Old Well Still Producing In Pico Canyon California
The first California petroleum discovery traces to Pico Canyon near Newhall in Los Angeles County. An 1860s seep led to early wells and companies under Standard Oil influence, with the famed No 4 well still described as producing despite many wells later abandoned.
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California
Pico Canyon
Los Angeles County
Newhall
San Fernado
Gelsich
Pennsylvania
Scofield
California Star Oil Company
Pacific Oil Company
C. ‘A. Mentry
C. ‘A. Mentry Being Field Superintendent, and Mr. Scofield
Standard Oil Company of California
A& It
Historic Bermudan Church St Peter's of 1718 Remains Richly Marked
The old St Peter's Church in Bermuda, built 1718 on the St. George site, showcases white limestone walls scarred by time. Notable features include statues by famous English sculptors, memorials to nobility, and a massive silver communion service gifted by King George II, with garter insignia.
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St Peter's
Told Town
Muda
George's
Te Sat
Cure
Ede
Hester Tucker
Moore
St. George’s
Hester
Akevol
St. Peter's
W Mabe II
England
William Browne
Salem
Order of the Garter
Real Estate Transfers and Reflections on Happiness
A list of property deeds shows Hazel Gertruds Anderson and others selling parcels in McMinnville and Newberg to various buyers, with prices and lot details. The piece ends with Edmund Burke’s meditation on happiness and the conflict between pleasure and reason.
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Edmund
Burke
Ohio State Journal
Fighting Families and War Posters in World War II Era
A Leslie’s magazine fragment notes mock poster claims not seen during conflict. It compares family labor forces with Johnson 29, Jones 22 500, Browns 9 000, and Cohen 4500. lists 74 George Washingtons 2 Ulysses S Grants and 78 Robert E Lees among American names in recruiting lore.
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Smiths
Smith
Colors
Johnson
Jones Boys
Greens
America
Browns
Hindenburg Line
George Washingtons
Ulysses S. Grants
Precocious 12 Year Old Brings Gun to Self Assurance
A Detroit Free Press clipping recalls a fearless 12 year old daughter of a negro laundress who carries a loaded Breal er revolver and says she would use it if bothered while out at night. The girl remains calm and says she has never shot it.
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Detroit Free Press
Clemenceau Wag Peeved Over Movi Mention
A garbled account references Clemenceau anger at a modeled portrait by Redin. The passage notes the “Tiger” scrutiny and a question about Movi, suggesting anger over rational merit in the royal or divine contexts.
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Redin
M. Clemenceau
Brenehmen
M Clementeny
Rooster Eats 486 Kernels in Local Guessing Game
A Montgomery City storekeeper staged a window display with a fat rooster and a counting pan of corn to prize the closest guess to the kernels eaten. The rooster reportedly devoured 486 kernels in 20 minutes before slowing, with a woman allegedly guessing 488 and winning.
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Montgomery City
Tie
Kanenas
Optimist learns lesson after failed interrogation
In a village scene the stubborn optimist tries to teach the lessons of life to a closed mind. After two hours with the V B the SO emerges pale yet smiling revealing the bitter truth of learning from a closed person.
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Cig Ohn
Ted
V. B
S. O
St. Laule
Five Year Old’s Tussle With Politeness Mirrors Parental Hope
A five year old named Margaret is scolded by her mother after being rude to a guest. The mother expresses sorrow over her efforts to raise a polite child. Margaret replies with a sharp self critique, saying in effect that her mother is a failure.
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Margaret
Nature's playful design shapes Italy and sea edges
The passage muses on how geography seems by whim to mold Italy with a wrinkled Dalmatian coast as inland refuges and a flat Adriatic shore. It questions whether this is to keep Italians alert and capable, recalling Rome’s historic imprint.
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Dalmatian
Adriatic
Italy
Peninsula
Shiloh Benet Corpe Meeting Notice in Missouri
Frances Woodruff presides as Emma L. Snow serves as secretary at the I. C. O. F. hall near Meridian streets with details of a local meeting in Missouri.
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Arthoc Ete I. C. O. F. Hall
Meridian Streets
Frances Woodruff
Emma L. Snow
Tombstore Weird Stain at South Hook Fort Mystery
A garbled report describes a strange stain near Ford Haven and South Hook Fort with reports of a young arting officer and a near wound by a nlf during practice. One officer is said to have seized a dagger in a tense moment.
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Merbrandefon
Ford Haven
Arting
South Hook
Nlf
Heather
Eroes
Cardiff
Bring your job work to the Graphic office
The notice directs individuals to deliver their job work to the Graphic office for processing. It specifies the location and necessary steps for submission.
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Graphic Office
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Real Estate Travefers
Hazel Gertruds
Anderson Oe
Gilbert
John
John Auer
Samuel Stanifer
E L Ballard
Mabel P
Clyde Bradon
J F Fulton
Hurley & Large’s
Newberg
Clarence Butthand
John Anderson Ang
Deskin
Lst
Newber
Mildred
Chase
Husbet
John C Klanck
Patrick Dooley
Bean
Gustave H Ehmsép
Alfred G Heckman
Frank W Edwards
Geo E Clark
R A Edwards
CP Dennett
van Walters
Foster
Samuel Gause
Hobson
Clarence Bull
Avis
Geo Kauf- Ni
Edward Newberg
Leete
Chehalem Land
Henry L McCaffrey
Edwin EB Hickbert
Geo Owens
Siena Oldenburg
Husb
Geo Call
John J Smith Dle
Arthur Powell
Roy M Fouts
Wennerberg
Carlton
Mary E Turner
D Holman
Baker & Martin's
McMinnville
H F Wilson
J W Allender
A” Saylor
Clemenceau Wag
Rooster
Newbery
Shiloh Benet Corpe
Yamhill County Abstract Co
JM. Gibbon
Mgr
Yamhill County
P. Nelson
Lee la du
Office
Residence
Gary Motor Trucks
Gary Motor
Gary Truck
Northwest Territory
Portland
Asenre
Ind
Gary Coast Agency, Inc
Broadway
Ore
E. H. Utter
lOttice
First National
H. C. Dixon
DR. A. M. Davis
Ferguson
Ezra Hayes
Third’ St
Seal
Hone White
Hazelwood Co
W. A. Vincent
Standard Oil Company
Ube
E. A. Romig, M.D
First Nat'l Bank
Office Black
Res
John 8. Rankin
U. 8 National Bank
Thos. W. Hester
Dixon Building
Orange
Oregon
Federal Farm Loans
First National Bank
E. A. Ellis
Live Stock Commission Merchant
Portland ‘Road
Undertakers
Hodson & Elliott
Fen
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