Pendleton Briefs Touch Local Travel and Health
Pendleton city notes report Weston visitors, new business plans, and ongoing illness counts. Local residents journey to Portland and Walla Walla while sleigh travel remains common. A new plumbing shop opening, a court case update, and upcoming events at Weston and Pendleton entertain and inform readers.
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Cartie Sharp
Pendleton
Yainly
Moeste
Konnack
Payne
Drew
Starr
DePesti
Sharp
Walla Walla
Garden City
Satar Xu
J. A. Kirk
Halevy
Portland
Sidney A. Barnes
Edith May Garrett
Weaton
The Gila Monster Repellent Yet Harmless to People
A Harper's Weekly essay argues the Gila monster is feared for its repulsive look rather than danger. It cites dissections and a southwest trial showing no venomous bite deaths, noting a captive bird breastbone was broken but recovered without poisoning.
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Harper's Weekly
The Sea Lion Hoax Spreads Across The World
A Sunday prank by city editors at a zoo leads to fake sea lion sightings reported by twenty correspondents. The hoax expands to widespread rumors and even a fabricated skin, with the editor blamed for the fraud as the tale travels from coast to coast and beyond.
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Berghand
Boathampton
North Gen
Lake Superior
Dark Parlor Brag Turns to Train Tale
A boot black parlor owner boasted of a keen sense for money and coin denominations. His partner retold a Pullman tale about Marcus, a veteran on the Oswego route, who once rolled over in sleep and stuck his hand out the window to declare, We’re goin through Oswego.
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United States
Marcus
Kansas
Oswego
Writing on a Pillow for Train Writing Comfort
A London Answers note describes how writing on a pillow alleviates train jarring. Hold the pillow on the lap or place it on a table. rest pad and guiding arm on the pillow to write legibly and comfortably even at full speed.
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London
Stetson Yacht Ball Name Confusion Delays Boat Naming
A quirky exchange from a Btetech Story notes the late John Stetson, famed theatrical manager, at a yacht ball. A friend questions the boat name, and Stetson responds he has not decided, joking that the name may begin with eight or resemble a paper or clock, amid humorous mishearing and street banter.
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John Stetson
Jim
Joan
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