24 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
Morning Oregonian
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1886
Page
1
A ragged notice outlines Taquina steamship service with sailings from Portland to San Francisco and Yaquina, detailing schedules on Saturdays and Mondays, connections from Albany and Corvallis, and fare and timing notes amid a roster of rail and shipping lines.
A garbled OCR segment hints at a public notice or listing with unclear names and dates. Readable items mention a location and possible actions but essential details are missing or corrupted. The fragment preserves minimal names and event hints without coherent context.
The story describes a January Washington gala hosted by Senator Talbot and Mrs Dolph celebrating their daughter Mak Agnes Dolph. Notables including senators, representatives, and social figures attend a lavish reception in a Washington townhouse. Guests praise the debutante amid formal attire, flowers, and music while noting the social prominence of the Dolph family and attendees.
A historian style scene describes a richly furnished interior with bronze statues and porcelain, a painting of Vosshinfian, and visitors including a prominent Metiediat minister. The narration recounts a political discussion about restoration of routes and a public sense of ceremonial power, with noted figures and a tense atmosphere.
The long excerpt recalls John Jacob Astor and the tea trade era in New York. It describes the large tea ships at South Street Wharf, the wealth of Astor era merchants, and their rise from humble beginnings to major NYC figures. It notes ships, ports, and notable figures in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
A fragmented 19th century narrative describes Japan expanding commerce and tea ware, Canton and Shanghai trade, and the movement of goods to Amoy and Singapore. It mentions ships, ships like the Henvenne, and the bustling ports with markets, custom houses, and varied wares, including bronze, ivory, porcelain, and silk. The account notes colonial interests, Chinese and Japanese trades, and the global spread of tea and luxury goods.
A garbled but readable column blends remarks on French politics with theatre gossip and scandal. It notes M Grévy’s presidency, Monarchical talk, attacks on republicans, and a humorous account of Desdemona’s stage death. It also covers gossip about actresses, publications, and a dramatic incident of a wedding carriage accident.
The readable fragments describe army proportions, ranks, and recruitment figures, mentioning Beviian and Welsh contexts, various dates, and scattered references to geographic places and entities. The text is garbled, mixing names, numbers, and policy terms without coherent narrative.
The report covers Wes Advertisar Tie year’s shipyard output with twelve months of work at Dundee yards. Vessels built include steamers and other craft, average tonnage around 100b per ship, with one ship reaching 26 dit. Workforce and yards show high activity earlier and a current dip, two yards idle and several vessels only in stock, while overall output remains constrained by limited orders and market conditions.
A chaotic OCR fragment mentions Articles of incorporation filed at Albany by the Niagara Falls and Whirlpool Railway Company, intending a line from the falls to the whirlpool, about a short distance. The piece is garbled with unrelated notices and dubious tangents about various topics and names.
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