War era drug plant farming in Washington state
The University of Washington pharmacy garden grows purpurea digitalis and Atropa belladonna for medical uses. Seeds are promoted for home gardens with guidance from James Thompson. The piece notes the shift from European drug plant dependency to domestic cultivation and details cultivation, yields, drying, and prices. An Atlanta bee hive accident reports a horse killed and a man injured after a hive overturn on Frank Young's farm.
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Pharmacy Department
University of Washington
James Thompson
University of Washington Pharmacy Gardens
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Atlanta, GA
Frank Young
Young
Seattle Victoria air mail starts with Oriental steamers
Edward Hubbard of the Boeing Airplane Company will inaugurate an air mail service between Seattle and Victoria to meet arriving and departing Oriental mail steamships. The route covers about seventy miles and contracts permit up to 700 pounds of mail per trip with roughly ten trips monthly. A daily Key West to Havana air service begins the same day.
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Seattle
Victoria
Oriental Mail
Edward Hubbard
Boeing Airplane Company
Hubbard
Key West
Havanna
Dress Rules Tighten at North Central High School
Spokane report says Silk garments and expensive clothing French heels and thin waists or heavy cosmetics were banned for all girl students by the dress regulation committee of the girls league.
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Spokane
North Central High School
Girls’ League
Whidby Island Rancher Spreads Straw for Mulch
Whidby Island rancher William Benson spreads straw over planted wheat as mulch to preserve soil nutrients and improve growth. He used four to five loads per acre and plans to cover all fall plantings after positive initial results. The article invites other farmers to share experiences and methods to boost regional agricultural progress.
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William Benson
San de Fuca
Whidby Island
Benson
Raisin Sales Rise Linked to Advertising Efforts
E F Woodman told the Seattle Advertising Men's Club that California raisin growers now market over 300 million pounds annually, up from 65 million years ago, due to coordinated regional advertising and marketing. He cited the California Fruit Growers Association spending a small per box advertising cost to promote oranges and lemons, boosting shipments and attracting settlers to California.
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Seattle
California
E. F. Woodman
California Fruit Growers’ Association
Robbers Shoot, Rob Novak for Cash and Checks in Chicago
Two bandits leaped from a car and held up Frank Novak at West 31st Street and South Ashland Avenue in Chicago. They forced $1,000 in checks and $1,000 in currency from him in view of passing crowds. bandits fled, leaving Novak unharmed.
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Chicago
Frank Novak
West 31St Street
South Ashland Avenue
Novak
Wanted: Girls to sew buttons on the third floor
A sign read Wanted Girls to sew buttons on the third floor indicating a labor hiring notice in a building. The terse job ad references a specific floor and task, reflecting historical employment conditions and the era’s workplace norms.
Wage Increase Affects Seven Thousand Canadian Rail Workers
Ottawa reports that seven thousand clerks freight handlers station masters and other employees of the Canadian National Railways and the Grand Trunk Pacific will receive a general wage rise averaging 25 percent retroactive to May 1 the result of a recent negotiation.
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Ottawa
Canadian National Railways
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Dartmouth to Meet Washington in Turkey Day Game
Dartmouth College football faces Ted Faulk, a veteran leader from Aberdeen classed in the has been group after wartime service. He will graduate next spring from the College of Business Administration as the team travels west for the Turkey Day clash with the University of Washington in the new stadium.
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Dartmouth College
Far West
University of Washington
Ted” Faulk
Theodore
University
Aberdeen
Dobie
Tpaulk
Ballon
Fort Omaha
College of Business Administration
Berry Raising on Logged Off Land in East Lake Washington District
In the district east of Lake Washington from Snohomish county line to Renton, raspberries fetch about 2600 dollars an acre when cleared and developed. Clearing costs are high, with five acres recently costing 300 dollars per acre in labor, and land values range to 1500 dollars per acre for good cleared plots. G. D. Eells in Rose Hill near Kirkland reports six rows of raspberries yielding 237 dollars in sales, implying about 2600 dollars per acre at similar performance.
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Lake Washington
Snohomish County
Renton
Seattle
G. D. Eells
Rose Hill
Kirkland
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