Apple Week Marks 119 Years Of Apple History
Observances in Seattle highlight apples as luxury and staple. The Northwest products committee recalls Johnny Appleseed, who planted seeds from cider presses across early Ohio and along rivers, advancing cultivation before his death near Indiana. The first Pacific coast apple tree was planted near Vancouver, Washington, around 1452.
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Seattle
Washington
Northwest Products Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Appleseed
Licking County
Ohio
Onjo
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pacific
Vancouver
Wash
Hadson Bay Co
Columbia River
Man seeks damages over alleged eye injury and jail ordeal
Wilson W. White, a mechanic, sues Emma H. Moore owner of a hotel and Allen F. Diller lessee for $8,000 claiming harm from forced use of a soiled towel for seven days in county jail. He says he was jailed as insane, later declared normal, and $500 in personal property vanished from his room.
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Jair
Wilson W. White
Superior
Emma H. Moore
Allen F. Diller
Leesee
White
Aged Florist Dies at Swedish Hospital
Rufus Lorimer Blair a退休 florist living at Riverton died at Swedish hospital after one day illness He leaves widow Jeanie Mair son Edgar Blair architect and daughter Gertrude Blair He came from Des Moines Iowa 12 years ago and had been married 62 years
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Swedish Hospital
Rufus Lorimer Blair
Riverton
Jeanie Mair
Edgar Blair
Gertrude Blair
Des Moines
Iowa
Yonkers dinner and card party hosted by William McKinley Circle No 1
The Yonkers Statesman notes that William McKinley Circle No 1, Ladies of the Grand Army, will host a noon dinner on Wednesday November 3 and a card party that evening at the Veterans' Ball in the Armory.
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William McKinley
Ladies of the Grand Army
Veterans’ Ball
Armory
Lawlessness Lure: Corey reports on liquor traffic
Herbert Corey travels from Seattle to Brooklyn and Cleveland to cover the world series and investigates illicit liquor trade. He notes rising alcohol use, the lure of breaking law, bootleg offices, and the moral shift since Prohibition, with anecdotes of mayors, bankers, and brokers drinking heavily and reveling in illegal bars.
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Herbert Corey
Seattle
New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
The
Star
Pink Pills Claim Revival After Ten Year Slump
A testimonial from Prank Wisher of Los Angeles credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring energy and easing rheumatic pains after a decade of debility. He says ten days of use boosted life, two boxes completed recovery, and urges others to try the remedy with a small fee for a health booklet.
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Prank Wisher
Los Angeles
Cal
Dr. Wilteame
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Home goods equal to New York products, buyers told
Seattle clothing makers say local goods match New York in quality and price, yet only 5 percent of goods sold by Beattie stores come from home manufacturers. They urged buyers to favor home designs and boost local production to revive the industrial payroll. F R Morgan, committee chair, pressed for higher home product purchases.
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Seattle
New York
Merchants’ Committee
Pacific Northweet Products Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Round Table
Frederick & Nelson
Beattie
F. R. Morgan
Drunken Bar Culture Warns of Economic Backlash
The piece mocks businessmen who overindulge, noting a shift from frequent drinking to deeper intoxication. It suggests a grim resolution when alcohol runs dry and laments that current drinkers become more inebriated, with irony about future regret when days of heavy drunkenness pass.
Woman Promotes At-Home Hair Darkening Remedy
Mrs. B. HH. Beots of Buchanan County Iowa endorses a home mixture to darken gray or faded hair. The formula uses bay rum glycerine Barbo Compound and water, applied every other day until hair darkens, claimed to be non greasy and not color the scalp.
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B. HH. Beots
Buchanan County
Jitney Tangle Resists City Compromise
Beattie’s jitney dispute remains unresolved as the city council rejected a compromise plan Monday. Jitney operators vow to campaign to support their initiative to run with little regulation, while council opposition blocked a new route ordinance and fare hike to 26 cents. The existing ordinance is stalled by court action.
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Beattie
Aguinst
Homemade Pinex Syrup Cure Promises Quick Cough Relief
An easy home made cough syrup blends 214 ounces Pinex with a pint of syrup using sugar, molasses, honey, or corn syrup. It claims immediate relief by loosening phlegm and soothing membranes for bronchitis asthma and hoarseness. Pinex is described as a concentrated Norway sine extract. buy 24 ounces of Pinex with directions and demand refunds if not satisfied.
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Pinex Co
Avne. Ind
Grove's IL B Q tablets promise headache relief
An old advertisement touts Lezative Hiromo Quinine tablets for headache from cold and marks the product as a germ destroyer with a laxative effect. It urges asking for Grove's IL B Q tablets and notes a signature of BK W Grove on the box.
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GHOVE
BK. W. Grove
Bos
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