Local Gossip and Social Roundup From Walla Walla
Mrs M L Watts in Walla Walla on Tuesday announces Dreamland theatre show tonight. Ada DeFreece to visit Mrs Chas Kirk at Bingham Springs today. Mr and Mrs Koonts and Vincent enjoy river day. Dudley returns from Jefferson High graduation in Portland. Zerba couple home from wedding trip on Pitth Street. Dr W B Taylor chaperones at Bingham Springs. Oregon Manufacturers’ Association rep Mrs Holyth Weatherred in city. George Gross back from Willamette Valley visit. Poultry and berry business notes from Harry McBride. Betts family to visit New York. C A Gabrielson writes grain insurance here. Independence Day issue notes. Ladies Aid ice cream social July 11. Miss Irene Clark visits. Five new men join band for Pendleton celebration. W Lawrence and Bob Oliver visit. Eber Lona and Estelle Overman wed in Milton. Levels McEwen injured mounting horse. survives ordeal.
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E. BE. Koonts
Mack Cockburn
Wees
Athena
Pendleton
John Callender
St. Nicholas Hotel
Irene Clark
Portland
John Walter
Walter
F. J. Callehan
J. ¥. Doyle
W. ©. Lawrence
George Lawrence
Bob'’ Oliver
4. B. Steel
Grand Old Play At Athena Opera House This Week
Kenworthy players present a talented company in a Sunday night show at the Athena Opera House with Miss Hvulen Daily acclaimed for Edna Earle. Monday features Tempest and Sonshine as the troupe continues its coastal tour.
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Athena Opera House
Kenworthy Players
Notremes
Hvulen Daily
Edna Earle
Charged the enemy in Shiloh tale of a green recruit
General Basil Duke recalls Morgan cavalry story from Shiloh survivors reunion. A Federal rider charged the Confederates on a broken bit and wild horse, begged for mercy as Jeff Sterritt halted the horse and took him prisoner, joking he might kill him or wait till fight ends. The rider pleaded he was a dissolute character not ready to die.
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Basil Duke
Louisville
Morgan
John Morgan
Shiloh
Tennessee
Jeff Sterritt
Sterritt
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Real Roof Gardens in Rural Norwegian Cabins
Describes log cabin construction in rural Norway with square heavy pine logs and sod roofs. Notes picturesque effects from wild pansies to roses and even a tale of a cow on the roof. Explains waterproof sod roof layers from birch bark to earth and sod, forming a poetic, durable shelter.
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Norway
Doctor's Creation Through Healing: Paget on Medical Rewards
London Chronicle notes Dr Stephen Paget in Confessio Medici argues medicine is not mere trade but art. He questions if doctors create, yet says physicians extend life creating five new years for a patient like Misa X who lives from seventy to seventy five thanks to treatment.
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Stephen Paget
Claude Bernard
Misa X
London Chronicle
Velocity of Light Figures From Simon Neewomb
The velocity of light is given as 290 800 kilometers or 180 327 miles per second in vacuum. Light takes 1.3 seconds from the moon and 8 minutes 19 seconds from the sun to reach here. Distances to stars range from 4.35 years to Arcturus at least 40 years, and to others from 1 000 to 5 000 years.
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Simon Neewomb
Moon
Sun
Sires
Arcturus
The German Empire Beginnings and Key Dates
A historical note from Philadelphia Press outlines the early formation of the German Empire. It describes negotiations during the Franco Prussian War, the 1871 proclamation of William I as emperor at Versailles, and the opening of the Reichstag in Berlin with the April 14 1871 constitution adoption.
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German Empire
North German Confederation
Baden
Hesse-Darmstadt
Bavaria
Wurttemberg
William of
Prussia
William I
Versailles
Berlin
Philadelphia
Not So Serious Doctor Meets Boy Swallowing Coin
A hastily summoned doctor arrives to find a woman waiting on the doorstep. He asks about a boy who reportedly swallowed a sovereign. The reply reveals a correction: it was only a half renny, not a sovereign, prompting a relieved tone in London Mail style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
No hotels would take me in Philadelphia Press
In a terse exchange Luschman’s wife demands his excuse for returning home in a troubled state. He admits none of the hotels would accommodate him in Philadelphia Press, hinting at a rough night and possible public scrutiny.
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Luschman
M' Dear
Philadelphia
Fragmented 1918 Clippings Mix of Quotes and Notices
A collage of humorous quotes from old newspapers and a mixed set of notices. Items include taunting exchanges about gloves and mitts, a hotel purchase via tips, a dog language joke, a French-learning quip, and a guardianship notice from Athens Oregon in June 1918.
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Lovice
Athens
Oregon
Mra J
Baddeley, Quardian
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Walla Walla
Clyde
J. E. Smith
University of Oregon
Eugene
M. L. Watts
Walla Walla Tuveday
Dreamland Theatre
Fos. N. Scott
Spokane
B. N. Hawks
Spoknes
Boo Fletcher
Salem
Caspar Woodward
F. Wilson
Ies
Ada DeFreece
Mre
Chas, Kirk
Bingham Springs
Harry McBride
Charles Betts
New York
C. .A. Gabrielson
Oregon Insurance Men
the Prees
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Obored
Sonshine
Henry Schmitt
Kiesler
Eber Lona
Estelle Overman
A. E. McKonight
Milton
Levels McEwen
Ath
Weston Ladies
Pilot Rock Band
Pendleton Cowboy Band
Pendlton
New Zealand
Marconi
Charon
FIX & Radtre
Art Square Bargains
Knights of Old
Fogg
Dobson
Hoston
Gabevee
St. Louis
Steve
France
London
Bulwer-Lytton
Florida ‘Times Union
Wee Zorbe
Shieetianahtn
Merless
Meg Weg
Mvoenrmure
Tike Marlin
Willow Street
New Haven
Cana
Marlin Firearms Co
Willow St
Conn
North Beach
Pacific
Columbia River
J. R. Mathers
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