kent. The pigs destroy broad leaf weeds then mow the grass, producing a close finish, with one lawn already showing near machine-like precision. Also noted is Captain F McDermott's River Rickey rapids work and $15,000 plan to improve passability for eight months yearly.
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Kent
Greenhite
Rickey Rapids
F. McDermott
McDermott
State
Columbia Improvement Commission
Bridgeport
Costly divorce advice for plain city women
A metropolitan writer advises married women on divorce costs. Guidance covers uncontested cases with lawyer fees around 50 dollars and court costs 20 to 30 dollars. Contested suits can run 60 to 70 dollars daily, with retainer expectations and typical bills around 150 dollars.
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Metropolitan
Mixed Musings and Ventures From A Senate of Detail
The piece riffs on adaptability across pursuits with Mary Garden’s coronation footwear notes and old fashion stockings. It quotes a Newton Kansas assault verdict miswording and jokes on postponing marriage until readiness. It also reports on the Mazamas planning a Glacier Peak climb leaving Portland August 2 returning August 20 with climbers from Seattle and beyond.
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The
Mazamas
Portland
Glacier Peak
Chelan County
Washington
Seattle
Spokane city gains efficiency under three months of commission rule
Three months of Spokane's commission form of government claim higher efficiency and economy. Finance commissioner Robert Fairley notes potential tax relief while stressing taxpayers get value for money. The charter draws inquiries from over a hundred cities as the modern newspaper debate shows.
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Spokane
Robert Fairley
Fairley
America
Inland Empire Wheat Crop Backs Record Harvest
Reports from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana estimate the Inland Empire wheat crop at about 65 million bushels the largest in district history. Fifteen eastern Washington counties total 39 million versus 34.895 million in 1909 with harvest two weeks late. Pacific Northwest horticulture commissioners say fruit output will exceed average with apples expected to be smaller than 1910 but prices higher and pears peaches and other fruit plentiful across districts.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Inland Empire
Commissioners of Horticulture
Pacific and Northwest States
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CHAS
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Mea
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Newton
Kansas
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Leavenworth, Wash
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Wenatchee, Wash
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DR. J. Stillson Judah
State Bank
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W.W. M. McCoy
Columbia Valley Bank Building
Chelan County Abstract Co
J. A. Gellatly
W. W. Gray
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R. W. Vermilya
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Lee J. Howerton
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