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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1909
Page
7
The notice invites diners to visit Hohbachs Oyster House for a tasting and menu featuring fresh oysters. The brief highlights a casual dining atmosphere and a seasonal selection designed to entice local patrons.
The piece outlines Liberal plans to abolish the Lords or force reform after the licensing bill defeat. It describes tax bills aimed at incomes, estates, land, and liquor fees, and warns that a government budget could provoke a constitutional clash. It notes Premier Asquith predicts victory or fierce opposition, with a legal path for veto limits and potential conference after successive rejections.
An old belief held that a wife acquired with money became lawful if the purchaser led her home with a halter. A village poet reportedly bought a wife for a half crown and dragged her twelve miles, claiming legal marriage once the door closed. Earlier cases in 1858–59 at Little Horton and Dudley used a blue ribbon in place of the halter.
The British Watch and Clock Makers guild discussed whether to wind a watch at night or in the morning. Expert George Russell said a good watch quality matters more than wind time, but timekeeping varies with position, advising to keep the watch in the same position worn during the day by hanging it at night.
An elderly Scottish woman hears Scripture about Solomon and his wealth. A little granddaughter reads of a thousand camels. The old woman replies with a wry remark that shifts to a line about thousand Campbells and Gordons, joking about clan ties.
A fragment quoted from the New York Press contrasts a tongue and corns joke about pain and perception. The line reflects a witty exchange on sensitive parts of the body and human experience. The brief item preserves the humorous flair of the period.
Horace quote misread as a fragment but presented as a brief item noting a philosophical line about self defeating force, attributed to Horace. No additional persons or organizations identified in the readable text.
The St. Louis architect notes ancient Rome restricted tenement heights to eighty or a hundred feet after Nero. While palaces faced no limit, widening streets followed fires and rebuilds, letting the city expand. He argues modern skyscrapers echo historic crowding and regulation.
The kookaburra is praised as a remarkable Australian bird whose laughter echoes through the bush. Once called the settlers clock for its moon noon and dusk calls, it laughs at both calm and danger, drawing attention from locals and newcomers alike.
A Washington Herald essay argues the affinity for watermelons is hereditary not environmental. It notes the watermelon vine is native to Africa and cultivated for ages, compares Nile melons to Missouri varieties, and cites biblical Egypt wall paintings showing large dark green watermelons carried by slaves in Exodus-era depictions.
A collage notes a Native American tale of Yellow Eagle using a brush covered trap to steal an eagle's tail, contrasts Landseer on dog tax in Scotland, and ends with a classified ad for a hotel and millinery store in Helix Oregon. The piece blends folklore, art history, and local business notice.
Wanted highest cash price paid for registers large and clean. Call at this office. Adress Box 27 Irrigan Ore. For sale about 1000 feet 1 inch and 2000 feet 6 inch cement pipe. Will make rock bottom prices for all or part. Address box 27 Irrigan Ore. Old newspapers 150 per bundle. Enqpire this office.
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