Walla Walla Triumphs In Sloppy Sunday Baseball
Walla Walla wins after a wet, error-prone day with seven safe hits including three doubles and one triple. Rochon snagged Johnson’s grounder and tagged a runner at first as the defense held. Attendance reached 4000 as Nelson and Aubin battled in a tight pitchers duel.
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Rochon
Johnson
Spears
Blackman
Beck
R. Grover
Walla Walla
J. Grover
Getchéll
AB. R. BH. PO
A.B. Buckman
Reon Sh. T
Ol Sverson
Sonnson
Peta Ceeissrsees & Y LT
Oimwoneen, Tb
Grover
Paseon
Ifi
Cs.ee
Griescoses
Apetciell
Cli
Eee
Seuasell
Ce. S O Ff
Apgihon
Emma
Pesessesee
Harmon
Swanson
Aubin
Nelson
Pitman
Russell
al Jewett
First Jury Trial in China Reported in Shanghai
Shanghai reports the first jury trial in Chinese history with a Japanese ex-official defendant. Three Chinese judges presided, two of them English bar members, while a jury of 12 was selected to hear the case.
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China
Shanghai
Annals of China
Missouri Bridges Too Low Need Raising Across River
John Jobson president of the Jobson Gifford company of New York says many railroad bridges over the Missouri river between Kansas City and St. Louis must be raised. The company holds the contract to raise the 540 foot Missouri Pacific bridge over the Kaw river.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Missouri River
Here
St. Louis
John Jobson
Jobson-Gifford Company of
New York
Missouri Pacific Railway
Kaw River
Demand for Farm Machinery Expands Across Midwest
New York and Minneapolis firms shipped 2500 engine plows valued at 1 750 000 and filled 600 freight cars to western North and South Dakota and Montana for spring work. The surge signals more land being added this year and foreshadows the decline of horse drawn plows on large farms. Minneapolis reports record demand for corn planting equipment while potato machinery orders flood in, complicating fulfillment as farms allot more ground to potatoes.
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New York
Minneapolis
North
South Dakota
Montana
Beer Tide for Dry State Evokes Public Outcry
Evansville Indiana reports twenty seven refrigerator cars loaded with beer for the United Confederate Veterans encampment in Macon Georgia. Temperance workers howl as shipments enter dry territory. Georgia law declares beer sales virtually void yet the full train is said to be the first solid beer load sent into a forbidden area.
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Evansville
Ind
United Confederate Veterans
Macon
Brewig Company
Georgia
Indiana
Cincinnati Wager Sees Man Eat Bananas Roosters
John Breen a Cincinnati freight handler won a month old bet by eating one dozen bananas daily for 80 days and five dozen yard roosters. He finished tonight and plans to start again to eat 30 dozen more bananas. He also drank beer and whiskey, earning $10.
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Cincinnati
John Breen
Breen
Torpid liver remedy HERB INE advertised
An 1890s style advertisement touts HERB INE as a cure for bad breath dizziness and a general malaise caused by a torpid liver. It claims the medicine activates the liver vitalizes the blood regulates the bowels and restores energy and cheerfulness. Price five cents. Sold by D H Fry and C W Camp at the cor 3rd and Yakima avenues.
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D. H. Fry
C. W. Camp, Cor
Courteous North Yakima visitant touts Horse Heaven land
W. H. Thomas of Coupeville Washington writes to the Mondovi Herald praising North Yakima and the Yakima valley. He describes courteous business scenes in North Yakima, orchard wealth around Nob Hill, and the Horse Heaven plateau above Prosser with promising land prices from 70 to 100 dollars an acre and projected gains as irrigation improves.
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W. H. Thomas
Coupeville
Wash
Mondovi
Wisconsin
Herald
North Yakima
Yakima Valley
The
N. W. Green
Eau Claire
Wis
Yakima Valley Land Horse Heaven
Green
Pacific Slope
Edwad BR. Leckey
Chicago
Frisco
Yakima
Nob Hill
Ahtanum
Treton
H. M. Gilbert
Mother Grays Aromatic Leaf Health Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Mother Grays Aromatic Leaf as a soothing herbal remedy for kidney and bladder issues. The copy claims broad relief from headaches dizziness nervousness back pain and fatigue and offers free samples by mail from LeRoy New York with the price of 60 cents.
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Mother Gray
Mai
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N.Y
Tips for Planting and Cleaning Blackberry Orchards
A farmer advises planting blackberries four feet apart by eight feet, with deep mellow soil and steady moisture. Prepare ground with plowing and harrowing, keep it loose for moisture, and cultivate early to yield fruit sooner. After three years, remove old brush using a hooked knife and a two-horse harrow to pile and break brush.
