Local social notes highlight visits and travel among Yamhill residents
Grant Yergen hosted by Ralph Baker while Floyd Worden returned to Eastern Oregon after weeks with his people. Numerous visits connect Portland, Salem, Aurora, Newberg and Mt. views, with phrases about proceeds, travel, and hospital stays. A gasoline explosion fatality in Aurora ends with funeral details.
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Grant Yergen
Ralph Baker
Floyd Worden
Oregon
J. E. Ebbert
Portland
M. D. Ebbert
Edna Yergen
Newberg
Lela Yergen
Grace Worden
Keulah Versteeg
Lewis Amoth
B. F. Yergen
E. H. Anderson
S. M. Calkins
Harry Baker
Theodore Roth
Kenneth
Salem
Laverne Kreiger
Aurora
Laverene Carey
Margaret Blanchard
Florence Calkins
Elder Jones to present paper on The Devil at conference
At the Philadelphia ministerial conference the presiding officer announced Elder Jones will present a paper on The Devil after the noon session. He urged prompt attendance as Brother Jones has a carefully prepared paper and is fully on topic.
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Philadelphia
Elder Jones
Brother Jones
First Urchin-Say and Chimmie Discuss a Tactics Idea
Urchin-Say asks about a strategy in plain talk. Urchin-Well explains a tactic where firing continues to conceal dwindling ammunition from the enemy.
The Kind Stranger and the Baby Brother Model
A brief dialogue shows a child asking about an infant and the response calling the baby “this year's model.” The back-and-forth evokes a playful, caption-like exchange between a girl and a stranger.
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Gait
Leper Settlement of Molokak Island Described in Bulletin
Geological Survey Bulletin details a leper settlement established in 1865 on Molokak Island. It covers 8 acres housing about 1,000 individuals isolated by a surrounding precipice. The report notes fertile land, sugar cane, coffee, cacao, and palm products, with villages near Male kai and a northern coast town.
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Malekai
Geological Syxvey Bulletin
Young King Louis XIV and Laporte Tale
The Louis XIV tale recalls a playful moment when the young monarch, aged about ten, mocked by a cousin, is confronted by Laporte who remains seated with his hat on. Laporte replies with wit, saying he did not think a king was present, absolving his act with humor.
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Laporte
Louis XIV
Artois
Louis
Offee
St. Louis Republic
Fountains Reveal Source by Their Streams
The passage likens the heart to a jug and notes that only contents reveal character. It argues God reads inner thoughts, while human judgment rests on outward streams showing a person’s source and moral conduct.
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William Tayor
Arithmetic Medal Earned By Johnny at Homecoming
Johnny returns home in high spirits wearing the arithmetic medal. A puzzled parent asks about the award while the boy explains he solved a sequence about a baby and a teacher in a playful classroom scene.
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Johnny
American Seeks Audience With Victoria at Windsor Castle
An American visitor pressed for an audience with Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. Officials initially refused, then demanded the purpose of the visit. He insisted on showing a new throne bed he called a “fifest tao” by Synde prht.
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Windsor Castle
Victoria
Where He Drew the Line In A Family Bank Dream
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century style tale shows a mother asking Bertie if he would like to be a banker like Uncle Joseph. Bertie eyes his uncle’s face and figure with doubt as the question lingers.
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Bertie
Joseph
Hi Uncle
Morthant
Uncle Tonge
Wigs for Opera Stars Largest and Costly Stage Art
The article details operatic wigs for Wagnerian roles, noting actors rely on own hair shaved into wigs costing around 400 dollars. It explains harvesting hair from many heads, crafting long switches from multiple strands, and braiding under gauze to keep facial hair secure during dramatic scenes.
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Bya Gasiteh
Preservationists Lead Early Buffalo National Bison Society
The 1905 organization united advocates for bison conservation in the United States. Dr William Temple Hornaday and Ernest Harold Baynes were named president and secretary, respectively, guiding efforts tied to the New York zoo and the protection of the species amid upbuilding programs.
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Buffalo
William T. Hornaday
Ernest Harold Baynes
Hornaday
Seskat Pack
New York Zoopark
Og Society
Wichita Pene Bison Range
Magazine of American
Religion In Holland Illusion For Restoring Faith
Lecky cites a whimsical Dutch tale to illustrate how religion clings to a nation. A peasant pleads with his pastor over hens that lay eggs on the Sabbath serving as offerings to the poor and infirm under divine providence.
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Holland
Lecky
Whee
Foot Type Variations Observed Across Genders
A British naturalist notes three types of human feet and suggests one form is more common in females than males. The observation discusses arch shape and toe alignment, indicating foot structure varies within populations.
A Vegetable Octopus and Electric Plants
A fragment describes plants as electric batteries capable of harming a person, naming Mimosa pudica and other species with movements and alleged electrical effects. It recounts a tale of an explorer’s dog entangled by a root tissue network near Lake Titicaca, plus a separate note about Wagner and the Zurich orchestra improving after ridicule.
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Royal Dixon
Seerandes
India
Lake Titicaca
America
Ricernage
Dunstan
Fifty Fifty Salary Split Joke Report
A Richmond Times Dispatch quip notes a husband gives his wife half his weekly salary and questions what happens to the other half. The answer: she still must take it from his trouser pockets, illustrating a humorous take on domestic finance.
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Jinks
Richmond Times Dispatch
Quite Difference in Birmingham Age Quote
The Birmingham Age remarks on a conversation about a woman Dubbins married, noting the response that she was well off. The exchange reflects social attitudes toward wealth and marriage in the period.
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Dubbins
Birmingham
The Uncomfortable Part of Brown’s Income
In dialogue between a father and mother the talk turns to Brown’s large, but not comfortable income and his wife knowing exactly how much it is. The exchange touches on marriage and social expectations as a joke in the Philadelphia Ledger quotation.
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S. M. Calkins
Oregon
Crater Lake
Pelican Bay
Harrimans
Lakeview
California
Old Yamhill
Puck
Philadelphia Ledger
A Joke Prompts Gravity Gaffe Cited by Baltimore Americar
A humorous quip about pulling a chair from under someone sparks reflection on laughter and physics. The Baltimore Americar quotes the line as a witty exchange, noting how humor can affect a person’s balance and mood.
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Baltimore
Language and gender of ships across languages in nautical lore
A discussion notes how ships are feminine in many languages while English assigns no gender. It explains that in French Italian Spanish Portuguese ships are masculine or feminine and Greek usage evokes goddess names, yet English uses no gender, treating ships as neutral though often personified as female. It references terms like ship, man-of-war, and nautical attire.
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Athens
York Marine Journal
How to Tell Fresh Lobsters and Crabs
A Delineator note explains signs of freshness for lobsters and crabs. Live lobsters spring their tails when lifted, while non springy tails indicate died before boiling. Fresh crabs have stiff joints and sticky underclaws, and stale lobsters emit an unpleasant odor.
He Was Sorry
The brief excerpt shows a hospital release and a kept promise scene with a visitor speaking to a woman. The man admits he just got out of the hospital and reflects on a prior visit two weeks earlier.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
He Remembered and the Betrothal Scene in Tit-Bits
A fragment from Tit-Bits recalls a scene between a wife and Algernon at the moment of proposal. She notes the embarrassment she felt while he remembers the kindness and encouragement he offered making the moment easier for him.
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Algernon
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