Paved West Adams HRal Excavation Start From Adams and Fourth
Excavation for crushed rock and later finishing with hot asphalt will begin at Adams and Fourth Street. Work on the block began last Saturday with a month before tar is poured. The street foreman J H Dudley will head a tripled crew as full power crews arrive, with payroll estimated at $2,000 weekly.
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Adams and
Fourth Street
J. H. Dudley
White
Warren Court
Beinethe
Notice of Final Settlement for Frank Milne Estate
R H Lloyd as executor of Frank Milne deceased has filed a final account with Union County Oregon officials. The county court sets August 30 1910 at 2 p m at the La Grande Oregon courthouse for hearing objections and settlement of the final account.
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R. H. Lloyd
Frank Milne
Union County
Oregon
la Grande
Wedded the Dead A Japanese Sui cide Marriage Tragedy
The Japan Chronicle reports Ono Mateusika and Ono O-tun, lovers aged 20 and 17, died by suicide after parental refusals. Their bodies, bound together, washed ashore and led officials to arrange a posthumous marriage ceremony between bereaved families. The village mayor urged the rite to unite them in the next world.
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Japan
Japan Chronicle
Tenzuki
Shizuoka
Ono Mateusika
Ono O-tun
Lafendio
Hearn
Louisville Courier-Journal
Maddening Monotony in Sierra Leone Village Life
An early 19th century writer notes monotony in coastal Sierra Leone villages. Shadowy figures move through narrow alleys before sunrise, passing from mud walled homes as dawn approaches.
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Diffiult
Protectorate
Sierra Leone
Western
Africa
Warming Gold Dishes At Castle Kilkenny
The London Mail notes Castle Kilkenny as one of the oldest inhabited dwellings with an ancient gold plate service. The collection includes coronation banquet cups to George IV era, with nearly alloy free gold. Plates, soft and easily marred, are warmed by hot water dipped and held with tongs lined in chamois leather.
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Castle Kilkenny
George IV
London Mail
A Freak of Nature and Whimsical Sayings
A trio of short items includes Colonel Dennison proudly welcoming twins, a quip about a woman with one child, and a child’s heaven question. Also a proverb notes one today is worth two comorrows.
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Colonel Dennison
Success Magazine
Custers Last Fight at Little Bighorn Remembered
Detroit Free Press recounts Custer and his troopers dying at the Little Bighorn on June 26 1876. It notes the Indian counterattack led by Gall Crazy Horse Rain in the Face and the lone riders defending to the last man.
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Little Bighorn River
George A. Custer
West Point
Custer
United States
Terry
Fort Lincoln
Dakota
Little Bighorn
Ines
Reno
King
Gall
Crazy Horse
Esch
Moe
Detroit Free Press
What made you late
A witty brief from the Houston Post quotes a speaker asking why someone is late for supper and the other replying they met Jim who told him how he felt. The exchange highlights a humorous excuse in a city column.
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Jim
Houston. Post
Long Courtship
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows Ethel doubting marriage to Jack while Mavad confirms engagement, reflecting social expectations and uncertainty about a proposed union.
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Mavad
Jack
Ethel
Boston Transcript
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Pave West
Adam Hral
Beck
R. HB. Lloyd
Alelev
Porro Bush
Willie
London
Ladd Park
Laurelhurst
Pione
Portland
East Side
City Park
Chas. K. Henry
Chan K. Henry Co
Henry Bla Frank F. Mead
Seaboard Sec. Co
Seattle
Paul C. Murphy
Bankers Trust Co
Tacoma
W. P. Laurelhurst Co
B. Linthicum
Williams, Wood & Linthicum
New
Coblaghaan Viscanaehilas
Gea Euiveete Taah & Teneee
Jon. L. A. Lewis
Allen & Lewis
H. BR. Burke
The
Royal Insurance Co
Chas. K
Morris Bros
Bonds
Henry Fries
Wakefield, Fries & Co
Corbett Estate
Robert H. Strong
George J. Dekum
Chas
K. Henry Co
Just
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