Drought Worsens Across Counties Cutting Yields and Pasture
The report notes continued dry conditions across multiple counties with scarce pasturage and urgent rain needs. Fall crops show mixed results though oats and spring wheat disappoint. peaches remain plentiful while apples and prunes vary. Potatoes, corn, and sugar beets face stress. irrigation helps some crops, and harvest progresses with generally favorable yields for barley and hay in many areas.
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Harley Yickis
Grand Ronde
Baker County
J. K
Democrats Endorsement Drive at Pennsylvania Convention
Pennsylvania Democrats meet at Lyceum theater to nominate a supreme court candidate. John Stewart, Republican nominee, gains strong backing for fusion with Independent Republicans to back William Berry for state treasurer. Chairman J K P Hall blocks endorsing other candidates. Stewart’s nomination likely.
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Supreme Court
William TH. Berry
Democratic
Stewart
Hall
Largest Shipment of Indian Blankets Reported
The Davis-Kaset company and the Chicago store received a vast consignment of Indian blankets and robes, the largest ever in one shipment. Two railroad cars full, valued around 326,000, require special rates to move. Pendleton woolen mill blankets stored in the Davis-Kaser basement.
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Davis-Kaset Company
Chicago
Ralley Road
Pendleton Woolen Mille
Devis-Kaser Company
Walla Walla Union
Face avoidance and honesty in money dealing
The piece notes a proverb about looking in the face as a sign of honesty but argues it is unreliable. It contrasts confidence tricks with sincere individuals who avoid eye contact, citing Hawthorne as an example of morbid trait avoidance and concluding that great men can face the world.
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New York World
Advice to the Man on Making Home Pleasant
A Philadelphia Telegraph column adapts a Woman Cor. piece to urge men to support a pleasant home. It notes husbands should provide money, recreation, shared quiet, and tolerance of children’s noise to keep the household harmonious and welcoming.
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Philadelphia
Snakes As Great Fasters At French Museum
A twenty foot anaconda at a French museum proved a remarkable feeder, eating only thirty four meals over five years after arrival in 18 percent, with intervals of twenty three to twenty four days. Keepers observed hunger cues to judge when to feed.
No Issue For Three Weeks In Dodge City Paper
In the eighties a western editor faced a ten dollar road tax, declaring in Dodge City a sentence of confinement and no issue for three weeks, then noting the state would board him and he would come out ahead by twenty dollars, per Harper's Weekly.
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Dodge City
Harper's Weekly
The Importance of Advertising Through the Ages
A concise reflection on advertising evolution from self-centered boast to a systematic effort to reach consumers. The piece notes past frauds and fake claims, then credits modern business for recognizing a vast world needs clear messaging about products and why to buy. The Indianapolis Star quote frames the core idea.
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Businness
Indianapolis Star
A Remarkable Scrapbook Of Government Counterfeit Proofs
A scarce item in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing kept hidden from most, a scrapbook titled Memarkable Scrapbook holds proofs from major counterfeit plates seized by the government. Its unassuming exterior masks a vault of carefully guarded national currency protection history, preserved behind glass and time.
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Colted Stites Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Lis Shavby
The Easy Job Youth Warnings On Self Improvement
A quote urges youths to change tactics and energize their lives or risk becoming one of the might have beens. The speaker counsels bracing up taking stock and applying purpose to avoid a hollow future.
Philadelphia's Rapid Galt Epicure Quip
A Washington Star quip recalls a Philadelphia exchange where a diner says locals avoid a dish, and the bright Philadelphia girl replies they simply cannot catch them, reflecting a witty regional banter about food and urban life.
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Philadelphia
Rapid Galt
Enalle
Washington Star
Something Got Away
A humorous exchange about chicken soup quality and the cook failing to catch the idea of how to make it. The muddled remark suggests the recipe’s misstep lies with the cook not understanding the instruction.
