Learning and Battleships Cost Comparisons in The Herald
The article compares the cost of modern warships with university endowments and notable colleges. It links battleship, cruiser, destroyer, and aircraft carrier prices to endowments at Princeton Radcliffe Smith Yale and others, noting total private endowments under $815 million. It closes with humorous quips about marriage and a blame game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley High School
Washington
Ely
Desroyers
Princeton University
Radcliffe College
Smith College
University
Chicago University
Yale University
Columbia University
Harvard
Abraham Fyiexner
New York Times
United Staes
Cows Found Jumping Surprises London Dairy Paper
A regular contributor to a London dairy paper reports that cows can jump. He observed a herd of ten to fifteen cows fleeing across a field and leaping a hedge with measurement like a boaters’ turn. The cows landed safely and returned to their pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Old Scottish Passenger Feels Cemeterial Costly Waste
Amid a heavy gale on a steamer, a Scottish traveler asks an officer if the ship will sink. The officer replies with hopeful uncertainty while the passenger reveals he bought a burial plot and fears a shipwreck would waste his money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Jekyll and Hyde Sheepdogs Ravage Neighbors’ Flocks
Anecdotal notice describes sheepdogs that appear gentle by day and raid neighbor flocks at night. The piece notes a peculiar trait where a killer dog never slaughters its own master’s sheep, instead targeting others nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jekyll and Hyde
Ingenious Romans used river rafts to power mills
When Rome faced a Gothic siege, fourteen aqueducts supplying the city were cut. To prevent water famine, mills were set between two linked rafts in the Tiber. Water between the rafts powered grain grinding, offering an ingenious solution to coexist water supply and milling needs.
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Rome
A. D
Tiber
First Motion Pictures Shown in New York Stirs Limited Excitement
The initial film screenings in New York at Koster and Bial's Music Hall on Sixth Avenue drew little enthusiasm from audiences who mistook shadowgraphy for a trick ahead of its time. The crowd was notably critical, reflecting early reactions to motion pictures in 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Koster
Bini
Music Hall
Sixth Avenue
Causes of Indigestion
Acute indigestion arises from eating decomposed canned food or tainted meats and from foods hard to digest. Rapid eating not chewing well, excessive indulgence, and extreme temperatures or overeating also trigger it. Those in poor hygienic surroundings and individuals with gout rheumatism or chronic indigestion are most at risk.
Drunken Animals and Bee Intoxication in Nature
The article notes widespread animal drunkenness with bees highlighted as major offenders. It cites Fombrero’s claim that intoxicants drive animal crime and mentions Abyssinian sheep and gouta consuming coffee plant beans to reach inebriation, enjoying the altered state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fombrero
Abyssinia
Vacations Turn Into Grocer Showdowns in Retuned Tales
An ironic line notes that for some people the measure of trips is less about travel and more about how deeply they bargain with grocers after returning. The remark highlights everyday frictions and humor in consumer life.
Local notes from Myrtle Point and surrounding area
Community updates include visits and travels of residents Mae hearrie Jenn Wagner Harold Berea and families with plans for trips to Portland Palo Alto and Los Angeles. Grange picnic in Norway day and church events at Myrtle Point feature Loomis Thelen Hooton and other locals with social and religious activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Hearrie
Jenn Wagner
Myrtle Po
W.d.hale
Battle Mountain
Vial
Texas
Erry Lanch
Harold Berea
Q. T
Edwin Nietler
Portland
Mormaon
W. A. Lett
A. 0
Hooton
H A Hatfield
G M Parker
Forrest Moon
Myrtle Point
Matilda Hill
Norvalle
Chase Hill
Daghter
Barbara Reer
Roseburg
Nmte Ferry
Los Angeles
Foreclosure sale notices in Coos County Oregon
Two separate foreclosure actions in Coos County observe sale dates for August 22 1931. Case 9678 involves A J Radabaugh Trustee Plants Holt Chase Canning Inc and A Chase with a 2916 17 debt plus fees. Case 9450 involves J W Barnett et al vs Dornath Dornath and Watkins with 209 39 debt plus costs and fees. Both schedule public auctions at the County Court House in Coquille Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
State of
Oregon
County of
Coos
Jo Radabaugh
Plants
Holt-Chase Canningon, Inc
Chase
Dendanta
Costa
Coquille
Coon County
Myrtle Point
Bertning
Coon
Thia
Hfe Welis
Myrtle Point Herald
Eos County
Southweat
South Range
Weat
Willamette
Meridian
Low
Coos County
Herald
Notice Issued From Circuit Court In Oregon
The Circuit Court of the State of Oregon issues a formal notice. The document announces legal action or proceedings and directs involved parties to respond or appear as required by court rules. Further specifics are not provided in the fragment.
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Circuit Court of
State of
Oregon
Notice for Public Land Claim in Oregon
Fred Christenaen of My Lord Oregon seeks to prove final three year proof on a homestead entry for BWYSW Section 2 and SESE Section 3, Township 41S Range 13W Willamette Meridian. The hearing before Edgar A Dodge occurs August 1, 1931 in Myrtle Point Oregon with witnesses Burgess Broadbent Jeffrey Trammel Chandler and Hamill Canaday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Rosebarg
Oregon
Fred Christenaen
My Lord
Rang
Willamette Veridian
Edgar A Dodge
Up & Com
Oat Myrtle Point
Witnensen
Fred of
Burgess
Broadbent
Ong Bromoot
Jeffrey
Laneveregon
Mike Trammel
Chandler
Hamill
Canaday Register
Land Claim Notice for Mary Headman at Myrtle Point
General Land Office notice lists Mary Headman of Powers Oregon who filed a homestead entry in 1931 for Lots 14 and 19 in Township 81 South Range 12 West Willamette Meridian. She will prove up final three year proof before United States Commissioner Edgar A. Dodge at Myrtle Point on August 31, 1931, with witnesses Ida Greenfield Edward W Bryant Florence H Larson Milton R Lee. Robert E. Crawford Acting Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Roseburg
Oregon
Mary Headman
Powers
Willamet
Edgar A Dodge
United States
Myrtle Point
Ida Greenfield
Edward W Bryant
Florence H. Larson
Milton R Lee
Robert E. Crawford
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A. Tion
Aheg E
Gee A
Cleduce
Magee Chew
Loui Thelen
T Tin Mle
VC Heaten
Thelen
Ten Maile
Clarence Bullings
Bonie Jean
Houser
Loyal Temperance Legion
Hoptons
Edward
Evelyn Morrison
Mariar
Aleta Bryant
Myrtle
Virginia
Wilda Beckett
Doris England
Laura Taylor
Ravenal Ramsay Maude Jennings
H C van Alstein
Wow Williams
Wood Lett
Wonifred Clayton
A O Hoyoton
Brethren
Couny
Coo
J Barker
Coos Couny
Bark Roche Usenet
Cooqu
Ans Betate
Harker Foxes
Kohler
Pahl
Frank Davis
Mgr
Red Ball Freight Lines, Inc
Myrtle Point Transfer
Southport Coal
W.A. Wellman
Notary Public
Coquille Lumber Co
Douglas Fir Lumber
Felix
Bertram
Fanny
Feux
Eypeters
United States Depository For Postal Savings Fund
Knights of
Pythias
Hector Lodge
Woodman Hal
Lyle Knight
Elgin
Masonic Hall
Leta Arnold
Mabel
Hement
Matrus Secretar
Myrtle Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Roy L. Spires
Ralph D. Kring
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