Fruit and agriculture notes from the Pacific Northwest
The Yakima valley hop crop is expected between 11000 and 12000 bales. Fruit in arid areas south of Wenatchee colors well and stores well if picked early. A Boston syndicate buys 700 acres near Okanogan for orchard tracts in a $250000 project. Lake Chelan trout stock moves to Cooper Lake for stocking. C Davies warns against bleached flour until federal ruling. Hoquiam faces $150000 debt with an occupation tax proposed. Columbia River is at a five year low. Moses Coulee Orchard plans 25000 trees. Pullman grocers refuse meat delivery. Stevens County fair premium list issued for Colville starting Sept 27. Mrs. Potts of Weston dies from pellagra in northwest. A fatal lightning strike occurs in Oregon. Eastern Washington potato crop is 25 percent down. First cavalry to Boise. Tax liens on Weyerhauser timber lands in Pierce County of $153,526.70 attract local buyers. Weyerhauser has two years to redeem.
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Bible Barred in Chicago Schools
The Illinois Supreme Court bans Bible readings prayers and hymns in Chicago public schools ruling such worship violates religious freedom. It states freedom includes the right not to worship and condemns courts presuming a state sponsored form of worship. The opinion questions religious liberty and state sovereignty.
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Fighting the Fly and the Typhoid Germ in Public Health
The article describes a broad campaign against the house fly known as the typhoid fly. It notes authorities in Albany and Washington linking the fly to typhoid contagion and highlights how medical science prioritizes prevention, sanitation, and germ destruction to curb disease.
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Hog Raising Gains Ground in Southeast Washington Farms
In southeastern Washington hog raising expands as pork prices stay high and coast packing grows. Day ton and Waitsburg districts expect $150000 in hog revenue this year, up from $1500 a few years ago, with farmers flocking to hogs and a projected half million dollars of coast shipments yearly. The Seattle high schools cadet programs are abolished as ineffective, and Taft plans a cabinet stag dinner at the White House, first of its kind.
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Global weekly notes on war planes leprosy and space facts
The week carries diverse items from the French war ministry ordering 30 aircraft to Hawaii surgeons celebrating leprosy germ isolation. A U S Senate Lorimer probe opens Sept 20 in Chicago. A meteor in Oregon prompts Smithsonian search. Shiloh Park spends 592000 with 36706 last year. Curie Radium breakthrough. Mars atmosphere shows water vapor. US leads metal use. A Chillicothe birth with two teeth. Medical college mergers in Chicago and Illinois.
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