Bitulithic Favored for City Paving in Idaho Falls
A city council committee in Idaho Falls reports Bitulithic paving as superior to asphalt and wood block. Councilman Clark notes asphalt cracks, wood blocks swell, while eight year old Bitulithic remains sound, earning unanimous city support. Also, orchardists send abundant letters about peach disorders and supply concerns.
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Council
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls Morning Post
Clark
Portland
Pacific Northwest Farmers Poised for Record Fall Yields
Projections show big harvests across Oregon Washington and Idaho with expected total crop output near 70 million bushels valued at about 52.5 million dollars. Oats and barley add 27.6 million, fruit adds 15 million, wool 6.6 million and hops 4.65 million. Overall income for producers approaches 150 million with potential national wealth near 500 million if manufactured goods are included.
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Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
How to Save Peach Crop in Willamette Valley
Prof H Jackson of Oregon Agricultural College warns the Willamette Valley peach crop is nearly wrecked by cold and pests. He cites two diseases peach leaf curl and California peach blight and urges spring Bordeaux spraying and a self boiled lime or sulphur mixture for blight.
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Willamette Valley
H. §. Jackson
Entomology Department
Oregon Agricultural College
Obituary of Mrs J H Ingle
Agnes J. Marshall born in Allegan Michigan on September 22 1860 united with the M E church as a child after losing her father she moved with her mother to Lyons New York in 1862 later living in Kingman Kansas and Newberg Oregon where she died May 27 after six years of poor health she was 51 years old survived by her husband Jacob H Ingle and two brothers interment May 29
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Agnes J. Marshall
Allegan, Mich
Lyons, N. Y
Kingman Kansas
Kingman County
Kansas
Jacob H. Ingle
Newberg
Saturday Rose Day Parade and Exhibits Planned
A Rose Day event runs Saturday with roses on display at the show and a parade starting at 10 30 am. Businesses are urged to decorate storefronts and join the procession with decorated vehicles. The baby parade forms at First and Meridian and proceeds to Garfield and back to the rose tent.
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First
Meridian
Garfield
College
College Commencement Schedule for Class of 1912
A series of events outlines the 1912 college commencement week. June 8 features a President's Reception, June 9 hosts a Baccalaureate sermon by Levi T. Pennington and a Christian Associations address, June 10 a Music Department concert, June 11 graduation exercises for Pacific Academy and an Alumni Association gathering, and June 12 commencement with Dr. Sylvester Newlin delivering the address and an Alumni Banquet in Pasadena.
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Friends Church
Levi T. Pennington
Christian Associations
College Auditorium
Pacific Academy
Alumni Association
Sylvester Newlin
Pasadena
Calif
North Dakota Association Picnic Set for June 15 1912
Annual picnic of The North Dakota Association will be held June 15 1912 at LaFayette Locks. Former North Dakota residents are invited to attend. K L Tangen president John Fort secretary urge bringing baskets and eating utensils.
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North Dakota Association
LaFayette Locks
North Dakota
K. L. Tangen
John Fort
Sec’y
Sheridan High School Baseball Triumph Over Newberg 2–0
The Newberg team defeated Sheridan High 2 to 0 in a sharp game at Sheridan. Pitcher Stretch struck out five, Gause scored twice, and Miller drove in a run in the fifth. A return match is set for Friday as Newberg seeks to continue its improved play.
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Sheridan
Sheridan High
Berg
Stretch
Leonard
Newberg
Fe Miller
Gause
Protection of Passengers Lifeboat and Drill Procedures
The article explains that lifeboat capacity on these ships covers all passengers and crew. A trained wireless operator oversees the wireless room around the clock. Notices in staterooms and public areas assign occupants to boats and lifeboats are clearly numbered. Fire and boat drills occur at port and at sea with passenger participation encouraged. Stewards show proper life belt attachment. These practices have been in force for years.
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Gers
Local Gossip Records Visits and Moves Across Dundee
E C Alford visits his brother Rev J G Alford as Mr and Mrs G A Dearborn travel to Portland. Jack Van Valkenburg of Portland visits Dundee. Mrs Thun and Mrs Scott tour Springbrook strawberry patches. Hart Robison family from North Yamhill visit Red Hills relatives. A C Morse W J Bennett R C Crosby and C N Smith toured Portland last week. Grandpa Ryan returns to Dundee from Newberg and Harland Ryan settles back here. Claus Groth departs Dundee depot for a summer outdoor job on John Herring's farm. A contract is let for a modern bungalow for T A Harper on the northeast side of a Thomas Prince property.
