Household Tips From A Practical Manual
Simple remedies cover closet upkeep cooking hot weather care and fabric fixes. Blue interiors keep linens from yellowing corn pepper enhances frankfurters over open flame waxed paper and iron press waterproof a kerchief and glycerin loosens glass stoppers and damp towels straighten curled rug corners with overnight treatment.
Oregon Country and the 49th Parallel Boundary Compromise
The Oregon country joined the United States after the 1846 treaty ended joint occupancy with Britain. The 49th parallel set the boundary while the Columbia River remained the dividing line. settlers north of it sought their own territory as early as this period.
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Washington Territory to Washington State A Chronicle of Growth
A historical overview traces Washington from its discovery and territorial debates through statehood in 1889, highlighting key figures like Lane and Fillmore, milestones such as the Mercer Girls and the Grand Coulee Dam, and its rapid development in lumber, mining, farming, and hydroelectric power alongside major cities and ports.
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Panama Canal
Grand Coulee
Bonneville Dam
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Truman Gained Stature During His First Year
Walter Shead, Washington Bureau correspondent, assesses President Truman after his first year in office. He notes Truman began as an average American with limited precedent, grew under pressure, faced Congress with mixed results, and remains unglorified yet increasingly dignified and human in manner.
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Street railways in 1912 fleet included freight and parlor cars
As late as 1912 American street railways operated about 76,000 regular passenger cars plus nearly 8,000 express and freight cars, mail cars, funeral cars and extra-fare parlor cars.
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