Arterial Aging and Sclerosis Warn of Premature Old Age
A medical piece warns that arterial degeneration accelerates aging and reduces tolerance to exertion. It notes that arterial sclerosis can cause dyspnea on effort, with both young and elderly showing vascular decline when overexerted. It urges avoiding excessive muscle strain to prevent early senescence.
Friday and Thirteen Superstitions From History
London and New York recall long lived beliefs about Friday and the number thirteen. The Globe notes Christian and Norse origins, sailors avoiding voyages, and a tale of a confectioner’s shop window drawing children with a glass eyed tiger piece offering a quarter pound.
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Great Britain
Nolicky
Valhalla
Baklur
London Globe
New York
Odd Manchurian wedding custom on stilts shocks village
A unique Manchuria wedding ritual features the bride and attendants on stilts parading through the village streets to meet the groom. The groom and his friends rise on higher stilts to indicate social rank, producing a humorous effect when the couple share different social standings.
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Manchuria
Humorist's Funeral Fireworks Surprise Japan
In Japan a humorist, dying after a lifetime of jokes, requested his body be cremated immediately at the family temple. When his instruction was carried out, loud explosions erupted as firecrackers hidden on his person ignited, astonishing mourners who initially fled but then returned to inspect the result.
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Japan
Mnurera
Ceur
Chloe
Disner
Bulldog’s Nose Notion Sets Oxford Exam Laugh
A humorous Oxford undergrad anecdote, recounted to Dr Bord by Froude from The Bulldog’s Nove, cites a solitary example of divine goodness he found in himself. The student notes the bulldog’s nose as uniquely retracted, enabling it to grip a bull while breathing, otherwise it would have to loosen.
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Froude
Bord
Oxford
Palex
The Ideal in Endless Growth and Culture
The text asserts the ideal lies in continual additions to Aelf and expansion of its powers, seeking endless growth in wisdom and beauty. It claims culture as an indispensable aid and the true value of culture in advancing human welfare.
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Aelf
Appearances Deceptive in Horse Exchange Tale
Dialogue reveals the horse bought yesterday proves dangerous as the animal rears and attempts to embrace Mr. Cropper. The short exchange brands the animal as vicious, while the buyer questions kindness and implies misjudgment by Mr Headatall.
Work and Worry. Weary Walker-Dis paper anys dat
Weary walker notes worry kills more than work in Atlanta Constitution style. The piece captures a cautious view that work itself is less feared than the anxieties and burdens it brings, reflecting old time newspaper cadence and rural voice.
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Atlanta Constitution
Cleveland's Baking Powder Endorses Good Men
An advertising line touts Good Men as knowledge in the making, urging use of Cleveland's Baking Powder as the preferred choice. The fragment frames the product as central to reliable kitchen work without detailing any broader context or events.
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Cleveland
The Acrobatic Ginbon of Borneo Described
Descriptive account compares the ginbon to the orangutan noting its small forty to fifty pound frame and frail body. It walks a tight rope like balance on ground uses hands skillfully and shows high intelligence while swinging through forest gaps in groups rather than in family units.
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Ita
Borneo
Bo Krent
Ike Birils
Welcome for Blinks Baby Surfaces in Village Parade
A New York area tale recalls a child rescue and recovery when Kendall's island yielded the sole survivor eight miles away. The trained nurse and Mrs Blinks’ infant set off on a river voyage, drawing a celebratory crowd at the station as the child was recognized and welcomed by villagers.
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Chrgy
New York
Leather Money Used as Media of Exchange in Ancient Times
The article notes leather pieces served as money before metal coins in many ancient societies, including Romans and during Louis XIV’s France when coin scarcity led to leather slivers embedded in small pieces as currency. Rare feather money examples exist, valued by numismatists.
