Irrigation funds and judicial recall debate in 1911 Oregon
A 1911 Oregon scene discusses federal irrigation spending, state contributions, and the allocation of funds to arid lands. It notes Oregon's share of public land sales, compared with California, and questions whether reclamation benefits flow to the correct states. The piece also covers a La Grande obituary and a commentary on judicial independence and recall votes in public service.
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Oregon
California
Janda
Magnetic Variation and the Compass Needle
The article explains that the magnetic needle often deviates from true north, varies by location and time, and is tracked via isogenic lines on survey charts. It cites Mason and Dixon’s line, noting potential survey errors if based on uncorrected compass readings.
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Mason and Dixon's
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Discovery on Columbus voyage sparks naval consternation
A fragment notes that the discovery of magnetic needles' shortcomings occurred during Columbus's voyage. The disclosure is described as a high tribute to the era's scientific perceptions, though it spread consternation among ships' crews, as cited in Harper's.
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Harper's
Paganini's Generous Aid Through a Wooden Shoe Concert
The famed violinist Pagani ni, in Paris, entertained with a wooden shoe strung to play like a fiddle. He announced a concert to help a poor servant girl whose lover was conscripted. After the performance he gave her 20 000 francs to buy a substitute and to start a home, plus the wooden shoe to sell.
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Paganini
Paris
W. Francis Gates
Not Worth Bothering About Opinion Quip
A London Opinion quips about a petty grievance with a barbed remark on ear injury and suggests not mourning the past but improving the present.
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London
Pendleton Business College Ad Claims Superior Training
An 1911 advertisement for Pendleton Business College promotes strong programs in bookkeeping shorthand and typing with commercial law lectures by a practicing attorney. It notes attendees from other colleges and urges enrollment starting September 6 1911 with contact details Hinck 7622 and principal M L Clancy.
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Pendleton
Clancy
Prin
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