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The article discusses a ten dollar United States currency note issued in 1901 to commemorate the centennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It notes that the bill, called the "bison note" or the "buffalo bill," featured a bison named Pablo as well as explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and was sketched by artist Charles R. Knight and engraved by artist Marcus S. Baldwin. The author comments on currency design in relation to American national identity. She also examines American interest in the idea of the "Wild West" and reflects on anxiety concerning the closure of the West as a frontier.

A biography of journalist Missouri T. B. Hanna is presented. She was born on February 17, 1857. She became the editor and publisher of the newspaper "Edmonds Review" in Edmonds, Washington in 1905. Hanna was involved in the Washington women's suffrage movement, editing the monthly magazine "Votes for Women," which later became "The New Citizen." Women's suffrage won a state referendum in 1910. She died on June 14, 1925 in Hanna Park, Washington.

The article discusses Asian influences on American culture, which is most apparent in the areas of sports, cuisine, architecture and entertainment today. The influence of Asia on Western society is not a new phenomenon, though. Some of the earliest influences came in the introduction of Chinese technologies such as paper, porcelain and gunpowder. Asian philosophy and Asian-influenced art have also become widely popular in the 19th century United States.

The article presents a character profile of Moses "Black" Harris, a fur trapper, explorer, mountain main and guide on the Oregon Trail in the U.S. during the 1800s. The article discusses his successes and contributions to the development of the Pacific Northwest, and his personal life. It also discusses in length his ethnicity and racial origins, with some sources suggesting that he was African American, while others suggesting that he was white.

The article discusses the history of the U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a public work relief program for unemployed, single men from relief families as part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, which operated from 1933-1942. Particular focus is given on the CCC's Forestry Camp F-188 at Willow Creek in Benewah County, Idaho. It looks at the daily life, religion and education in the camp.

A biography is presented of American lawyer Marion Zioncheck who was popular as a leftist congressman. Zioncheck was born on December 5, 1901 in Galicia, Poland and immigrated to the U.S. in 1904. Other topics include Zioncheck's childhood, academic and occupational achievements, and mental health. Also discussed are Zioncheck's political career and suicide

The article reviews the exhibition "In The Spirit: Contemporary Native Arts Exhibit" at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, Washington.

The article focuses on life of Pacific Northwest journalist Zoe Kincaid in Japan as a faculty of the Tokyo Foreign School in 1908. Kincaid's experience as founding editor of the campus yearbook at the University of Washington in 1897, as a contributor to newspaper "The Westerner" in 1905, and as a co-creator of English-translated Kabuki plays in 1928 are mentioned. Her role in introducing the West to Japanese drama and in promoting the Japanese culture to her American audience is discussed.

The article explores the history of U.S. immigration and citizenship. The author reflects on the Homestead Act of 1862 and the transition from anti-immigration hysteria to pro-immigrant attitudes in the era of the U.S. Civil War. Emphasis is given to topics such as nativism, the naturalization of Chinese immigrants, and the Know Nothing movement.

The article explores the life and activism of U.S. painter Abby Williams Hill. The author reflects on her art education in New York City and her residence in Tacoma, Washington. Emphasis is given to commissions for Hill to paint scenes of the North Cascade Mountains and Yellowstone National Park for railroad companies and her interest in advocacy for child welfare.

A biography of labor tribunal judge Joseph Schock is presented. He was born in South Dakota in 1947, later moved to Lewiston, Idaho, and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at 17. He served in the Vietnam War in 1968 and earned an honorable discharge in 1969 after an injury. Other topics include protestation of the Vietnam War, Schock's involvement in the bombing of an Army National Guard Armory in Lewiston, Idaho, and his escape from the U.S.

The article discusses the historic site commemorating the slaughter of 800 Indian owned horses by U.S. Colonel George Wright in 1858 near the border of Idaho and Washington, focusing on the lack of recognition by the public of the monument at Horse Slaughter Camp. Other topics include the impact of politics on the construction of memorials and how events are remembered, an analysis of the inscription on the monument, and memorialization of the event in writings by author Sherman Alexie.

The article discusses the history of the Skamokawa Creamery and Skamokawa Farmers Creamery Association in Skamokawa, Washington, focusing on the factors that contributed to the success of the venture in an isolated community. Other topics include the company's opening in 1898 and development into a cooperative in 1901, the expansion of the creamery to include grains, feed, and other farming supplies, and the decline of the creamery during the Great Depression in the 1930s.

The article discusses the security measures undertaken in U.S. commercial airplane flight during the 1960s and 1970s. The roles that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) played in airline flight security, including in efforts to prevent aircraft hijackings following the 1971 hijacking of a Northwest Airlines jet by the hijacker Dan Cooper (D.B. Cooper), are discussed.

The article discusses efforts by women political activists in early 20th-century Spokane, Washington to convince the city council to hire a resident police matron responsible for supervising women prison inmates. Particular focus is given to the roles of labor activist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and the Spokane Woman's Club in the campaign. According to the author, the political coalition formed by the club members for the campaign went on to play a significant part in a referendum on women's suffrage. Details on city boosters' concerns about negative publicity surrounding the campaign are presented. Other topics include the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), free speech, and activists May Arkwright Hutton and Ethel Stalford.

A biography of Albert Hale Sylvester, former operating supervisor of Wenatchee National Forest, is presented. He was born in California in the 19th century and moved to the Northwest in 1897 working for the U.S. Geological Survey. Other topics include information on his career at Wenatchee National Forest, his methods for naming landmarks including mountains, lakes, and ridges, and his affinity for forest conservation. He died in 1944.