Oregon Electric depot topic and pioneer obituaries
Politicians plan Fourth of July orations early as discussion grows on Oregon Electric depot site. General Ben Simpson, father of poet Sam L. Simpson, dies in Portland at 92. pioneer of 1848 who built the first steamboat for the Willamette River in 1852. Early Oregon history notes urged for scrap-booking a record of these old pioneers.
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Ben Simpson
Sam. L. Simpson
Oregon
Willamette
Portland
Tennessee
Willamette River
Great
Northwest
Prohibition foes rally against reform preacher Wasson
The wholesale liquor interests circulate a paper opposing liquor laws written by preacher William A. Wasson. They argue the booze trade is so notorious that a single preacher cannot salvage its reputation.
Public listeners and the quiet listener virtue
A reflection on public audiences where a whispering habit disrupts speakers. The observer notes the irritation of the side chatterer and argues that true listeners endure noise with patience, asserting it takes brains to be a good listener.
Normal School Trouble Reviving in Oregon
The Oregonian argues against direct legislation to revive the three existing normal schools Weston Monmouth and Ashland. It warns cross voting will perpetuate old normal abuses and urges state wide, not local focused, reform to establish an enduring efficient teacher training system.
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Oregon
Weston
Monmouth
Ashland
The
Oregonian
Orgonian
House
Senate
Amusement Co Disavows Link With Miller Co in Newberg Carnival
The Arnold Amusement Co. declares no connection with the Miller Amusement Co. mentioned in Newberg on May 26 and 28. A large carnival is planned for Newberg early this fall.
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Arnold Amusement Co
Miller Amusement Co
Newberg
The Mousquetaire’s Rise and Fall Under Du Mas’s Pay Scale
The Paris journal The Mousquetaire flourished briefly under Alexandre Dumas and a lavish pay scheme. Boule proposed a daily fee system with a loaned checkbook to fund lavish salaries. Dumas reveled in money, but the scheme dissolved as business methods clashed with the venture.
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Mousquetaire
Alexandre Dumas
Iions
Boule
Dumas
Boyle
Different Sort of Credit in a Georgia Crossroads Store
An old darky named Uncle Mose visits a Georgia crossroads store. The proprietor greets him and notes Mose’s camp meeting conversion from drinking and bad habits. Mose affirms his change and jokes about Ab approving his request for credit for bacon and meal.
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Georgia
Uncle Mose
Brooklyn Eagle
Wind Editor Quietly Dismisses Titus Titmouse
Titus Titmouse demanded truth from the Wind editor who calmly denied labeling him a liar. Titmouse asserts the paper called him a scorn, but the editor deflects with a quip about never printing stale news and suggests a rival could have made the claim.
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Titus Titmouse
The
Mr. Titmouse
Be They Would. The Butchers Bone Comment
Mrs Newned visits a butcher shop and objects to bone in a beef joint. The cranky old butcher replies the cow’s bones are inherent. She remains silent after his quip about cows needing bones. London Scraps.
Causes of Death in Medical Profession Statistics
A French report shows 44 percent die from heart disease, 20 percent from nervous affections, 20 percent from morphia habit, and 7 percent from tuberculosis among doctors. The text notes morbid distress often stems from not recognizing incurable illness and seeking morphia for relief.
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N Or
London Globe
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Newberg Graphic
C. Woodward
Oregon Electric Depot
Jim Hill
Gregory Building
Corner First
Blaine
R. R. Company
Berlin
Allen-Reynolds Hardware Company
Yamhill Electric CO
S.E. Watkins & Son
Vogue Millinery
Gregory
France
C. F. Held
Oregon Electric
Beaver Realty DO
Chase & Linton Gravel Company
R. B. Linnville
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