Seattle Markets Review Shows Slight Upswing in Wheat and Poultry
Northern spring futures rise 6 cents while white club and dark northern spring gain a nickel. No. 1 stock with blight and wire worms offered at 28 dollars track. peach season over, Delicious apples in strong hands at Seattle. Butter and eggs steady to firmer with cooler weather boosting demand, poultry prices largely unchanged, winter outlook uncertain for fresh butter. Wholesale prices list various hay grains oats barley and animal products with regional Puget Sound values.
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Washington
Seattle
Puget Sound
Grace
Clean sweep urged for Ellensburg drug gang
Letters from Ellensburg Record and Wenatchee World call for a city crackdown on a drug addict led robbery gang in Ellensburg. Editors urge property owners to reclaim neighborhoods and prevent crime from moving between towns like Wenatchee and Leavenworth.
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Ellensburg
Shack
Wenatchee
Leavenworth
Wenatchee World
Washington Crop Report September 1 1921 figures
The September 1 1921 crop report by G S Ray of the Federal Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates shows slightly larger wheat oats and potato crops than August 1 while barley and pear numbers adjust. Spring wheat totals 21 026 000 bushels versus 20 092 000 forecast. total wheat 51 948 000. oats 14 688 000. barley 3 536 000. potatoes 7 882 000. hay 2 222 060 tons. apples 21 536 000 bushels. peaches 1 268 090. pears 1 597 000.
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G. S. Ray
Federal Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
Washington
United States Crops Production Estimates Report
September estimates show corn at 3.185 billion bushels with 85.1 percent of normal yield. Spring wheat projected 210 million bushels, near the 213 forecast. All wheat total is 754 million bushels, below 1920 and the 1915–19 average. Oats at harvest yield 1.09 billion bushels, 61.1 percent of normal.
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United States
Ford style housecleaning at Ford plant postwar readjustment
The article praises Henry Ford for slashing inventories cutting desks and foremen and eliminating nonproducing roles as a model for postwar readjustment. It argues government meddling would raise car prices and contrasts Ford with railroads hindered by wartime rules.
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Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Family Ties Sparked by Uncleared Encouragement
A Birmingham Ape headline quotes a man recounting a tense moment where a father’s subtle actions imply acceptance. The exchange centers on a cigarette and a borrowed $10, suggesting a threshold moment in family inclusion and loyalty. The wording reflects sharp social humor from the era.
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Birmingham
J. W. Elliott Serves On Federal Jury In Spokane
J. W. Elliott has been in Spokane for a couple weeks serving on the federal jury and accumulating a stake.
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J. W. Elliott
Spokane
Railroading Roundup of Timely Local Happenings
O Niel of Spokane relieves Corbett on vacation. Conductor Dan Stall returns to duty after eye injury treatment in Seattle. O H Hanson goes to Lewiston for farming. Various visits, passes, and minor injuries noted including a wrist fracture of John DeBord and a scalding scare of Wm Hatmaker. A troop train to Camp Lewis and other local movements recorded.
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O’niel
Spokane
Corbett
Dan Stall
Seattle
O. H. Hanson
Lewiston
Idaho
J. P. Pohl
Val Franklin
Mansfield
Wash
Franklin
J. F. Dermedy
John DeBord
G. A. Bunch
H. M. Bresnan
Claims Department
I. E. Clary
Skykomish
Cascade Division
Leavenworth
Camp Lewis
A. J. Hetherington
A. J. Gillette
Wm. Hatmaker
J. F. Beattiger
C. A. Dunham
St. Paul
Signal Department
C. J. McClure
Lawrence Brooks
Merritt
Leavenworth Hospital
J. E. Oursler
Cascade Tunnel
H. von Erickson
Ida Smith
Blick Proposal Sparks Divorce Talk
In the Boston Transcript, a humorous quip recalls Blick proposing again to his divorced wife. The joke hinges on the remark that she could not consider marrying a man whose first wife was still living.
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Blick
Boston ‘Transcript
Breezy Bits of News From Peshastin
Breezy local notes from Peshastin report visits by Mr. Kirby, Mr. Bowen, Mrs. Litsey and her great grandchildren, and Mrs. Leedy, plus Wenatchee outings by several residents. A Friday movie at the Auditorium drew good attendance. The P L F Club met, and a Grange hall supper by the M E Ladies’ Aid served over 100 meals. Other small social errands include dinners and church events with local families and Masons.
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Poston
Will Young
Crace Young
Harry Harvey
Wenatchee
M,. E. Ladies
Grange Hall
M. W. Starks
Mrs. Smith
Billy Stage
Geo. Hauber
Eastern Star
Leavenworth
Starks & Son Orchard Delivers 25 Boxes of Apples
Mr and Mrs Billy Stage visited Wenatchee on Tuesday as Starks and Son orchard yielded 25 boxes of apples.
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Starks & Son
Mrs
Billy Stage
Wenatchee
Fletcher Everett Found Guilty in Chelan County Case
Fletcher Everett was found guilty along with Jimmy Dale and Frank Milton in Chelan County Superior Court on a charge of living off the earnings of a fallen woman. Jurors convicted all three. potential sentences range one to five years. Everett’s bail was raised from 100 to 2000 dollars. no appeals filed.
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Fletcher Everett
Jimmy Dale
Frank Milton
Chelan County
State Penitentiary
Everett
Grimshaw
Frank Lebeck
Barrows
Hanna
Dempsey Family Finances Highlighted in Pearson Passage
A dialogue from Pearson's Weekly notes Mrs Dempsey explaining she supports a large family and struggles to manage as not all members earn their living. The vignette reflects social concerns in a London periodical.
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Peshastin
Mr. Kirby
Mr. Bowen
Snow Lake
Mrs. Arneil
Great Northern Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
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