Athena Press highlights and editorials from Oregon and Washington
The Athena Press prints Democratic praise for Wilson and notes California primary results favoring Progressives, with discussion of Roosevelt supporters, Taft, and potential November strategies. It also reports a series of violent incidents in Grant county, sheriff actions, local advertising remarks, county fairs educational value, and a Washington Insurance Department profits comparison to New York, plus political recall debt talk involving Governor West.
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Dickens Chalet at Gadshill Mirrors Nature in Writing Nook
The London Chronicle notes Dickens fitted mirrors in his Gadshill writing chalet to reflect leaves and fields beyond. His room sat among tree branches with birds and butterflies moving in and out the windows, while scents of mowing and growing scenery filled the air.
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London Chronicle
Judging the Colt and Misheard Sayings
A fragmented column mixes horse breeding lore with jokes and quips. It notes two Arab methods to estimate a colt’s height, then pivots to a primary school scene about the words equestrianism and pedestrianism. The piece also teases punning social chatter and a Harper’s Weekly quotation on scholar resources.
Dear Little Edward gives a history lesson twist
A reader letter in the St. Louis Globe Democrat features a child named Edward and a playful quip about erasing history to insert an Indian tale, mocking schooling and teacher expectations. The tone is humorous and satirical about education.
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Card suit symbols and social class theory
The passage discusses a conjecture that the four Mads in a pack once signified social classes. Hearts would represent clergy, spades nobility, clubs serfs, and diamonds burghers or citizen class, with a note on possible symbolical origins.
Why Recording Mortgages On Land Protects Owners
The Christian Herald explains that recording a mortgage in public offices binds land by the lien and ensures purchasers take notice. If unrecorded, an innocent buyer may obtain clear title free of the mortgage. Law prioritizes land title security, making land-based investments highly valued by prudent businesspeople.
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Christian Herald
Umbrella Handles Shaped In French Nurseries
In France canes and umbrellas receive carved handles grown in nurseries. Young trees are pruned after planting to form sprouts, which are cut and carved in spring. After three years the carved handles are dried, steamed, peeled, cut to length, varnished, and attached to umbrellas by skilled workers.
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France
Harper's
Extra Buttons and Fashion Rules
A New York Times quote notes that stout people, unable to fit fashion’s button counts, press for closer button spacing. Tailors adapt by packing more buttons, so some outfits end up with twice as many buttons than the era’s rule. The piece critiques fashion norms and body shape driving设计 choices.
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Timea
An Able Campaign Manager Story From A Senator
A western senator recalls a frugal campaign manager who makes a dollar go far. In a cigar shop the manager notes six cigars for a quarter after a man buys three five cent cigars, then pays a dime and asks for the remaining three.
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New York Tribune
Traveling Incognito Through History’s Distinguished Aliases
A historical note traces how rulers and nobles adopted covert travel, from Peter the Great to Louis XVIII and Charles X, with Eugenie using the Comtesse de Pierrefonds title. It contrasts these disguises with telepathy, stating practical influence comes from a brass band and parade, per Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Baggy pants and a stiff crease in an old joke
A quip about baggy trousers and creases from a Louisville Courier-Journal style joke. A parent child exchange touches on fashion and what counts as proper dress. A brief Chicago Tribune panel pun mentions a marriage proposal and a playful sports moment ending in a holding penalty.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Oregon Agricultural College Opens Fall Semester Doors
Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis announces the fall term begins September 20 with instruction in agriculture, engineering, science, arts, languages, and military studies. Catalogue and illustrated literature available. registrar address provided. School year opens September 21.
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Ghostly Train Encounter on a London Express
A London daily recounts a brief modern ghost tale aboard a northbound train out of London. A silent stranger sits opposite a traveler as they ride between London and Derby. At Derby’s edge the stranger remarks about a line, then confesses he was killed on it two years ago.
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Derby
Donkey for sale leads to humorous postal note
A dusty excerpt shows a man offering a donkey for sale to a friend. The postal card joke reads Dear Jack if you are looking for a really good donkey please dont forget me. The quip appears as a light exchange.
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Jack
A Quiz of Quotations From Early American Humorists
A compact collage of witty lines and misread spellings from Franklin, Cheery, Chicago News, and Boston Transcript. It blends proverbs on revision, cautious speech, and childlike misunderstandings with playful misquotes and exchanges among parents and siblings.
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