Silence of Deciotsana and ancient toothache jokes
The London Chronicle notes that Greek and Latin dictionaries mention toothache but cite few early sources. It doubts whether Athens experienced widespread tooth pain, suggesting that even Lucretius only references teeth with unrelated examples like cold water and biting bread.
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New Bat Draws Attention From Ms Jones
A fragment from the Houston Post notes Ms Jones showing off a new bat with a proud smile, while onlookers speculated about its appearance and fit. The brief item captures a light social moment centered on athletic gear.
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Chew Your Food Well For Better Digestion
A New York American idea explains that thorough chewing speeds digestion. Breaking solid food into small pieces increases surface area, aiding dissolution and chemical conversion, reducing stress on the digestive system and potentially preventing modern dyspepsia.
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Springbrook Teams Prepare for North Yakima Trip
Cecil Hadley and Walter Brown plan to depart for North Yakima Washington next week. Miss Lesta Cook named primary teacher for next year after a strong season on Parrett Mountain. Springbrook defeated Chehalem Center 17 to 1 with Bobbie Garland fanning 11 and Springbrook collecting 18 hits led by Zeigler a home run and two base hits. Umpires Duncan and Hadley praised the game. School closed in the primary room last Friday with the eighth grade nearly all passing exams. Five students intend to attend Pacific Academy.
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Real Estate Transfers in McMinnville and Surrounding Areas
Edith Ackley and partner deed 15 acres in section 10 township 2 range 4 west to Daniel Fahnestock for 1075 dollars. Wm O Barnard and wife transfer 28.59 acres in Alder mandl court to Chas C Barrett for 10 dollars. J Bickford sells lots 5 and 6 block 33 Oak Park add McMinnville to AH and Cora E Leland for 800 dollars. Ernest L Brown and wife to Elizabeth Patten Driver part tract 60 Hurley sabd for 1 dollar. WE Burke and J C Ainsworth transfer tracts 22, 25 and 12 acres on Chehalem Hill for 10 dollars. WE Burke and George Dannes tracts 8 Chehalem Hill for 1485 dollars. C P Douglas and wife to Mary E Kelly lots 7 and 8 block 33 Oak Park add McMinnville for 1800 dollars. Hattie E Gilliland transfers to Ernest L …
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Property Transfers in Various Townships and Lots
A series of real estate transfers recorded include Erica G Johnson selling parcel in Hurlepa subdivision for 1 dollar. Multiple minor lots across townships shift to buyers such as Herman Krause, Yeo, and Woodward with nominal sums, and owners like Galen C Miller and Persie Rusby enter a 1 percent interest agreement. Additional deeds show transfers in La Payette and Whiteson jurisdictions with prices ranging from 1 to 100 dollars.
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Ray W Smith
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Property exchange and land offer near Newberg Washington
Sophia Hansen 42 and Christen Hansen 39 plan to divide eighty acres of unimproved land with clay soil and south east slope, a spring, coal, near a town of 1100 with school railroad and boat landing. They offer the land for little clearing cost or exchange for small improved acreage near Newberg. Inquiries go to George W. Rowan Castle Rock Washington. 32.35
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Odd Signs in London Tinman and Coffee Room Notices
A London item notes quirky signs showing a tinman advertising repairs for body and sole and a coffee room sign claiming it was moved upstairs until repaired. The brief vignette highlights humorous misplacements and wording in everyday shop notices.
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Watcha
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Graceful seabird skims waves nests on cliff shore
The article describes a bird gliding over waves without obvious wing motion and nesting on a grassy ledge near a cliff. It notes the bird’s valuable oil, about half a pint per bird, used for defense and medicinal purposes by natives, and mentions its application in healing sprains and bruises.
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Landon
Why Turkish Women Go Veiled
The passage argues veils among Turkish women are not due to religion but a historic custom from Tartary. It claims early Turkish men abducted attractive women, triggering fighting, so by the second century after Christ they formed harems and restricted women’s contact with men from puberty onward.
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Mohammed
Unconscious Self Criticism and a Subeditor’s Dilemma
A subeditor named Mr X was tasked with composing an essay on superstition and imbecility. The piece contained a flawed line quoted as that imbecility is not nane perusal of the follow lines will amply demonstrate, illustrating a misstep in translation or typesetting.
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Their Natural Place. Waves of laughter fill the audi
In a crowded auditorium residents react with laughter as a performance unfolds. Names and specifics are unclear due to the fragmented OCR text.
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