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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
8
A poem from the January 7 1904 Heppner Times lampoons a strikingly vivid red hat and a fearless muse. The verse imagines a flashy Harlem scene, a blazing headlight, and a fiery red hat provoking awe and rumor.
Dialogue hints at a shared tune described as fine with a professor noting the desire to remember it by tying a knot in a handkerchief as a mnemonic. The brief exchange centers on music appreciation and memory.
A short parable from the New York Herald describes a gosling with a naive impertinence trying to overrule a father. The father disciplines the gosling to illustrate the moral that what suits one may not suit another, ending with the proverb that what is sauce for the goose is not sauce for the gander.
A manager boasts about giving people old songs and memories while lighting a five cent cigar. He reveals he has hired a lady to sing The Last Rose of Summer for 200 nights in his outer office, noting she should sing it because she looks the part. A sharp exchange ensues with a friend.
Nell confesses a dilemma about marrying Jack Lawfer while noting she is fond of a doge. The Philadelphia Ledger excerpt hints at social pressure and fear of consequences if she refuses.
Ethel and Charlie speak in a fragmented domestic scene about memory and goodbye. The dialogue hints at a spoken agreement with a father and a wish to preserve a final memory through a phonograph recording.
A Cedar Creek report questions the claim of a fifty pound catfish by Torwilliger and Drigeon, suggesting the catch may be about forty pounds lighter. The Tribune notes the dispute and invites discussion from readers.
In Philadelphia a van driver attempted to steal a crate of tomatoes but was pursued by officers. The man was shot by police. authorities report a fatal outcome amid a high tension pursuit. The incident sparked questions about the use of force and the motives behind the attempted theft.
A large spruce in Washington state was felled for exhibition in Sweden. Workers planned to send eleven feet of the butt, but railroads said transport by car was impossible. They finally bought fifteen inches, leaving a log section of about eleven feet in diameter.
A Garland Texas News editor hails Chamberlains Cough Remedy for a 16 year family record from 1887. He notes it helps colds and croup with no overdose risk and that babies like it. Also lists local church notices, Lexington property for sale, and a California man cured by Pain Balm.
Notice that Jvoress Kerraty as administrator of Amana Kelihley deceased has filed a final account in Morrow County Oregon. The county clerk will hear objections on February 1, 1904 at the county courthouse Heppner Oregon.
In Morrow county Oregon the circuit court summons Jonnie or James L. Martin to answer the complaint by January 7 1941 six weeks from November 28 1940. If no appearance the plaintiff seeks a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony. Service by publication ordered by Judge W R Fille dated November 25 1908 Pendleton attorney Go Powers for plaintiff.
The Circuit Court of Oregon Morros County requires Edward E. Young to answer within six weeks from December 17 1904 with due date January 28 1904. If unanswered, a decree dissolving marriage and awarding custody may be issued. Published by order of Hon T W Ayers. Also notice of land filing by Walter A Campbell for hardman land with witnesses listed.
The County Court of Morrow County Oregon appoints C F Trowman administrator of Henry 8 Thimpson estate. All claimants must present verified claims within eight months to attorney C B Woodson in Heppner Oregon. Dated November 5 1908.
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