Local WCTU Institute Programs at M E Church
The local W C T U holds an all day institute at the M E church on Friday featuring a 10:00 am call to order with songs and prayers, 1:30 pm devotional, an address, and evening essay contest by 7th and 8th graders on tobacco effects with prizes of 3 00 and 2 00. Special music noted.
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M. E
M. J. Newlin
Jesus ‘Savior
J.C. Hodson
God
Native Land Flower Mission
Elizabeth Johnson
Ilusatenaelendien Union Signal
Young Crusader Temperance
Fifteen ladies meet at Wills home for W C T U work
A W C T U gathering at Mrs J C Wills home last Wednesday featured Mrs S W Newhouse in the chair and a civil government study after routine work. A dainty repast followed. Next meeting set for May at Mrs S W Newhouse's home. Several local residents were mentioned visiting, traveling to McMinnville for a spelling and arithmetic contest, and various notes list transfers and property dealings in Newberg and Dayton.
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J. C. Wills
S. W. Newhouse
S.W. Newhouse
C. L. Johnson
Newberg
H. Chase
Lillian Perkins
Falls City
S. Winchester
Leona Strait
J. Graham
Mary
F. L. Strait
Mary P. Johnson
Teddy Johnson
Visit Near Amity Noted By Local Residents
On April 25 Mrs. E. Yarns visits relatives near Amity. Prof. J. C. Hodson L. M. Carey and Mr. Lewelling attended church services Sunday. J. C. delivered a talk titled Peace.
Marriage Licenses Listed For Four Couples
Retta May Winn aged 17 will marry Robert A. Younce of 22. Elsie McKay aged 22 to J. J. Sulkey 25. Blanche Harris 22 to Hubert Farrow 24. Antionette D. Moore 25 to Walter M. Cook 25.
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Retta May Winn
Robert A. Younce
Elsie McKay
J. J. Sulkey
Blanche Harris
Hubert Farrow
Antionette D. Moore
Walter M Cook
Buff Rocks eggs for hatching ready at a dollar a dozen
Buff Rocks eggs for hatching are available at one dollar per dozen. E. H. Woodward advertises quality poultry stock and urges buyers to secure eggs now.
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E. H. Woodward
Notable Figures Associated With Harvard and Britain
Charles Francis Adams II will serve as chief marshal at Harvard's June commencement. Baron Siegmund Springer, Vienna banker, has been honored by Emperor Franz Josef after giving over 100000 to the Austrian Red Cross. John Currie Lauder, son of Harry Lauder, studies at Jesus College Cambridge, nearing completion of the law prelim. Benjamin Stickney, inventor of a stamp printing savings machine, has served eleven years in federal employment. Dr George Turner, knighted for leprosy relief work, now lives in England amid illness.
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Charles Francis Adams
Harvard University
Harvard
Siegmund Springer
Vienna
Red Crown Society
Frans Josef
John Currie Lauder
Harry Lauder
Jesus College, Cambridge
H. E B. Clifford
Gordon McKay
United States Naval Academy
Benjamin R. Stickney
Federal Service
George Turner
England
Pretoria
South Africa
Almanacs and Pepys Time Portend Sea Conflicts
The passage notes Pepys era almanacs favor maritime prophecies and cites Lilly’s 1667 predictions as inaccurate. Lord Braybrooke cites forecasts that hint at sea battles and Dutch trouble, mentioning Holland and naval actions around the Medway as seen in a London Express excerpt.
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Holland
Hanes
Medway
London Express
Alloys of Gold and Iron Explained
Iron and gold when melted together form alloys in various ratios that harden or crystallize. An alloy with 10 percent gold is harder than pure iron, but increasing gold beyond this amount makes the alloy softer. Silver and iron do not form alloys.
Bank balance sheet with assets and liabilities
A scanned balance sheet shows loans and discounts totaling 25 506 86 bonds and securities 1 900 16 banking house furniture and fixtures and other cash items. The liabilities include capital stock undivided profits and time certificates. A notary public certifies the report as correct and sworn on the 10th day of April.
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Slane
Oregon
Yamhill
Pen, Chisel and Brush thors League of America
The League of America offices in New York promote copyright legislation protect authors rights and aid in marketing works. Zarah Howilson Pritchard founder of a submarine painting school lives in Pasadena California native of India and Irish by birth. He dives in a suit with special gear to sketch color notes at fifteen to twenty minutes for a studio painting.
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Thors’ League of America
New York
League
Zarah Howilson Pritchard
New School of Submarine Painting
Pasadena
Cal
India
Flag Masting Rules for Forts and Seigures
The procedure for half masting a flag is to raise fully then lower to half. At sunset the flag returns to the top and is lowered. A flag should never be lowered directly from half mast or shown at night on a fort unless under siege.
Rumelia Name Meaning in Turkish History
The term Rumelia refers to European Turkey and derives from Rum meaning Greek, itself a corruption of Roman. It describes the land or country and denotes the land of the Greeks, with il as land and i as a suffix marking possession.
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Rumelia
Turkey
New Rome
A Tiny Well Digger and Laundry Darning Tips
A tiny well digger mole seeks water by digging wells during droughts to reach underground supply. Separate note describes reviving dingy towels by cold water soap shavings lemon juice heating to boil, then rinsing in tepid and blue water and sun drying.
Tigers of Siberia Stubbornly Persist in Far East
The article notes that long haired tigers remain numerous in eastern Siberia, particularly the Pri Amur district, alongside the Altai mountains home to the world's largest bears, highlighting a surprising concentration of wildlife in these regions.
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Siberia
Pri- Amur
Altai Mountains
Vision of Piers Plowman in Early English Literature
The Vision of Piers Plowman stands as a key early English poem with at least forty five manuscript copies. Langland likely drafted it in 1362, revised in 1377, and prepared further revisions between 1370s and 1398.
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Piers Plowman
Langland
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Carl Bruhn
E J Crandall
E A Cook
Wilbur & S Cook
T Newby
E Goucher
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Adam Gutrod
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Phyllis Honeyman
Graham Cove Orchard
Bertha L
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Hagey
F D Harris
Catherine Hayworth
Zof
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May C Mitchell
E D Mitchell
Annie I McNish
Gw&h M Fowler Tract Lipp
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Edgar Nickell
S R & Ada Goodrich
Adams
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John Flett
Dougherty & Flett
J M Shutt
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Jno Williamson
Seely & Wf
National Bank of Newberg
Chehalem Orchard Homes
Stewart Emery
Ellen Graham
Frank A Sweeney Coto
J Sweeney
H. Willard
Leckband
Louis LeBone
Sires and Sons
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United States National Bank
LaFayette: State Bank
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