Temperance Union meets with readings and plans
The W C T U gathered at Mrs J C Wills home with fifteen members and four visitors. The program included hymns scripture readings prayers and selections. They discussed purchasing books on vaccination moral laws and civil government and noted Ruth Meyer’s $50 prize for a Scientific Temperance Instruction essay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Wills
Grandma Johnson
Peebles
Maude McGuire
Strong and Schaffer
Mary Wills
L. K. Richardson
Portland
Board of Education
Sak Hse
Charlotte Elliott
John W. Whittier
Temperance
Erradda
Ship of Temperance
The
Oregonian
Ruth Meyer
Ruth
School Improvement Sparks PrizeAwards Across Rural Districts
The superintendent and supervisor crown Fairview No 24 near McMinnville as first prize winner for best improvement on school premises, with Fairview No 25 near Amity taking second. Other districts show strong progress, plan sheds, gardens, and open air play spaces, while Dundee reports record high high school enrollment and Beehive No 58 votes for a modern school building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
McMinnville
Amity
Lakeview School
Dundee
Willamina
Muddy Valley
Agricultural College
Wheatland
Couch
Real Estate Transfers Note Partial Listing
Real estate transfers include Alexander Anderson and wife to Geo I and Mary E Shelburne 6.87 acres in Henry Hewitt dlc to 5sr3 wwm valued at 1300 dollars. S P Blum and wife to C W Tucker 6.6 to 6.10 acres in lot 1 section 19 to 2sr 3 wwm priced at 198 dollars. Emma Bower and husband to E L Robins fractional acre in M Mathoney decimal 100 dollars. J N Butler and wife to Geo and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Anderson & Wt
Geo I
Mary E Shelburne
Henry Hewitt
S P Blum & Wi
C W Tucker
Emma Bower
E L Robins
M Mathoney
J N Butler
Marriage Licenses and Poultry Show Set by Yamhill County
Vic Perkins and William Moore both age 24 announce marriages to Beryle Perkins and Dora Southmayd respectively. Jane Martin to Theodore Warner and Laura Klowe to Horace Wilson. The Yamhill County Poultry Association hosts its Annual Chicken Show in Newberg on December 16 inviting exhibitors to win prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Perkins
Wm. H. Moore
Beryle Perkins
Geo. Herbert McAllister
Dora L. Southmayd
Jas. S. Payne
Jane C. Martin
Theodore C. Warner
Laura E. Klowe
Horace A. Wilson
Yamhill County Poultry Association
Newberg
Preparing for Old Age From Sixty Five An Old Age Guide
A Cleveland Plain Dealer summary outlines how actuarial data predict that many men alive at twenty will reach sixty five, with about 200 of 1000 still thriving and 2000 per 1000 facing want. It argues prudent habits like thrift, economy, avoiding wasteful conduct, and continuous study improve odds of independence while helping avoid poverty in old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Tharmaind
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frugality and Family Pride Highlight a Court Note
A southern congressman's daughter returns from a college friend's wedding and recounts the lace worn by the bride. Mammy voices shock at using great-grandmother's lace, calling it a saving family secret in a Judge era tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort
Misa Sidney
Chile
Mammy
Rough on the Plumbers Joke Sparks Heavenly Leak Quip
A London Tatler quip features a boy asking if there are plumbers in heaven and a father replying that heaven cannot have plumbers since the sky leaks so much. The exchange lampooned bills from the plumbing fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Tatler
Expected Reduction in Family Humor
A brief London humor item features Grandpa Macpherson and Donald debating a simple arithmetic joke. Donald answers two and two make six, prompting Grandpa to question the premise and recall the traditional four, with a childlike desire to slow the pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa Macpherson
Donald
Grandpa
London
Pun And Parable From Yonkers Stirs Town
A fragment from Yonkers Statesman presents a vignette with a mother figure asking a son about punishment and answering by marriage, hinting at domestic humor or a folk saying. The brief exchange evokes family ties and social custom.
Geography Lesson Turns Rhode Island Jokes Into Credits
A humorous newspaper excerpt shows a geography lesson where a girl answers what Rhode Island is celebrated for. She quips that it is the smallest state, a playful remark about size and credit. The fragment includes dialogue about effort and lending money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Rhode Island
United States
Harver
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W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
Frank Johnson
E. B. Ridgway
Ina Ridgway
Lake County
Ino. Shires
Vesta Glass
Anderson N Hinshaw & Wit
J O
Mary C Turnidge
Buelah
Adaline Hoffman
Frank Mc
Ginnis
Peter Smyth
Catherine E Martin
Ollie Hughes
IM Johns
Herbert C Smith
Whitlaw Tor
Mary E Clemmenson
East Newberg
Willamette Valley Condensed Milk Co
Mardisas
Oa Park
McMinn
AJ Bewley & Wf
Sheridan Lodge
Fand Amn
South Sheridan Ore
Etta Iola Cainto
C Armitage
Roberts
John W Hubbard
Emil Lovegren
Carl Lovengren
James Robertson
Wennerberg
Carlton
Walter Macy & Wf
OA Macy
Hal E
Pauline E
Leedom West
Laurel
M Morgan & Wtto
William M Fryer
Robt Merchant
Beauchamp
Paulus D
Newell & Wt
Walter E Beckner
Hobson's Fruit Land
Frank W Powers
Pop
Yonkers Statesman
Buffalo
Kloseman
Old Man
Klose
Boston Transcript
Credit and Confidence
United States National Bank Resources
Sheet Metal Works
First Street
F,. H. Griffith
Portland Evening Telegram
Price
Evening Telegram
E. H. Woodward
Newberg, Oregon
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