Executor's Sale of Real Property in Polk County Oregon
Public auction notice for the sale of real property in Polk County Oregon by executor order. The sale occurs at ten in the forenoon on a Friday in 1920, at attorney Fletcher's office in Independence. Property description covers the Southwest quarter of the North half of the Alex rand Abivall Hodges Donation Claim, with measured boundaries and acres. The sale is conducted under court order from August 17 1920, in the Nancy Tharp estate, with Geo W Denman acting as executor. Publication dates August 20 1920 and September 17 1920.
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Gale
Fletcher
Independence
Polk County
Orewony
Cnah
State of Ore
Alexrand
Cunty Court
Notice to creditors for John Williams estate in Oregon
The as duly appointed executor of the estate of John Williams, deceased in Oregon, invites creditors to present verified claims with vouchers to Thomas Winters, acting executor, within six months of this notice. First published August 1920 by Swope & Swope, Attorneys.
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John
Oregon
Parsons
Thomas Winters
John Willtims
Swope & Swope
Final account filed for estate of John F Cooper deceased
The un i executors Joan A Cooper Pearl C Cooper filed the final account in Dallas Oregon county court. A hearing to object to the final account is set for October 1, 1920 at 10 in the forenoon in the county court room. Attorneys Dg & Swope represent the estate in this notice published September 10.
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Uni
BR. Cooper
State of
Oregon
Bourt
Dallas
Joan A. Cooper Pearl
C. Cooper
John Fr, Cooper
Dg & Swope
Valley and Siletz Railway Sunday Schedule
The Valley and Siletz Railroad runs Sunday June 20 from Independence to Camp One at 10 a.m. and returns to Independence by 7 25 p.m. The timetable notes a possible stop at Hospartmen and an operation to the Luckimute, reflecting a local service prompt for travelers.
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Valley & Siletz Railroad
Independence
In My
Hos- Prtamen
Havana’s Noise Fills City From Pensions to Cabana Harbor
The article describes Havana as a city of constant sound and activity beyond New York’s pace. It notes hotel lobbies, churches, and pensions in Vedado as perpetual din while locals and visitors adapt to the unrestraint noise. A Centiry Magazine piece recalls ferry trips to the harbor and a lingering uneasy sensation from the unfamiliar ambiance.
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New York
James
Vedado
Havana
Airo
Cabana
ALON
Dishwashers Wanted Sparks Teacher To Quit
A schoolteacher, who dined at a restaurant owned by a man she suspects cares for her, is teased with a dishwasher job offer to test if she will resign from teaching. The restaurant owner’s joke leads her to decide to quit teaching for good.
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Hettle
Riend
Indianapolis News
New Cryoscope Tests Milk Purity Rapidly
Julius Harvet of the Minneapolis dairy and food commission introduces the cryoscope, a new device to measure milk purity in minutes. It detects water dilution or watered milk by freezing point differences, ensuring consumers get genuine dairy product.
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Julius Harvet
Minneapolis Dairy and Food Commission
Scientific American
Chlorine May Prevent Flu in Arkansas Trial
Popular Mechanics reports a chlorine room treatment trial at the University of Arkansas during a flu epidemic. Volunteers including children and a nurse were exposed to five minute confinement with gas levels from 48 to 278 parts per million, with only one new influenza case among subjects.
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University of Arkansas
Ene
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Giraffes in America as Exotic Pets in the Era
The text notes two giraffes in the United States and a dozen in major cities like New York and Philadelphia, with Belgian handler Andrew hiring four. It describes the giraffes as pets for a circus, mentioning a nearly nineteen foot tall individual named Marty who reacts to his call and accepts sugar from the hand.
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America
New York
Philadelphia
Andrew
Therm
Marty
Public Benefactor Dead Inventor of the Flobert
McCay Green the Philadelphia inventor of the flobert died recently. While showing at the Frankilo Institute exposition in Philadelphia two years before the centennial he canceled a mixing idea to stay ahead of rivals and his receipts topped over $200 a day.
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Ereampili
Flobert McCay Green
Philadelphia
Green
Found Old Friend On Board Harpy Sloops Return
A sailor recounts reuniting with an old comrade aboard the sloop Harpy after France, describing the ship's rough conditions, the shabby Mudrekeewls tub, and the comfort of finding Mr. Jack Kasy on deck by nine that evening on his majesty s sloop.
