Cecil News Items Highlight Local Visits And Friendships
Local notes from Heppner Cecil and surroundings recount visits by J J Kelly and J J McEntirs at Killarney. E Schafer brings Hynd brothers horses from Ukiah. Numerous sojourns include Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bail near Ione and others at Butterly Flats, Rhea Siding, and Rockcliffe.
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J. J Kelly
Heppner
J. J. McEntirs
Killarney
E Schafer
Butterly Flats
Hynd Brothers
Hynd Bros
Ukiah
Jim Logan
Four Mile
Herman Havercost
Rhea Siding
Alfred Medlock
Jack Hynd
Butterby Flats
Archie Bail
Ione
Karl Farnsworth
Oscar Lundell
Cecil Lincollen
State Traffic Office
Pendleton
Walker
Lone
Cecil
H. V. Tyler
George A. Miller
Highview Ranch
W. Dufur
Arlington
Gene Logan
Melvin Logan
Gilliam County
John Logan
Daisy Daly
Prarie City
Wm. Sexton
Logan
Messers Krebs
Lowe, Pope
Hirsch
A. C
M. H. Lowe
O. Wigglesworth
Gertie Pettyjohn
Morgan
Lexington Echoes Local Picnic and Baseball Triumph
Bert Thornburg and Bus Jonson return to painting work in Hood River. Lexington seniors enjoyed a mountain picnic past Heppner with Mr and Mrs Jackson as chaperones. A Lexington vs Lone Grade School game ended 12 to 11 with Vern on Scott leading scorers and Rennie Warner a strong hitter. Local folks attended the Oddfellows anniversary in Heppner for a good time.
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Bert Thornburg
Hood River
Bus Jonson
Lexington High
Heppner
Jackson
Tom Cutsforth
Dora
Walla Walla
Lexington
Lone
Vernon Scott
Rennie Warner
Lex
Oddfellows
Walkers Traffic Lights Promise Safer City Streets
A London report notes signs that aim to alert drivers to pedestrians on busy lanes. Experts say pedestrian ahead signals could reduce near misses and improve traffic flow on shared roadways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Twiggs Woman Hurries Home Absent Husband with Pipe
A clipped dialogue sketch from London Varisng Show depicts Mrs Twiggs rushing along the street after a ten minute pause with her husband at home, awaiting his return and a pipe. The scene captures street talk and social cadence of the time.
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Mra
Twiggs
Con Perention
Chasce Acquelntimve
Fhlong
Brown
Morgan items include visits and farming notes
Mr and Mrs Streeter and daughter Opal visited James and wife then went to Ione. Mr Wagner was in Morgan on business. Noah Pettyjohn needs his summer fallow this week. Ben Morgan family recovering from flu. Fred Pettyjohn finished summer. Alvin Ely helps Gus Liebl finish plowing. Martin Baurenfiend, Morgan general storekeeper, finished fencing his jet to keep town cows from eating him.
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Streeter
Opal
James Hardesty
Ione
Mr. Wagner
Morgan
Noah Pettyjohn
Ben Morgan
Fred Pettyjohn
Alvin Ely
Gus Liebl
Martin Baurenfiend Morgan
The Man Aiming Higher Drives Personal and social Progress
A reflective piece urges individuals to seek the utmost reach of their abilities. It argues that satisfaction without aiming higher harms themselves and those who depend on them, and champions relentless striving as the only path to true grit.
Proverb Urges Prompt Good Deeds Today
An ad-like saying urges doing good today without delay. It suggests immediate action for beneficial acts and warns against postponing them to tomorrow.
Notice to Public Grain Policies Lost
Public notice from National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg Pennsylvania states grain policies numbers 7/01 to T125 inclusive of Morgan Oregon agrocy have been lost or mislaid under which circumstances their face value is void. Policy holders should return them to the company in Pittsburg and any return premium will be paid. The company will deny liability for claims. W W. P. Cassel, Manager.
