Real Estate Transfers Across McMinnville and Newberg Area
A lengthy list of property transfers including parcels in McMinnville Newberg and Dayton with buyers like Roseal Thea M Henry Eccleston L M Smith C C Ferguson and Hattie M Bowman among others. Transactions include farms tracts and subdivided lots with prices ranging from 1 to 10000 across sections and additions.
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Mary A Baker
Rosealthea M & Henry Eccleston
Rowland
Minnville
1St National Bank Newberg
L M Smith & C C Ferguson
Everest
H Becker & Wt
LL Cook
Samuel D Gauntdle
Hattie M Bowman & Hub
Levi Sanders
Wallace
Edith Blosser
Jno Laughlin
Bowman & Wt
Levi & Eva Sanders
Selah B
Breeding Et al
Jno Redmond
McMinnville
Alva C
Brown & Wf
Geo W & LJ
Buckley
Alva P Macy’s
Dayton
Alva,c
Jj Brower Et al
Adam Cutbrod
Wm Chapman
Leo Childs
Jne Dobbins
Newberg
H Christenson
Gordon Tract
Geo Cohn
McKinley
Singne Cook & Hub
James K Sears
Mary E Davis
Jne Redmond
Samuel B
Dey & Wi
Ellen D
Todd
S M
Jeffrey
Lola M Elwood
CC & SE Sloan
Ramsey
Janey
McE
Galbreath & Hub
Bank of Sherwood
J D
Gordon & Wf
Central
GM Graves & Wf
Guy Herbert
Mattie Graves
Hurley & Large’s
Gus Guddat
Wito
E Romig
L Harris & Wito
Kerns
C L
Harris & Wito
Burdick
Lake View
M Harrington
Alto
Lewis L Saunders
Caroline Robinson
Hub
Paul Fandman
Cathelie Robinson
Hewitt Davenport
Rockey C Robison
J H Bottemiller
Hurley & Sarges
Grace Watt Ross
Elrod
An Eccentric Dog in Bailey's Magazine
A narrated sketch of a peculiar old spaniel with wolfish jaws and long ears. The dog is ill tempered yet affectionate at times, pockets nests for gifts, and refuses to move for others causing clashes on hillsides. He forms an unlikely bond with a cat who teases him with spits and scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Canadian Moose Mystery Inspires London Tit-Bits Tale
A visitor from Canada admires a mounted Canadian moose in a shop. She jokes that the beast is Canadian and wonders what the rats there are like, prompting humorous disbelief from the clerk and a punchy punchline.
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Saat
Caneda
Canada
Santiok Wele
Anette
London
Inverted Rainbow Seen From Rocca di Papa Mystery
Visitors at the Italian Geodynamic Observatory Rocca di Papa observed a rare inverted rainbow from 2300 feet, with a concave side up. The report notes another instance from the Eiffel Tower Paris where a double inverted rainbow formed two concentric circles. The effect occurs when the observer is above the refracting medium, typically in mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocca da Papa
Cama
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Growth of Postal Service in Early United States
In Washington's administration the postmaster general kept one clerk with seventy five post offices and 1875 miles of post roads. Mail transportation cost 22081 dollars while revenue reached 37935 dollars and expenditures 32140 dollars leaving a 5795 dollar surplus. The railroad mail idea emerged in 1838 and the railway mail service began in 1864 under Colonel Armstrong in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Colonel Armstrong
New York American
Speed of Wild Ducks in Flight
Observations of mallard and widgeon off the sea show speeds from 100 mph in hurricane conditions to 190 mph with a gale, averaging 58 mph in calm. mergansers may exceed the others, while swallows appear slow yet race across the sky with rapid wing motion. The note cites Orkney mergansers and compares webfooted ducks to fast bees in half light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallard
Widgeon
Orkney
Edinburgh Scotsman
A Little Tragedy of Love
A dramatic scene unfolds as a young couple face parental opposition from the girl's father. Despite warnings and fear, the couple's devotion remains steadfast amid family conflict and a sudden violent interruption.
Happiness in a Household Slave Parable
A fragmented tale shows a couple arguing over who is the slave while a baby interrupts and redefines ownership. The moral hints at power, work, and family roles within a domestic bond. The brief vignette ends with the baby’s exclamation altering the dynamic.
Emily and the Club Nuisance at School
A Harpers Weekly note describes a school scene where girls form a club and feed a nauseating liquid to a fellow student. The entry highlights a troubling, curious incident observed by a teacher as she left for the afternoon.
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Emily
Harpar’e Weekly
Parlor Clock Stops as Family Seeks Savings
In a quaint domestic moment a father questions meaning while the clock remains halted. His daughter notes a visitor named Mr Nicefellow who suggested stopping the clock to save wear on the works and cut coal and gas costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Nicefellow
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
THE
Store OF Quality
Della
Coyle Et al
C W Morgan
Mary May Crater
McMinnville & Yamhill Co Hospital
Assa
Chas Crater
P Q Davis
Selah B & Mary E Davis
College
Papa
Hitchen Mercantile Co
First
Meridian
Oxfords
Nash & Finley
First National Bank
MO. N
E. M.F
Flanders
Newberg, Oregon
Chas. K. Spaulding Log. Co
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