Cost of Raising Potatoes In 1909 U S Crop Report
The U S Crop Reporter compiles 1909 potato production costs from 4000 bureau correspondents. Data cover fertilizer, land prep, seed, planting, cultivation, harvest, yields, per bushel cost, and product value with averages for the United States.
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U. S
Bureau of Statistics
United States
South Central States
Far Western
North Atlantic
North Central
Mississippi River
North Central States
How to Remove Rusty Screws and Clean Ivory Handles
The guide advises heating a rusty screw head briefly with a hot iron then using a screwdriver to loosen it. For bone or ivory knife handles, rub with a paste of whiting and lemon juice, rub in, rinse in warm water, and dry carefully. For ostrich feathers, mix four ounces of white soap with four quarts hot water, lather, dip, rub five to six minutes, then wash in hot water and shake to dry.
Trapping Moles With a Sapling Conical Impale Method
A farmland tip describes driving a conical sapling end into a mole run to block digging. After penetrating the soil, cover the run to exclude light. moles travel quickly and then become trapped headfirst, unable to back out. Originates from J. H. Haynes in Farm and Fireside.
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J. H. Haynes
Frayed Exchange Over Vent Work Rights
A fragment shows two speakers, Rastus and Billy, arguing about a vent job and a restriction by paper hangers. The dialogue hints at workplace limits and reluctance to allow vent work access.
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Rastus
Billy
Limion
Hogs Soaring and Spuds Falling in Northwest Market
The Portland livestock report notes strong hog prices and rising demand while potato values drift lower. Hop prices are forecast to rise by May, and hay prospects look better for some producers. butter and eggs show mixed moves as feeds stay high. Local markets report scarce hogs, firmer dressed beef and veal sales, with notable price levels for flour, wheat and various meats.
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Portland
Oregon
Nockyards
Northwest
Yakima
Seattle
Tacoma
Alaska Fair 1917 Campaign In Fairbanks For World Exposition
The Fairbanks Commercial club adopts the slogan Alaska semi centennial Fairbanks 1917 and launches a move to host the next world exposition after San Francisco. The event would occur on the fiftieth anniversary of Seward's purchase with Fairbanks and Tanana districts totaling about 3000 residents and nearby Iditarod Ruby Amak Circle City and Forty Mile districts housing thousands more.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Portland Receives Twenty Bubbling Fountains Gift
Portland receives twenty bronze bubbling fountains valued at 100000, donated by & Benson who holds large Portland holdings. Frank T. Dodge announces the gift with Mayor Bushlight and the water board approving installation in business districts under city engineer discretion.
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Portland
Benson
Frank T. Dodge
Water Department
Bushlight
Lewiston Forms Radium Club for Civic Improvement
A group of Lewiston residents has organized a Radium Club to initiate civic improvements such as city beautification sidewalks and alleys. The club will meet weekly cooperate with the Commercial club and women's clubs. Bert F Savage of the Morning Tribune is chairman and membership is limited to fifteen.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Bert F. Savage
Morning Tribune
Novel lace collar and cuff set with extended back
The piece features Valenciennes lace overt with a long back collar and cuffs that finish in refined frills along the sides. The design highlights a pronounced rear length and delicate fringe detailing on the cuffs.
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Valenciennes
Gracemere Ranch: A Pioneer Welcome to Yakima Valley
Kate L. Brown recounts eleven years in Toppenish and Granger Washington, detailing a journey from a frugal start with Misa Snyder to building a successful Yakima valley ranch. She describes early hardships, irrigation by tears, teaching stints, land purchases, and the joy of alfalfa and growth, concluding the Yakima valley is the best place to invest and live.
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Kate L. Brown
Gracemere’ Ranch
Misa Grace G. Snyder
Toppenish
Washington
West
Yakima Valley
Bicknell
Granger, Wash
Zillah
Wash
Sunnyside
Alaska
Granger School
Bicknell Ranch
Durbar turban hat with hyacinth facing designed by Ora Cne
A military style hat named the durbar turban features a yellow straw braid over a wire frame with clusters of artificial hyacinths as facing. The design is attributed to Ora Cne.
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Ora Cne
Funeral Plans Spark Office Banter in Yonkers
An office boy asks to leave early for a funeral and is met with a cynical quip about the home team. The exchange appears in the Yonkers Statesman, reflecting a light moment in a sports context.
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Caesar
Columbia
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Cascade Range
United States of America
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Klickitat Irrigation & Power Company
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Silominas
Yakima Best
Minnesota
Kennewick Best
Sceersee
California
Elena
Brazils
Cccesseee
Eeesee
Northwest News
Seattle Times
Seattle, Wash
Times Printing Company
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
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Stewart
Roseburg
Ore
Dodgers
Miss Hate L. Brown
Kate L. Brown Granger
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