Government Crop Report for September First
Washington state crops show mixed results with spring wheat around 59 percent of normal and oats at 77 percent, forecasts for potatoes and apples revised lower, and peaches heavily reduced due to winter damage. National totals indicate higher oats and barley while corn and sugar beets rise, with crannies in hops and hogs after wartime adjustments.
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Wisconsin
County Road Work Boost if Referendum Passes
The Automobile Club of Western Washington says Referendum No 1 would free about 8.8 million dollars annually for county roads and bridges by releasing funds from the permanent highway road and road district accounts. If approved, state and federal contributions would still support state highways while counties gain a durable paving program under state supervision.
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State Highway Board
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Auto Club
Installment Steak Joke Faces Local News
The Omaha Herald reports a humorous exchange about a porterhouse steak bought on credit. Mr Jiggs boasts of the meat while Mrs Jiggs questions its source, noted as a lighthearted installment purchase quip.
Grain market prompts hog feed shift amid high prices
Grain growers favor selling grain over feeding hogs as feed costs rise. Hog herds for fattening drop in the United States to 56,549,000 head from 62,073,000 the prior year. Washington wool output falls to 5,490,000 pounds, while U S wool production reaches 258,707,000 pounds. Crop condition figures show varied readings across pasture, clover, peas, beans, tomatoes, cabbage, onions, and grapes.
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United States
Washington
Spokane fair sets new attendance and revenue records
Spokane Interstate fair attendance exceeded last year by 11 010 with paid admissions totaling 123 161. The previous best was 121 000 in 1911. A Seattle-born sea captain Ira Bryant Sprague died in Yakima while cranking his car.
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Ira Bryant Sprague
Yakima
Captain Sprague
The Ballad of Buckwheat Bill
A humorous verse laments global shortages driving up prices for porcelain steel oats sugar and woolen goods while noting supply gaps from Spain Saskatoon Battle Creek Trinidad and Uruguay and longing for a seller to sing of rising prices or plenty.
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Saskatoon
Battle Creek
Trinidad
Uruguay
Mel
Cork
Mischievous Miscellany of Oddities and Notices
A pithy mix of short items mentions a Biloxi court bankrupting N M Saliva, a dry cash box quip, Wood Rainwater’s California vacation, and a Wisconsin ad about a tan handbag found after an automobile mishap. The notes include local queries and a nod to Echo Want Ads.
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Better Days Ahead and Political Stability Cited
The piece argues optimistic national prospects with Harding and Cox as steady leaders and rejects radical agitation, race-baiting, and market disruption. It warns against minorities pushing for group prosperity at others’ expense and predicts a broad, nonpartisan path forward.
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Cox
Billy
Manufacturer and Industrial News Bureau
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