Real Estate Transfers in Newberg and Area
A compilation of property transfers listing multiple grantors and grantees in Newberg and surrounding tracts. Transfers include acres in Solomon Heater and Chehalem regions, additions to Hurley Sarges and Hobsons areas, and several lot swaps with values ranging from $1 to $1500. Notable names include Atkinson Graves Gutbred Hawley and Hess, with parcels in sections and townships deltaing to Newberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle W Atkinson
Lalu
Edith Graves
Hurley & Sarges
Newberg
Herbert G Graves
W S Bean
Ruckman
Deskins
Emma Curnutt
Geof Huntley
Jack Eberhard
Elizabeth Oliver
R Furumasu
G Furukawa
Adam Gutbred
Reinhold Kruger
Hobsons
Jno Bland Herring
Clark M
Esther
Frank
Stella
Carlisle
Eva McClain
Hawley
Hurley & Larges
F McClain
Admr
Emmett L Ricks
Wfto
G Gilbert
David Ramsey
Hurley
Geo C Ritchey
Edwin Sights
C F Daniels
R Young
H L Stoddard
Geo N Huntley
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Events Around Springbrook
John Lemon of Sheridan visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Thos Lemon on Sunday. Robert Marshall of Marshall Wells Hardware Co Portland was a guest at Mead owvale farm Sunday. Mrs Nancy J Becker leaves for Washington for holidays with relatives. About twenty Springbrook people went to Fernwood Saturday to see Topsy Turvey and enjoyed the play. A chicken show in Newberg draws interest as C E Newhouse enters fowls seeking blue ribbons. Thursday evening the Literary Society hosted a social with old games, charades and an oyster supper for thirty five. Mr and Mrs Willis K Clark go to Seattle for holidays to visit Mrs Clark's mother Mrs Sherwood Gillespy. Springbrook beat West Chehalem 33 to 24 in a college gym game Saturday. The annual Christmas school program will be held Thursday evening after students’ practice. The Graphic and Weekly Oregonian subscription details: one year for $1.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lemon
Sheridan
Thos, Lemon
Robert Marshall
Marshall Wells Hardware Co
Portland
Meadowvale Farm
Nancy J. Becker
Washington
Springbrook
Fernwood
Newberg
C. E. Newhouse
Literary Society
Vivian Hailey
Ethel Sawyer
Wande Clemenson
Roy Shires
Ovid Shires
Willis K. Clark
Seattle
Fleetest Quadrupeds The Swiftest Speed Of Hounds And Greyhounds
A survey of animal speed notes wolves foxes Eskimo dogs and sled teams racing over Arctic ice. Fox hounds and greyhounds are cited as exceptionally swift with records of multiple miles per hour and rapid per second strides. The piece asserts greyhounds rival pigeon flight in speed and declares them the fastest land animals among four footed creatures.
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Nansen
Sannikow
Springfield Repubican
Rigor Mortis as Clue in Deaths and Murders
The article explains rigor mortis as a key indicator of natural versus violent death. It notes immediate stiffening in violent deaths, cites Captain Nolan at Balaclava with a raised arm after a shell hit, and mentions hair, clothing, or weeds found clenched in victims' fingers or recovered from water as evidence of death location and mode.
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Nolan
Noble Six Hundred
London
Natural Life Span as 100 Years Claim
The article discusses Flourens estimate of a natural human lifespan about five times the age of maturity. With human maturity pegged at twenty years, the rule yields a natural life of about one hundred years for man. It cites mammal observations and applies them to humans.
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Flourens
Mammalia
Chicken Rearing Outwitted by Final Fatal Pie
The dialogue notes limited success in raising chickens with escapes theft and disease. One bright note: the last remaining bird survived until a drastic end as it was killed and baked into a pie, ending the jinx.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Curious Letter Return Sparks Quiet Exchange
Gladys asks Maud why she opens a letter. Maud explains a quarrel with George led her to read the message before returning it unopened. The scene hints at domestic tension and the impulse to know contents despite plans to discard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys
Maud
George
Unclear dialogue fragments on banking and cashier access
Fragmentary exchange shows Mr and Mrs Willis arguing about taking bank books to avoid a nosy cashier. No additional context or names provide further facts.
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Willie
The Office Boy Has Lawyers Laughing
A Boston Journal quip notes the new office boy is so mixed up that even a lawyer admits he couldn’t get along without him.
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Boston Journal
The Temple of Fame Stands Upon the Grave
An enigmatic line suggests fame elevates from the ashes of the dead and reveres fallen figures. Poetic allusion notes memory and tribute as enduring altars lit by those long gone.
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Temple of Fame
Manner Lessons From Japan Candy in Public
A narrator recalls a Japanese candy seller making tiny fish and other sweets on the street. Children in public eat with pride, while the observer learns it is polite to finish treats inside the home under the father’s roof.
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Homer Croy
Leslie
Who Got the Baby in a Crocodile's Dilemma
A crocodile steals a baby and offers the mother a paradox to win the child back. The mother argues that truth or falsehood will determine the crocodile’s obligation and fate, insisting the promise binds regardless. The tale unfolds around the logic of truth.
Walking sticks rise in France as symbol of democratic fashion
The piece notes that in eighteenth century France the cane became popular among the wealthy lacking sword rights. Dandies flashed bamboo canes while grandees added fashionable touches, sometimes paying up to 10 000 crowns for a single stick, seen as a democratic triumph over rigid noble privileges.
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France
London
Irish Farmer Scene in Rain and Wit
A farmer questions his drenched boy after he sends him for a horse in a heavy downpour. The boy explains the horse stood dry in shelter, while he braved the rain, hinting the boy knows more than the adults.
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Bedad
Concerning Isabel Carnaby Quote on Women Curiosity
A dated reflection quotes a line from Mrs. Fowler's Concerning Isabel Carnaby arguing that a woman's curiosity prompts testing a man's reactions. It implies men grow angry or miserable for amusement, criticizing the impact of such behavior.
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Isabel Carnaby
Mrs. Fowler
What were the Janitaries Soldiers trained by Turks
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet reflects on janitorial soldiers in ancient Turkish practice. It notes they trained boys from youth to become soldiers and jokes about easy recruitment. The remark contrasts discipline with modern recruitment attitudes.
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Louisville Courer-Journal
Supply at Hand
A short exchange shows an employment agent offering a capable widow cook who loves children, but another party notes they have no children. The agent confirms she has her own children.
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Richleigh
Obbliging Anticipation and Family House Smoke Query
Fragmentary OCR notes show a dialog about smoke inside a house and a young wife answering yes. Names and clear context are unreadable. story details are unclear.
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Conklin
Aterman
Santa Claus
Hodson
ANSCO
Edith D Graves
Jay O Graves
Solomon
Francis M Laughlin
EC Middleton
R Laughlin
C F Livengood
Emma L
Snow Tract
Dundee
Marietta
H F
Bertha Deyoe
H Hewitt
Henry G McClain
Eva A McClain
Ware
Barclay
Elizabeth Dillon
College Gymnasium
West Chehalem
Graphic
Oregonian
Japan
United States National Bank
E. L. Evans
1St St
LoneFir Dairy
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
R. B. Lyle
J. L. van Blaricom
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