Eugene Guard: May 17 Fur nish record shows pay as deputy sire
The Oregon political piece accuses Republican candidate W J Furnish of profiting from the whiskey to Indians scheme during his two years as Deputy United States Marshal at Pendleton. It details compensation totaling 9651.84 across several dates and suggests his involvement disqualifies him from Oregon governor.
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Oright
WJ Furnish
United States Marshal
Pendleton
Grover Cleveland
Indiana
United States
United States Court
Portland
Furnish
Ree Street
Oregon
Fulton’s Speech in Eugene Exposes Ackerman as Cipher
In Eugene, Fulton denies seeking office and vouches for the crowd’s honesty and intelligence. He rebuts Ackerman’s self-praise, recounting Ackerman’s boastful riot act to his wife and the aftermath. The crowd compares Geer’s intellect to Fornish’s supposed foolishness as Crawford falters.
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Ackerman
Geer
Fornish
Crawford
Charley Fulton Sparks Swing Amid Silver Debate
A political skit unfolds as Fulton ridicules rivals and their silver policies, denying a bench role, praising Furnish against free coinage, and praising Cleveland Democrats. He argues silver prophecies fail and bronze suggests gold is preferred, in a humorous critique of party stances.
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Fulton
Gettysburg
Mitchell
Cleveland Democrats
Charley Fulton
Easi
Register Campaign Story Sparks Debate Over Trades
The piece argues against a circulating tale that democratic leaders trade candidates for votes to protect Travis and Withers, calling it an old political dodge. It mocks the notion, notes the Australian ballot secrecy, and questions how trades could be verified or influence voters.
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Register
Travis
Wthers
Withers
Regents Not Register May Be Word Misprint
A Citizen letter requests republication of a May 9 note from Eocene about university employees staying out of politics. The writer explains a misprint where Regents appeared as Register and asks for correction.
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Eocene
Ephora Guard
University employee politics sparks debate on neutrality
The State University, as a state institution, should have staff devote time to public service rather than engage in political activities. While holding a position does not strip political rights, employees should not use their connection to influence votes for any candidate or party. The editor endorses this view, aligning with regents' likely stance.
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Horror Gvuarp
CrrizeEn
Thie Fe
Crrizey
University Employee Politics Reverberate at State University
A deciphered note discusses university employees and politics, noting a policy implication for staff connected to state institutions. It mentions Eocene May 8 and references a person named Crizey, with a view that time spent on politics should be foregone due to institutional connection.
Brownsville GOP Candidates Arrive Amid Ill Talker Sickness
May coverage from Brownsville notes the Republican slate for governor attorney general superintendent and state printer arriving to a warmly received reception. With Senator Fulton ill, N M Newport spoke at length on the Philippine question urging support for Furnish while Crawford Ackerman Whitney also addressed attendees.
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Brownsville
War Bish
JH Ackerman
A M Crawfor
J R Whitney
Echo
Attorney-Generer
N M Newport
Albany
Sbhedds
Furnish
Crawford, Acerman and Whitney
Fulton Waaunable
Printing office towel donated after mishap in Junction City Times
Mr Houston presented a fresh towel to the office after the old one, which stood behind the door, fell apart into nine pieces. He witnessed the incident and offered the replacement.
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Junction City Times
Houston
Former Vancouver residents move to Salem home
A W Stowe and family, formerly of Vancouver Washington, have moved to Salem and are settled in the house on the southeast corner of Fourteenth and State streets. Mr Stowe is a son-in-law of General W H Odell and previously lived in Portland before moving to Vancouver.
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FouoeNe
Salem Statesman
A W Stowe
Vancouver
Washington
Fourteenth
State Streets
Stowell
W H Odell
Portland
The St Pierre Disaster Echoes Ancient Pompeii Collapse
The narrative recalls St Pierre’s ruin of a city of about twenty five thousand souls with fewer than a hundred women telling the dire tale. It likens the catastrophe to Pompeii and Herculaneum, destroyed by Vesuvius, whose sites were only identified in 1755 after extensive French excavations.
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Maringus
St Pierre
Pompeii
Hirculaneum
Vesuvius
Herculaneum
Destruction of St Pierre by Mount Pelee eruption
Pierre, capital of Martinique, destroyed by Mount Pelee eruption as volcanic activity in the Lesser Antilles causes tremors and a total annihilation of a city with many dead. Island geography described, noting Mount Pelee as the source of the disaster and the wreckage in Martinique.
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Pierre
Martinique
Pelee
Lesser
AoUlles
St Pierr
West India Islands
Porto
Mount Pelee
The Story of the Late Mrs Brown
A health tale of a wife and mother once vibrant who dwindles after childbirth. It praises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery as cures for female weakness nervousness and irregularities. Letters from readers claim renewed strength and easier pregnancies with Dr Pierce’s remedies. A free medical adviser offer accompanies the promotion.
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Armintie Watkins
Acme
Kanawha Co
W. Va
Ian
Buffalo
N. Y
Ella Reynolds
Guffie
McLean Co
Harding
Pierce
St. Peter's in Rome Awe Inspires Visitors
A Rome letter from the Chicago Record Herald describes entering St. Peter's Basilica and facing its majesty. It notes repeated visits deepen appreciation of its vastness, beauty, and decorations, with build costs over 55 million dollars and annual maintenance around 35 thousand.
