The Man from Home by Booth Tarkington in Library Notes
A brief note on The Man From Home, praising its lighthearted comedy with a touch of gentle melancholy. The review highlights a familiar plot of an American heiress and a European noble, framed as entertaining and well written with satire.
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Booth Tarkington
Indiana
Indiana lawyer taunts Russian grand duke over class
A young Indiana lawyer discussing his people with a Russian grand duke quips that America has “a good-sized colored population” after the duke remarks there is no leisure class. The exchange highlights social contrast and race in a historical setting.
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Crecy
Agincourt
Indiana
Northwest lands restored to public domain in four states
Spokane Washington reports official advice that 493 386 acres across Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana have been restored to the public domain following a Taft proclamation. Open to settlement in October with entry dates in November Oregon leads with 260000 acres Idaho 127660 Washington 57160 and Montana 9120 acres. Some lands are surveyed while much remains unappropriated.
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Spokane
Wash
United States Land Office
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Department of the Interrior
Taft
Daily East Oregonian by Carrier Offer
A promotion notes a monthly carrier price of 65 cents for the Daily East Oregonian, inviting readers to subscribe or renew through local distribution channels.
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East Oregonian
Athena Short News Notes Highlight Local Trades and Events
Athena Oregon August 11 Special Correspondence reports Tom Taggart swapped dry goods for clothing with Campbell department store. A B McEwen insured Cox building for 400 after a recent fire. Chas Grant refurbishes Betts building area for a first class restaurant. Mr and Mrs Geo Bannister visited Walla Walla for health with Dr Blalock and are now in the mountains. Andrew Willaby recovering from a severe stroke. Mayors injuries from kicks while leading oxen near harvest.
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Ore
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Campbell
Taggart
A. B. McEwen
Cox
Chas. Grant
Betts
Main Street
Geo. Bannister
Walla Walla
Blalock
Andrew Willaby
Athenas
Colta
Edna Taylor
Centralia
Wash
Leon Kidder
Spokane
Harry Caton
Ruth Kidder
Edyth Lockwood
Zeph Lockwood
Charley Coomans
Dalles
Edward Koenig
Ad Pinkerton
Century’s Assassination Rulers and Statesmen Tale
A list of rulers and political figures associated with assassinations and high profile deaths from 1801 to 1910. Names include Paul of Russia, Lincoln, Garibaldi era leaders, Abdul Aziz, Garfield, Carnot, McKinley, and Ito among others, with entries spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
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Czar
Russia
Mr. Parcival
England
Count Ross
Duke of
Palma
Prince Daniel
Montenegro
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Prince Michael of
Servia
Marschal Brim
Archbishop Darboy
Paris
Maya
India
Sultan Abdul Aziz
Turkey
James A. Garfield
Frederick Cavendish
Burke
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
France
Nasr ad-Dinshah
Persia
Barta Idiarte
Uruguay
Empress Elizabeth
Austria
Herox of
Hayti
Humbert
Italy
William McKinley
Alexander
Draga
M. von Plehve
Count Babrikoff
Finland
Grand Duke
Sergius of
Rus
Milton Personal Notes And News
Miss Connie Hastings visits Pendleton while Ernest Hudson comes from Eugene to stay with his parents. Albert Harrington improves from illness. Mr and Mrs Ralph Walter welcome a baby girl. Mrs Fred Parr ill with typhoid. Mina Wilcox departs to Dixie for visits. Paul Young’s child recovers from severe illness. C K Wilcox visits Ellensburg. Dr C W Thomas attends Hodgens’ daughter who broke her collar bone. she recovers. A son born to Mr and Mrs Bitney. Mrs James Stevens ill with abscesses. Local teachers’ exams attract Milton residents. Joe Dyke returns from two weeks at Smiths camp. Fourteen cars of fruit shiped by Fruit Growers Union. Mrs Grant Williams visits Garden City. Vera Miller leaves for Pendleton.
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Ore
Connie Hastings
Pendleton
Ernest Hudson
Eugene
M. A. Hudson
Albert Harrington
C. W. Thomas
Ralph Walter
Fred Parr
Mina Wilcox
Dixie
Wash
Paul Young
C. K. Wilcox
Ellensburg
Cc. W. Thomas
Saling
Hodgens
Grant Williams
Garden City
Vera Miller
Houteon
Texas
J. B. Cherry
Hall's Catarrh Cure endorsement in Ohio case
State of Ohio case against Frank J. Coeney and F J Cheney & Co. asserts a claim for one hundred dollars per case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, sworn by A W Gleason, is notarized and describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that acts on mucous surfaces.
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Ec Obio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Coeney
Fl Gas
Fr. J. Cheney &Co
Donsten
Caseamuaae
Hall
Cheney
A. W. Gleabon
F. J. Cheney & CO
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All
One Law Rich and Poor Nobility Girl Faces Penalty
Paris reports an eighteen year old noblewoman named Miles de la Gondalie was arraigned on murder of her newborn child. Despite public sympathy, the court sentenced her to two years in prison. Her defense cited prior trepanning surgery after a motorcar accident. The murder charge and courtroom unrest underscored the plea of equal law for rich and poor.
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Paris
Miles de la Gondalie
Henri Robert
East Oregonian’s Role as Loyal Local Advertiser
The East Oregonian is described as Eastern Oregon’s representative paper valued by readers for its liberal patronage. It serves as the advertising medium of the section and is appreciated by the community.
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