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Morgan, Oregon
National Union Fire Insurance Company
Pittsburg
Pitteborg
National Union Fire Insurance Co
Ww. P. Cassel, Manacer
Catarah Medicine Elusive Claim Spurs Toledo Ad
An old advertisement for F. J. Chaney & Co. of Toledo Ohio touts a medicine labeled Catarah for mucous surces and catararre cure claims. The copy promises rapid relief and over forty years of use.
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F. J. Chaney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
County Dairy Cattle Test Shows Low Tuberculosis Rates
Dr H H Green and County Agent Morse completed tuberculosis testing on forty three dairy herds.174 animals were tested with two reactors total for the year 1015 cows and less than 1.5 percent. Oregon states averages show about one percent reactors with nationwide totals exceeding three percent in March 1921. Forest timber estimates list 217 745196000 board feet in Oregon Washington forests, with Douglas fir and other species. Forest officials note sustainable crop management and fire prevention as key issues. Wood consumption rose from 2200 cords in 1869 to 5548842 cords in 1922 in the U S.
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H. H. Green
Morse
Morrow County
United States
Oregon
Washington
U. S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Left-Handed Tribute Gushing Aunt
A Boston Transcript item notes an affectionate aunt asking a young hopeful to play before leaving, saying the family feels more inclined to go home after hearing the music. The line shows warm family humor and a supportive tone.
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Dearie
Boston Transcript
Walking Purchase and Oxhide Deceptions in Colonial Lands
A historical narrative recounts how land speculation shaped early America. It credits Daniel Boone and Col. Richard Henderson with frontier expansion, notes William Penn's controversial dealings, and details the Walking Purchase of 1737 and the oxhide trick that seized Delaware lands, prompting Indian resistance and a later council at Fort Harmar.
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Daniel Boone
Kentucky
North Carolina
Richard Henderson
George Washington
Wiliam Penn
Pennaylynd
Newhaming Creek
Wettlere
Neshaminy
Theo de Penns
Pitty
St. Air
Northwest Territory
Fort Harmar
Grocer Loses 2500 In Jury Notes From Car
A Cardin docks grocer left a case containing 2500 in jury notes in his car outside his office for an hour. He later found the case and contents stolen after driving to a different part of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardin Docks
Walea
Notice for Publication of Land Claim in Oregon
Department of the Interior LSO The Dalles Oregon April 1926 notice that Charles A Hannon of Lone Oregon filed for homestead entry 61K1K for balance SWY SEY Section 17 T2S R24E Willamette Meridian to prove three year final proof before Gay M Anderson U S Commissioner Hoppoer Oregon on June 20 1925 with witnesses J W Stringer Frank Young Rufus Farrena and Cecil Sargent all of Lone Oregon and J W Donnelly clerk
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Dalles
Oregon
Charles A. Hannon
Lone
Townahip
South Range
Willamette Meridian
Totun
Gay M. Anderson
United State
Hoppoer
Frank Young
Rufue Farrena
Cecil Sargent
Cat Etymology Traced Through Roman and Romance Roots
A note on cat name origins. Romans used rites meaning the knowing one. The term passed into Romance languages as chat and ute, while other scholars link cat to an old French borrowed word acate.
Feathered Surgeon Statement On Bird's Broken Leg
A noted surgeon claims he killed a bird whose broken leg was held by a feather sling. He describes the improvised restraint and the bird’s treatment as part of his experimental approach.
Seven Cities Legend Mentioned by Early Explorers
The tale notes the Seven Cities of Cibola linked to the Moot tribe of Indiama and the Zuni pueblo site in western New Mexico as described by early Spanish explorers in Metro.
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Cibola
Indiama
Zuni
New Menten
Metro
Daily Text About Joyful Dance and Clapping Hands
A brief note describes joy in a daily scene where even if Joy forgets to bring a guide, people find rhythm and dance to the clapping of hands. It emphasizes simple communal joy and shared movement.
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Joy
Hie Gddie
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