City Briefities From East Oregonian Offerings
A compact rundown lists wants and notices including dry wood, a fresh milch cow, furnished and unfurnished rooms for rent, household goods for sale, and a guarantee of Chrysolite enameled ware. Local businesses Goodman Hardware and Bowman Photo Studio advertise stock, film, shell activity, and a new Star theatre show. Also noted are a five room cottage for sale or rent, a summer resort excursion, bowling alleys, billiards, and Pendleton’s Pastime Parlors as the coolest resort.
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W. A. Leathers
Minnis
East Oregonian
Goodman Hardware Company
Star Theater
Lilleth Street
Bowman Photo Studio
Hingham Springs
Peddleton
James Cornfield
Pendleton
Lisale Colby Wrecked on Uncharted Rock Off Siberia
Advices from Nome report the trading schooner Lisale Colby owned by the Northeastern Siberia Company wrecked on an uncharted rock off Andir Tay on the western coast of Siberia. The Colby ran aground June 29 with no loss of life and damages estimated at $80,000.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Lisale Colby
Northeastern Siberia Company
Andir Tay
Siberia
Colby
Paper Trust Formed For Wisconsin Mills Merger
Articles of Incorporation filed at Appleton Wisconsin reveal a new company to merge the principal paper mills of Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan with a declared capital of 30000000 dollars. The East Oregonian reports the development as it unfolds.
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Portland
Avie
Telephione
Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
The Judge Thacher Duel Challenge Joke
A Chicago Chronicle recounts how Judge Thacher declined a southern lawmaker's duel challenge over a mint coin design. The dispute centered on the eagle versus a goose, the latter pitched as a humble republican bird. Thacher affirmed his lack of fear, noting he had always been one, sparking good humor and restored cordial relations.
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Thacher
Chicago Chronicle
The British Breakfast Compared To An American Morning
A Derrick's British Report excerpt notes monotony in a typical English breakfast menu. It lists porridge ham and eggs toast tea or coffee and contrasts with an American breakfast featuring wheat cakes maple syrup bluefish porter pork tenderloin and a wide array of breads cakes and jams.
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England
Derrick
For Rent Cottage with Bath at Bluff Street
Rent notice for a cottage on Bluff Street asks inquiries to 109 EB. The ad emphasizes hot and cold water and ends with a folksy line about water still to come, reflecting local tone.
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Bluff Street
Social notes and local travel and business moves
Mrs J A H Raley and daughter Clara arrived from Meacham while Fred Lampkin East Oregonian manager left for La Grande. RK L Oliver and family return from a Meacham mountains camping trip. Mrs Fred Earl came back from Adam s visiting Mrs John Adams. Howard Stephens the sheep dealer returns after weeks away. Thomann Malarkey Jr from Lehman Springs on vacation. A W Whitney of Northwestern Gas and Electric leaves for Tacoma for wife s illness. The Mite Sommerville head to Milton for A C Cockburn s funeral. Mrs Sommerville was in Milton. W L Gardner and wife and son of Pendleton visit, seeking investments, with Archie McGowan. Gardner is a friend of W C McKinney, now in Pendleton. Levee bids due tonight. Newport Construction Company among bidders.
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J. AH. Raley
Clara
Meacham
Fred Lampkin
East Oregonian
la Grande
RK. L. Oliver
Fred Earl
Adama
John Adames
Milton
W.L. Gardner
Pendleton
Mr. Gardner
Archie McGowan
W. C. McKinney
Harney County
Burns Times-Herald
Hardy Ferns Suit Outdoor Culture Amid Varied Species
The Washington Star notes about forty fern species suit outdoor culture. They range from tiny ground covers to two to three foot specimens and prefer (often) shady, well drained beds with leaf mold. Plant in spring. mulch with leaves bay or straw for winter protection.
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Washington Star
Respecting Scruples in a College Prank
In a Willlame college mathematics class Professor 8 confronts Hollis about an unbearable noise from a squeaking bladder. Hollis admits guilt but declines to name the culprit. The professor praises Hollis for his scruples, saying they should shame the guilty party.
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Willlame College
Jack Hollis
Hollis
Professor 8
Air
John Milton's Cottage at Chalfont St Giles
John Milton's cottage in Chalfont St Giles is among England's best preserved historic houses. The blind poet fled London during the 1665 plague, finished Paradise Lost there, and earned five pounds with prospects of more. The cottage remains nearly unchanged and hosted Milton's notable visitors.
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John Milton
England
Chalfont St. Giles
London
Milton
Language roots and a stray political snippet
An Indiana paper highlights a lady candidate for school director described as “In stripped for the race” while exploring how English terms like Zephyr and zero trace to the Arabic slfr and medieval Latin elphra. The brief blend of etymology and a political teaser caps the fragment.
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Elphor
Elphra
Szephyrum
Indiana
Misled by Parrots How Columbus Sought a New World
A historical note explains how Columbus, after days at sea, was swayed by a flock of parrots and superstitions, following Pinzon’s advice to head southwest. Had he remained on course, he might have reached Zipangu and instead found Florida and Virginia.
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Columbus
Atlantic
Zipangu
Japan
Cal
Gomera
Canary Islands
Martin Alonzo Pinzon
Pinzon
Gulf Stream
Florida
Cape Hatteras
Virginia
What Do People Mean by Ticking In Sailing
Bobby listens to a sister’s account of her flat experience on a sailboat causing confusion. She explains that ticking means turning halfway round and then you sail on the bias, a concept the child gradually understands as she speaks with a cautious, injured expression.
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Bobby
Hiis
Old Age and Work Warning on retirement grind
A London Lancet note warns that older individuals who quit work risk health decline and premature aging. It argues that continued, moderate employment keeps vitality. removing regular work disrupts routines and harms well being.
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London Lancet
Crossed the Border Extract from a Lady's Letter
In a rapid journey the writer notes people shouting insults in German in the morning and Italian by noon. The fragment shows a travel scene with language shocks and social friction as authorities and locals react to the travelers.
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Ttalian
Mean Cut Dora Is It True That Jack Will Marry You
Flora and Dora discuss wedding plans and a pledge about future drinking, noting Jack’s potential change in habit. The exchange hints at social expectations and a jest about vows before marriage.
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Dora
Jack
Flora
Cleveland
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Newport Construction Company
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lynn Maas
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydis E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
United States
Main Street
St. George Restaurant
Mr. Pendleton Merchant
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