Pioneer Frank Manefield Remembered In Athena Tribute
One by one the old pioneers fade away as Athena Oregon honors Frank Manefield a warm straight talking frontiersman who crossed the Oregon trail in the 1850s mined in Florence and Boise Basin later turning to farming his life and influence lifted neighbors and community spirits through toil and honest conduct. This tribute notes Vanderlip advice on land ownership and strong Oregon prospects amid optimistic national finance and growing colonist migration. It also mentions Pendleton planning to advance daylight saving and quips about local phonetic spelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Divide
M. Mansfield
Oregon Trail
Florence
Boise Basin
Dalles
Umatilla Landing
Frank Manefield
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Oregoninos
Vanderlip
Portland
Pendleton
Baghdad
Easton House
Facts and Fishes by A. O. Kirk
A verse meditation on fishing tall tales and April tricks. The speaker notes how friends mislead with false catches and misleading stories, revealing the habit of fibbing in the fishing world and the social urge to boast. The poem ends with biblical allusions to deception and consequences.
Indian Land Sale On Umatilla Reservation Oregon
Re advertised sale of land on Umatilla reservation Oregon bids to be opened on April 21 1911 Allotment No Umatilla 189 Joe Depot Description Lot 4 and the 1 2 of the SE 1 4 of Sec 8 and Lots 4 5 of Sec 17 Twp 3 N R 86 E W M containing 157 80 acres Appraisal $10 per acre Information at Office Advertised in Weekly East Oregonian WL Swartalander Superintendent Umatilla Indian School Pendleton Oregon March 21 1911
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Umatilla Reservation
Oregon
Umatilla
Joe Depot
N. Ak
W. M
East Oregonian
WL. Swartalander
Umatilla Indian School
Pendleton
Outwitted the Orientals in Kermanshah
An American traveler recounts evading Eastern customs officials at Kermanshah with a mule and rider swap. He describes bribery fears, a wily Arab guide, and a clever workaround that allowed passage after a tense standoff at the local customs house.
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Kermanshah
Batum
Baghdad
W. RB. Shirris
Kerah
Misquoted Phrases and Slips That Alter Meaning
The fragment shows a garbled compendium of misquoted lines and misheard phrases from various sources. It highlights how common quotes are rendered incorrectly, with examples ranging from biblical, literary, and everyday sayings to mistaken attributions and altered wordings found in newspapers like the Chicago Record Herald.
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Butler
Roscommon
Bern
Crude Row From Chicago Recort Herat Explored
A garbled fragment cites dialogue about bread butter cake and vulgarity. Willie questions propriety while Mrs Crawford asserts control over indulgence. The snippet hints at social friction and economic boastfulness amid unclear context and distorted OCR.
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F.B. Boyn
Priuisurr
Pottomica
Athen
Athena, Obe
Walla Walla Valley
Aize
Walla Walla
Atte
Washington
Jonah
Ninaveh
Andy
Sapphira
A. O. Kirk
North
Yakima
Oregon - Washington
Tao
North Yakima
R. Burna
Wm. McMurray
Dionne
Hashore
Brodlesworth
Wwe
Chicago
Bright
James F. Ballard
Stephens
Louis, MO
Byron N. Hawks
Miller’s
Main St
Athena
FOLEY
Pneumonis
James Coffee
Raymond
Missouri
C. J. Bishop
Agnew, Mich
J. W. Bryan
Lowder, Til
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