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Robert Palfrey
France
Sint Room
Campany
Jack Kasy
Electric chair promises independence for invalids in London
An electrically propelled chair designed by London surgical engineers offers independence to invalids. The device resembles a padded bath chair and travels over twenty miles per charge with four speeds up to five mph. Operation is simple, needing only a steering lever and controller, and reverse is available on all speeds.
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London
Irish Travel Stops and Emigration Shifts Postwar
Irish resorts like Killarney and Glengarriff suffer postwar slowdowns as travel normalizes. Queenstown Cork and emigration patterns reflect the halt of US passenger traffic, with emigration plunging from decades high to near zero by 1917 and 1918.
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Ireland
Killarney
Glengarriff
Queenstown
Cork
United States
All Ireland
Fise
Treland
Sven
Queens Town
Snakes and the Woodlands Speak Through Quiet Rustling
A nature correspondent notes success in locating snakes by listening to their rustling in dry leaves. He argues farmers may benefit from trained detection of snakes, while noting many wanderers are nearly blind to snakes and that snakes are defenseless, harmless, and useful to farming. Baby snakes hide more easily and face less danger than adults.
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Bod
Biddys Logic Mistress Returns to Court in Teen Dress
Bridget argues with Biddy after wearing an old pew skirt. the mistress scolds her for the lack of apology and adherence to decorum. The exchange appears in a Boston Transcript item reflecting household discipline and social expectations.
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Bridget
Boston Transcript
Married Love Leaves Man to Coo and Curb
A Louisville Courier-Journal item recalls courtship contrasts with later behavior as a spouse, noting the husband’s former courtly phrases and his later harsher temper during marriage. The remark hints at domestic tension within a long-ago union.
Maryland eastern shore tale sparks travel talk at conference
Franklin K. Lane recounts a Baltimore Methodist conference anecdote about a long-bearded Maryland eastern shore preacher. The tale includes a joke about Adam and Eve and a divine council debating where to send them for a change of scenery.
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Baltimore
Methodist Conference
Nan
Maryland
Adam
Eve
Garden of Eden
Adem
Angela
Gabriel
Pranklin K. Lane
National Geographic Magazine
Napkins misfire at surprise teachers’ dinner in Lark Indiana
Parents planned a dinner for teachers at a ward school but forgot napkins. A husband bought pink and white napkins, which arrived with storks on their mouths. teachers reacted with laughter, and the hostess plans to move to avoid another banquet in the district.
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Indiana Ward
Ingly
Indianapolis News
Mistaken runners as suspects by French gendarmes
A military school sport paper chase near Vincennes led to arrests as gendarmes mistook white vests and shorts for improper dress. Subsequent patrols uncovered the error when the leader identified himself as an inspector and the followers as Paris police trainees.
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France
Vincennes
Military School of Sport
Ieader
Paris
Matil
Side Whisker Trend Returns To London Fashion
The London exquisite pursues side whiskers once frowned on after a prewar revival attempt by Lord Rocksavage. British youths today grow tufts before the ears, a style deemed hideous by some, while the earl of Lonsdale and Hon. Lancelot Lowther remain noted for their sideboards and sportling image.
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London
Lord Rocksavage
Earl of Lonsdale
Lancelot Lowther
A Passing Jest Reflects on a Young Man’s Odor
A lighthearted exchange remarks on a young man’s behavior and a joking judgment about his breath. The dialogue uses playful slang and contrasts perceptions of appearance with scent as part of a social tease.
Scarcity of Camphor Impacts Knife Handle Production
In Sheield England a camphor shortage, tied to Japan’s output limits, disrupts the cutlery trade as camphor is essential for cellulose in making knife handles.
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Japan
Sheield
England
Paradox Notes on Voting Talk From Baltimore American
The Baltimore American quotes, It is the vote that does the talking and they call it the assault vote, highlighting a debate over the impact and meaning of the ballot in political discourse.
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Ing
Baltimore American
Experience Teaches. A Lesson From Home
In a Boys' Life page a teacher prompts Jimmy to name an example of minority ruling. He responds with a family baby example, reflecting classroom and social guidance in a light anecdotal frame.
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Jimmy
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Rigen
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R. E. Hereford
Oregon Agricultural College
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