Normal School Board Debate Chooses Three Sites
At Salem the normal school regents voted five to four to recommend abandoning the Drain site and funding three schools at Monmouth Weston and Ashland. Governor Chamberlain led opponents who favored four schools and two sites, with Drain residents present seeking continued use of the buildings.
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Salem
Board of Normal School Regents
Drain
Monmouth
Weston
Ashland
Chamberlain
W. B. Ayer
H. J. Maler
B. C. Spence
Ayer
Public Instruction
Ackerman
Bray
Stephen Jewell
Benson
Col
EB. Hofer
Benson A
Many Changes in the Consular Service
The United States consular service undergoes a major reorganization effective July 1 under a new act. Twenty eight posts were cloned and seventeen new offices established while nine German posts and nine Canadian posts were closed, with ten more offices moved or reassigned to others. Several posts are relocated internationally and new consulates opened in unspecified locations.
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Aleppo
Alexandria
Antung
Corinto
Fernie
Riume
Frontera
Guadalajara
Karachi
Madras
Punta Arenas
Rangoon
Salonki
San Luie Potosi
Swatow
Tapachula
Tripoli
Bécaute i
Jamestown
St. Helent
United States
Messinger
Gaospe
Quebec
Japala
Mex
United States Consular Service
Germany
Canada
Annaberg
Mamberb
Crefeld
Dusseldorf
Eibenstock
Freiburg
Glauchauw
Maing
Ziltau
Belleville
Port Hope
Port Rowan
Coatcook
Gaspe
St. Hyacinthe
Three Rivers
Windsor
Woodstock
Lucerne
St. Christopher
Jalapa
Castellamare di Stabila
Catania
Utila
Weimar
Swamp Root Ad Promotes Kidney and Bladder Cure
An old newspaper advertisement touts Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder trouble affecting both women and men. The copy claims the product offers mild and immediate benefits, urges readers to obtain a sample by mail, and instructs mentioning Kilmer and Co. in Binghamton, New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Playful animal antics from cats to chamois in snow
Excerpt discusses cats racing in straight lines and leaping high to escape enemies, then shifts to Brehm’s note of young chamois playing on perpetual snow. Young chamois crouch and swim their legs to launch 100 to 150 meter slides, snow flying, then scramble back up. The passage cites The Play of Animals by Karl Groos.
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Brehm
Karl Groos
The Ananias Story in Pulpit Verse Described by Gazette
Emporia Gazette recounts a moral tale of Colonel Ananias who lied and suffered a fiery punishment while a sermon warns listeners to shun fables. The piece blends Biblical imagery with cautionary humor about truth and deceit. It contrasts with The Glory of New York praising the city’s skyscrapers and harbor setting, likening it to Venice and Tyre while noting modern architecture and piracy fears in ancient times. The East Oregonian carries all current news.
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Ananias
Colonel Ananias
Red Sea
Emporia Gazette
New York
Venice
Tyre
London Spectator
Fresno Man Demonstrates Frost Prevention Device
The Fresno representative of California Frost Prevention Co. shows a contraption in a pavilion that uses a thermometer 200 feet from a house and an electric bell setup to awaken a subbandman to light large lamps and create smoke to avoid frost. The demonstration arouses laughter as the device is tested in heat, highlighting its questionable practicality.
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W. H. Smith
California Frost Prevention Co
Fresno
Dalles Chronicle
Nils
Truth and Quality in a Laxative Claim
An early health advertising note asserts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative for cleansing and soothing internal organs. It emphasizes natural action, physician approval, and warns buyers to purchase only the California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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L. Howen
Wayne
W. Va
Foley
Pendleton Drug Co
Claremont, N. H
East Oregonian
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Nissen Implement Co
Mitchell Elewis
Racine Wis
Georgia
Mitchell
Hotel
Pendleton
Pendleton, Ore
Eastregonian
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