Local Social Notes From Oregon Headlines
Fred Harrison came home from Eastern Oregon Thursday. Mrs S W Newhouse visited Portland on Saturday. Mrs Nina Rameey and her daughter Ali are visiting relatives at Halsey. Mrs L R Ralston and children camp on the mountain at the Christy home enjoying the hot weather. L A is learning to cook in their absence.
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Fred Harrison
Oregon
S. W. Newhouse
Portland
Nina Rameey
Ali
Halsey
L. R. Ralston
Christy
L. A
Fernwood Social Tidings Highlight Visits and Events
Sunday island picnic noted as a social outing. Fernwood residents welcome Mrs. Bryant and children visiting Mr. Bryant in Toledo. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gill return after a week away. W. A. Parrish joins Fernwood automobile owners with a Maxwell purchase. Mrs. George S. Woolston and children visit from Rosevear, Alberta, Canada. The Shulers of Miles City Montana visit Claude Fairbank family by auto in ten days. A gymnasium chicken supper benefits the playshed fund, netting over 60 dollars as Newberg residents turn out in force. Rebekahs and Mrs. Marie Evans thanked. Mrs. J. B. Sperry’s friends meet to quit a friendship quilt for her. she plans to return to Beaver Wednesday.
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Island
George S. Woolston
Rosevear
Alberta
Canada
Elmer Walter
Fernwood
Hugh Shuler
Miles City
Montana
Claude Fairbank
Mr. Shuler
Mr. Fairbank
Newberg
Rebekahs
Marie Evans
J. B. Sperry
Ross
Local Social News from Newberg and Portland Area
Mrs Elmer Wright spent Sunday with her daughter in Newberg. Miss Helen Ellis of Newberg spent weekend with the Gus ten sisters. Mrs James Kane has been sick but is improving. Miss Mary Jones visited Portland relatives before heading to College Station Texas. Mrs Otto Klein C R Moore and Mrs Robert Hayden of Portland were guests of the Sawyers. Mrs Ethel Clark and daughter left for Tacoma and Seattle after visiting the Sawyers. C M Roberts returned from West Virginia after the death of his mother. An all day church meeting was held with lunch and a noted address by President Pennington. Local guests from neighboring towns attended. The Advance Club to hold a unique social at their regular
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Elmer Wright
Prank Johnson
Newberg
Helen Ellis
Ona
Esther Gustin
Mary Jones
Portland
John
College Station
Texas
Otto Klein
C. R. Moore
Robert Hayden
Jack Sawyer
C. M. Roberts
West Virginia
East
Pennington
Advance Club
Social Roundup From Local Residents
Lois Fendall and Ethel Bush were entertained last Sunday. Many locals visited relatives across Dundee and Portland. A Christian Endeavor Society forms with 7:30 Sunday meetings inviting all young people to attend. The Conners of Lakeview plan to reside near Newberg for the winter and possibly relocate permanently in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Fendall
Ethel Bush
Matthew Patton
Forest Grove
Rev
H. G. Crocker
H. C. Baker
Grant Pays Mrs Stanton in Confederate Money
A Virginia encounter shows General Grant briskly negotiating a room bill with Mrs. Stanton. He offers payment, she insists on fair compensation, and he asks whether Confederate or U S banknotes. She chooses Confederate money, and Grant, impressed by her pluck, pays in Confederate currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Grant
Mre. Stauton
September monthly meeting and parcel sale fundraiser
The notice describes a September 4 monthly meeting where members sent parcels by mail to raise funds for a hall. It notes a gala Monday at Rex with about 100 invitations for Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Peters 28th wedding anniversary and gifts including a casserole. Guests also presented pound packages for Rev. and Mrs. McClure.
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Rex
H. H. Peters
For or Against in a courtroom quip about calumny
A lawyer once exclaimed that the prisoner at the bar is a consummate and impudent scoundrel. Then he learned the prisoner was his client and replied that even great and good men are calumniated by contemporaries.
Balzac’s House at Chaillot Guarded by Witty Passwords
Miss Wormsley recounts Balzac’s Paris residence at Chaillot Rue des Batailles where entry relied on quirky passwords. A porter hears phrases like The plum season has come and Brussels lace to gain admission while Balzac enjoyed the amusement of the ruse and the less agreeable Viscount Loon.
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Balzac
Chaillot
Rue Des Batailles
Mme. Bertrand
Needful Discontent and Optimism's Risk to Progress
A compact reflection on timidity and self preservation as a pre social instinct. It argues optimism breeds stagnation and dulls meaningful progress, while dis content fuels active effort and change. The excerpt cites Lester F Ward as the source of the quotation about mindsets and human ambition.
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Lester F. Ward
Father’s Fault at Wedding Raises Cheerful Father
Two girls discuss a friend's recent marriage. Dora recalls the ceremony and praises Rose’s appearance. The pair note one drawback: Rose felt her father looked too cheerful as he gave her away.
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Chicago Herald
Dora
Rose
Curious Apes of North Manchuria Askew Bow Carved by Folklore
In North Manchuria near Mount Kowang strange creatures called taru-nanban-kau live in cave dwellings. They are larger than apes and stand to carry objects as humans do. They store food in summer for winter.
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Mount
Kowang
Manchuria
Tion
Drying Soap Cakes for Longevity
The article advises buying several cakes of toilet soap at once and drying them before reuse. It suggests stacking the soap in parallel rows with space between to maximize air flow, enabling faster drying and hardening while keeping supply ready for later use.
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van Valin
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DR. A. M. Davis
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H. M. Massey
P. F. Hawkins
First National Bank
Littlefield & Romig
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Thos. W. Hester
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White
Res. White
John 8. Rankin
Blue
Brown
Sarah E. Smith
E. E. Daniels
E. B. L. Terrell
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Center
James Kane
Ethel Clark
Tacoma
Seattle
D. P. Shaw
Lewis Amoth
Dundee
E. H. Anderson
Joe Devine
Lexington
N. P. Nelson
Mrs. Cain
William Brisbane
Theresa and
Howard Boyd
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L. L. Amoth
J. A. Smith
Garibaldi
Wilbur Jenson
Engineers Corps
Andrew Nelson
Minnesota
Lawrence Boyd
Idaho
Federal Reserve Banking System
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Indiana
C. K. Spaulding Logging CO
Lone Fir Dairy
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
C. H. Schunter
Rexall
Liggett’s
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Lynn B. Ferguson
First Street
Studebaker
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Studebaker Corp
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Atterbury Sales Co
Zeroseene Seerana
Standard Oil Company
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