Local Notice From M H Pinney on Main Street
A historical notice references M H Pinney at 206 North Main Street and urges attention to a lumber related matter. The fragment mentions examining lumber and license implications for sea trade as part of the exhibit.
Oregon briefs on roads fairs and commerce across state
Oregon news notes include a plan to appoint about 60 road supervisors and 100 fire wardens in unpatrolled districts. Grants Pass asks for guidance on lands in the Oregon and California grant suits reverting to the government. Lebanon’s strawberry festival drew large crowds amid poor weather. Other items cite $100,000 for Crater Lake and $15,000 for Clackamas salmon hatchery improvements in the sundry civil bill.
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Grants Pass
Crater Lake
Clackamas
V L Safro
Secretary of the Interior
W. E. Mason
Klamath
Dixie Creek
Durkee
Corporation Department
R. A. Watson
Lower Columbia
H. P. Nelson
Schmidt Co
Brookfield
San Francisco
Oregon
Congress
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Portland
The
American Osteopathic Association
Oregon Association
Senator Chamberlain
Major Boggs
Isthmian Canal Commission
Olcott
Last King's Hill Tenant Homage Ceremony Described
An 19th century tale from the New York Tribune recounts a manor known as Kings Hill where a lord, after hearing plots against his life, set a ritual requiring all tenants to assemble yearly at the same hour to pay homage. A new cart whip was carried in each ceremony though details are sparse.
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Nenana
Sanday
Rtks
Namicoa
Kings Hill
New York Tribune
London Dinner Sparks Mock Barrister Remark
A young girl attended a London dinner with a solicitor. After guests left, she sharply noted that Mr X had not brought his barrister to the event, highlighting the legal angle with sarcasm.
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London
Cologne Perfume Process Auction Appeals to Simplicity
A foreign treatise explains the path to a pure eau de cologne with no storage. The article notes the process begins with ethers mixed with wine spirits, then two months of digestion, gentle distillation, aging in kegs for five to six years, and finally market release at last.
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Cologne
Disraeli Epigrams and Greville Memoirs Mention
The passage notes Disraeli’s sharp epigrams and a diary by George Russell. It recalls a question about Greville memoirs and Disraeli’s remark on his lack of affinity with the Grevilles. He cites knowing the Greville author and claims to have known him well.
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Disraeli
George Russell
Dareell
Greville
Grevilles
Rea Cicero
Bul
First Chinese Arrivals in Europe and Early Trade
The text notes that Europeans knew little of China before the Genghis Khan era, with Chinese presence in Europe around 1300 and the first commercial exchange with Europe dating from about 1520. It frames early contact as a distant, limited encounter shaping Far Cathay perceptions.
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Europe
China
Cathay
Learning Is a Quiet Timepiece in Your Pocket
The saying urges to keep learning as a personal, constant habit, like a watch in a pocket. Do not broadcast every insight. share knowledge only when asked and without boasting. Maintain steady, discreet growth rather than loud display.
Hunting the Chamois in the Alps
In spring the chamois fur darkens. Flocks descend from upland pastures toward Folco and the broad branches below Path Lana. The hunter must study wind, scent, terrain, and combine marksmanship with guiding skill to pursue these agile animals on cliffs and glaciers.
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P. Kuhner
Scribner's
An Artist's Mustache and Victorian Attitudes
An anecdote recalls Thomas at a 1846 magistrate hearing amid debates on style and national taste. The remark mocks an “un-English” display of fashion and facial hair, reflecting mid nineteenth century England’s social norms and artistic circles.
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England
Thomas Onae
Cooper
Academy
Actor Herbert Tree Snubs Beggar After Crown Handout
During a provincial tour Herbert Tree arrived at a hotel and gave a beggar half a crown. The man claimed familiarity and recalled Sir George Alexander, offering five shillings, but Tree ignored him and moved on up the hotel steps.
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Herbert Tree
George Alexander
Ra Stavas Ak
London
Amateur dyeing errors ruin garments with wrong drying method
Fragments describe home dyeing mistakes by ten amateurs who pool dyed items and attempt to dry with heat or squeeze out moisture. The text notes creases stubbornly persist and may vanish with proper pressing.
Elevating the Hay Loft in a Rural Reverie
A fragmentary feature describes farmer Corntessel’s efforts to elevate barn life and live by refined manners. The narrator notes the struggle to balance rustic work with household polish in the hay loft.
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Corntessel
Patty
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