Bowerman gains Oregon gubernatorial indorsement clash
The Oregonian backs Bowerman for governor amid a heated state assembly endorsement fight. Edits credit Bowerman’s rise while criticizing rivals Smith Withycombe and Moores, and speculate on primary dynamics including Cameron’s possible bid and Willis Daniway’s nomination. Also notes Northwest rail progress with Seattle to Portland steel train and ongoing water problems from Northwest fires. мөн
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Pendleton’s Live Wire notes on Robbins and assembly
A critical ledger from Pendleton’s Live Wire alleges Robbins avoided disclosure about his ties to a resolutions committee within the Republican editors’ assembly. The column hints at undisclosed hooks or methods behind his involvement.
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A Street In Moscow Machinery Shops Display Goods
A Moscow street, Miasnitskaya Ulitza, hosts numerous machinery stores with large plate glass windows. Shops showcase varied mechanisms and many panes display exhibits. in the afternoon windows are set to run to demonstrate their operation for practical effect.
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Miasnitskaya Ulitza
Managing the Weather and the Baltic Sailors Myth
A historical note on seventeenth century beliefs in weather control by wizards, common along the Baltic coast. The tale recounts a Fin land voyage where a captain paid 10 kroner for a wind spell tied to the mast, with knots signaling wind shifts from southwest to northeaster, and a traveler’s anxious prayer during the storm.
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Atlantic Monthly
Norway’s Love For Bjornson At His Aulestad Veranda
A Norwegian poet Bjornson stood on his Aulestad veranda as a regiment marched by. Surrounded by his family he received unexpected public tributes from officers and soldiers who saluted and shouted in devotion, a rare honor for a man who never held public office.
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Figures of Speech Ventriloquist Outsmarts Curious Crowd
A famed ventriloquist, giving a charity show, faced skeptics who watched his mouth. He wowed them with flawless voice changes while three dummies sat still. After the ovation, the trio revealed themselves as real people who had played the figures.
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Origin of the word bull debated in philology
The piece surveys theories on the origin of the word bull used for a confused utterance. It cites Boule, Icelandic sources, and suggests Sydney Smith’s distinction between wit and bulls as the best explanation, noting bulls expose apparent yet false connections for humorous effect.
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Sydney Smith
Where Looks Don't Matter In A Matrimonial Tale In New Yorker Heights
A New Yorker notes that a titled foreigner’s marriage to a plain American woman rests on social ethics rather than romance. A man visits a matrimonial agency seeking the owner’s photo of a woman with $250,000 in her own wealth. The agent replies that photos are withheld for sums over $100,000.
Aspiring Statesman Seeks People's Choice Not Compromise
Quote driven snippet shows a hopeful politician saying he wants the office only if chosen by the people, while his campaign manager notes the higher cost of being the people's choice versus entering as a compromise candidate per Chicago Tribune.
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Friendship Under Strain: Trust Shattered by Heat and Violence
The passage reflects on friendship broken by heat or violence or accident, noting it cannot be trusted to return to its former state. It laments that the more graceful and ornamental the friendship, the greater the hopelessness of restoration.
What did your wife say when you stayed out late last night
A Detroit Prep Press joke line prompts a quip about a wife reacting to a late night out. The Beewber quote contrasts what we take up with what we give up, hinting at a theme of generosity versus personal cost.
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