Harvest news and social notes from Pendleton region
Local visitors and residents frequent Pendleton and nearby towns with many moving to Athena for harvest work. Wheat yields around 45 bushels per acre reported. fires and dust rough roads affect travel. fires destroy part of Chinatown’s China town area in Pendleton.
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J. Z. Lienulien
Togeday
Mte
Samuel Pambrun
Walla Walla
David Lavender
Weaton
Velusa Wilkinson
Carrie Sharp
Pendleton
Earl Ecqubert
Jones
Main Street
Tha Joe Key Place
Athena
Walla Walla River
Mangrove Mercantile Company
Chinatown
Avra Raley
Country
Sharp
Golden Rule
James Henderson
W. Pinkerton
4Th Street
A. Mackenzie Meldrum
Portland
M. L. Akers
Jesse York
Watta
Antiquity of the chafing dish and its enduring charm
The chafing dish is not a modern invention. Historic references show bronze dishes in Pompeii and notes by Mommsen. Louis XV, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Mme Recamier, and Mme de Stael are cited as lovers of its use. The article praises reviving hospitality by popularizing the chafing dish today.
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Pompeii
Mommsen
Louis XV
Goncourt
Louis XIV
Napoleon Bonaparte
Mme. Recamier
Mme de Stael
France
Petrification Process Replacing Bodies With Minerals
A New York American summary notes petrification begins with decay and replacement, where organic matter is gradually displaced by mineral particles in siliceous solution. The original carbon and elements vanish, leaving an inorganic form that weighs more than the living body, with no element turning into another.
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New York American
Authors and Reading Defying Fears with Fiction
A compilation of remarks on authors and readers who love novels across fields. Noted figures such as Grant Duff and Tennyson are cited as avid readers. A New York Tribune piece recalls a watch ticking in a sealed box and a legal quip about larceny.
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Cos
Grant Duff
Bageliot
Henry Maine
James Stephen
George Venables
Rob Roy
Tennyson
William Allingham
London Standard
New York Tribune
Practical Piety Misread Heroic Pursuit
A minister questions a parishioner fleeing a thief who stole his coat. The chaser explains he planned to give a cloak if he caught the thief, but the joke reveals a misquotation of Scripture and a humorous misunderstanding. The judge notes the humor in the exchange.
Foreign Polish assertions from a court note
A garbled excerpt reports a woman claiming she went abroad to finish education and a man mentioning new methods to Ox Ford ale. A judge quips that one method is insane and remarks about castigating the travel itinerary from Howton. The fragment notes potential war context and aims to reflect court dialogue.
Beginning at Home Bright Boy and the Governor
The late Governor Larrabee, famed as a friend of children, finds Mickey Burke asleep near a water wheel. He teaches cleanliness, outfits the boy, and seeks a job for him with local shopkeeper Mr. Schneider, who finally resists. Mickey asks why not hire him himself, leaving a bittersweet note on mercy and opportunity.
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Larrabee
Turkey Uiver
Neekin
Mickey Burke
Mickey
Schneider
Jnez
Tim
Mr Schneider
Apt Pupil Lesson On Illustrations From Father
A father advises his son to illustrate conversations to convey meaning. He lectures on generosity, saying it is better to give than to receive. The boy asks for a translation to understand better, leading to a humorous exchange quoted from the New York Journal.
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New York Journal
Entertaining Him Daughter in House Dialogue Snapshot
A terse dialogue fragment portrays a daughter questioning a self made man about his facial expression. Landon and Visior exchange lines in a stylized pastiche, revealing character dynamics through a humorous inquiry.
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Visior
Landon
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