Local Oregon County Races Highlight Candidates and Irrigation Plans
One of the county’s strongest men mayors the race for county judge while a candidate for county commissioner emerges. J B Saylor of Freewater seeks the commission seat with a background in teaching stock raising and fruit growing. Weston hosts talks on Pine Creek irrigation to boost farming, while Taft’s arbitration reshapes political alignments. School opens September 19 with emphasis on steady attendance.
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Amatius County
J. W. Maloney
Jim Maloney
Maloney
Leo
J. B. Saylor
Freewater
Butter Creek
Weston
Pine Creek
Weston Country
Roosevelt Attacks Apathy and Bossism in Politics
The piece argues that discord within parties and inter-party clashes drive progress, warns against apathy that empowers unscrupulous bosses, and notes Teddy Roosevelt’s influence and Round-Up ties while contrasting Cuba’s government lottery with public impoverishment and moral decline.
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Cuba
Buck senator Smith Praised as Progressive Lawmaker
The text hails State Senator Smith as a dependable progressive who actively serves constituents and delivers results, reflecting a confident and proud record in the legislature.
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Buck
Smith
Hunting the Walrus in Arctic Waters
Eskimo hunters face a dangerous task to intercept walrus as they pass within forty to sixty miles at sea. A single carcass yields 1,000 to 3,000 pounds of blubber and meat. Walruses appear curious, often approaching boats, allowing a hunter to kill them with a harpoon and rifle when they surface to blow.
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Arctic
Pacific Monthly
Bachelor’s idle plan to raise children with laughter
A Philadelphia Ledger quote imagines a cynical bachelor advising that children should be trained to laugh instead of cry. He suggests using humor to curb whining and claims two lessons changed a six year old’s disposition, while noting he remains an old bachelor who knows little about parenting.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Unfair Advantage Sparks Domestic Friction Over Gates
Mrs Dorkins accuses Mrs Grundage of leaving a garden gate open allowing chickens to scratch flowers. Mrs Dorkins notes doors were unlocked at home, provoking a rebuke from her husband. The exchange highlights anger toward reminders of carelessness.
Something to Live For
A mother asks three girls what they will be when grown. Marian aspires to be a famous singer Susie plans to write stories. Five year old Marjorie considers her future then says she thinks she will be a widow.
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Marian
Susie
Marjorie
Language quirks as wife asks about differ from or differ with
A wife writes to a former schoolmate asking which is proper to say differ from or differ with. The husband explains you should say I differ from you. She reveals that she lets her husband keep part of his salary for his own amusement.
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Joan
Chicago
Herah
Glove stretcher sparks baby’s tears in Chicago tale
In a fragment from Chicago News a parently line hints at a quarrel over a glove stretcher intended to make a child smile. The remark implies a domestic scene with a tense exchange and a curious reaction from the baby.
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Maioma
Eva
Chicago News
Domestic Difficulty in the Final Act
A fragment from London Punch depicts an old lady appealing to a neighbor about the Amlets and a deal bringing trouble to their family. The line captures a moment of domestic strain amid a tragedy with a period voice.
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London
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Unky
Joe Cannon
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Sooy
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Portland
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Rex
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