Oregon College offers three farm correspondence courses
The Oregon Agricultural College school of commerce launches three correspondence courses for farmers in farm accounting rural law and rural economics. Dean J A Bexell notes these are free aside from a nominal entrance fee and reports strong early enrollment backed by farmer testimonials including W V Kirkland of Hillsboro praising the farm bookkeeping course. Unclear acreage projections follow.
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Oregon Agricultural College School of Commerce
J. A. Bexell
W. V. Kirkland
Hillsboro
Dean Bexell
Huge Tillable Area in Oregon
Dr James Withycombe of the Oregon Agricultural College cites new statistics estimating 22 917 930 acres of tillable land in Oregon. The figure comes from research by the college's experiment stations director and reflects statewide arable potential.
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Klamath
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Linn
Malheur
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Umatilla
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Wallowa
Wasco
Washington
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Yamhill
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Oregon
James Withycombe
Oregon Agricultural College
Irishman Seeks Dentist After Swollen Face
An Irishman with a badly swollen face visits Dr Widen asking to see the dentist. The doctor reveals the nerve of the tooth is dead and the man jokes that the other teeth are holding a wake over it. Tit-Bits.
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Dr. Widen
Sun distance refined from Eros observations
The distance to the sun is recalculated from observations of the minor planet Eros. Arthur Hinky reduced the data, yielding an angular measurement of 8806 seconds of parallax and a solar distance of 92 725 802 miles, considered more accurate than textbook figures.
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Eros
Earth
Mars
Arthur Hinky
London Globe
Varieties Of Sapphires Painted In Colorful Detail
The New York Sun describes sapphires in many hues and qualities, noting blue and greenish sapphires, the diamond and ruby fashion, and variations from pale to dark. It discusses hardness, imitation by synthetic stones, white sapphires that resemble crystals, and a rare starred sapphire with a five to six ray star.
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India
Weuc
New York Sun
Isabel and the two year old in the yard rebellion
Isabel plays with a baby in the grass when a young man arrives and asks which is which. She introduces herself and asserts the child’s parentage with quiet dignity. The scene contrasts mock deference with a firm maternal stance.
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Isabel
Deacon Snowball Charged With Tiny Theft
A minister was scandalized to find Deacon Erastus Snowball in the vestry after church service taking a fifty cent piece from the contribution box and replacing it with a dime. The exchange sparked a humorous defense about the act being a temporary loan rather than a donation.
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Talcom
Erastus
Outh
Living Omnibuses and Ancestral Echoes
The piece cites Oliver Wendell Holmes comparing man to a living omnibus that carries ancestors. It notes most people reflect predecessors’ traits, bearing their faults and virtues, shaping our progress by inherited legacy. Success Magazine attribution accompanies the reflection.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Success Magazine
Early Morning Duel Ends in Silent Death
A young man, noted for his elegance, is seen on a Long Wharf staircase before dawn and later dies from a duel at Mission Dolores. Bret Harte recounts the haunting encounter and the fatal consequence, while a second dialogue reveals a resolute marriage plan and a dramatic fainting scene.
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Long Wharf
Mission Dolores
Bret Harte
Redwoods
Amelia Announces She Will Be Married
Amelia speaks softly to her friend sharing the news that she is about to marry. The moment reveals her shy excitement as she confides the engagement.
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Amelia
Victim of Scotch Logic at Isle hotel lobby
A hotel keeper argues about a bill with a stranger, who declares the guest could live in London’s grandest hotel. The host replies with a Scottish calendar joke, noting their year has only three months and they must make hay when the sun shines.
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Lunnon
Kielan’s
Love and Folly in a Humorous Exchange
The dialogue features a young woman insisting on being loved for herself and the contrast with a wiser or sillier virgin. A man pursues love, showing resilience despite social deceptions and differing expectations about affection.
A Share In a Jewel Tale Of A French Servant
A science man speaks to a great duke about sharing possession of a priceless jewel. The servant asks how the duke will view the treasure, and the duke grants him the right to look at it as the man explains the share.
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Baird’s
Willamette Valley
John Henry
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