Summer Campers At Mill Creek Canyon Draw Attention
A party of six girls led by Miss Berger established a camp in Stevenson's cabin high in Mill Creek canyon. Ruth Bush will relieve Berger when vacation ends with the group staying several weeks. The campers travel with saddle horses and plan occasional visits to La Grande, listing Anna Bacon Hilda Anthony Zoe Yirugg Sarah Smith Miriam Smithland Gladys Oesterling and Olive Massee along with Mr and Mrs A W Nelson and Mrs Zella M Stewart.
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Mill Creek Canyon
Miss Berger
Stevenson
Ruth Bush
la Grande
Anna Bacon
Hilda Anthony
Zoe Yirugg
Sarah Smith
Miriam Smithland
Gladys Oesterling
A. W. Nelson
Zella M Stewart
Mise Olive Masgee
Paul Massee
Optical Parlors Move in Union County Advocate Ad
O. M. Heacock announces new location next to the post office in eastern Oregon. He touts modern equipment including lens grinding machinery, offers 30 minute lens grinding, and promotes his personal fitting and testing service as faster and cheaper than competitors. Heacock says hundreds endorse his service and cites ties to physicians in Union and Wallowa counties.
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Newlin
Oregon
Union County
Union Co
Union
Wallowa
M. Heacock
Erratic Letter Excerpt Reflects Jumbled Social Morals
Fragmentary dialect filled note laments neglectful husbands and harsh truth telling. It contrasts self regard among men and women, mentioning diverging opinions and deceit while suggesting straight talk may expose pretenses.
GANCE SHOTS IN LA GRANDE
Tennarwain displays rifle pistol and shotgun skills in La Grande while Mrs Adolph Topperwein, famed as the premier lady shot, demonstrates shooting with rifle shotgun and pistol impressing crowds with quick rise and skill.
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Me Tennarwain'a Akill
Adolph Topperwein
Humor and Philosophy by Duncan M Smith
A collection of quips on mindsets effort and perception. The passages explore wit virtue ambition and how opinions and appearances shape behavior with ironic observations about striving sincerity and everyday quirks.
Weather Rhyme Shows Cool Dress Against Heat
A playful verse contrasts a stylish woman in prim dress with an extreme heat day. The poem notes a scorcher reaching ninety three while she stays composed, like a cake of ice, unfazed as others fret and shed their hair.
Mercenary Maid Impressions and Hidden Truths
A fragmentary dialogue exposes a contrast between outward polish and inner honesty. A girl speaks of hidden feelings while a boy denies swearing, claiming nature made him that way, followed by a short exchange about long engagements and money in sight.
Found It Easy
A light exchange hints at a harmonious yet controlling marriage with sharp asides about power and consent. The husband and wife appear to mirror each other in agreement, masking underlying tension and independence.
A Minor Luxury Porterhouse Ink Dinner Plan
A brief dialogue shows a character asking for time to visit a butcher, planning a porterhouse dinner while noting prior money constraints on owning a car. The exchange hints at balancing desire with budget limits.
Enigmatic Stories Echo in Vintage Humor Clips
A fragmented excerpt references Adam and a jest amid terse quips about misdirection and wit. The lines imply an entertainment tone from Success Magazine and Ba iimere American, touching on memory, repetition, and elusive characters like Kill Bump and a data thief out west.
What to advise a fellow who is broke
A dialogue on poverty and advice to seek work in a repair shop is presented with remarks about a supposed general and a South American revolution. The fragment touches on class and military imagery without a clear news angle.
Silent Efficiency In Quiet Achievements
A compact, period tone note highlights steady, unspoken success over loud display. The Washington Star and Yanker Statesman quotes emphasize disciplined work, calm service, and performance without fanfare amid public attention.
Merely a Suggestion Prompted by a Newspaper Jab
The Pittsburgh Post quotes a political boss rival asking why the paper would be named the Appendix. The foe calls it a useless organ, framing the cheeky exchange as a partisan moment captured in print.
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Pittsburg
Uncertain Love Echoes Through City Columns
A fragment from the Hoston Herald ponders love's sway over life and daily thought. The piece hints at doubt about enduring affection amid worldly concerns and personal reflection.
The Net Result of Baylor's Physical Culture Plan
The discussion notes Taylor’s course to physical culture and whether it built strength. Naylor counters that improvement came only with one hand, mentioning he took a correspondence course, as Pack remarks.
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Taylor
Baylor
Naylor
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