Neighborhood Social Notes from Monmouth Heights
A. L. Chute of Jefferson and Grant Heffley of Talmadge were seen in the area Wednesday. Mrs. Ada Lewis and her Falls City children visited Ina Fishback and family. Will and Clem Fishback with daughter Leona from Carleton visit relatives this week. J. B. Stump and family attended the stockmen's picnic at Carlton Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Chute
Jefferson
Grant Heffley
Talmadge
Ada Lewis
Falls City
Ina Fishback
Will
Clem Fishback
Leona
Carlton
J. B. Stump
Johnny
J. F. Smith
Charley McDonald
C. C. Lowe
C. H. Parker and
Lyman
Monmouth
Pierce Bros
Darre
Stump
A. J. Shipley
Myrtle
Vernie Housman
Independence
Margaret A. Plummer
Huntington
Ind
L. W. Plummer
Dallas
John Turner
Lenox
Iowa
Mistletoe Items From Falls City and Nearby Areas
Friday PTA session led by Mrs A Moore addressed unfinished business. Locals report visits by the Douglas sisters and the Hulls family plus travel, farm chores, and horse incidents. Several deaths occur including Gilbert and Mrs Plummer, with county events noting school diplomas, a Polk teachers association formation, and road work disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Moore
Drucilla
Mildred Douglas
Roy Smith
Weather Rides A Season From Rain To Sunshine
A weather poem recalls a fickle season from rain to snow hail and wind then sun returns with heat. The note from Monmouth Oregon attributes the verse to F.S.D. and mentions Fred Loy visiting on a Wednesday in town.
The Story of Cyprus Through Kings and Crusader Rule
A sweeping historic vignette of Cyprus from Richard the Lionheart to Ottoman conquest. It traces royal crowns in Nicosia and Famagusta, Lusignan rule, Venetian control, and the 1570 Ottoman takeover with Bragadino’s stoic resistance and brutal end, ending with centuries of neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyprus
Richard Coeur de Lion
Isaac
Constantinople
Berengaria
Navarre
Limasol
Richard
Guy of
Lusignan
Jerusalem
Aphrodite
Nicosia
Famagusta
Galilee
Antioch
Jaffa
Edessa
Bella Passe
Venice
Selim
Marcantonio Bragadino
Famaguste
St. Mark
Lala Mustafa
Conyi
Carepiar Pdaig Helga
Amusing Anecdotes From 19th Century Household
A fragmentary article recounts a 1878 London case of household administration and a Chinese joke about a baby treated by a physician. It also tells of Amos Drover, a young eastern preacher, who in a bishop’s visit was found practicing pulpit oratory and causing a stir with fervent sermon-like sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Drover
Clery House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monmouth Heights
Grace
Frances
Bessie Nelson
Mrs. F. K. Hull
Ralph Barber
Frank Lefever
Tom Strain
Mildred Campbell
T. C. Campbell
Europe
Frank Newton Gilbert
New Haven
Conn
J. W. Kerr
Oregon Agricultural College
W. J. Mulkey
Polk County
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Ed Ewing
Brush College
Thos. Brunk
Eola
C. W. Johnson
Airlie
T. H. Gentle
C. W. Conkey
Mrs. C. Nelson
Willamina
Alsip
F. K. Hull
C. Nelson
Riddell Bros
L. I. Bursell
Corvallis
Hazel Bursell
Homer Bursell
Henry Robbins
Independence Road
Belt
Beckett
H. C. Dunsmore
Masonic Grand Lodge
Albany
Oregon
Fred Loy
Independence Electric Co
Rowe's
H. J. Rowe
Mgr
THE
Monmouth Mercantile CO
Ish
London
Standard
Eanrone
Doneatitl Fintan Han Fontney
Tnt
Scientific American
Ihvatrated
Etomniair
the Herald Print Shop
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