Early Football Echoes From Harvard and Yale History
The article recalls early college football in 1800s America, from Harvard and Yale trials to 1874 matches with McGill, noting the freeform play, lack of protective gear, and the evolution toward organized rules. It highlights the 1874 Harvard–McGill game and the spread of the sport across campuses.
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Harvard
Boston
Yale
Yale Football Association
Columbia
Princeton
Rutgers
America
Oxford
Cambridge
England
Montreal
McGill
Boston Advertiser
McGills
Salt Consumption Per Capita Cited By Washington
The Milwaukee Sentinel cites Washington statistics showing salt consumption per person is about 100 rounds yearly yet public appearances suggest many more. The note highlights the discrepancy between numbers and observed behavior in a humorous editorial tone.
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Washington
Miwaukee Sentinel
A Crying Need for Diamond Inlays, Inventive Quest
The Kap sas City Journal notes a demand for a method to inlay people with gems and the limited supply of diamonds for a lady. It comments on the fortune possible for an inventive genius who perfects such a technique.
Retort Matrimonial Confusion Over Beets Dinner
A comical domestic exchange centers on beet quarrels at dinner with a humorous quarrel tone and a shopperly aside about American preferences. The text hints at a strained meal and a rhetorical complaint about beets in the context of marriage.
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Baitimore
Luncheon language notes in city clerk glossary
A quirky correspondent describes playful London cafe terms and slang for breakfast orders. The piece catalogs phrases like white baby coffee without milk and two poached eggs on toast with humorous comments on variations and wording.
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Lunnun
Bagpipes Through Roman and Grecian Times
The article traces bagpipes from ancient Greece and Rome to Scotland. It notes early use in Grecian culture and suggests a lineage to the Highland bagpipe tradition alive today.
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Nero
Scotland
Dublin's Red Haired Club Initiation Odd Hair Policy
A Dublin club initiates new members with a strange hair washing rule. It requires washing hair and whiskers in hot soda to prevent pretended gains through false identities. The quirky rite highlights the group’s emphasis on genuine appearance during membership.
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Dublin
Doctor Outsmarts Bill Collectors By Honest Practice
A New York physician recalls a legendary case where a doctor used a ruse to avoid inflated bills. A door porter would confirm a professional visit, and the doctor would treat the caller as a patient, charging only a professional fee while returning the rest, teaching collectors a lesson. The tale ends with collectors abandoning professional calls as word spread.
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New York
Poe
For Sale and Notice of Local Trades and Ads
Classified items include real estate trade offers, a Jersey Bull on Portland road near Newberg, Rhode Island Red pullets for sale, a Bennett piano offered for 175, trades for property in Hillsboro, a lost purse on First street, and various wants and notices from local listings with names like Walter Wilson Christopher Young Garrett and Emma Grimes.
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Portland Road
Newberg
Walter Wilson
Rhode Island
Christopher & Young
Dundee
Graphic Office
Emma Grimes
Long Sentences in English Masters Parade Records
The passage compares notable writers for their lengthy sentences. It cites Mme Peggy and Dumas as leading in extended lines, with Gibbon and Dr Johnson producing substantial, intricate constructions. It notes Jeremy Taylor’s Day of that roms reaching around 302 words as a possible high-water mark in the language.
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Taylor
Mme
Peggy
Dumas
Gibbon
Dr. Johnson
Jeremy Taylor
No Two Eyes See Alike in Perception of Color
Professor John Aitken writes to Nature noting that ordinary matters may mislead but color perception varies. He argues no two eyes see colors identically and that eye differences extend beyond color vision to a broader perceptual variance.
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John Aitken
Nature
Neighborly Inquiries Spark Child's Cautionary Advice
A Kansas City Journal excerpt shows a child recalling rules about visiting neighbors. The child notes adults may ask many questions including family salary and disputes, signaling caution in social calls.
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Kansas City Journal
Detective Defined as Man Who Probes Others' Affairs
A father explains to his son that a detective is a man who pokes into other people's affairs while minding his own business, outlining the paradox of curiosity and privacy in the profession.
Alliance of Mirth and Sorrow Said to Value
A Bodleian Chronicle quote from Baxter notes that mirth and sorrow balance in life, comparing their weight as equal yet opposite forces in human experience.
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Baxter
For Sale Heifers and Mares Near Newberg
For sale 20 head of heifers aged one and two years and a span of mares weighing about 1300 pounds. Contact Edward Terry about 7 miles northwest of Newberg P C with the Carlton 34 21 phone number.
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Edward Terry
Newberg
P. C
Carlton
Local Livestock Sale Ad Announces Imported Cow
An advertisement notes a sire named Ladds with a $15,000 call, a tested 7 percent, and price of $2 in advance. Listing under G. W. Dayton located half a mile east of Spauldings Mill with phone Red 148. Date 1-12.
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Ladds
G. W. Dayton
Spauldings Mill
Homebound magnetic treatment promises from Marion George
A note states Marion George will answer calls for magnetic treatment at home and will visit residences if requested, listing a Black individual and a street address as contact details.
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North Street
Marion George
Black
Buy a Fine Home for Less Than Improvements Cost
Advertises purchase options from C. F. Moore of Whittier California inviting buyers to own a home for less than improvement costs or a store room equivalent to brick and material value.
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C. F. Moore
Whittier
California
Wedding Gown Transition Event at Baptist Church
The combined transition of Miss Philura and her wedding gown will be given at the Baptist church on Friday November 19. Miss Bertsch was heard here in Glad Pollyanna last winter and pleased well.
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Miss Philura
the Baptist Church
Miss Bertsch
King's Millinery Parlor Sale At 804 First Street
All goods at King's Millinery parlors on First Street are being sold at a big discount. Local shoppers are urged to visit 804 First Street to take advantage of the reduction.
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King’s Millinery
First Street
Newspaper bundle bargain for November year-long rate
In November the Graphic and the Weekly Oregonian can be secured for 1.85 dollars for a full year. The offer is presented as a bargain and urges prompt action.
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Graphic
Oregonian
Rag carpet and by Joseph Stephens road opposite David
Rag carpet and by Joseph Stephens road opposite David weaving Martin.
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Joseph Stephens
David
Martin
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Lodge Nowan & A
Frank A. Collard
W. M
R. H. C. Bennett
Shiloh Relief Corps NO
C. F. Hall
Minnie B. Byers
Emma Langworthy
Essex
Frank Rowland
H. S.gile & Co’s. Packing House
Dundee Fruit & Walnut Company
Oregon
Hdw. & Imp. Co
Oliver
B.a.kirks
McMinnville
A. L.G
Frank E. Osborne
Willamette Bridge
St. Paul
Oregon Home. & Imp. Co
Oregon Hardware & Implement Co
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
John Groff
Bennett
White O
Garrett
Newberg Cyclery
Hillsboro
Washington County
J. C. Colcord
Mellinger
D. D. Coulson
Ore
Cole
Newberg Meat Co
W. E. Allison
Bert’ Hoyt
John Wilhelmson
Newhberg-Portland Auto
Imperial Hotel
Taylor Streets
I. E. Holt
Jersey
Edna Bertsch
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