Oregon millage tax funds decline with lower valuations
The report shows state millage taxes for Normal School University Oregon Agricultural College and other funds reduced due to lower assessed valuations. Despite cuts, overall funding remains near the prior year, with totals broken out by fund and a projected impact if valuations rise in 1918.
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Peetow
Oon Normal School Universn
Oregon
Oregon Agri- Foallowe
Upsiver- Oregon
Sormal Ol
Road Fund
Oregon Agricultural Glee
University Ofeon
Budget Request Seeks 16000 For Next State Year
The Oregon Statboard requests 16 000 for the coming budget cycle to cover several state services. The plan includes hospital costs, penitentiary, industrial welfare, and upkeep of state buildings. The appropriation covers general maintenance and specific ward needs for two years.
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Oregon
Laske
Ens Hospital
State Board of Examiners Costs and Exam Totals
The report shows a forecast of expenses around 20 300 for the board exams with earlier totals higher. It notes abolition of county boards examining for teach certificates and cites about 21 910 applicants expected or recorded for the exams with costs covering salaries and travel.
Flax Purchase Clarified by Board Actions in Oregon
Oregon board of control discusses purchase of 250/ shela flax with Belfast shipper, secretary notes terse cancellation and immediate shipment plans. Belfast final sale details unclear as Superintendent Crawford orders threshing and dispatch. Local students at Innville-Minnville protest anti tobacco policy amid campus debate and bounty arrangements emerge in county clerk notes.
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Salem
Anelfast
Ireland
Hamilt Campany
Belcame
R. Goodin
Board of
Cont
Oregon
Crawford
Mediately
Belfast
Innville
Minnville
Pressiley
Thiocal College
Netine
Princess Hohenlohe Catherine Britton Married into Nobility
Catherine Britton of Washington, a Washington belle, has wed Prince Alfred zu Hohenlohe Lehningen furst, an attaché of the Austro Hungarian embassy, in a union linking American society with European nobility.
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Catherine Britton
Washington
Prince Alfred Iu Hohenlohe-Lehningfurst
Flying Start At Farm Brawl Ends With Break in Crowd
A youth on a Frankfed Hadaway farm near Coal Mines starts fast in a laneside scuffle as a pursuer lunges from behind. The chase spans pasture fences and ends with the runner gaining yardage past a gate while a passing farmer comments he’d ‘hoped to have seen the start.’
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Coal Mines
Youngtown & Bouther
Moe
Billy
Midway
Diang
Emiy
Yoni Blorbed
Rules for Roasting Pork to Juicy, Flavored Perfection
A home cook guide details wiping the meat, searing, and slow roasting in a hot oven then lowering heat. It instructs adding fat juices, water, apples, sage, and pepper, thickening with flour, and finishing with a clear, flavorful gravy.
Eggs with Anchovy Sauce
A vintage recipe describes making anchovy sauce by melting butter with flour, adding milk and anchovy paste, and pouring over halved hard boiled eggs. Garnish with parsley or celery and paprika. Serve hot, with sauce in a casserole or baking dish, then finish with grated cheese and paprika.
Pilaf of Rabbit Method and Rice Preparation
Procedure describes cutting rabbit, browning in butter, seasoning, and sautéing onion. Add six tablespoons rice soup, parboiled rice water, then boiling liquid. Simmer covered for 20 minutes on low heat or in oven to finish cooking.
Roasted Hamburg Steak Recipe From Historic Menu
A historic recipe describes roasted Hamburg steak made with one and a half pounds of beef, fat salt pork, stale bread crumbs, an egg, and spices. It instructs shaping, dredging in flour, topping with seven strips of salt pork, roasting 45 minutes with periodic basting, and finishing with a buttered flour pan sauce using pan liquid and water.
Banana Cake and Whipped Cream Layered Dessert
Recipe describes making a banana cake with two round layers. Slice bananas between layers and cover with whipped cream. Prepare whipped cream from Sweet cream and egg white, whip until thick, then sweeten and flavor to taste. assemble with bananas between layers.
Keep Oven Clean and Fresh with Periodic Cleaning
An oven in constant use should be scrubbed with strong soda water and treated with quicklime two or three times a year. This practice prevents grease buildup and eliminates unpleasant smells during use.
Broiled Swordfish With Horseradish Sauce
Wash and wipe dry and season with salt and pepper slices of swordfish or halibut. Broil ten or twelve minutes over a charcoal fire if possible. Serve with horseradish sauce. Melt one third cupful of butter and add two tablespoons horseradish, radish, and one teaspoon made by a la r.
Birds Shaping U S Agriculture Through Insect Control
Washington Star reports Investigations show birds ingest tens of thousands of insect pests across species from swallows to night hawks and ducks. The US Biological Survey notes birds reduce crop losses by eating boll weevils, moths, beetles, and weed seeds, underscoring birds’ vital role in farming.
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Perkape
Department of Science
United States
California
Texas
New York
Dowlshiu
United States Biological Survey
Biological and Agricultural Bureaus
Uist
Bureau of the Biological Survey
Washington Star
Icicle Fatality Shocks Niagara Falls Car Incident
A Niagara Falls street car collision ends when a large icicle breaks from the gorge and strikes the passing vehicle, killing the motorman. The German father misreads the headline as “le kick-le-kick-kel” before the truth is realized.
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Ohitime
Sherlock Holmes
Philo Guble
Niagara Falls
Monument on Mountain to Honor Silesian Soldiers
The Generaal Anzeiger Breslau reports plans for a gigantic war monument in the Zobten range of Silesia. A terrace cut into 800 feet of the upper mountain will form a regular cone topped by a colossal building with a rock base and a cupola. Four roof fires will burn all night to be seen across Silesia.
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Generaal-Anzeiger
Breslau
Angels
Zobten Range
Silesium
Silesia
Desperation Reflected in Rural Dialect Dialog
A fragment shows Meandering Mike voicing worry about the rising cost of living. The terse line hints at hardship and strain shaping speech in a rural setting, capturing mood over detail.
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Mirty
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Mecca
Mohammedan
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Princess Hohenlohe
Tim
Youngs
Mintrad
Belin
Terete Nullery
Tring
Nowhile
Mike
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