Umatilla Reservation Opens All unallotted Lands for Common Pasture
The Umatilla Indian Reservation plans to remove fences and stop farm use on unallotted lands, throwing those areas open for common pasture. Inspector Valentine’s recommendation supports aboriginal conditions, lifting monopolies and giving every Indian equal grazing access. The unallotted lands, about one-fifth of the area, hold springs and rich grass, previously farmed in part by nontribal interests. The move is praised by the Umatillas as restoring traditional use and preserving tribal rights.
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Umatilla
Valentine
Murder Suicide Pact Blamed On Remorse In Portland
In Portland, E L Swartsel of California and Lena M Cline of Pasadena, Cal, were found dead on the Columbia river bank near Vancouver. A note in Swartsel pocket requests funeral with Swartsel and Cline to be buried together. They eloped ten days ago and died by self inflicted gunfire after reportedly living as husband and wife. Mrs Cline left three California children. Swartsel one wife and child. A letter to her son was found in her satchel.
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Portland
Elke
E. Ll. Swartsel
Lena M. Cline
Pasadena
Cal
Bwartwel
Threshing Machine Wrecked In Farm Move
A threshing machine owned by James Wickens Walter Hill William Miller and Emil Miller of the Flat overturned Tuesday while being moved from Mary Brugger’s farm to A J Tucker property. On a steep incline near Tucker’s place the engine clutch failed causing the outfit to roll downhill, tipping and smashing the thresher and engine beyond repair. Recorder.
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James Wickens
Walter Hill
William and Emil Miller
Mary Brugger
Henry Hug
A. J. Tucker
Freak Apple Tree Displays Varied Gravenstein Fruit
Two and a half miles northwest of Eugene resident T Thay shows a freak Gravenstein apple tree bearing fruit in all stages. Samples include mature apples, half-size fruit, forming fruits, and fresh blossoms from the same tree, unusual in one graft or climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jills
T Thay
Eugene
Ray
Rouge and a chemist tale from a Salt Lake Tribune
A Salt Lake Tribune item quotes the chief of the bureau of chemistry on rouge research saying he sees no need to investigate rouge as a poison. He recalls a pharmacy anecdote about a young woman asking if rouge will rub off, and a clerk replying the rouge is warranted to stand the hardest tests of investigation by any of your women friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nouge
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Salt Lake Tribune
Woman's Dress and Marriage Social Standards
A London World opinion column argues married women must maintain appearance to draw male attention and influence politics, army, literature and the stage. It mockingly lists extreme beauty ideas such as red hair, green eyes, and even blue teeth to stay attractive for men and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odo
Brie
London
Canadian Opposition to Eastward Troop Routes Discussed
A Canadian cited objection to sending English troops via Canada to the Far East, fearing travel through United States territory would be undesirable. The account includes reports of an English official consoling a Canadian after McKinley’s assassination and remarks by an educated Englishman surprised by modern civilization in a country previously thought icy and alpine.
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Inselar
England
Far East
Canada
United States
McKinley
Odd Origin of an Epidemic in Exeter Room
Two men in Exeter learned from a prior smallpox case in the same room. They opened a plastered cupboard and found old bandages, then contracted the disease. The infection spread through the town and caused widespread fear.
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Exeter
Poor Man Hat Fashion Debate Sparks City Laughs
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt a character hustles to fix a hat before leaving. The exchange shows anxious insistence on perfection, with comic back and forth about hat alignment and style. The scene captures street humor and social pressure to appear well turned out.
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Harry
John
Cleveland Leader
Time For All Things And Self Improvement
A quotation essay on self improvement stresses humility in effort and learning from missteps. It contrasts Gladstone and Pliny the Elder to underscore that timely action must align with reason, and missed opportunities cannot be regained.
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Gladstone
Pliny the Elder
New Shoes for Fall at Roosevelt's Boston Store
Cheerful widow jokes about wedding plans while a future husband frets over funds for the trip. The dialogue hints at family tension and cautious budgeting as they discuss the value of the wedding trip. The snippet ends with an ad line announcing fall footwear at Roosevelt's Boston Store.
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Roosevelt
Boston
Referic Baby Botties and Ancient Feeding Bottles
Ancient baby feeding bottles discussed by Professor Moody who argues the concept predates modern times. Greek vases in the British Museum dating to 700 B about feeding bottles, and a red polished bottle found in a Canterbury cemetery suggests early use for infant feeding shaping child life.
