Local Independent in Athena Reports Political Reforms and Scandals
The Athena Oregon Independent notes a Democratic landslide linked to Baltimore platform reforms and calls for continued relief, warns of Republican repudiation if unmet. It reports a local incident with Jolian in Helix, voter turnout for six amendments, and civic issues from conservation debates to police women convention in Portland.
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United States
Woodrow Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Baltimore
Democratic Party
Wilson
Cvolul
Tatt
Republican Party
Wioh
Portland
New Course Of Public School Lectures For Oregon
Public notices announce a new statewide lecture program aimed at making schools social centers. Lectures will cover topics from education and rural life to public finance and crime. Prominent speakers pledge to advance citizenship welfare across Oregon.
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Oregon
Ex Marshal Sued Over Town Turmoil Resignations
Charles Jost, a well known former marshal, faced a lawsuit amid town tensions after driving out several tough characters. The conflict prompted his resignation from office.
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Charles Jost
M Omn
Jost
Potatoes on Hand But Market Weakens in Walla Walla
Farmers and stock gardners report over 100 carloads of potatoes stored as they await a stronger market. In local ranches the season's crop is good with quality higher than in recent years. Also notes a crew planning a coyote hunt from Arlington using greyhounds. A property listing in Kirkland adds sale notice details.
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Walla Walla
Imountain
Goon Coyote Hunt
Dean Dudley
Ace Wagner
Jeace Myrick
Arlington
For Sale A to Bargain Farm Near Athena
For sale a 660 acre well improved wheat farm near Athena with ample water. One of the best farms in the country offered at 65 dollars per acre. About ten thousand down, balance on terms to purchaser. For details contact B. B. Richards.
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Athena
B. B. Richards
Bubbles and brief witticisms filter through New York Post
Writing to a friend about odd digressions in periodicals, the author of European Years quotes a London Telegraph bubble and a stray aside. A comical tale follows of Foster stalling dinner to stand godfather to Dickens's child and a physician recalling a late job with a dubious air pill for a sick woman in a town house.
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London Telegraph
New Zealand
Foster
Charles Dickens
Douglas Jerrold
New York Post
Woman Advocates Domestic Science Marriage Theory
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation argues that the only woman suitable for marriage is one educated in domestic science. The speaker describes domestic science as transforming a kitchen into an experimental lab and turning the garbage can into a retort for discarded tissues and calories.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boys to Men and Boats Shine in Age Herald Quote
A Birmingham Age Herald quote recalls a past friendship as one man laments change from shared simple cream to a baseball franchise while the other longs for a private yacht, illustrating shifting ambitions among graduates.
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Bilgewater
Hirmingham Age-E Herald
Impatience considered a fault in remedying faults
A concise quotation notes that impatience wastes time and attention in complaints, arguing that proper application could remove the underlying cause rather than venting frustration. The remark, attributed to Johnson, frames patience as essential to effective remedy.
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Johnson
Wilson urges fearlessness in meeting crisis
The passage recalls Woodrow Wilson urging courage to speak out and help others during hard times. It notes Roosevelt’s 1908 willingness to crawl from the White House to the Capitol to aid his friend Root, illustrating a strong hand in support amid political strain.
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Root
Helnecken the German Prodigy of 1721 Birth and Death
A historical note chronicles Christian Henry Helnecken born in Lubeck in 1721, a child prodigy who mastered German early, quoted scriptures, and languages before dying before age four. It also recounts a sea bird with a fish bone in its eye aboard a ship, treated by a doctor who saved the bird and released it.
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Helnecken
Christian Henry Helnecken
Lubeck
Germany
London
Sala and His Epitaph Forecast in Autograph Letters
An auction offered eight letters from George Augustus Sala to W P Frith as part of a collection of autographs and historical papers. One letter humorously predicts Sala's epitaph noting his burlesque of authorities and his personality, with lines about his stout figure and unasked visits. The piece appears in Pearson's Weekly.
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G. A. Sala
George Augustus Sala
W. P. Frith
Royal Ammesty of Arts
Passport to the North Pole Adventure
The Tobolsk governor issued a passport to two English expedition hopefuls seeking to reach the pole. He noted the pole’s unlikely location and lack of policing there, eventually authorizing unimpeded passage for the two men to the Arctic extreme.
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Tobolsk
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Pole
Futility of Education at Railway Surgeon Convention
An eminent Philadelphia physician at a railway surgeons convention extols a safety device that has averted many railroad accidents. He notes its advantage is almost universally recognized and that dissenters resemble a resident who mocked change and mis-spelled signage.
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Philadelphia
Bill Swithers
Arousing Sermon in First Missouri Log Schoolhouse
In Johnson County Missouri in 1852 preacher Samuel 8 Collier struggled with a sleepy small congregation. He jolted them awake from the puncheon benches by shouting a striking line about heaven not lying under the floor.
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Samuel 8. Collier
Johnson County
Missouri
Proof of His Love in A London Globe Quotation
A dialogue excerpt quoted by the London Globe features Arriet doubting Bills claim of love and Bills playful reminiscence of past meals including a trip supper whisked stew of stewed eels. The passage blends humor with domestic affection and playful banter.
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London Globe
Exchange of Compliments Howell Powell Dialogue
A dialogue exchange shows Howell calling the other's head pretty thick and Powell replying that the inside measurement would not strain a type measure. This indicates a light quarrel or witty exchange noted in the New York Press.
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Howell
Powell
New York Press
Spirit of the Times on Artifical Devices in Society
Aeo of artificial devices draws rare praise and rare critique from Atlantic style observers. The essay questions who among men and women possesses untouched physical makeup, hinting at widespread cosmetic alteration.
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Atlantic
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