Near East Relief Appeals Through Oregon Countys
Cap Berton F Bronson of Portland spoke in Newberg on Near East Relief, warning Armenia orphans face starvation if aid is delayed. A Portland carload of food and clothing must reach Armenia by October 15. U S G Miller is local chairman and C E Newhouse will oversee Christmas offerings. Mrs E C Baird leads clothing drive with church committees.
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Cap
Berton F. Bronson
Portland
Newberg
Armenia
U.S
Look Out For Panic In The Fall Of 1921
A 1921 forecast warns of a global surplus crisis as European production falls and American demand remains high. It argues that without European de-Balkanization and coordinated economic aid, prices will crash and unemployment soar by late fall 1921.
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United States
America
Europe
Mary’s lamb sold to Ed Crede for butter making
A reader reports a humorous updated fable where Mary’s lamb grows large and troublesome. The creature is sold to Ed Crede who runs a butter business.
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Mary
Butten
Ed. Crede
Mutten
Campaign rhetoric and party zeal spill from New York Mail
A fragmented political drive bursts from a 19th century paper urging “open the campaign” and unwrapping key appeals. It rails at the Jefferson Jackson method, mocks the Dope, and lures back the boorish crowd with calls for a square deal and strong leadership.
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New York Mail
Fathers Will Be Fathers In Classical Clash At Home
A Salem man laments his daughter taking music lessons paid for by him, preferring only simple tunes. He laments a supposed female conspiracy to uplift him, while he endures a draughty kitchen and mission lectures. He clings to rustic tastes and aging newspapers, resisting cultural change.
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Salem
Father
Browning
Mother
Borneo
Suwanee
Culture in Bogota A Tradition Rich in Arts and Science
Bogota, capital of Colombia, renowned as a highbrow center with sculpture, museums, and an observatory. Despite its literary and scientific pursuits, the city’s intellect remains more tradition than realized progress with a Spaniard ruling class and mestizo majority. It sits near 9 000 feet with a splendid climate.
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Bogota
Republic of Colombia
Boston
Spain
Let George Do It Origin Traced To French King Story
The Kansas City Star notes the phrase Let George Do It derives from Louis XII and his capable prime minister George d Amboise. Louis used the slogan Que Georges le fasse to refer tasks passed to George for efficient handling.
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George
Louis XII
Kansas City Star
France
George d'Amboise
Louis
Georges le
Memory in Writing and the Role of Memory in Language
The essay notes writers and painters pause to recall a vivid memory before speaking. A writer waits for memory to render the subject clear in perception, yielding precise phrases that come naturally. Good memory commands sensory details, producing originality and exactness in expression.
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Philip Littell
Marriage Licenses List Includes Four Couples
Irene Ida McLean of Newberg weds Hugh Guthrie Savage of Newberg Halcyon Wiley of Rex marries Dennis Charles Mills of Springbrook Florence Rees of Newberg weds Decatur Baldwin of Portland.
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Irene Ida McLean
Newberg
Hugh Guthrie Savage
Halcyon Wiley
Rex
Dennis Charles Mills
Springbrook
Florence Rees
Decatur Baldwin
Portland
Trying to Appear Dignified at a Fourth of July Pageant
A girl of eighteen chosen as Goddess of Liberty trips in a gopher hole during a Fourth of July celebration in a small town. She falls, loses her crown, and becomes tangled in her robes as her maid of honor helps her up, missing the ensuing address.
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Mount Heft
Maida of Honor
Golden English Hillside Forged Into Cloth of Gold
Leigh Hunt lauds England’s landscapes as a stunning field of cloth of gold. He marvels at sunrise and sunset over hills and commons, praising the sunlit glow that inspires painters and moves Linnaeus to gratitude.
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England
Linnaeus
Leigh Hunt
Birds Clever Nutcrackers Crack Nuts by Bark Wedges
The nuthatches crack nuts by wedging them in bark crevices and picking at them with their bills. They climb with their tails pointed skyward, unlike woodpeckers. Their call sounds like yank yank yank, noted by the American Forestry Association of Washington.
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The
American Forestry Association of Washington
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