Temperance Essay Contest Sees Strong State Response
The State Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Oregon reports good participation in this year's temperance essay contest. Many entrants failed to meet prize requirements or wrote on unrelated topics, but colleges and public schools show growing engagement with temperance issues. The contest will continue next year, inviting early preparation from students at all levels.
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State
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Oregon
Real Estate Transfers for Andrew Davidson area
RC Craven and HC Eccleston along with RM Eccleston transfer fifty acres in Andrew Davidson dale located in township 6 range 5 west described by section 86500 with ownership changes recorded.
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RC Craven &Wft
HC & RM
Property Transfers Report from Yamhill County Auctions
A series of 1900s era land transfers lists multiple conveyances in McMinnville Willamina Carlton and surrounding areas. Names include Robert M Figgins Fred A Hurner Louisa Hurner J H Grimes J King Margaret Gustafson Axel Nelson and several firms such as The Chase Spaulding Logging Co and Yamhill Fruit & Land Co. dollar amounts range from 10 to 4000 with lots and subdivisions specified.
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Robert M Figgins
Fred A
Louisa Hurner
Carlton
J H Grimes
Chase Spaulding Logging Co
Rowlands
McMinnville
Gustafson
Margaret Gustafson
Nehemiah
Fred L Harris
Duncan Harris
John King
King’s
Nehemiah Martin
Axel Nelson
United States
Frank Pickens
Yamhill Fruit & Land Co
William J Sullivan
Local Marriage Licenses Listed For Thompson Wilson Turner Merrifield Westerman Morris
Couple pairs include Grace T. Thompson 23 with Roy A. Wilson 23 Edna Turner 22 with R I Merrifield 22 Hilda Westerman 18 with O J Morris 28 Ina Nickell 19 awaiting Johnson's details.
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Grace T. Thompson
Roy A. Wilson
Edna Turner
R. I. Merrifield
Hilda Westerman
O. J. Morris
Ina Nickell
Hurley P. Johnson
Grand Jury Panel Drawn For September Term
Sheriff Henderson announces the first seven names drawn for the grand and petit juries for the September term. The list includes Sam P. Timberlake Newberg T F P Goodrich Willamette Clarence Laughlin Hinshaw Fairlawn IL Lady Willamina Ross Carr Carlton J N Grohe Sheridan J Brooks LaFayette Frank B Sherwin Willamina B O Handley Fairlawn Guy Fendall Willamina and others. The notice appears in the Try the Graphic newspaper advert.
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Sheriff Henderson
Petit Arid Grand Jury
Sam P. Timberlake
Newberg
T. FP. Goodrich
Willamette
Clarence C. Laughlin
Yamhilla
B. O. Handley
Fairlawn
Guy Fendall
Willamina
Fred Blanchard
Dayton
William F. Allison
George Elliott
N. Mc Minnville
Phil Withycombe
N. Yamhill
George F. Hauser
N. McMinnville
Ed. Hadaway
Clay Powell
D. E. Davis
Yamhill
F. Wright
Baker Creek
Man saves money to buy car after hill stop
The man who had earned his wife’s wake up call to start the fires finally saves enough to buy an automobile. On a hill the engine stalls and he tells Fannie she must get out so he can stay and guide the way.
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Fannie
The Dressmaker's Bill Roils Domestic Rift
A terse exchange reveals a wife's letter to expose infidelity as a husband confronts a dressmaker's bill. The New York Mail notes the moment when suspicion surfaces and the husband turns pale while the wife presses the claim.
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New York Mail
Ainge Starts Factory Work Evening Talk
Ainge returns from his first factory day and quarrels with his wife over chores. She tells him to hang his clothes and asks who will keep them, reflecting domestic tensions captured by a London Standard note.
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Jim
London Standard
Flanders Sets Speed Mark on Hill Climb Cars
The article touts the Flanders 20 as a sensational 60s era hill climber under A A A rules. It notes a speed around 46 mph up an 8 percent grade and compares favorably with 1909 records while hinting at upcoming Savanna Road Race and other reliability feats.
The Rothschilds Wealth Estimated As Vast Global Fortunes
An article by Isaac F. Marcas Jr. in Munsey's Magazine estimates the Rothschilds hold at least 2 billion dollars in wealth far surpassing the Rockefeller and Astor fortunes. It notes a 4 percent income of about 80 million yearly and compares other prominent families such as the Belts Wertheimers Friedlanders Sassons Pereires and Montefiores as far smaller in holdings. The Rothschilds are described as the dominant moneyed dynasty with global reach.
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Isaac F. Marcasson
Munsey’s
Rockefeller
Astor
Vanderbilt
Rothschilds
Barnatos
Wertheimers
Bleichroder
Kaiser Wilhelm
Bismarck
France
East
Pereires
Seve
Goldsmids
Portugal
Comandos
Ottoman Empire
Montefiores
Rallis
Levant
Origin of Sterling Coin Name Traced to Alloy and History
The passage cites Hale 1683 claiming current coin is gold or silver with alloyed copper, giving Sterling its denomination. It discusses Spelman and Esterlings, Henry III acts, and Denarius Anglice Sterlingus as roots for Sterling as the measure of silver coin.
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Matthew Hale
Henry I
Famous Greek painters and their legendary feats
The Greeks named Xeuxis and Apelles as the greatest painters with tales of Xeuxis dying from laughing at an old woman in his portrait and Apelles painting cherries so lifelike birds pecked them. Apelles, a contemporary of Alexander the Great, allegedly painted scenes for Esculapius temples at Cos, with works valued around $100,000, and left many unfinished canvases at his death.
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Cimon
Cleona
Polygrotus
Xeuxis
Apelles
Apollodorus
Parrhasius
Alexander the Great
Onus
Esculapius
Cos
Queen Victoria’s Secret Appointment Rumor Echoes
During the Crimean crisis a woman wrote to the queen seeking a navy post for her son. The queen assured her the fleet would go to the Baltic and the boy would join it, a promise the mother relayed, then to a London newspaper.
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Victoria
Baltic
London
Irre responsible talk cited in Success Magazine passage
A depor t reporter questions a middle aged Black woman about visiting, asking for name and address. She answers she has been visiting an elderly woman near the railroad track for about a week, but she cannot recall the other name.
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Oate
Carter
Success Magazine
No Emperor Either of a People or Finance
A bold assertion that no ruler or financier can match the quality and value of the food offered, promising superior products at the prices customers typically pay for fine goods.
We Want the Bath Fixtures Upgrade and Plumbing Job
A prospective customer asks for a chance on a new home project. They request installing bath fixtures and handling plumbing work, seeking permission to proceed with the improvements.
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