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Leither
Hilstory
Louis X11
France
Cultivate Your Wife's Friendship Principle
A period tone essay extols a wife's value as a best friend to a man. It praises a wife with sense and heart, describing tact and judgment, pride in her husband, and cautious restraint against imprudent acts as counsel. It cites Bulwer Lytton on the enduring bond.
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Bulwer Lytton
Kellum
How It Happened In A Breach Of Promise Case
An English lawyer cross examined the plaintiff in a breach of promise suit. The witness recalled the defendant’s promise was not sincere and could not be taken seriously. The exchange included a ruffled response about washing clothes during the promise. The testimony appeared in Harper’s Weekly.
An Easy Problem and Aton’s Ticket Riddle
Aton needed a $3 ticket but had a $2 bill. He pawned the bill for $1, then sold the pawn ticket to a friend for $1.50, returning with $3. The unknown loss is who bears the missing dollar.
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Aton
Kansas City Star
I Will Try Grants Path to Excellence and Eminence
A motivational passage urges attempting to become something by aiming for excellence. It argues that saying I cannot do it has never produced results, while I will try has driven remarkable outcomes and progress.
Man's Vanity and Female Flattery Observed
A prose excerpt notes that men are easily awakened by compliments from women and their self-satisfaction is clearly evident when they accept flattery. The passage, drawn from Lady's Realm, comments on vanity and the dynamics of praise.
Deference of American Girls Captivates in Pictorial Note
The article from Lady's Pictorial highlights a generally ignored reason for American girls’ popularity. It discusses the captivating shade of deference shown to those older than themselves as a notable social trait.
Time to Preak Misses discuss engagements in foodword
A fragmentary exchange about engagements and sentiments appears in a casual quip style. The notes reference Miss Ascom and Miss Fly tle and mention discussions of matrimony. The Philadelphia Press is cited and a remark on masculine credit is attributed to Walpole. The piece ends with advice not to call a father the old man.
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Miss Ascom
Miss Flytle
Tie
Philadelphia
Excursionists Returning from Various Directions
Milton Aug 15. Local news lists residents and visitors returning from Portland Seaside Walla Walla and Astoria. Names include Lealle Tolen Tone Bockines J. B. Nichols and Mrs Ferguson with travel plans and occupations noted. A sketch on Holland skating history and a humorous Aunt Chloe dinner anecdote accompany the column.
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Milton
Milton Furniture Company
Astoria
Seth B. Williamson
Wallowa
London’s First Omnibus Aims for Grandeur and Speed
The early London omnibus was a lavish vehicle with room for twenty two inside. It was drawn by three bays and commanded by a smart livery coachman, while a blue uniformed conductor, a naval captain’s son who spoke French, rode along. Passengers from Paddington to the Bank paid fare and received newspapers and books.
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London
Paddington
the Cay
Galway
London Globe
Hyomel Claims Cure for Catarrhal Troubles
An advertisement extols Hyomel as a true cure for catarrh promising to cleanse nasal and throat germs, soothe irritated mucous membranes, and relieve respiratory ailments. It claims immediate relief, mountain air-like purity, and permanent cures with a money-back guarantee from Tallman & Co. Complete outfit priced at $1.00 with extra bottles at 60 cents.
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Tallman & Co
Travel schedule and agency contact notices
Arrive Monday Wednesday and Friday 12 16 p m. On Tuesday Thursday and Saturday 10 15 p m. Leave at 6 p m daily. Leave Walla Walla 6 15 p m for Omate Arrive Walla Walla at 9 p m from went For information regarding rates and accommodations call or address W ADAM Agent Pendleton Oregon B CALDERHEAD G PF a Walla Walla Washington
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Pullman Standard
Omaha
Chicago
Kanua City
Pullman
Pendle
Mail & Express
Portland
Spokane
Pendleton
Walla Walla
San Francisco
Riparia
Lewiston
Riparte Dai
Frriday
Omate
W. Adam
F Adama
Fendleton
Seeger
A. D. Charlton
Morrison
Portland, Or
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