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St. Peter's
Rome
Earth
Kyron Sali
Worsh
St. Peter's Cathedral
Chicago
Herald
Spider motherhood and alcohol preservation experiment
A natural history student preserved spiders and ants in alcohol. The mother spider revived after initial collapse to cradle her twenty four offspring, then died as limbs released. He abandoned the method and later used chloroform before immersion.
The Parsis at Dawn on the Bay Shore
The Parsees, sun worshipers, are seen at the bay shore at sunrise. Their simple religious routine centers on dietary rules and personal cleanliness. Observing sanitary laws yields overall health with large families of children and many elderly men who remain upright and dignified in a hot climate.
Local wit jokes about editors and blue pencils
A humorous exchange attributed to H C Banner and Bunner from the New York Times, recalling a local wit who joked about editors’ labeling humorous pieces as C and serious stories as S with a blue pencil, noting the roughness of the idea for him.
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H. C. Banner
Bunner
New York Times
Certain Man in the West Part of Town
A Chicago Tribune quote shows a woman denying a paper’s claim about her husband and a savage dog. The editor says the item named no one, only a "certain man" in the west part of town. The woman insists it refers to him, calling him the most certain man there and a local "gost contrary."
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Chicago Tribune
The Indigestible Banana Says Doctor on Diets
A physician remarks that bananas are among the most indigestible foods next to pork and are eaten sparingly by those with weak stomachs. If digested and odor is not an issue, bananas can be nourishing and form a meal comparable to bread and meat.
The Only Chances They Have
Joshua seeks a real chance to prove himself as his family and community debate his potential. His struggle centers on access to opportunity and recognition, with elders noting past limitations and possible paths forward. The dialogue frames hope against doubt within a rural setting.
Afraid to Pop the Question Roasts in Herald Quip
A New York Herald quip ponders marriage hesitancy with a joke about asking a father for a daughter's hand. The snippet highlights witty banter on wedding customs and parental consent in a humorous tone.
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New York Herald
Worries Stay With People All Day Says Atchison Globe
A brief note from the Atchi pon Globe observes that concerns once felt only at night linger into daylight hours for many residents.
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Atchipon Globe
Scientific torturers and cruel vivisection tales emerge
The Atlantic recounts Dr Casten and others dislocating dogs for massage research. A dog is held with shoulders dislocated and elbows tied, while screams echo. Majendie’s a brutal figure cited for cutting flesh from a puppy. UK reviews call such acts wanton cruelty in early scientific practice.
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Casten
Henry
Merwin
Atlantic
Majendie
Elliston
Giortiana
Jersey City
Doge
British Medical Journal
Tale of a French Cat Outwits a Fish Tank
From Pont Ste Maxence in Oise comes a tall tale praised by the Paris Messenger. A local angler kept live bait in a tank guarded by wire, but his cat spied fowl giblets from a nearby refuse heap. The cat hung the morsels into the water and pulled out bait with a nimble claw, repeating the trick after the bait was discarded.
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Pont Ste. Maxence
Oise
Paris
Puss
Brattle Bequest for Harvard Boyos Attend His Funeral
A Harvard related note reveals Thomas Brattle left 200 pounds to Harvard for general uses and added half a crown for every undergraduate who attends his funeral. The exact details of the funeral are not documented but likely drew many mourners and official respect.
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Harvard
Cambridge University
Thomas Brattle
Not Reassuring Suitor Questions Father’s Intent
In a cautious exchange the timid youth asks about his father’s potential violence if he seeks the girl’s hand. She evasively replies she has never witnessed such events and recalls a childhood fear after her father took her to a slaughterhouse, a memory that haunts her nights. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the dialogue with restrained sentiment.
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Trave
Papa
Cleveland
I Would Not Get Up For An Angel
A vivid vignette from Slarper's Magazine describes a pretty Washington girl boarding a crowded streetcar. An elderly gentleman rises to offer his seat, then settles, sighing with weariness as others depart. He to the girl explains his behavior, clarifying his joke about an angel.
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Slarper's Magazine
The Cigar Ends On The Back Porch
A brief humorous exchange ends with a man finishing his cigar on the back porch after a quip about the chimney smoking. The Chicago Post quotation underscores wit and domestic setting in a compact vignette.
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Chicago Post
Artist Paid Boy to Sit on Fence Sketch
A Philadelphia Record item recalls a boy who was paid a dime by an artist to sit on a barb wire fence while he sketched him. The boy questions crying, and the artist explains the fence’s danger, highlighting a small incident from urban life.
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Seir
Philadelphia Record
Train Missed By Worker After Delay In Erection
In a terse exchange, an employer asks Sootvarta if he caught his train last night. He replies no, saying the train was gone about five minutes before he arrived at the station, and he felt it useless to try. The Ohio State Journal reports this anecdote.
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Sootvarta
Sooburba
Ohio State Journal
Be Chosen TEGENTS meeting notes and questions
Be chosen mentions a meeting with a president and board, noting duties and liability. The fragment references a judge and potential questions about assurances and inquiries, signaling internal deliberations at a governing body. The text is incomplete but implies a preparation for a decision or confirmation process.
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