County Y M C A Notes County campaign kicks off in McMinnville
County Y M C A notes describe quiet results from local Booster committees and call for subscriptions to reach a county goal of 5000 dollars. Reports from Dayton McMinnville Newberg Dunilee Sheridan Yamhill total 1403 dollars with 3397 still needed. A county committee will be formed Sunday the 26th at 3 00 pm in McMinnville Commercial Club rooms to direct fundraising and county work.
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Dayton
McMinnville
Newberg-Dunilee
Sheridan
Yamhill
Oregon
Yamhill County
McMinville Commercial Club
Abrupt Proposal Sparks Realization in Timkins Scene
In a tense garden moment Timkins pursues a proposal to heiress Miss Liscombe while cautioning her about mercenary suitors. Liscombe counters that her money comes from a cousin, not herself, denying any fortune. The dialogue hints at deception and social pretense.
Monster Pike Named Pirate of Beeston Lake
A legendary monstrous pike in Beeston St. Lawrence Norfolkshire was caught and killed. Locals joked the fish tasted like a prize and shared among pensioners after a village weighing contest measured 26 pounds 1 ounce, five feet long with two foot girth.
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Beeston St. Lawrence
Norfolkshire
England
Beestone
Endurance Test in La Jolia Tourists At Museum
Nellie and her mother Beth visit La Jolia near San Diego for a first sightseeing tour. A museum sign advertises a man eating shark Pifter with admission. Hours later they pass again and the sign remains, prompting Nellie to wonder if the shark is still eating it. Newark? Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
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la Jolia
San Diego
Nellie
Beth
Museu
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Teegraph
Diplomats at Washington Reach for Recognition
In Washington two accredited representatives of foreign governments sit in the capital. Official delegates from nations seek recognition from the American government. Among those present are Irish Ukrainians and others. Lithuanians and Albanians are listed as abiding. Monaca and San Marino remain without representatives.
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Ington
Anidne
Monaca
San Marino
Polar Caps on Venus Observed in June
Edward Nelson writing in the English Mechanic notes visible polar caps on Venus last June through a three inch refractor at power 160. The whiteness resembles the Aristarchus crater on the Moon. A similar report comes from M Flammarion’s Jawlay observatory in France. Shiloh Corps No 28 meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month at 2:30 pm at L O F hall First and Meridian Frances Woodruff president Emma L Snow secretary
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Venus
Edward, . Nelson
English Mechanic
Aristarchus
Moon
M. Flammarion
Jawlay
France
Shiloh Corps
L O. O. F. Hall
First
Meridian Streets
Spirit of the Man Haunts School Basement Tale
Indiana school names honored Americans of prior generations. At a community meeting a speaker spoke of the spirit hovering over the school. Two youngsters checked the basement for a furnace, reporting a terrible noise. A brave boy claimed the spirit was near, now in the cellar.
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Hoosier
Indianapolis News
Broad Arrow Marked Public Stores and Survey Uses
The broad arrow identified government stores as crown property and punished possession of marked goods. It symbolized Henry, viscount of Sydney, Earl of Romney’s authority as master general of ordnance between 1693 and 1702, initially appearing only on military stores, and later used in the ordnance survey to denote measurement points.
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Henry
Viscount of Sydney
Earl of Romney
Ordnance
Ordnance Survey
Slow to Learn. A newly made millionaire and a rude patron
A Birmingham Age-Herald remark notes a newly rich man called uncouth yet seen at fashionable restaurants. The speaker questions his lack of polish and suggests that even considering faults should guide his deportment.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Galvin
Timpkins
Jennie
Monster Pike
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Frances Woodruff
Emma L. Snow
Fordsons
MAY
Motorco
J Newberg
Ford
J. L. van Blaricom
Reseo
John Gower
Goodyear
Chevrolet
Maxwell
Dart
Godyear Tires
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