East Oregonian examines legislature and pearl divers note
The paper critiques the Oregon legislature’s early session, warning against direct primary repeal and initiative limits while urging unity for public welfare. It then describes Japanese pearl divers, mostly girls aged 13 to 14, drilling in diving methods near the Bay of Ages and Kokasho with minimal apparatus and support boats.
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East Oregonian
Japan
Bay of Age
Bay of Kokasho
One Spot Briny Statue Echoes Lat N Ella Theme
A compressed, era tone note references a singular briny statue likened to Lat N Ella Wheeler Wilcox and her poetic spouse. The fragment suggests a literary parallel or homage, evoking public figures and a mythic harbor quality in a concise newspaper teaser.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Express firms to expand pickup and delivery areas
The express companies plan to extend service to most residential sections in addition to the business district. Previously, delivery covered only the business portion of town, but now parcels post has spurred faster and broader service.
Mothers pension film argues for home care over institutions
A local cinema show promotes the mothers pension plan by depicting a baby cared for at home thriving while those in institutions die, arguing that individual mother love cannot be replaced by institutional care and urging support for home-based child care over aiding institutions. The piece also notes political chatter around McCombs and a historical reference to Baker of Ball’s Bluff becoming a U.S. senator.
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Barrett
McCombe Case Drives Legislature Debate
Readable fragments suggest legislative discussion on actions possible in the McCombe matter, signaling divided views on jurisdiction and remedies within the current session. The fragment hints at potential measures but leaves specifics unclear.
The Truth and the Whole Truth. Philadelphia Telegraph
A young man at a Sunday luncheon comments on a young man beside his sister, causing blushes and protests. The boy insists it was only about the army uniform, prompting laughter and a sharp rebuke from the parents.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Jimmy
Mr. Smith
Why He Changed His Mind About Boxing Lessons
John L. Sullivan recalls amusing boxing lessons with a husky pupil who left bruised after the first session. The man returned for a second lesson and confessed he had planned to fight a rival but changed his mind, offering to send the rival to Sullivan for further instruction instead.
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John L. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
House of Divine Wisdom Church Legend Emerges
A London Chronicle note recounts how the Justinian era church foundation led a watchboy to be visited by a winged celestial figure. The angel instructed him to tell the Emperor that the house would be named The House of Divine Wisdom, and Justinian complied.
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House of Divine Wisdom
Justinian
London Chronicle
Lucky for Lucky in Boston manslaughter case
Benjamin Lucky of Birmingham, a circus attache, faced prison for manslaughter when another man confessed to the crime. The confession led to Lucky’s immediate release. Earlier a June city clash between Paraders and youths resulted in a boy’s death.
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Boston
Mass
Benjamin Lucky
Birmingham
Lucky
James Gaughan
State Reformatory
Boy resues from well as horse falls in
William Ling, eight, son of Mrs. W H Ling, fell into a four foot deep water well four miles west of Iola with a horse dropping into the same well. He crawled past the horse using pup stock as a ladder and climbed out unharmed, then neighbors and a second horse hauled the animal from the well. The horse stood, shook, and appeared uninjured.
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Roy
Weil
Loic
Kan
William Ling
W. H. Ling
Iola
Rug salesman uses old Turkish rug ruse
A Cleveland buyer challenges a dealer who insists a worn rug is a genuine Turkish war rug with powder burn and bullet holes. The dealer claims authenticity and offers the piece for ninety dollars, and the customer capitulates and buys it.
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Zee
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Penland Bros Auto Truck Haul It
Penland Bros offers quick city to country furniture and piano moving with short trips or transfers. Contact Main 339 for reliable hauling services and to arrange fast service.
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Penland Bros
Reasons and Excuses A Quip From London Opinion
A witty exchange shows a wife ribbing her husband over marriage tied to her cooking and his awkward reply. The husband admits he improvised to avoid offense, citing his lack of potato boiling skill as the excuse. The brief gag underscores domestic humor from London Opinion.
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London
That Familiar Picture by Lews Father Gaffe
A humorous anecdote from the New York Telegraph about Lew an actor of German descent and his father who speaks broken English. The father recalls a trip to an art gallery where a painting drew crowds and cost about a hundred dollars while he cannot recall its name. He describes three men nearby one playing the fife another the drum and the third with a headache.
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Lew
Louis
Von
New York Telegraph
Not Named After St Sophia Gave Name to Church
The text explains that the great church at Constantinople known as St Sophia is not named for a saint but is correctly designated Agia Sophia.
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ST. Sophia
Constantinople
Agia Sophia
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