Portsmouth Defeats Reds in Famed 1869 Baseball Clash
In 1869 the Cincinnati Red Stockings faced Portsmouth New Hampshire in a dramatic game that ended 40 to 37. George Wright hit a long drive into left field as Lute Huddleston slimmed through the weeds to catch the ball and preserve a Portsmouth victory.
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W. J.amtees
American Magazine
Red Stockings
Cincinnati
California
Toy
N. Y
Portsmouth
United States
Reds
Portamouth
Portsmout
George Wright
Lute Huddleston
Lute
Huddleston
Sardames
Hadee
Byron’s Quirky Eating Habits Recap From 1816
Moore describes Byron’s extreme fasting and unusual diets in 1816. He reportedly subsisted on six biscuits a day with a single bread slice for breakfast, sometimes fasting forty eight hours, and even chewing tobacco to quell hunger. He also tried vinegar and water with rice and once feasted on three lobsters with brandy.
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Byron
Juan
Moore
Dinner guest William pays dime to talk
A guest named William at dinner proved talkative. When offered a meal and dessert, he finally drew a dime, rolling it across the table and declaring he would rather talk, honoring his silence for payment.
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William
Denver
Unlucky to Sing Before Breakfast Exchange
A weary scene as Mr Staylate delays leaving while a girl named Minnie yawns. The clock is wound, the cat is let out, and a playful question about singing before breakfast ends the exchange with a tease about superstition.
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Mr. Staylate
Minnie
Glaciers of Alaska Grow Contrary to Expect
A Chicago Record-Herald summary notes that Alaska glaciers, once thought to be retreating, are advancing and expanding ice fields that upturn forests and threaten shorelines. Grounded in reports from U S Geological Survey and scientific societies, the piece traces exploration origins and records of massive tidal ice cliffs and billions of tons of ice slowly moving downslope. It highlights colleges named along Collfield and the memory of alma mater linked to Yale, Bryn Mawr, Smith, Vassar, Wellesley, and others.
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Alaska
United States
Goal Survey Bulletin
Captain Cook
Admiral Vancouver
Dall
Gilbert
Tarr
Brooks
Grant
Mendenhall
Martin
United States Geological Survey
National Geographical Society
Harriman Alaskan Eption
North America
Collfield
Yale
Smith Glacier
Bryn Mawr
Vassar and
Wellesley
Chicago Record-Herald
Watering Gardens The Right Way For Dry Soils
Garden and Farm News advises against surface sprinkling when water is scarce. Dig trenches beside rows or around hills, pour water in, and fill with dry soil after soaking. Surface spray fails to reach roots and causes evaporation and crusting. if sprinkling is needed, do it thoroughly in the evening and cultivate the soil the next morning.
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Garden and Farm News
Man in Paris profits from curious shaved cat act
A Paris showman displayed a mysterious animal whose species stumped spectators. A visitor, with a dog, revealed the creature to be a shaved cat, causing the show to close the same day. The tale notes the promoter’s cleverness in earning money.
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Paris
Businesslike Father Miss Gladys Onneen Stone
A Washington Star snippet shows Miss Gladys Onneen recounting a suitor tale with her father who jokes about screening marriage proposals. He peeks at a card index and directs Baron Fucash to return next Thursday after noting three ahead of him.
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Gladys Onneen
Baron Fucash
Father
Washington Star
The Woolpack Symbol of the Lord Chancellor
The woolpack marks the lord chancellor's office as a symbol of Britain's wool trade heritage. It is an ottoman couch stuffed with wool and represents the importance of wool to the economy while the lord chancellor sits on it as speaker of the House of Lords.
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Britain
Whi
House of Lords
Stories of Franz Liszt
The article recalls Franz Liszt born 1811 in Balding and died 1886 in Bayreuth. It highlights his magnetic influence on students, his moment with Beethoven, and his republican sympathies during the 1830 Paris revolution. It mentions a Baltimore girl nicknamed America and an anecdote from Riccardi’s dining room about Liszt at a piano.
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Franz Liszt
Balding
Baireuth
Bavaria
Franz Lisst
Baltimore
America
Liszt
Vienna
Franz
Beethoven
France
Lisst
Paris
Lafayette
Min Saeper
Italy
Ricardi
Hicago News
Frugal Inn Guest Fails for Hay and Roast Beef
A weary traveler arrives at a crowded village inn finds no spare bed and a landlady with only a cold roast beef to offer. The moment highlights a tired journey and the lack of lodging late at night. Later Mr Gladstone is cited criticizing opposition members as truckling attorneys and then apologizing amid interruptions.
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Gladstone
Mills Offers Ready Outfit For Fast Move Of Wood Structures
PF C Mills states he is equipped with a new outfit and is prepared to move or upgrade wood buildings on short notice. He can also handle heavy machinery.
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PF. C. Mills
Notice to the Public at Fernwood Gun Club Hunting Grounds
A public notice states that all persons not members of the Fernwood Gun Club will be prosecuted if found trespassing on the club s hunting grounds. Fernwood Gun Club, 50 51 pd.
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Fernwood Gun Club
China painting for sale and fall class offer
Large assortment of hand painted china offered for sale. Xmas orders urged and a fall painting class is announced. Contact O. R. Mills at 201 College St.
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O. R. Mills
College St
Monarch at Larkin Prince and scattered local notices
Short ads span hunting dog lost near Dundee with reward. mortgage loan office in Newberg. farmhand wanted. real estate pitches by White in Eastern Oregon wheat and alfalfa. optometrist at Imperial Hotel next Thursday. eye glass guarantee and fixed price. shoes on sale. Porter's cash and produce buyers. loan attorney in McMinnville Oregon.
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Auto
Dundee
W. A. Jones
Estacada
Oregon
W. E. White
White & Co
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Iequire
Graphic Office
Clarence Butt
Cole
Larkin-Prince Home. Co
H.s.gile & Company
Robi
Lowe
Turner
Chas, Crater
Larkin Prince
Newberg
J. L. Roe
Enterprise
Adrian Bowman
Nancy Benton
North Meridian
First National Bank of
D. D. Coulson
Jaquith
Lowe and Turner
Imperial Hotel
Porter’s
Atty
B. A. Kirks
McMinnville, Oregon
Weekly
Oregonian
Office of
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