Washington college notes on farm markets and sheep effort
State College notes detail wasteful road funding and need for cooperation between engineering labs and road departments. Reports from Washington on sheep shipments to Argentina, dairy contracts in Spokane, and new breed associations. A fourfold livestock project supports 25 youths with purebred steers and show prize money. A statewide sheep campaign aims to boost registered flocks and proper feeding. An intercollegiate women’s conference is planned for November 11–13 with broad topics on campus policy and opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Carpenter
College and Experiment Station
Agricultural Colleges
Engineering and Scientific Laboratories
Washington
South America
Columbia County
Tuccanon Rambouillet Sheep Co
Grays Harbor
County Farm Bureau
Spokane
Dairy Marketing Association
Inland Empire
Stevens County
Inland Empire Dairy Sociation
Walla Walla Valley
As- Bull Association
State College Extension Service
Hercules Stock Farm
Sprague
Frank M. Rothrock
Hercules Farm
American Shorthorn Association
Rothrock
C. M. Hubbard
West
Woman's League of the State College
Railways raise rates but prices fall says mercantile view
The piece argues higher railway rates will not burden consumers as goods prices fall. It notes faster, more efficient freight movement reduces car and labor needs, while shippers cooperate to improve efficiency. Production costs drop with improved rail service, signaling a shift from war profits to peaceful supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Mercantile Agency
Conference on Interinstitutional Exchange Receives Broad Bid
Several universities including Arizona Nevada Utah and California indicate they will attend the conference. The discussion covers financing student organizations dissemination of campus information and exchange of ideas between institutions.
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Frouth
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
California
Laughing at arithmetic and Sunday whistle woes
A schoolroom quip on fractions ends with a boy’s pun about half of eight and which way. A railroad tale tells of a citizen pressed to stop a Sunday whistle, noting a pastor’s timing. A joke prompt closes the page with a pun about jokes not being jokes.
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Tommy Smith
Tommy
Pittsburg
Express
Elm Grove
New York Central Magazine
Personal Devils discussed at Snagtown Society meeting
At Snagtown Educational Society Tuesday, Miss Mae Slimbatt read an article titled Personal Devils. Seventeen members attended. Charles Ewell drove a hogs car to Little Rock Saturday with neighbors assisting. Judge Bentz, famed for peeling an apple in one piece, notes extreme dry conditions in Bull Frog township.
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Snagtown
The
Snagtown Educational Society
Mae Slimbatt
Charles Ewell
Little Rock
Judge Bentz
Bull Frog Township
Strange exchanges in Tit-Bits humor column
A San Francisco Chronicle snippet recalls dialogue between tramps about youth dreams and a humorous exchange on impressions and rejection. The remarks touch on stamps, trousers, and the idea of dreams never coming true with a wry tone.
Polite Society and Silly Sayings From a Column
A compact column of quips and social remarks from readers and editors. It collects snippets about manners and rural life, including references to a silk purse bootleg line and multiple humorous bits from small-town papers. The tone is playful and arch.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
How Kay Lee Residents Speak Across Town
An acquaintance asks how Kay Lee residents address each other. Burt Blurt of Petunia says in Big Burg a common exchange is Hands up followed by Help, help.
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Kay Lee
Burt Blurt
Petunia
Kansas City Star
Hairdresser Shelves Ten-Year Lift With Royal Beard Return
A Houston Post snippet reports a customer asking for another shave to shave ten years off his look. Within a week the beard regrew, prompting a witty exchange about aging by the barber. Meanwhile the Boston Transcript notes autumn and a chilly hint in the air with a jovial line about a nip in the flask.
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Houston Post
Boston Transcript
Echo Want Column Seeks Buyers And Sellers
Advertisers and buyers are invited to use the Echo want column to reach local readers. Post your ad with item details and contact information for prompt response.
Serpent Effigy Mound Near Chillicothe Baffles Researchers
The Serpent Effigy mound in the Scioto River valley stretches over 1,200 feet with a multi coil form and jaws surrounding an oval. Groundwork stands two to four feet high and three to four feet thick, revealing an altar of stones and copper ornaments inside the oval. An aged Indian fighter recalled a fall festival where a people reportedly sacrificed newborns under the first full moon, a tale linked by some to Mound Builder mysteries.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Scioto River Valley
Seloto Valley
Flo
Quick Quips From Fractured Pages On Stage And Life
A collage of comic lines and snippets from old papers recalls stage talk and domestic foibles. Jokes about Broadway shows fake headlines and inept business clerks mingle with ribbing about attire and twins parenting.
Chappies Cap Clash Highlights Global Tailoring Mixup
A pair of golfers clash over English style caps only to discover one hat is made in New York and the other in London. The episode turns on labels and market targeting with a humorous twist about English versus Yankee fashion in caps.
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New York
London
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State College Notes
Western Royal
America
Franklin Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
National Builders Bureau
Edinburgh Scotsman
San Francisco Chronicle
American Legion Weekly
Herman Howe
Leavenworth
Echo
Squire
Squire Witherbee
Chiggersville
Hickory Junction
Birmingham Age-Herald
George
Annabeller
Buffalo Express
Gamie
National Warrior's Magazine
Chappies
Grocers
Wenatchee Milling Co
Enatchee, Washington
First
University Sts
Arlington Hotel
Kelly, Mg
J. J. Ryan
Prop
Nelson & Howe
Nelson & Howe Law Offices
Elliott Building
J. T. Lindley
J. W. Elliott
Bert Williams
Leavenworth, Wn
G. W. Hoxley
Wm. M. Cox
Leavenworth Hospital
W. W. Elmer, M. D
C. H. Burkhart
Leavenworth Undertaking Co
Town & Hennessy
Sam R. Sumner
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Wenatche
Burt J. Williams
Central Building
Chelan Co
Wenatchee
N. M. Sorenson
Avete
Blue Wenatchee
John E. Porter
Columbia Valley Bank
Les
E. J. Widbey
Nat'l Bank
Wenatehe
H. Baer
Surrey
Commercial Bank Bldg
Wenateho
Myrtle Snyder
Barclay Hotel
Soap Lake Utilities Co
Soap Lake
Wash
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