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Moody
British Museum
St. Rey Viethen
Canterbury
Moaby
Byronic Napoleon as tragic foil in Davidson view
John Davidson in London Outlook argues Beran is a triple tragic figure born of loveless marriage and doomed rises. He compares Byron and Napoleon as complementary extremes of temperament with failed ventures in Greece and St Helena through a literary lens.
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Hyron
Napoleon
Beran
Ife
Byron
Greece
St. Helena
John Davidson
London
Origins of the Postmark and an Oration on American Seafaring
A historic excerpt discusses a bygone era of American commerce with ships manned by American seamen and the flag over cargoes. It cites Benton McMillin on national pride and notes Britain as originator of the postmark with a 1660 design separating month and day, though year not indicated.
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Orient
Mon
Advice to Kickers in Kansan City Journal
Advice to Kickers, Kickers always attract attention. One class of them sells high on the market. The highest priced four legged kicker is a hybrid creature, Irritable and somewhat noscriptural. The chronic kicker is an amusing two legged animal not so dangerous. A kicker never builds up. He is great on tearing down. The world's happiness has been promoted more by compliments than by curses, so good render, retire to the backyard and kick yourself a few men rather than join the knockers chorus.
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Kansan City Journal
An Irishman inquirie tale and Field joke
A fragment from a 19th century quip about Cyrus W Field and an Irish peasant. The retort turns on who Lucifer would choose, then shifts to a quip about a store's all sufficiency, quoted with period press style and names.
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Cyrus W. Field
Atlantic Cable
Blarney Castle
Trinhioan
Mike
Lucifer
Field
Man Fined For Contempt In Court With Quick Rejoinder
A man in an English court received a £2 fine for contempt. He offered five pounds in payment, the clerk said there was no change, and the man quipped keep the change I will take it out in contempt, reflecting a sharp courtroom moment.
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Englind
Backhander Sparks Quip Over Bed Mystery
In a playful exchange Mrs. Younghusband teases about nightly bed checks while Mr. Younghusband half-jokingly urges daytime sweeping under the bed. The lighthearted dialog centers on domestic quirks and affectionate banter.
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Mrs. Younghusband
Younghusband
Gratitude and Advertising in East Oregonian Reflections
A fragment from Life notes a suitor vow and faithful memory. The piece contrasts love and gratitude with a quip about advertising as a money maker, getter, and saver in the East Oregonian context.
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Getter and Saver
East Oregonian
Wheat Kings of Walla Walla County
The Oregon Daily Journal details top wheat growers in Walla Walla County, led by George Drumheller with about 240,000 bushels from 15,000 acres. Grote brothers, William Jones and J. Scott, and others like Struthers, Minnick brothers, Hoffman, and the Prersons appear among farmers amassing fortunes from large Acreage and high yields in Eureka flat and Touchet country.
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Walla Walla County
George Drumheller
Drumheller
Wallaa Walla County
Grote Brothers
Charles Pickard
William Jones
Jones-Scott Company
Eureka Flat
Jones
John Hoffman
Hoffman
George Struthers
Wih Seoured
Eureka Junction
Patrick Lyons and Sons
Foothill
BR. J. Tompkins
Maxwell Brothers
Maxwell Brothere
Touchet
Kireman Estate
Dry Creek
Fred Stine
Walla Wallin
Minnick Brothers
Spring Valley
Charles Prirson
Jap Scott
W. ©. Hall
Eureka
Mr. Struthern
C. B. Upton
Walla Walla Valley
Mr. Struthers
Cotton Prospects Improve Slightly Amid Rain Reports
Miller & Co reports in The Cotton Situation column that rain in Texas areas harmed by drought raises hopes for the cotton outlook, but caution remains until firmer reports confirm weather shifts impact the cotton crop. New cotton moves freely and receipts are expected to rise before next month, yet market strength holds. The note adds that Texas advices are improving though no definitive change is yet assured. The second item notes the five civilized tribes Constitutional Convention at Muskogee meeting to consider a state constitution shift for submission to Congress next winter.
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New York
Miller & Co
Cotton Review
Texas
Tennenor
Moshoges
Constitutional Convention
Five Civilized Tribes of the Indian Nation
W. M. Rogers
Natron
Green Me‘urtain
Congress
Lehman Springs Stage Announces Summer Run
The Lehman Springs stage will begin Saturday June 30 and operate through October 1 carrying passengers and the mail. It starts from Lindsay's stable on Cottonwood street.
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Lehman Springs
Lindsay
Cottonwood Street
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