Idaho Proclaims Quarantine on Livestock Entering State
Governor Gooding issues a statewide quarantine banning sheep cattle and horses from entering Idaho beyond two miles from the state line or railroad destination until health certificates are obtained. Exemptions for some work animals. fees cover examination costs and travel.
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Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Gooding
Boise
Overnor Gooding
J. F. R. Gooding
Bolwe
F. R. Gooding
Washington veterinary visit to curb mange on horse ranches
Dr. M. Rosenberger of Washington State College Pullman and four experts will tour Oregon counties to examine horses for mange. Quarantine issues since December tied to the Fire bush band near Dolan’s ranch. If disease found, animals will be dipped. owners may face charges for violating state law.
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Washington
Vancouver
Walsh
Oregon Daily Journal
M. Rowsenberzer
Washington State Agricultural College
Pullman
Philip Dolan
Rosenberger
Unethical Graft in Mail Route Payments Exposed
The report alleges a mining company extorts 50 cents monthly from each employee for mail delivery at a roadside box along star routes from Sumpter to Alamo. The contract prohibits extra charges, raising questions of who pockets the take-off. Also noted are local farming yields of oats and sugar beets respectively from Grande Gan.
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Sumpter
Alamo
Stage Road
Wtage
Grande Gan
Drinking Hot Water Advice From Past Medical Text
Four persona classes should not drink large quantities of hot water. Those with irritability of the heart will have heart palpitations, those with inflamed stomachs, those afflicted with four stomachs, and those with soreness or pain from light pressure are warned. Hot water may aid washing the stomach and relieve some cases better than cold water, but it acts as an excitant and should be avoided in irritated stomach conditions.
Fourteenth Century Life and Vulgar Meaning
A historical vignette describes fourteenth century life with mud huts and straw beds, noting lack of glass and cleanliness. The piece discusses when chimneys appeared and ends with Sir Walter Scott’s daughter and Lockhart on the meaning of vulgar as common, not worthy.
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Thomas a'Becket
Sir Walter Scott
Strange Proverbs on Women and Counsel
Fragment presents archaic lines about women and guidance, praising wives as blithe dainties and noting men should heed or disregard counsel in turn. Includes references to an African Negro figure and trivial admonitions about a husband listening to his mother.
Didat Work Soprano Vacancy In Church Choir
A church choir sought a soprano to fill a vacancy with many applicants. Each candidate selected her own music to display talent. One entrant sang a aria beginning Turn me not away but was rejected. A humorous exchange followed over a missing foot support during the audition.
Retoucher Burroughs and the Quarter Request
In a dialogue flavored scene, Burroughs notes a young man named Markley resembles him. Markley asserts he has learned a trade as a retoucher. The exchange mentions a dinner yesterday and a request for a quarter, amid a detour mentioning Headetrom and Greenawald, shoe makers at Teutech's Department Bore.
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Mia
Headetrom & Greenawald, Shoemakers
Teutech's Department Bore
Hammer Strokes by Carpenters in Woodwork
A Chicago Tribune note reports carpenters drive nails with seven strokes in ordinary wood and twelve plus two finishing tops in hard woods. An observant worker, night-shift bound, found averages of three nails per minute in soft wood and just under three in hard wood, equating to about 1,440 soft wood nails and 1,282 hard wood nails daily. He tallies hammer strokes at 10,080 soft wood and 20,160 hard wood.
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Chicago
Popular Names Abroad and An Ancient English Oak
A survey of surnames across Europe notes Smiths in many directories, with Berlin and Brussels showing large clusters while Paris leans toward Martinots. It then reflects on England’s Round Tree oak emblematic of national strength, and ends with a transcribed Elizabethan era discussion of dice cheating methods from Toxophilius.
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London
Ascham
Astor Declares Rent Not Needed for New Pall Mall Offices
A readerly snippet recounts William Waldorf Astor’s remark about not paying rent for the Pall Mall Gazette offices. He allegedly told his aide to arrange new offices and not to discuss it for a year, noting taxes and expenses while preferring others to build and rent.
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William Walerf Astor
Pall Mall Gazette
Astor
Pronunciation quirk noted by Chicago News in wit
The Chicago News recalls a German student mocked by English pronunciation rules, contrasting his frustration with another who abandoned study after learning the Mikado was pronounced as a “decided success.”
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Obicago News
His Conrse. A Nine Hole Course For a Boy
A playful exchange mentions a boy preparing for a session described as a nine hole course, twice around, with a quip about a three months course not being correct. The dialogue references a letter from their son and a lighthearted misunderstanding.
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Farmer Cornrack
Mandy
Farmer Cormrack
New York Times
Quackery and truth in a muddled quip filled piece
Fragmentary dialogue mocks medical and legal pretensions with satire and garbled phrasing. A reference to Cleveland's Baking Powder appears amid tangled lines about truth, pumping, and engagement, suggesting a humorous or satirical item in a local page.
Washington Leads Coal Production Since 1846 Discovery
Washington tops U S coal production with early discoveries in 1846 1848 and 1860 shipments to San Francisco from King and Pierce Counties. 1904 figures show 3 137 681 tons mined with King County 1 210 220 Kittitas 1 349 400 and Pierce 631 689 tons.
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Geological Survey
Cowl Vite
Bellingham Bay
Coulman
King County
Tsenquah
San Francisco
Washingtonians
Talbot and Renton
Green River
Pleyce County
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Lod
Workington
Kittitas
Pierce
State
Typewriter echoes in memory of a poet with garbled lines
A fragmentary verse from Peter Pry Shevlin laments a worn typewriter and recalls past games and mistakes. The lines mix misspellings and quirky phrasing while praising the device.
Government official to inspect Yosemite park contracts
W B Acker chief of the national land office patrols to Yosemite California to probe park conditions amid disputes over rights and contracts for stage lines lunch counters refreshment stands and hotels. He will report on the Parker holdings and seek full federal control with a month long inquiry costing thousands. He passes via Portland en route to California.
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Yosemite Park
W. B. Acker
Interior Department
Acker
Department of Patente
National Land Office
Yosemite
Sequoia
Grant
California Legisature
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