Pacific Northwest news notes from June 1910 edition
Contents report opposition to county division by Milton and Freewater papers, a tourism push for the Pacific Northwest as a summer resort, and a Seattle tuberculosis exhibit using a red light timer to dramatize deaths. Also covered are Danish farming methods, New York immigration trends at Ellis Island, and a Tillamook County shingle mill cutting 141 000 shingles from a single cedar log.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Eagle
Freewater ‘Limes
Milton
Freewater
The
Times and
Eagle
Sanderson
Shangle
the Times
Orchard
Koheme
Pacife
Neaby
Northwest
Oregon
Tillamook County
Chicago official backs nonarrest of drunken men
A Chicago magistrate suggests that drunken men should not be arrested but escorted to their homes by police. He implies future steps could allow intoxicated pedestrians to sue for damages from drivers over collisions and delays caused by such incidents.
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Chicago
President Aids Orphans at Macon Home
The president of the Industrial and Orphan's Home in Macon Iowa reports nine years of use with Electric Bitters aiding stomach and liver troubles, kidney issues, and general nourishment. He claims the medicine strengthens vital organs and builds up weak children and rundown adults, noting it is best for female complaints and sold for 50 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial and Orphan's Home
Macon
Drogglate
Sea Rules of the Road and an Explosive Vibration Trial
A discussion on maritime rules explains who yields when steam and sailing vessels meet and how starboard and port courses are chosen. A separate note details an iodide of nitrogen explosive test using bass viol strings, showing explosions at sixty vibrations per second for the G string only.
Humorous Tales and Far Reaches of Space
A collection of short items: Tommy the arithmetic pupil who always errs by excess, a Finnish tale showing law respect with a peasant elk ban and fine, and a reflection on humanity’s inability to grasp vast cosmic distances as Neptune looms far away beyond the solar system.
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Pinland
Neptune
Earth
Sarcastic Woman Questioned Hobos Past Year
A Chicago News excerpt shows a sarcastic woman challenging a husky hobo about his year of work. He replies he only did "thirty days" of work, meekly admitting minimal prior effort.
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Chicago News
Character Sketch from the Chicago Tribune Quotation
A dialogue notes a man’s reform school past. It claims he entered at seventeen and left at twenty one, asserting it made him a man. The remark contrasts visible evidence with perceived transformation and hints at the social impact of reformatories.
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Chicago Tribune
Beets and Tomatoes in Studio Still Life Dialogue
In Louisville Life style the seeds man smiles as he confirms the seeds for a still life. The artist asks if the illustrations will be life size and the seeds man replies they are catalogue size.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The One Time Dialogue Sparks Momentary Clash
A brief theater snippet shows a heated exchange with a speaker accusing women of talking too much and a counter that listening varies. The exchange centers on a judge and a moment of implied propping or interruption.
When a Man's Fifty
A fragmented note describes a man turning fifty with scattered details about health and appearance. The garbled text references teeth and a colleague, with hints of a personal or local context from a newspaper page.
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Hotis
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Denmark
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New York
Ellis Island
Portland
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Wash
Idaho
Pendleton
OR & N
Mmurray
Tommy
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