City and County Paper Recaps Will Carleton Death
A filled page notes Will Carleton farm poet who died recently at 67, recalling his 1870s era verse on rural life and domestic quarreles. It contrasts his era with modern machinery and cites his well known poem Betsy and I Are Out. The piece also critiques U S judicial delays and calls for reform, citing judge William Renwick Riddell and comparing cross-border courts.
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Carleton
Betsy
Hudson, Mich
Ernor
William Renwick Riddell
High Court
Ontario
Canada
Kansas City
Poem Fragment Evokes Quiet Evening Prayer
A reflective verse asks for divine communion as daylight fades and the speaker seeks inner peace. The lines emphasize a calm retreat from toil and a view of God’s all-seeing presence both outside and within.
Literacy test dominates West coast immigration fears
As the Panama Canal nears opening, West Coast readers fear a flood of illiterate European immigrants. The measures in Congress aim to curb unskilled entrants who would not assimilate as readily as earlier waves, raising concerns about national identity and literacy levels amid the canal milestone.
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Panama Canal
West
Congress
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad From Pendleton Drug Co
An advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to restore natural hair color and prevent dandruff. It claims quick results, notes protection against aging signs, and offers a fifty cent bottle with money back guarantee from Pendleton Drug Co.
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Wyeth
Jon
Pendleton Drue Co
Doyle recalls George Meredith at Goxhill with humor
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spoke at a Newsvendors Benevolent and Provident dinner recounting visits to George Meredith in 1894-95 at Meredith’s Goxhill home in Surrey. He recalls Meredith’s sharp wit and a jelly remark comparing treachery to a Trojan Horse, and a wine anecdote about finishing a bottle for the novelist. London Mall
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Newsvendors’ Benevolent and Provident Institution
George Meredith
Sir Arthur
Goxhill
Surrey
Meredith
Londen Mall
The Telephone Marvel Review 1912 World Use
World telephones reach 12 433 000 with 29 566 000 miles of wire a 10 percent rise in phones and 18 percent in wire since 1911. Investment near 1 729 000 000 dollars equals US gold supply. 22 billion annual connections. 1911 marks 35th Bell anniversary. Long distance grows US links New York Denver 160 miles longest commercial stretch. Europe expands via loaded cable Great Britain to Belgium and new cable London Berlin.
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United States
Alexander Graham Bell
New York
Denver
Europe
Great Britain
Belgium
London
Berlin
Submarine cables knit Europe for long distance talks
The report notes rapid growth in submarine telephone cables linking Dover to Calais and Paris to Madrid, with trials from London to Geneva and Basel. It states over 400 miles of cable in use, half of which connect France and England and Belgium and England, plus the Paris Madrid line and Berlin Rome link under construction.
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Pupin
Dover
Calais
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Paris
Aberdeen
London
Geneva
Basel
France
England
Belgium
la Panne
St. Margarite Bay
Madrid
Berlin
Rome
Europe
Morgan's New Vale Dragon Vase Sold to Morgan in London
News from London reports J Pierpont Morgan has bought Benvenuto Cellini's jasper dragon vase from Seligman & Co for 200000. Speculation rises whether the piece will travel to the United States and join the Metropolitan Museum of Art or stay in Morgan's private collection. The vase, carved from red jasper with gold mounts and studded with diamonds and rubies, stands about ten inches high and features a dragon head, caryatidal figures, and elaborate enamel work.
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London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Messrs. Seligman & Co
New York
Paris
Benvenuto Cellini
Baron de Rothschild
Morgan
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Italy
Baron Adolphe de Rothschild
Naples
Joe Dongvare's bold claim lands him job aboard Boston ship
A Boston skipper tests a young Joe Dongvare with a rope riddle. The lad proclaims he knows all about vessels and, after identifying two ends, throws the rope overboard to reveal the third end. The anecdote recalls his early determination and humor.
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Joe Dongvare
Joe
Boston
Otinal ad claims catarrh cure and credit support
An old style advertisement offers Hundréd Dollars Reward for catarrh that cannot be owned by Malls Catarrh. It includes a testimonial by National Bank of Commerce Toledo and references to Hall's Catarrh Cures and Wall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Ture
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
O Hall
Wall
East Oregonian Seeks Year Old Rags For Office Use
The East Oregonian will buy large clean rags one year old or older. Bring or mail them to the office at your earliest convenience for purchase.
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East Oregonian
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Mali Nee Ae
Will Carleton
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Atlanta Constitution
America
Hood
United Preas Association
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George W. Doane
Mark Moorhouse CO
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Morgan's New Vale
New York Herald
Higfemores
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Whittemore Bros. & CO
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iPerth
Alta House
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