New Fan System Heats Portland School With Ventilating Piping
A Portland school replaces its heating with the McPherson Company fan system installed during the holiday recess. Two large furnaces with electric fans push two million cubic feet of air hourly through galvanized pipes to heat and vent every room, with adjustable temperature per room and centralized carbonic acid removal. The system promises quick warming and energy efficiency, and the board agrees the plant shows good satisfaction with test cold weather.
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McPherson Company of
Portland
McPherson Company
Record of Portland's historic low temperatures and river ice
Weather observations since 1875 show Portland's all time low of 2 degrees below zero on January 15 1888. The Willamette River froze over in 1888 and briefly in 1853 and 1862, with ice enabling crossings. The report cites numerous dates, temperatures, and references from the Oregonian and local officials.
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Weather Bureau
Portland
Willamette
George H. Knaggs
Oregonian
G.A.R. and W.R.C. Install Officers at Shiloh Post
Stormy January 7 session sees Shiloh Post No. 77 comrades and Relief Corps ladies gather for annual installation. Commander Linnville calls meeting as B. F. Pike installs officers including B.S. Hunter as commander and N. E. Britt as S. V. commander. The martial band delivers stirring music to boost morale.
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John Dixon
BE. R. Horton
R. B. Linnville
Relief Corps
Elizabeth Clement
Doris G
Minnville
B. F. Hevann
Shiloh
B. F. Pike
B.S. Hunter
N. E. Britt
S. V
J. W. Douglas
J. V
Geo. W. Allen
Q. M
J. R. Finley
John Shearer
Yes and No With Women A Parable From Nathan White
A humorous verse suggests that signals in romance are inverted with girls. The speaker narrates a man who faced a wedding refusal and then claims that a no in youth becomes a yes in marriage. The piece blames the male friend Joe for the confusion rather than the woman's stance.
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Jou
Joe
Nathan White
Feed the Birds Letter Raises School Lesson on Kindness
A letter from H. H. Belt, county superintendent, urges teaching children to feed birds during severe weather. He argues the act teaches compassion and serves as a practical lesson not found in textbooks.
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Blair
Pagers
Aes
Geo. C. Rivenie
Pres
F. C. Stannard
Sec’y
H. H. Belt
County
Supt
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Records of Weather Bureau
Portland Commercial Club
J. Whitcomb Brougher
White Temple
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Cities
Northern Baptist Convention
Peck-Judah Company
United States
Pacific Coast
Oregon
G.A.R. and
W.R.C
J. Miller Shoes
Hodson Bros
Warner
Ladies Home
Journal
Hale & CO
Agency Ladies Home
THE
Vincent Feed & Imp. CO
Cash Bargain Store
China
John F. Pettengill
Litard
New Stromberg-Carlson
Newberg Telephone
Pany
S. J. Mapson
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