Named River Discovery by Captain Gray
The Columbia River was named by Captain Robert Gray who discovered it in 1791 aboard his ship the Columbia. He first carried the American flag around the world. A note on nature laws and the value of purpose follows, with a brief line on winter hay feeding for elk in Wyoming’s refuge costing over $25 per ton.
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Sonny
Nebo
P. T.A
Geo. Skinner
Spanish Fork
Utah
Great River
Columbia River
Robert Gray
Federal Bureau of Biographical Survey
Elk Refuge
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Unreliable Staff Quote Sparks Courtroom Debate
A fragment from Young laments unreliable staff as a broken reed, contrasting with a spear's sharp point where peace gives way to hope. the line underscores tensions in leadership and trust.
Last Cornish Speaker Polly Jeffrey Dies at Mouschole
The Cornish language fades as Polly Jeffrey born Pentreath in Mouschole dies in her ninety third year. She is considered the last speaker of Cornish, a name linked to Mounts Bay fishing village.
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Polly Jeffrey
Pearl versus natural pearls cross section analysis
The text contrasts cultured pearls with natural pearls noting finer structure in cultured varieties but acknowledges difficulty in distinguishing them without cutting. It also notes the coconut palm as the most widespread tree in tropical regions.
Intermountain News Briefs on Fairs Farms and Local Changes
Multiple brief items from Utah and Idaho towns note the Cache county fair dates September 15 to 17, a new $40,000 Garland amusement hall opening, sugar beet acreage contracts, pea acreage decline, county farmers recording profits, a Neuman sheep fire losses, Stephenson School closure opposition, and various public works and local happenings including mills, post office bids, and sport celebrations.
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Logan
Cache County
Garland
Bear River Valley
Preston
Ida
Springville
Provo
Utah County
Utah State Agricultural College
Montpelier
Heber Crane
Neuman
Stephenson School
Lewiston Central School
Boise
Board of Education
CONOCO Blended Gasoline Promises Superior Fuel Quality
An old advertisement compares CONOCO Blended Gasoline to a painter mixing colors. It explains balanced proportions of Natural Gasoline Straight-run Gasoline and Cracked Gasoline for quick starts power mileage and anti knock. The piece urges readers to try the triple test fuel found where the CONOCO Red Triangle is displayed.
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Conoco
Gconoco
GWR Extends Automatic Train Control to Main Lines
The Great Western railway of England plans to install automatic train control on all main lines to Plymouth and Bristol after success between London and Oxford. The project costs exceed $1,000,000 and is based on London cabled reports.
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London
Oxford
Great Western Railway of England
Plymouth
Bristol
Fish Climb A Mersey River Fishway Reaches 59 Feet
Report from Canadian Fisheries confirms Mersey River fish are successfully climbing a natural fishway to 59 feet despite prior doubts. Officials note that recent construction under fisheries laws enabled the ascent, countering skepticism about non mechanical ascent and elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Fisheries
Mersey
Gasolin Weighs Civil Service Exam Prerequisites For Applicants
The text notes that candidates pass civil service examinations before training for specific duties after appointment. It states eligibility for general and station assignments targets men aged eighteen to thirty five. It mentions meteorology courses at Harvard Clark MIT and stresses knowing what not to do.
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Harvard College
Cambridge
Mass
Clark University
Worcester
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tanlac touted to revitalize entire system amid health claims
An advertisement extols Tanlac as restoring vitality by balancing liver stomach nerves and bowels promising quick energy return and a money back guarantee. The piece also briefly notes bribery toll estimates and a government statement on meteorology career paths.
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Panta
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Intermountain
Sally
Porter Walton ¢ CO. Seed and Nursery
Salt Lake City
APEX
Claude Neon Lights Producrs Corporation
Kensington Ave
Tel
Ostler’ S Chocolates
Enur
Sufren
Hewletts
ICO
White W. N. Y
P. O
Salt
Lake City
Salt Lake Pipe CO
West
Cehl's
Oauee
Ambassador Hotel
C. A. Shay
South East
East Lake City
Ambassador Beranaders
BAYER
Intermountain News
Franklin County
Preston City
Lehi
Alpine Board of Education
Ogddpn
Liberty Park
City Commission
Salmon
Carol Banta
Lewiston
W. W. Caldwell
War Department
Mt, Pleasant
No, Sanpete Board of Edlucation
Nephi
A. J. Gowers
Idaho Falls
Yellowstone
Ogden
Murray
SL Ghorge
Balan
United States
New York City
Chas. H. Fletcher
Beacon of Hospitality
Newhouse
EW Sutton
White Cree
Chaffey
Palm Springs
California
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