Fraternal Lodges and Chapters Schedule in La Grande
Local notices list regular meetings for LF. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No. 41 A. M. W. Hoyt and C Williams invite all Masons. Woodmen of the World La Grande Lodge No. 1609 meet on second and fourth Saturdays. Pebekahs Crystal Leave No. 6 meet Tuesdays. Hope Chapter No. 13 O. H. C. holds stated communications on the second or fourth Wednesdays.
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A. M
la Grande Lodge
Inge
Masons
L. M. Hoyt
W. M
C Williams
BFP. O. B
la Grande Lodge No
Elk’s Club
Depot Street
Washington Avenue
H. J. Ritter
Ey. Rai
H. BE. Coolidge
Woodmen OF the World
la Grands Lodge No
W. OF
K. P. Ball
D. Fitzobrald
Curious phrasing echoes in sensational cuttings
A fragment from a period press jokes about anatomy and bold actions with phrases like shot in the ticket office and kissed upon her return. The garbled lines hint at sensational reporting and lurid snippets reflecting cultural norms.
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Jones
Regular Hamlet Player Claims All Britain Performances
A theatrical manager asks if a performer has acted in Hamlet, and the newcomer boasts he has played in every Hamlet in Great Britain, highlighting a prolific stage career across the country.
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Re Went
R Iver
Great Britain
London
Women of Woodcraft Circle 47 Meeting Stirs Interest
Fragmentary notice reports Women of Woodcraft Circle 47 gathering with mentions of an upcoming event. Details are unreadable but indicate a local meeting in a community setting on a Thursday.
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Ronde Circle
Feared Burial Alive In 19th Century Wills
Collection of brief notes on death fears and provisions in wills. Garriet Martineau bequeathed £10 to ensure decapitation before burial, Ed mound Yates left £20 to pay for severing a vein, and Lady Burton demanded heart piercing before certification of death and postmortem examination.
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Garriet Martineau
Edmound Yates
Lady Burton
London Chronicle
Crooks Claim Own Honesty in New York Looters Case
Report details self proclaimed thieves in New York who describe a penny weight jewelry theft method and accuse jewelers of overcharging for “fixing” a watch. It notes mail train holdups, post office losses, and a daredevil “Nine Lives Tim” painter who has fallen dozens of times without serious injury.
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Thie
New York
Uncle Sam
Jesse James
Anbury
Tim
Traditions and the Garden of Eden History Gap
Ellis A. Jones laments the absence of history and tradition in Eden. He argues Adam and Eve lacked libraries, families, forefathers, or constitutions to emulate, forcing them to create their own enduring past. The piece muses on how without dated examples, social standards and pensions could not be taught.
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Garden of Eden
Baedeker
Ridpath
Macaulay
Gibbon
Homer
Vergil
Adam
Eve
Adam and Eve
Ellis A. Jones
Jude
Why table knives lost their pointed tips
A historical note recounts how Cardinal Richelieu supposedly ordered the point of every table knife rounded after a guest used a sharp knife to pick teeth. The anecdote claims the change became universal by century's end, explaining why table knives are now blunt.
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Richelieu
London
England's Cream Ponies Survive Royal Studline
A fragment discusses cream ponies kept for the king's carriage, tracing their lineage to Hanover stock brought by George I. It notes other Hanover horses dying out and Victoria’s 18th century stock-quest as the sole survivors of a once broader royal breed. The article also touches on reputation as a prize and social virtue in nations.
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England
George I
Hanover
Victoria
Royal
London
A New Interpretation History Veacoer What Jonepleons feature
A garbled historical note describes a tour and a procession with cabins and coins on a root. Fragments mention a history teacher and a pupil, suggesting a classroom or performative scene with obscure terms.
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Harriveth
Garfish Skin and the Legend of a Costly Jewel
A fragmentary New York Sun note recalls a myth about a breast plate of garfish skin or indigo that can ward off weapons. The tale claims such armor would bend a tomahawk or spear and restore edge to a knife, reflecting an older tradition about protective material.
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New York Sun
Noted Louisiana charmer praised for beauty amid jest
A plantation tale recalls William Willie as the agile jovial local favorite. His brother reports meeting Mrs. Forrester in New Orleans who praised his physical allure more than mental feats, prompting Edmund to exclaim the remark as wicked.
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William
Louisiana
Willie
New Orleans
Forrester
Edmund
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