City Briefs: Rug Sale and Local Notices
Rader's rug sale set for Saturday April 13 with bargains at the Oregon Lumber Yard and related ads for rooms for rent, furnished housekeeping, dry wood, coal, and local services. Names include Minnis, Ra der, and others. various addresses listed in Pendleton Oregon area items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rader's
Peacock Cool
Oregon
South Malin Street
Rader’s
Thompson Street
Leathers Transfer Co
Enquire
W. Webb
Nice
Inaube
Logan Street
Peacock Brand Coal
Oregon Lumber Yard
Bowman Studio
Peacock Brand
Porte
Eloquent Silences and Courtroom Quips Across Pieces
A collage of snippets includes Dr Parr’s blunt critique of Burke’s speech in Warren Hastings trials, a Canadian youth joking about joining his sister’s suitor, and a light Chicago era quip about champagne bottles. The pieces showcase humorous, terse exchanges and reflective lines on speech and silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Hastings
Edound
Dr. Parr
The Bride's Way
In this comic aside from the wedding notes a bride is teased about housekeeping. A friend asks if she will manage the home while the cook jokes she has yet to learn to stay out of the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Prene
W. J. Irwin
Salem
Insane Asylum
W. A. Gent
Freewater
F. W. Lampkin
Etat Oregonian
Portland
W. W. Pankey
Butter Creek
Echo
W. H. Durham
Ore
Yakima Republic
H. C. Brianstetter
Stage Gulch
Golden Rule Hotel
B.C. Smith
The
Sound
Harry Jackson
Helix
Roy Penland
Douglas Ball
Blake-MccFall Puter Company
Walla Walla
Oregon
Crank
Mivcouri
W. A. Crank
Th. A. Porter
Rader Furniture
J. A. McKinnon
Cora Pettitt
Baker City
Ida Hamblen
Royal Neighbors
Charlotte Layton
Carrie Layton
Pendleton
Carrie
Hood River
Hid River
P. G. McBroom
Unis City
Balem
The Secret of Human Society and River Flood Echo
The Florida Times-Union quotes that human difference enables social endurance. It notes post flood conditions on the Yakima and Naches rivers where receding waters left many fish stranded in pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Times-Union
Yakima
Naches
Personal mentions fill Hood River social page
A long list records visitors and residents traveling through Hood River and nearby towns. Names include J. B. Ghifford of Pilot Rock Judge G. A. Hartman Mary Cowan Lulu Marple Mrs John Estes Willard Bond Mrs Charles Finch Page Finch W J Irwin and many others visiting Echo, Adams, Boise, Portland and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Ghifford
Pilot Rock
G. A. Hartman
Portland
Mary Cowan
Spokane
Lulu Marple
John Estes
Athena
Willard Bond
Walla Walla
Charles Finch
Master Page Finch
Boise
Lawrence Lieunllen
Adams
Oliver P. Morton
Echo
Julius Wagner
Pilot Rock Jaheapman
Masonie Meeting Tonight at Prnchelon Lodge No 54
A special meeting of Prnchelon Lodge No 54 A F & A M is set for tonight at 7:30 for Master Mason degree work. Brethren are invited to attend.
Rare Bird Inspires Museum Offer From American Showman
A celebrated French writer Ferdinand Brunetiere recounted how an American museum manager sought to acquire the famed Meaux eagle, misinterpreting the term as a live exhibit. Brunetiere explained the eagle had been dead for about two centuries, ending the bid with polite correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand Brunetiere
United States
Harvard
Universties
Boesuet
Meaux
Brunetiere
Origin of the French Title Cordons Bleu in Cookery
A historical account traces the title cordon bleu from the Order of the Saint Esprit created in 1587 and revived in 1814. It explains how the ribbon colors and royal changes shaped the term cordon bleu, now used to denote a top class cook. The phrase entered common usage after a gentleman praised a cook as a cordon bleu following a fine meal.
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Louis XVIII
Lola XVII
Francis I
Prince
Salerno
Duchess d’Aumale
Henry III
Henry IV
Louis XIV
St. Esprit
France
Foreign Hotels Differ From Our Own Country
Travel Magazine notes foreign hotels differ in water service and room assignment. Guests receive hot water via morning taps, with maid notification, and may select rooms from vacancies with priced agreements. Breakfasts are ordered at the hotel, electric light is operated by a brass lever, some hotels feature a bedhead reading light. Interspersed humor reflects dating, language, and daily life abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travel Magazine
America
Bores and Self Talk Highlighted in Witty Quote
A humorous exchange marks a remark about a dull bore named Jones who cuts off conversation by bragging about himself. The Indianapolis Star cites the quip, noting its presence in East Oregonian as a signal of the speaker’s style.
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Jones
Indianapolis Star
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teutsch’s Dep't Store
Anton Bannellek
Corner Webb
Franklin Streem
Fred Weber
Louis Hunziker
Optician
Malin
G. W. Ivens
Alta & Main
Savings Bank
Mason Crawford
Mr. Nuritch
Waashington Herald
Ukiah
Alba
Ridge
Nye
Ben
Dha
Aud-Koeppen Aeros
Rb. Pendleton
M. A. Ferguson
Seth Richardson
M. D. R. D. Livi
Majarin
C. F. Colesworthy
High Street
Tilton
Igna
Goodman Hardware Co
Tgenta
Cordon Bleu
Foreign Hotels
Mrs. Famles
Yonkers Statesman
East Oregonian
the Wore
Aixe
Wonder Store
Rock Island
el Paso
Mexico
Arizona
Salt Lake
Colorado
Rock Island-Frisco Lines
Third St
East
Oregonian
Byers
Pendleton Roller Mills
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