Peculiar in Plant World Compass Plant Surprises Early Readers
The compass plant, indigenous to its country, attracts attention for leaves that face the sun. Found in the Mississippi Valley prairie from Minnesota to Texas, it grows from radical leaves first year to a tall four to five leaf stalk by later years. Historical notes credit Gen. Benjamin Alvord with popularizing its odd polarity and use by hunters seeking direction on dark nights.
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Benjamin Alvord
New York
Miselasippi Valley
Minnesota
Texas
Alvord
Notorious Captain Waterman Known for Cruel Cruise
A historical account recalls Bully Waterman a ship captain whose treatment of crew members was brutal. He left New York with 42 men and shot 17 on a voyage to San Francisco. After fleeing arrest he hid on the Jersey coast and died in California.
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Waterman
New York
San Francisco
Jersey
Sherif
Sandy Hook
Cape Horn
Acknowledging the Corn Legend from New Orleans
A misfortune tale from New Orleans recalls a country gentleman who arrived with two sacks of produce one for corn and one for potatoes. After gambling losses he traded away the sacks only to learn the corn boat had sunk and the potatoes remained with the winner. The traveler told the victor I acknowledge the corn, but you cannot have the potatoes.
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New Orleans
Golf origins debated by Sir Walter Scott report
A historical note explores whether golf derives from a Teutonic word or a Dutch term like kolff, with Sir Walter Scott cited in a letter about the sport. The discussion contrasts a verb that means to strike with a club and a root linked to the game itself, weighing linguistic possibilities.
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Countey
Jane
Ole Hostipe
Polly
Pia Woswer
Walter Scott
Remarkable Growth Record Set by Tree Shoot
A science note records a temperate zone growth record for a woody plant shoot. Emerging from a beheaded Padlowaia stump the shoot reached 21 feet 6 inches tall with base circumference of 10 inches and 24 leaves, one leaf 38 inches long in late July.
Two Made Heavy Work
Mrs Benjam I reflects on making a cake by hand. Benham Well notes many lands make tight work and comments on bad help. These lines imply kitchen effort and difficulties with assistance.
Students oppose textbook ban at Oregon Normal School
Students and faculty respond after the executive committee of the regents removes Will H. Burton’s Supervision and the Improvement of Teaching from use. Objections center on passages about J H Ackerman and preface references to Independent Oregon. Regents cite lingering dispute but students defend the work and plan support actions.
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J. H. Ackerman
Normal School
Thomas H. Gentle
Normal Training Schools
Oregon Normal School
Gentle
Independence
Ore
Mr. Burton
Mr. Ackerman
Burton
Normal
Training School
J. 5. Landers
Sanders
Mr. Gentle
Chapel
Ackerman
Oregon
The Diagnosis Was All Right
A doctor prescribes gentler exercise and more sleep to a dejected man who replies that his plan is to share the advice with the baby at home, brightening slightly. The scene unfolds with a light exchange about health and family.
Pints to Quart Becomes Funeral in New Rites
A cryptic line notes a shift from common measures to ceremonial death rites, hinting at a cultural or ritual practice redefining quantities into mourning. The oblique statement suggests reinterpretation of everyday units within a funeral context.
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Eve la Nalla
Terence
Wes
Farmers State Bank
Mines Row
Ebring
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
He Enterprise
America
FORD
North High St
Salem, Ore
The
Salvation Army
France
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Salvation Army Home Service
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