Walla Walla Wheat Crop Forecast Far Below Earlier Estimates
Crop insurance reports show Walla Walla area yields near 3 600 000 bushels, down from 4 000 000, with per cent estimates declining. Quality remains high. several samples reach 62 pounds and few weeds. Dr J R Sponogle of Athena Oregon noted for dental practice is referenced in unrelated local context.
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Walla Walla
Bage
BH. H. Mobeno
Farmoera’ Voion
J. R. Sponogle
Oregon
Sponogle
Athena
The Gem of the Wedding Gifts
A bored husband discovers a rare Utamaro print among wedding gifts and insists it is the gem of the couple’s present. His enthusiasm shocks his bride as she reveals the print was meant for the newly married couple themselves and not for his collection.
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Pasadena
Dean Dudley
Jennie Gates
Denver
Colo
California
Dean
Mra Dudley
Athena
Mrs. Dudley
B. A. Dudley
Amond
Agabe
Utamaro
Los Angeles Times
Wedding Joy Report By Janet Viola Reveals Father's Cheer
Janet Viola recounts the wedding day with a single joy and notes her father could not hide his cheer as he prepared to depart. The Beaton Globe reports the anecdote reflecting family warmth amid the ceremony.
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Janet
Viola
Fanny
Maloney and Saylor Decline to Seek Offices Before Persuasion
J W Maloney announces candidacy for county judge on the Democratic ticket after weeks of urging from party and others. J B Saylor will run for county commissioner, urged by Will M Peterson, with both men noting their reluctance to seek office but accepting to serve due to qualified support.
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J. B. Saylor
W. Maloney
East Oregonian
Ofbis
Maloney
J. W. Maloney
Umatilla
Athena
Mocd Credit
Pendiston Savings Bank
Averstant
Americso National
Knights of Pything
Oregon
Axchequer
Saylor
Will M. Peterson
Peterson
Freewater
Buttercreek
My. Saylor
Snally
Umatilla County
Grasshopper Weather Vane Tops Boston’s Faneuil Hall
A copper grasshopper weather vane perched on Faneuil Hall’s cupola is among the nation’s oldest vanes and a notable Boston artifact made in 1742 for Peter Faneuil. It has endured earthquakes and fires, with repairs and a famous misstep in 1880 during evacution celebrations, yet returns to its honored place atop the hall.
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Faneuil Hall
America
Bhem Crowne
Boston
Drowne
Ann Street
Shepard Memorial Church
Cambridge
Hanover Street
Massachusetts Historical Society
Boston Province House
Peter Faneuil
Boston Globe
Rare Pellagra Causes Death of Mrs. J T Potts in Walla Walla
Mrs. J T Potts sister of Leo Kirk died in Walla Walla Saturday from pellagra a rare disease. She had been cared for by local and Walla Walla physicians Dr Sharp and Dr Suttner but was in the disease’s final stage with little hope. Potts a native of Brownsville Oregon eighty years old? The text notes fifty three years but grammar is unclear.
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J.T. Potts
Leo Kirk
Wade
Walla Walla
Potts
Dr. Sharp
Dr. Suttner
Suttner
State Medical Board
The Social Breakfast Tradition in London Society
A London newspaper questions why breakfast invitations faded and links the shift to a changed state of mind among free citizens. It notes that Gladstone hosted breakfasts into the 1880s and traces the rise of a substantial, early meal, influenced by Scottish custom as described by Motley during his Ambassadorship.
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London
Gladstone
Motley
England
Argonaut
Big Clock of Madison Square World’s Largest Electric Tower Clock
The Metropolitan tower clock at Madison Square New York is described as the costliest and most elaborate public timepiece, operated entirely by electricity without human hands. It is the largest four dial tower clock and the third largest clock overall, with the highest clock face and a massive bell. Other giant clocks cited include Colgate factory Jersey City and St Bombert’s Belgium with dials forty and thirty-nine feet wide.
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Metropolitan Tower
Madison Square
New York
Jongoddy
Colgate
Jersey City
Wize
St. Bombert's
Malines
Belgium
St. Peter's
Zurich
Switzerland
Metropolitan
Origin of the Marseillaise and Rouget de Lisle’s fate
The origin tale traces Rouget de Lisle's wartime song creation during the French Revolution era under Mieron and Barras. It narrates how the tune, first sung in Strassburg and later adopted by volunteers, became the Hymne des Marseillais while Rouget died in poverty.
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Marcoulsiae
Mieron
Barras
France
Touget de Uste
Strassburg
Rouget
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Athena High School
Athens High School
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Thomas Laweon
Methodist Episcopal Obharob
Oro Fino
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Hammond
Pasco
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Athoon
David Taylor
Preas
Inland Republican
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