Far Cry to Heaven and a Newspaper Man's Vacation
The passage blends a dramatic lament on prayer with a humorous tale from the Arkansas Traveler. A speaker laments prayers unanswered, then shifts to a humorous anecdote about a newspaper man’s prolonged vacation granted by a generous but prolonged proprietor, noting the joke that it ran on for years and affected pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaggs
Arkansaw Traveler
lHlenry Lansdell
D.D
Harper's Magazine
Quirky Names and Practical Jottings From Old Papers
A garbled slice of 19th century clippings includes how a term like Tacquet Galop might have originated from a misheard phrase. Other items remark on a nervous navy messenger and crude Morocco customs, plus a note on cheap durable cement mixtures for outbuildings.
Willamette Valley Farmers Complain Over pheasants
Willamette Valley farmers report Motogelian ta lite introduced years ago and protected by law has caused pheasants to multiply in cold weather. They crowd into Barveanian domestic fowls and sometimes attack barnyard roosters, provoking concerns echoed by Bow ton Budget against the heathen Chines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette Valley
Ore
Observations on Congo Water and Alcohol Absorption
From Dopout of the Promels NaturalHistory muvee, notes on absolute alcohol absorbing water and its isolating behavior. It describes water as central in a great black pool, with a remnant described in the Congo observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
M Dopout
Promels
Blake
Coin game tips and bizarre animal skins in news notes
A reader reports a gambling tip about coin tossing using new silver dollars and weight differences. The piece also describes Bashkir koumiss production and a Barnum circus items tale, with a New York Chicago Herald dateline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Juliane Sid
Neekin
Barnum
Arnum
New York Cor Chicago Herald
Warlike Circassian Warrior in Matthe Array
A vivid, if garbled, portrait describes a Circassian in battle dress with shining helmet saber and long rifle. The text links his fierce appearance to themes of evolution and racial origins, mentioning David Ker and theories from a Cosmo piece in the York Evening News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ker
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Heaven
Chamber of Audit
Edith M Thomas
Simmons
Washington. Com
Alos
Freoch
Philadelphia
Johann Schonell
Navy Department
Washington
Sehnell
New York World
Morocco
Cayenne Port
Detroit Row
Blaungton Tolechens
Rob Hughes
Dabo
Didianapolis
Bet Loan
Darwin
York
Leezer & Kuebler
Amark
Oregon
Despain Black
Pendleton
THE
Reliable Insurance Co
North American
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Amt
Walter Meant
Wilkie Cublins
Tobe
Snemarnty
Alevenson
Marjeyn
Hans Hardy
Ian Awl
Hare FW
Moldnieon
Froth
Tiahorinn
Jules Verne
Wim
Jack
Soyo
Ant
Subaribers
Berles
Subschibe
Dubions
Mre
Alexander
Joho
Win'or
Henry Woot
M. KE
Braddon
Kreton Wanien
Wee Cees
May Herthin
M. Clay
Annie Belwarda
Kieda Bulchards
Koa
di Mcotatte
Fide
Adires
Copton & Jackson
East Oregonian Building
William Tomes
Alee
eLing
Thompson
Pendleton, Or
Clapton & Jackson
Wm.gardner & CO
Third Street
Portland, Oregon
East Oregonian
K Dairy
Iit
Cara
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Passin Arkney Kast
Walla Walla
Wain
San Fran
Fi Reggon
Colombia
Columbia
Portland
Mw. Holcone
AlLowasy
Petoleet
Albert Lea Reth
St. Paul
Minneapaile
Chicago
St. Louis
Des Nolwes
Lea Aitchison
Cornell Biotts
Leavenworth City
Pullman Palace Palace
Nori
Vicnet Amrabdsokothy
Pendictve
Chas
Kenedy
Gee
Holbrook
Pass
Ani P
Creat Overland
Northern Pacific
Aati
Pau
Minney
Pacific
Rioux City
Cornell
Icbison
Bt. Paul
Minne
Waliula Iquetiontis
Poriland
St. Paul Aeolis
Portland Gay In
H&s
Wishington St
Clapton & Rea
Oregonian
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