Oregon News Notes of General Interest
The Jackson county fair opens September 18 at the natatorium in Medford. Walter E. Keyes and Miss Ida Heise wed in Salem. Sheltered by federal funds, Oregon highways and forests receive upgrades and trials. A mix of accidents, births, appointments, and state affairs fills the brief recap.
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Oregon News
Natatorium
Medford
Walter E. Keyes
Salem
Ida Heise
E. F. Martin
Eugene
Portland
Douglas County
Jackson County
Lithia Park
Ashland
Beal Gaither
Bade
Toledo
Martha Bechen
Hood River
Wasco
Sherman
Lenis G. Krook
Fort Stevens
Southern Pacific Company
Public Service Commission
Oregon
Olcott
J. C. Hurd
Withycombe
State Highway Commission
John Day Valley
Long Creek
Oregon Field Trial Club
Cascade National Forest
Clyde B. Seitz
Lena Hayes
Robert Hayes
Walterville
Eugene Municipal Power Plant
United States Geological Survey
Representative McArthur
Brown
Iit
Lincoln County
Oregon City
Congress
Fort Rock
C. J. Buck
Benham Falls
Bend
Alfalfa
Powell Butte
Crook
Deschutes
Admiral Capps
Senator Chamberlain
Shipping Board
Robert A Miller
F. M. Brooks
Silverton
M. B. Marcellus
State Board of Health
Marcellus
Pendleton
Cornelia Marvin
State Board of Control
Wilson
Senate
Will Moore
United States
George F. Alexander
W. E. Finzer
Oregon National Guard
United States Army
Camp Lewis
American Lake
National Army
D. V. Kuykendall
Falls
F. A. Hyde
W. J. Kerr
Oregon Agricultural Colege
Lloyd D. Yates
Milton
Charles A. Fertig
Head River
Fremont W. Walton
William V. Clarke
Cyril L
Churchill
Siskiyou Mountain
Pacific Highway
McMinnville-Tillamook
Sheridan
Naval Heavyweights and the Battle for a Fan
A 1904 Army and Navy Journal anecdote recalls a destroyer flotilla sailing to the Philippines. The commanding officer weighed about 230 pounds with several crew members similarly large. When a request for an electric fan was denied for added weight, the captain proposed transferring heavy crew and acquiring lighter men. approval followed and the fans were provided without transfers.
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F. H. Roberts
Army and Navy Journal
Atlantic
Philippines
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Washington
Sea Smoke Phenomena Across Arctic Regions
Observers describe sea smoke as steam rising from frigid water when temperatures reach 15 degrees below zero and claim at 40 degrees the air fills with icy particles from snow and bodies. They report tree trunks bursting, rocks cracking, smoking water gushing from earth fissures, knives splitting butter, and cigars going out when touching ice on beards.
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Arctic
Lamps Guide to Heaven Lanterns on River Banks
Popular Mechanics notes China uses tall riverbank poles with lanterns placed by relatives of drowned persons. The lamps sway by day and emit eerie light at night, believed to guide the departed toward heaven.
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Heaven
China
Sheridan’s Retort at Brighton Theater Visit
Sheridan tours a Brighton theater with Fox the manager who boasts of building boxes and painting scenes. Sheridan replies that he would not have known Fox was a Fox by his brush, delivering a witty remark about Fox’s talents.
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Sheridan
Brighton
Fox
English Fish Lawes In Parliament History
The article discusses how fish decomposes quickly and has a special act of parliament. Since 1698 an act restricted selling mackerel on Sundays except during divine service hours, and the act has never been repealed.
How Embarrassment and Anger Trigger Blushing
The text explains that blushing occurs when strong emotions raise blood flow to the face. Embarrassment and anger increase facial redness, though extreme anger can stop the heart briefly, causing pale or cooled skin instead.
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