Little Black Pony Named Senator in Boyhood Tale
Judge William G. Ewing recalls James A. McDougal as a boy riding a handsome little black pony in Quin cy Illinois. He recounts how a late night visit to Barnett in Bloomington led to McDougal securing a Democratic nomination and eventually becoming United States senator in California.
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William G. Ewing
Quincy
Dil
James A. McDougal
United States
McDougal
Will
Bloomington
Von
California
Ewing
Ewings
William
Aea
Barnett
Oomington
J. H. Rockwell
Chicago Record-Herald
An Officer's Ready Wit and Tolstoyan Ancestry
An army officer famed for mimicry astonishes Emperor Paul with a quiet bow and silence. Tolstoy, recalling youth, is pardoned after a brief, witty exchange. The czar smiles and allows the moment to pass.
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Tolstoy
Paul
Cape
Globe
Mystery of the Goodness Knows What in Florence’s Books
In a Boston Transcript excerpt Mrs Newedd questions a cash entries to G. K. W. Florence defends the account by saying it stands for Goodness Knows What. The mother raises concern over Florence’s spending and memory.
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Newedd
John
Florence
Goodness
Boston Transcript
Doctor's odd dinner water prescription quoted
A wife quotes a doctor advising hot water before dinner. The husband already drank a quart and fears bursting as he waits for the meal to begin. This light anecdote reflects domestic humor from the Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Tea and Chinese Tea Etiquette Described in The Sun
The New York Sun describes Chinese and Japanese tea drinking as focused on pure tea flavor with fresh brews and controlled aroma. It contrasts American and Russian styles, noting the Chinese preference for weak, promptly drawn tea and the distinct, sensory method of sipping.
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New York Sun
Our Navy In 1812 The U S Navy in 1812
The United States Navy in 1812 consisted of five ships of forty four guns led by the United States Constitution and several other vessels including the President Chesapeake and Philadelphia. Frigates of thirty six guns included Constellation and the flagships beefer and New York. Thirty two gun frigates Boston Essex and two other ships Adams John Adams and General Greene plus the twelve gun schooner Enterprise. Most of these ships served in the war of 1812 and proved a match for British ships.
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United States
Constitution
President
Chesapeake
Philadelphia
Constellation
Beefer
New York
Boston
Essex
Adams
John Adams
General Greene
Enterprise
Importance of Exercise and Its Effects on Health
A brief excerpt emphasizes that correct exercise yields fundamental, far reaching health benefits while wrong practice causes great harm. It notes many people lack understanding of exercise science, risking ill health, whereas adhering to principles leads to bodily and mental vigor and a better life.
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J. Edmund Thompson
National Magazine
Simple Pi of Him Sparks Baseball Spin Joke
A noted twirler recalls a lad asking how long to make a pi of him. He says three years eight hours daily, then notes an ad promising instant prowess in twenty four hours. The reply suggests a simple method: divide pitching into twenty four parts and learn one each hour.
Forgotten name by moneyed man found in south
A man identified as a merchant from a southern clan was taken to a brain specialist for aphasia. When asked his name he searched his pockets and produced a huge roll of bills, but could not recall his name or address. He exclaimed that he must be somebody given the amount of money he carried.
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Andrew Jackson
Real estate transfers and deeds recorded in McMinnville area
A compilation of property transfers in Oregon listing grantor grantee and property details across multiple counties. Transactions include parcels ranging from 2.99 to 320.14 acres with prices often at $1 or nominal sums, and several lot and subdivision transfers in McMinnville Newberg and surrounding areas. Includes heirs at law and life estates and various tracts in sec t thetas and blocks with dates implied by deed references.
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Mamie L Adams
Waldo J Adams
Anna Blair
John H & Estella M Wilson
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DR. Geo. Larkin
First Nat'l Bank
DR. A. M. Davis
GOTH
Littlefield & Romig
Physicians & Surgeons
Nat’! Bank
Rankin & Doolittle
Physicians and Surgeons
U. S. National Bank
G. E. Stuart
Ferguson
Alice C. Bowers
H. D. Bowers
Drs. Bowers & Bowers Osteopathic Physicians
Kirksville
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
Newberg
Clarence Buttare
Oregon
Bank of Newberg
Telephone
McMinnville National Bank
McMinnville, Oregon
William M. Ramsey
Mcminnville
Elsia Wright Building
Third Street
E. A. Ellis
General
Yamhill County Abstract Co
J. H. Gibson
Mgr
Yamhill County
The
Newberg Transfer Co
Tts
United States Senate
India
Susie Shada
Epideia
J.C. Porter & Company
Fort Soear
Newberg Auto Co
College
Newberg, Ore
Overland
Anna L Jarmin
Ira
Davenport S
Maud Kelso Et
J H Bower
North Yamhill
John King
J T Cockerham
Kings
Nehemiah
John King & Wf
J H & Dell McJimsey
H M Lambert
Citizens Bank Ne
Stanton C
Lapham & Wf
John Wortman
Stanton C Lapham & Wf
1St Trust and Savings Bank of
J C Lucas & Wfto
Frank D
Anna Eckerson
J H Hess
Donald G Mackenzie
James Mackenzie
James Mahood
Frank S Mahood
E C Williams
Adolf Matthies
Wfto
Ada M Talbott
Ore
BC Miles
Wito JO
AJ Lyon
Arthur McPhillips
John C Michaux
W R Oliver
Mary Mellinger
Deskins
Ore Electric Railway Co
Harry Tallman
Sec
J K Perkins & Wf
Winona
Williams
Nelson A
Reynolds & Wf
Chas C & Mary J
Hall
Nehemiah Martin
Blanche Stuart
Alfred Jobdle
Chase & Linton Gravel Company
Kienle & Son
Victor
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