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E. C. Alford
J. G. Alford
G. A. Dearborn
Portland
Jack van Valkenburg
Dundee
Grandpa Ryan
Newberg
Harland Ryan
Claus Groth
John Herring
T. A. Harper
Thomas Prince
Death of Prof Charles E Lewis An Esteemed Educator
Whittier California reports the death of Prof Charles E Lewis who died Tuesday morning. He served Pacific College as faculty member and acting president and later worked as financial agent in Whittier to bolster the college endowment. His career included teaching at Whittier College Paonia Colorado and Honolulu with pastoral work for Friends churches in Denver and Whittier. His loss is mourned by colleagues and students.
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The
Graphic
Whittier
California
Charles E. Lewis
Penn College
Lewis
Pacific College
Paonia
Colorado
Denver
Friends Churches
Whittier College
Honolulu
Pode Lewis
Matthews
Hillsboro Logging Camp Fatality Near Buxton
Rudolph Zigler aged 30 was killed at Christensen logging camp above Buxton while watching the main cable when the block holding the tripline broke the cable struck him in the back of the head He died within minutes He was to marry a Buxton girl son of P J Zigler long familiar to Chehalem Valley residents
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Rudolph Zigler
Buxton
Zigler
Chehalem Mountain
P. J. Zigler
Chehalem Valley
Display the National Colors for 135th Birth Anniversary
June 14 marks the 135th anniversary of the birth of the flag. Shiloh Corps No 28 urges patriotic teaching by displaying the flag from homes and urging neighbors to do the same. It should also float from each schoolhouse and public building. signed Elizabeth E Colton Pat Inst
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Shiloh Corps
F. C
Elizabeth E. Colton
Pat
Resolutions of Sympathy for Agnes J. Ingle
The Shiloh Corps No 28 extends its sympathy to the bereaved Emma Langworthy Grace Marshall and Mary Scott in Fraternity Charity and Loyalty following the passing of Agnes J Ingle. The resolutions note that the Heavenly Father has taken her into His care.
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Agnes J. Ingle
Shiloh Corps
Emma L. Langworthy
Grace EB. Marshall
Mary E. C. Scott
Official Sign Language Signs Used by Geographic Board
A New York Tribune summary notes that a set of conventional signs maps varied country features from rocks and oil wells to lakes and pine forests. Symbols denote land classes, boundaries, monuments, and military features, with guides available from the director of the geology survey in Washington.
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Geographic Board
Geology Survey
Weshington
New York Tribune
Readin is the Power of Hearing with the Eyes Said
A southern congressman meets his former enslaved servant Sam in which the elder man, now able to read, proclaims that reading is the power of hearing with the eyes. The exchange underscores literacy as a new companionship found in books and papers.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
A Religious Flower Madonna Lily in Sacred Tradition
The Madonna lily, cultivated in northern Europe since 1596, is native to the Levant and its blooming aligns with Easter. Its frequent presence in religious paintings and ecclesiastical decoration marks it as the church’s sacred lily, deeply tied to religious sentiment.
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Europe
Levant
Palestine
Flowers
One on the Teacher
Comic classroom exchange from Chicago where a student defends the phrase Where was I at claiming it is sometimes correct. The teacher challenges the usage and asks for a valid time example. The student cites Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock as a correct instance.
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Willie
Chicago
The Mystery of the Second Wind in Running
A feature explains how runners gain a second wind by expanding lung use and balancing respiration. It notes initial breathlessness as lungs adjust and cites breath control experiments to illustrate how increased air intake enables longer effort.
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Elaine
Seehrely
A Whale Spouts Air Jet Like Steam From a Boiler
The article explains how a whale’s spout forms as hot air meets cold water. If the blowhole stays just under the surface a low fountain appears, and a tall jet of steam with a small water spray follows when the blowhole nears the surface. The resulting cloud lingers and drifts with the wind.
Polite English Baronet and London High Sheriff
A renowned English baronet who served as London’s high sheriff was famed for courteous greetings as he walked London's streets. He would bow touch his hat and utter Sir I wish you a very good morning to acquaintances and even during a grim execution he offered the same courteous farewell before leaving the convict.
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London
Devil Story Variant from Hardy Grandfather Protects Self
The narrator recounts Thomas Hardy describing his grandfather who outwitted two would be robbers. He sat on a furze fagot with his hat bearing glowworms, wore fern fronds as horns, and read a letter by glowworm light. Rumors soon spread of midnight readers among the assailants.
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Thomas Hardy
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