Excavations Hint at Ancient Race Along Columbia River
Oregon historians report Big Eddy digs reveal copper and stone implements, sun image, and cliff paintings suggesting a race predating local Indians. Artifacts include a sun disk of stone, a V design, and hieroglyphlike figures along cliffs near Bie Eddy and Roosevelt Wash.
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Portland
Arizona
Mexico
Columbia River
George H. Himes
Oregon Historical Society
Big Eddy
Ore
Himes
Historical Society
John Powell
Bie Eddy
Egypt
RB. Frazier
Invitation to attend an event
A cordial invitation extends to you to attend a forthcoming event. Details of date time and location are not specified in the fragment.
Street light to be placed at McKeown corner
A street light is planned for the corner of the McKeown property. The Dryden scene reports an apple shed on the J. J. Peterson ranch burned Wednesday night, with the Kuken family occupying the place.
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McKeown
J. J. Peterson
Dryden
Kuken
Petra the Ancient Rock City Once a Trade Hub
A fragmented account recounts Petra as a Nabataean capital in Arabian territory later Roman Arabia Petraea. It details Petra’s rise as a caravan crossroads, wealth amid cliff walls, decline as trade moved, and sporadic modern rediscovery by travelers like Burckhardt and later explorers amid faded references to historical figures.
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Trajan
Petra
Arabian
Arabia
Petraea
Rome
Lowell Thomas
Asia Magazine
Persia
India
Egypt
Palestine
Syria
Anle
John Lewis Strckhardt
Arabian Desert
Atsog
Burckhardt
Peru
Thames Lawrence
Ghost boats lure Siamese fish with white boards
Siamese fishermen describe a ghost boat method in which a long white board sits on the water to scare fish into nets placed behind it. Fish leap over the board into the nets, allowing large catches while keeping smaller fish from entering.
Largest venomous snake spawns Amazonian fearsome legend
The tush master is described as the largest known venomous snake of the Amazon region. It reportedly reaches 12 to 15 feet, with yellowish pink skin and brown purplish patterns. Its fangs resemble rattlesnake teeth and death can occur within minutes after a bite. It dens in ground holes near river banks and rarely climbs trees.
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South America
Ypres Lace Craft Through Ages and War’s Aftermath
The piece traces Valenciennes lace origins in Ypres around 1005 and notes postwar revival across Flemish towns. It highlights lacemaking as education in the Low Countries, royal patronage under Charlies V and Louis XIV, and famed Flemish points like point de Bruxettes Binche and point Angleterre boosting Flemish prestige.
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Valenciennes
Ypres
Flanders
England
Henry VIII
Catherine Parr
Low Countries
Charlies V
Belgium
Louis Niv
Royal de
Angleterre
Rabbit pelts rise in value push for trapping profits
Rabbit skins, once nearly worthless, now fetch money as hat makers prize them. Country boys who hunted skunk and raccoon adapted, and a large eastern firm seeks 105000 rabbit skins this summer. Skins are typically sold by the pound, containing seven or eight pelts.
No Place to Boil It Then on Missouri River Bank
A man along the Missouri riverbank near a town west of the river says he has heard nothing about Sitting. He notes river water is unfit, rolling by like a tidal wave of sand, and mentions people sometimes break off a piece to suck it, reflecting hardship and scarcity.
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Missouri River
Fred Cope
Leavenworth Sees Boost in Refrigeration Shipments
The report notes strong November temperatures and precipitation as recorded locally and by Chicago observers. Mr. Smith praises Great Northern and Car Supply Commission for efficient refrigerator supply aiding timely crop movement. A Traffic Association meeting is set for Friday at 2 pm in the Commercial Club rooms with Smith to report on east operations and next year’s car supply prospects.
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Chicago
Smith
Great Northern
Car Supply Commission
Traffic Association
Commercial Club
Yakima Valley
Spokane
State Horticultural Society
Traffic Manager Returns From St Paul
Edwin Smith, traffic manager of the Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association, returned Tuesday from St Paul with reports on regional transportation developments and upcoming duties for the association.
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Edwin Smith
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Miss Carroll
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Elizabeth Hauher
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Seattle
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Leavenworth
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Twispast
Osborn
Howard Stevens
Boston
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Miss Pitcher
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Grace Lanphere
Blanche Boston
Lyman Narvey
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Mrs. Forest Leedy
Bert Harvey
Cashmere
FE. R. Fulkerson
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Japan
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Tack Demnrer
Mohr Construction Co
Ghost
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H. F E. Jacobson
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T. E. Paine
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