Small Orchards Pay in Jackson County Produce Record
Jackson ville Times reports John Gore near Medford proves small scale fruit farming pays. On 12 acres he grows pears and apples two to one, netting about $9000 receipts with roughly $7000 from last year’s harvest. The piece argues cutting Rogue River valley into manageable small orchards boosts homes jobs and population. Also notes Lewiston arrests of Joe Gorman and Jack Reilly in a prize fight with 400 spectators. both discharged for lack of evidence.
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Jackson County
John ©. Gore
Medford
Jacksonville Times
Gore
Rogue River Valley
Lewiston
Joe Gorman
Jack Reilly
Diamond Lake Disaster Toll and Postal Clerk Fallout
A July rail wreck near Diamond Lake Washington cost six lives. Postal clerks William Donaghy and P Vanlippoley survived but faced suspension and fines after accusing Great Northern officials. The Shallenberger order silences postal workers and pushes discipline for public criticism.
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Tidgeway Magazine
Diamond Lake
Great Northern Railroad
Washington
Ridgeway
William Donaghy
P. Vanlippoley
Spokane
Regam
Ife
United States
W. S. Shallenberger
Tein
Tiideewaoy's
Woodington
Shallenberger
Critics Compare Moliere Scott and Homer on Jealousy
Andrew Lang notes that Moliere avoids jealous vows in portraits of jealous men while Scott spares a wicked young woman. He argues Scott could have written a harsh romance about Africa and vengeance in Ivanbos but chose restraint. Lang credits both Scott and Homer with reverence for human things and warns against sensational realism.
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Moliere
Scott
Homer
Andrew Lang
Africa
Ivanbos
England
Phoenix
Anecdote of Spencer Lewes and Huxley Dinner Exchange
Herbert Spencer once entertained guests with a tale of authors at dinner. George Lewes proclaimed he began writing the moment the pen touched paper, joking he wrote at a low temperature. Huxley quipped that boiling at a low temperature implies a vacuum, drawing laughter from Lewes.
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Lewes
Herbert Spencer
Huxley
George Lewes
Mr. Huxley
The Trap Shot and English Moated Houses
The article notes American trap shooting breeds precision through home practice via gun clubs, aiding national readiness. It then describes moated houses in England, highlighting Helmingham Hall near Ipswich with a nightly drawbridge, Leeds Castle near Maidstone, and Wells Palace in Somersetshire.
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America
United States
Uncle Sam
England
Helmingham Hall
Tollemache
Suffolk
Ipswich
Leeds Castle
Muidstone
Kent
Wells
Somersetshire
St. Andrew's Well
London Standard
Dissipation of Radium and Ants Eggs in Diet
A discussion on the energy of radium dissipation by helium emission notes 1,000,000,000 calories per gram and the infeasibility of reassembly. German physicist W Meigen cites irreversible dissipation. The piece also notes ants eggs as a costly delicacy in Siam and northern Europe, with trade and preparation methods. A quip about arousing choir interest ends with a joke about an umbrella as a food venue.
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W. Meigen
Siam
Europe
East Oregonian Teases Tomorrow’s Commonplace Laws
A fragment from the East Oregonian hints at shifting fashions and rules, with a dialogue about a kindergarten question the beast king and a scholar remarking on today’s customs. It notes the arbitrariness of transient laws and the newspaper’s teasing tone about future outrage.
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Nin
Durmas
Dayton Coal Famine Relieved by Local Carload Arrival
A disrupted fuel shortage in Dayton eased briefly after a delivery of Rosylyn coal reached the city at nine dollars per ton. The stock was promptly allocated and the city’s supply officers noted the relief while urgent orders remained limited.
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Dayton
Rae
Courier Press
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