New Normal Board Named From Eastern Oregon Officials
Governor Chamberlain appointed the state board of regents for all state normal schools. Eastern Oregon is represented by Union County Superintendent BE E Bragg, while no normal town residents joined. The five appointed members span Clackamas, Marion, The Dalles, Grants Pass, and Portland with terms from one to five years.
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Kk. BE. Bragg
Union County
Oregon
Umatilla County
Board of Normal Regents
Chamberlain
Oregonia
BE. E. Bragg
Skliem
General Normal Board
Rorenia
Blafe
C. Eb, Spence
Carus
Clackamas County
DB. Hofer
Salem
BL Bragg
la Grands
W. B. Ayer
Portland
Henry J. Major
Dalles
Stephion Jowell
Grants Paas
University of Oregon
Agricultural College
Spence
State Grange
Hofer
Capital Journal
Bragg
Ayer
Mater
Jowell
Josephine County
Tate Board of Education
Board of Regents
New Discovery Claims Quick Relief for Coughs and Colds
In Americas and Europe a new remedy titled Long Live the King, Dor King’s New Discovery, claims to cure weak lungs and sore throat after other treatments fail. Julia Ryder Paine of Truro praises its immediate relief, with Tallman & Co. offering a guaranteed $1 trial bottle.
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America
Julia Ryder Paine
Truro
Mesa
Tallman & Co
Gideons Fifth State Convention Held in Leeston
Gideons or Christian traveling men gather in Leeston Carthage for three days of meetings electing officers and delegates to the Toledo national convention. Joplin and Webb City provide entertainment as evangelists and lay speakers address the group during the mixed program of business and religious addresses.
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Mixsour
Leeston
Carthage
Gideon's Band
Gideons
Joplin
Webb City
Toledo
Ohio
Women and Kidney Trouble Prompts Swamp-Root Ad
An advertisement proclaims kidney and bladder issues affect both women and men, urging Swamp-Root as a remedy. It notes symptoms in children and adults, claims quick relief, and invites samples by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Protest Against Long Hair in 1649 Massachusetts
A 1649 Massachusetts protest signed by Jo. Endicott and others denounces long hair as barbarous and unmanly, urging elders to condemn the practice in public worship and church members to reform. The document seeks to witness against obstinates and to involve both God and man in enforcement. Dated March 10th, 1640s.
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Massachusetts
Jo. Endicott
Thos. Dudley
Richard Bellingham
Richard Saltonstall
Increase Nowell
William Hibbing
Thos
Flint
Rob
Bridges
Simon Bradstreet
New England
Adam's First Wife Lilith a Matrimonial Failure
St. James' Gazette notes Lilith as Adam's first wife a failed union lasting 190 years before she wed Satan and bore the Jinns. The piece links Eve's line to Lilith with biting tone and cites legends from Persian folklore and Isaiah. It mentions Lilith as night monster and a possible origin for lullaby etymology.
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Lilith
Adam
Satan
Eve
Beth
St. James
Underground City of Balt Mines in Austrian Poland
An underground city in Galacia known as Balt Mines houses over 1000 residents, many never seeing daylight. It lies hundreds of feet below the earth with tall tow ers an assembly hall and a church carved from crystallised rock, streets and squares lit by electricity, where generations have lived without sunlight.
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Galacia
Austrian
Poland
Don’t Stoop When You Read and Wear Glasses Early
A short health note warns readers to avoid stooping while reading or writing as it strains the eyes. It urges those approaching forty to consider wearing glasses at the first sign of blurred print to prevent worsening vision and lifelong dependence.
From The Witty Saga of Inherited Traits and a Match
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt presents a quirky debate on heredity and character. A suitor asserts the daughter resembles her mother, claiming knowledge of her nature while noting the mother’s influence. The scene ends with the suitor securing the girl despite objections.
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Mary Bingler
Onion Cannery
Cleveland
Plain Deal
Forgetful. Hostese-Oh, professor, haven't you brought your wife
A Punch cartoon line sets a quick joke about memory and marriage with a professor recalling a forgotten wife and a sharp exchange about paying for teeth, reflecting humor about social expectations and wit.
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Hostese
Water Never Freeze Would Rewrite Global Climate
London Globe explains if water never froze, world climates would shift dramatically. Polar seas would lose chilling influence. Gulf Stream patterns could change, Britain facing extreme temps. Icebound rivers would open for navigation. Russia and Canada could gain vast new opportunities.
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Gulf
Britain
Tusela
Siberia
Russia
Canada
Greenland
Newfoundland
Teeland
London Globe
The Boarding House and Pacific Influence on Marriage
A Philadelphia Record item uses a Chestnut street soda counter scene to discuss married life and boarding house living. An older companion rebukes a young woman’s dream of domestic bliss, noting boarding house dynamics deter quarrels by the threat of disclosure and divorce court gossip.
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Chestnut Street
Erene
Ford
Tinster
Tmilladelphia Record
Animal groups listed by unusual collective nouns
The text catalogs quirky names for animal groups such as a covey of partridges a flight of doves a pride of lions and a pack of wolves noting the English language use in designating such groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anlivale
Identified Himself And Peculiar Afflictions
A New York Globe snippet recalls a western visitor who distrusts odd self identification patterns. He recounts a con man with a glass eye revealing a lack of funds, nudging calls for an identified card while noting the eye with wary humor and a cautionary tale about appearances.
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New York
Shy
New York Globe
Beautiful memorial windows mark couple at church
The Philadelphia Ledger reports that a couple leaving the church were marked by the beauty of memorial windows. The wife said she did not notice much, but light from the windows fell on the Jones pew and highlighted her complexion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Hust Oregonian Vital Issues Note Lunch Prompt
A fragment from the Hust Oregonian reflects bold asks and brisk quips about timely matters. It references a Baltimore American line about lunch money and a Lowell quip about a bird laying eggs in gold, signaling lively press tone.
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Baltimore American
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Adam’s
Tatler
Sam
Farnsworth
Lowell
Hust
Oregonian
Cooper
Frank Whaley
Capitol Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Mrs. Whaley
Cooper Medicine Co
Gartheven
Meg
Frank Whal
Tad
Eny
Dayton
The
Pendleton Drug Co
Northwest
East Oregonian
East Oregonian Pub. Co
Pendleton, Oregon
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