Wanted farm rental and local classifieds list
Classified items include farm rental inquiry by D C Glick, various sales of livestock and hay tools, contract award for Littlefield dwelling by H C W Construction Co, sale of yearling Hamiltonian colts for 180, money to loan through Atty B A Kirks, and notices for Plymouth Twine orders, pruning produce sales, stenographer job by Ruth Green, and millinery shop hours at Hannon Millinery Parlors.
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Littlefield
H. C. W. Construction Co
S. E. Watkins & Son
Market Prune Buyer Seeks Deliveries in Oregon
A buyer offers top market price for dried prunes fresh prunes dried black caps and dried logan berries. Accepts delivery at Springbrook Newberg or Dundee Oregon. William Kin fare?d Springbrook Oregon.
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H. S. Gile and Co
Springbrook
Newberg
Dundee
Kin‘eaid
Ore
Installation of Officers for Burr Oak Circle No. 13
Burr Oak Circle No 13 holds installation Monday evening July 17 inviting all members with their families to attend. By order of circle Verona H Nelson Clerk.
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Burr Oak Circle No. 13
Verona H. Nelson
Water shutoff warned for all leaking pipes
All leaking plumbing faucets or water pipes must be repaired at once or water will be shut off until such repairs are made. Orange Elliott Water Supt. 39
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Orange Elliott
Card of Thanks for Sickness and Death of Child
Card expresses gratitude from Mr. and Mrs. Guy Harp to friends for sympathy and aid during illness and death of their child.
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Guy Harp
Bids Open for Foot Bridge to G A R Cemetery
Sealed bids due by 8 pm Monday June 24 1911 for construction of a foot bridge to the G A R cemetery. Plans and specifications available at the city recorder's office dated July 13 1911. 40 W Nexson Recorder.
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City Recorder’s
W. W. Nexson
Notice to Water Consumers for Lawn and Street Sprinkling
This notice restricts lawn sprinkling to 7 to 8 PM and street uses to 7 to 8 AM and 12 to 1 PM. On First and Main streets wagon hose allowed Saturday 7 to 8 AM only. Remove hoses when not in use and prohibit garden irrigation at all times. Fines of two dollars per violation.
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Orange Elliott
Newly Practicing Drs Bowers Open Office in Edwards Building
The Drs Bowers establish a new office in the Edwards building opposite the post office upstairs on the left. They have completed post graduate work and will treat patients from 9 to 12 and 11 to 5 with home and emergency calls available any hour.
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Drs. Bowers
Edwards Building
Ancestral Worship In Korea Observed By Travelers
A traveler notes groups of relatives performing filial rites near graves in Korea. A mat and a small Korean table with food are arranged for the ancestral spirit. Friends bow repeatedly with clasped hands and lowered faces as the ceremony continues beyond sight.
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Korea
Boy Gives Bible Birthday Gift Inscribed by Author
A London Gentlewoman recounts a Cannes dinner tale about a boy who wants to gift his mother a Bible for her birthday. He browses a book to learn the proper inscription and writes light be made the first line with regards from the author.
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Cannes
London
Old Time Beer Test Described By London Mail
The London Mail recalls a sixteenth century practice where English testers were appointed to assay beer for healthfulness. One method involved spilling ale on a wooden seat and testing if the tester could rise without issue, indicating adulteration or purity of the drink.
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England
London Mail
Pneumonia Perils From a Neglected Cold and Weight
A health note warns pneumonia strikes robust, overweight individuals who overeat and neglect diet. It stresses regular weighing, daily exercise, and reduction of meat and alcohol to lower risk. The piece mentions common misperceptions and urges vigilance against severe illness after a bad cold.
Puzzling Pecan Beads Stymie Crafting Efforts
Fragment from Youth's Companion notes a puzzled craftsman failing to fit a smaller bead into a hole, describing the scene with humorous disgust and a stubborn pecan bead as the obstacle. The excerpt underscores a lighthearted moment of stubborn fit and frustration.
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Physic
Willow Baskets Dominant Russian Imports to America
The Chicago Record-Herald notes willow baskets are among the largest imports from Russia to the United States. Most esier baskets come from central Russia by peasants, with some from the Danube valley and some domestic production. Imports last year exceeded a million dollars. Osier willow has a long Russian history and is tied to traditional craft methods passed from father to son.
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Russia
America
Danube Valley
Chicago Record-Herald
Fragmentary tale in which visitor sees a portrait
An inexact Victorian anecdote describes a visitor asking a woman if a painted likeness of her daughter is a family portrait. She explains the daughter died recently and imagines how she would look if alive, revealing a wistful, unfinished scene.
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Paris
Beleaguered Becomes Longest Word Debate
Uncle Tom, Susie, Jack, and Philip discuss long English words. Susie argues smiles spans a mile between end letters, Jack claims beleaguered exceeds that, while Philip cites transcontinental with even more distance.
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Uncle Tom
Mre James
Susie
Jack
Philip
Statwreteale
Lippincott’s
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Hudson Bros
Eee
Wantep
Dr. Ran
Nell Reuter
N. C. Christenson
D. C
Hart’s Hardware Store
Tallman
Lowe
Wise
G. S. Hoaglin
Pirst Street
Jesse Edwards
F. D. Baron
O. Baldwin
Atty
B. A. Kirks
McMinnville, Oregon
D. Williams
Plymouth Twine
Ruth Green
John Gower
East Side
Sherwood
Portland
O. H. Patrick
East 21St Street
Hannon
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