Plant a Tree in an Age of Growth and Hope
Asa Kelsey presents a persuasive argument for widespread tree planting, tracing a line from Eden to modern fruit industries. He notes global shifts toward fruit cultivation, highlights Oregon and Willamette Valley as key centers, cites rising land values, and lists local investors advancing nurseries and orchards with guidance from L. A. Hanning of Newberg.
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Ware
Eden
Israel
Jeremiah
Patmos
Commodore Vanderbilt
Mississippi Valley
North Sea
Atlantic
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Bear Creek
Rogue River
Umpqua Valley
Willamette Valley
Clarence A. Butt
Haworth Bros
Rev. Ritchey
John Hutten
Baughman Bros
Sam Atkinson
I. N. Campbell
Mr. Allan
Dundee
L. A. Hanning
Newberg
Asa Kelsey
Denmark’s Complex Nine Class Rank System Examined
The Danish rank system features nine classes with many subdivisions and titles. Tax on holders ranges from 44.50 to 3.33 dollars. and titles are divided into real and other grades. Usage extends into conversation and formal writing, with elaborate honorifics such as geheime conferen.
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J. Brochner
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
The Revolver Won in Pinkerton Tale
Robert Pinkerton recalls his father founder of the detective agency in Chicago. A criminal detained in the elder Pinkerton’s office turns aside with a snuffbox prize. The crook jokes about snuff as Pinkerton holds a revolver, and replies that the nose wins this time.
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Robert Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Chicago
Napoleon and the End of the French Revolution cited
Mr. C. F. Warwick recalls the sequence of headlines announcing Napoleon’s escape from Elba. From Cannes to Grenoble to Lyons to Fontainebleau and finally the Tuileries, the drift of reports tracks the emperor’s gradual return and final arrival.
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Napoleon
Elba
Cannes
Grenoble
Bonaparte
Lyons
Fontainebleau
Bokhara's Pool The Back of the World Mecca of Central Asia
Professor Carruthers describes Bokhara as a religious and trade capital with towering madrasas and a crowded pool square. Inside the walls the city contrasts luxury and poverty, with people from Afghan and Hindu to Mongol and Turkmen gathering for prayers and meals by the stone reservoir.
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Bokhara
Asia
Mecca
Central Asia
Anders Bellegiare
Professor Carruthers
Fumor B
Strong Appeal Over a Governor and a Ham Theft
A statesman recalls Tennessee Governor Bob Taylor and Mandy the negress pleading for a pardon. Mandy asks mercy for a man who stole a ham, calling him the biggest scoundrel in the country while noting she is out of meat.
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Bob Taylor
Tennessee
Mandy
Kraim
Ts Vigil Ieee
A Tribute to Grass From May Field Reflections
A brief quoted tribute extols grass as a vital reality beside water light and air, recalling childhood memories and its healing, grounding presence after life’s feverish toils and social strife. The author likens grass to a sunshine among May buttercups and dandelions and notes its enduring role in mourning.
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J. J. Ingalls
Doubt on Cook's Retort From Knicker's Tale
Van Dusen debates whether Knicker heard the cook’s reply to Jerkins about how the birds are cooked. Knicker says Jerkins was served a hot one after carrying on, implying the cook answered firmly.
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van Dusen
Knicker
Jerkins
Gumption on the Farm From January Farm Journal
Rural anecdotes urge practical thrift patience and kindness. Advice covers home life barn upkeep tax burdens and chores including cleaning tools mending horse blankets and reducing icy hazards. It warns against vulgar images in media and calls for leaving abominable material out of the home for children.
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Daily
Sunday Press
Farm Journal
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Denmark
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
THE
Store OF Quality
Wallaeces
Are
Oregon-Washington Railroad
Traffic Department
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Oregon and Washington Railroad Company
North Coast Railroad Company
Idaho Northern Railroad Company
Ilwaco Railroad Company
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company
F. W. Robinson General Freight
Portland, Oregon
Wma. McMurray General Passenger
Portland
W. D. Skinner
Seattle, Washington
R. B. Miller
Newberg Manufacturing and Construction Co
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