McMinnville College Dominates Second Tennis Tourney
McMinnville College defeated Pacific in the men's singles 6 4 6 1 with Lathrop beating Elliott. Mary Pennington won the girls singles for McMinnville while Elliott and Cook took the men's doubles for Pacific. Glenn Taylor closed the program with violin pieces amid a promising debut for many students.
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McMinnville College
Pacific
Lathrop
McMinnville
Elliott
Mary Pennington
P. C
Mac
Eliott
Cook
Glenn Taylor
Closing recital at Wood-Mar Hall by Hull pupils
The college school of music closed with a Wood-Mar Hall recital last Monday evening. A good audience attended and pleased with the performances. All voice pupils of Professor Hull sang and many of the pupils showed talent.
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College School of Music
Wood- Mar Hall
Hull
Increased Special Taxes Under Revenue Act of 1918
The Revenue Act of 1918 levies higher taxes on brokers pawn brokers ship brokers public amusements theatres bowling alleys billiard tables shooting galleries riding academies and for hire cars. Payment deadlines shifted to May 21 1919 with 25 percent penalties after. Motor boats 500 tons or less see new tax from 6 to 10 dollars annually with payments due by May 31 1919 to avoid penalties. Milton A Miller Collector urges timely payment.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Milton
A. Miller
Red Crown fuels Rim O' the World hill climb winners
Charles Basle in a Peerless Eight and C. 8. Stone in an Essex used Red Crown gasoline to claim top positions on the eight mile Rim O' the World hill climbing course near Waterman Canyon California. The report praises Red Crown for steady power and long mileage under the course’s severe grade and twists.
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Charles Basle
Stone
Essex
Waterman Canyon
San Bernardino
California
Plans Move Ahead for Largest Commencement Week
The week begins with tennis matches and an Alumni baseball game on Monday. The academy graduation follows on Tuesday and the college commencement concludes on Wednesday.
Students take all day trip to Bonneville Falls
Last Saturday a group of students toured the Columbia Highway. The overcast day proved clear and the scenery along the highway was particularly lovely this season. They visited Bonneville and several falls on the return trip, accompanied by chaperones Miss Siby Woodward and Mrs. Pearson.
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Columbia Highway
Bonneville
Margaret Hodson
Anna Mills
Dora Dunbar
Effie Endicott
Sewell Newhouse
Leroy Frazier
Brooks Terrell
Harold Lee
Siby Woodward
Pearson
Rubber grows along the equator
The piece notes that rubber sources have shifted from the Amazon to regions along the equator including the Malay peninsula Ceylon Sumatra and the Philippine islands. It states Brazil now provides about a quarter of world rubber and that trees grow well where rainfall is sufficient along the equator.
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Amazon
Brazil
Malay Peninsula
Ceylon
Sumatra
Philippine Islands
Household Hints on Shoe Care Garment Cleaning and Candles
Practical tips cover polishing brown shoes before wear to hide spots, adding methylated spirit to wash water to refresh silk garments, and melting paraffin in greased egg cups using twine. Also suggests cleaning water bottles with salt and vinegar mixing one tablespoon salt with three of vinegar.
Instructions for a home rinse mix
The text describes placing a substance into a bottle, shaking well, letting it sit a few minutes, shaking again, then rinsing with cold water. It outlines a two stage mixing and rinse routine without specifying ingredients or tools.
Few Fine Pearls Reach Wealthy Buyers
Pearls are scarce because demand is high and fisheries overworked. Fine pearls take long growth, and markets see them pass through many hands. Dealers rely on Indian princes and old European families, and a truly large pearl attracts bids from many wealthy buyers.
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India
Europe
Humor and Parental Budget in Abe Martin Cartoon
In an Indianapolis News excerpt, a ten year old asks what’s funny about Abe Martin. The parents explain the joke centers on a wife’s allowance being spent on clubs clothes candy and conventions. The father notes the allowance funds hotel meals while men misinterpret its use.
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Abe Martin
Indianapolis News
Start Education Early
In a crowded street car a man with a baby pushes inside. A swinging object distracts the baby who reaches for it and clutches it tightly. The crowd laughs and the father remarks that the child will have use for such a habit if he stays in town.
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