Oregon Livestock Exposition Drives State's Industrial Push
Dr. James Withycombe, head of the Oregon Agricultural College experiment station at Corvallis, hails Oregon as ripe for vast livestock industry growth through a Portland live stock exposition. He praises Western Oregon for clover, cattle, and vetch, urges regional development, and notes plans for modern barns and a Pacific national meet to boost the state’s livestock prominence.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Western Oregon
Oregon
James Withycombe
Oregon Experiment Station
Corvallis
Portland
Portland Oregonian
W. E B. Skinner
Chicago
Denver
Northwest
Dr. Withycombe
Country Club
Withycombe
Portland Realty Board
Wanted, at once. Good clean rags
An East Oregonian classified line seeks immediate purchase of good clean rags. The ad requests market price paid and directs inquiries to the East Oregonian office.
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East Oregonian
Wholly Cured in 8 Months by Cuticura
A 55 year old man describes a severe eczema and skin boils after years of suffering. After trying many remedies, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills for eight months and was cured. A neighbor, Nelson R Burnett, endorses the testimonial and vouches for Bordwell's condition. The notice quotes dates and locations: Tipton Indiana Cedar Corners.
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Nelson R. Burnett
Burnett
Hale Bordwell
Cedar Corners
Tipton
Bordwell
Tipton, Ia
Anointing with Outcars and Cure Mentioned
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a medical or cosmetic regimen including Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Resolvent Pills. The text references relief from torture like burning and itching and mentions various phrases that imply treatment steps and effects.
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Ford
Submerged Presbyterian Riddle at Philadelphia Revival
During a Philadelphia revival, a minister greets a visitor who admits being a “submerged Presbyterian.” The man explains he attends many denominations, with family in Methodist, Baptist, Unitarian, Episcopal, and Congregational churches, and contributes to all. The joke ends with the line that giving to all churches submerges him.
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Philadelphia
Crow Trick Against Crows With Zigzag Strings
A New York Press excerpt recalls a farmer who kept corn safe by stringing two poles to form angles. He notes crows do not enter narrow angles, while crops outside the angles were eaten. The method, cheap and effective, relies on limiting crow access with intersecting lines.
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New York Press
Sign Language on the Curb by Broad Street Brokers
The New York corresp in Pittsburg Dispatch reports curb brokers on Broad Street signaling quotations to office boys and clerks. Brokers use the deaf and dumb alphabet or a unique house code, changing occasionally as rivals adapt their secret signals.
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Broad Street
New York Cor
Pittsburg Dispatch
Duelists Seek Safe Aim In Wretched Street Affair
In a charged scene reported by the Kansas City Newsbook two young duelists plead fear and insist no one intends to fire. Each man claims a shot would be accidental or stray as seconds hover with pistols, urging careful aiming to avoid harm.
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Kansas City Newsbook
Selwyn's Curious Taste
George Selwyn pursued a morbid hobby of viewing dead bodies, even of friends. Lord Holland lay ill at Holland House near death, and Selwyn asked to visit. Holland replied that if alive tomorrow he would enjoy seeing Selwyn, and if dead he would be glad to see him.
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Selwyn
George Selwyn
Lord Holland
Holland House
George
Went a Shade Better in Feud Over Temperament
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt captures a heated exchange as two men vocally clash over temperament. The first denounces the other as temperamentally impossible, while the second retorts the other is temperamentally inconceivable, highlighting a sharp, comic confrontation.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Not in Season Gifts for a Favorite Flower
A Kansas City Journal quote notes a woman’s love of any gift that pleases her, even if it is out of season, highlighting practical sentiment over seasonal constraints. The remark underscores thoughtful giving in spite of timing.
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Kansas City Journal
Censuring a Third Sparks Notable Confidence Between Two
Two unnamed individuals exchange sharp praise and sharp rebuke in a scene that centers on censuring a third party, Jean Paul Richter, revealing a tense yet guarded cordiality between them. The remark highlights how public critique can bind uneasy allies.
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Jean Paul Richter
Oregonian fragment notes a zero in print
A brief Ohio newspaper fragment mentions the figure zero in a peculiar line. It records no clear events, dates, or names, leaving the exact context unclear beyond the numeral.
Bank Looter Receives 20 Year Maximum Sentence
Walker, the New Britain bank looter of over $500,000 in securities, pleaded guilty to four counts in Hartford Superior Court. He received sentences of 1 to 5 years on the first count and 5 years on each of the other counts, to run consecutively after prior terms. He confessed and said NY swindlers framed his death. Pineules for the Kidneys ad follows.
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Walker
Sharpers
New York
Despondent youth John Page ends life near The Dalles
The body of John Page, about 20, unmarried, was found in pines near the old city cemetery south of The Dalles Oregon. A pistol had a spent cartridge tried before the fatal shot, and a .38 caliber revolver bought locally lay beside him. Despondency is blamed for the act.
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Dalles
Ore
John Page
Kingsley
Pines
Old City
Jury Blames Reynolds in Fatal Chehalis Auto Crash
In Chehalis Washington George W Buckels died after being struck by an automobile driven by John W Reynolds in excess of the speed limit Thursday evening. Friday coroner inquest jurors B F Arnold A Schooley J H Giblin F J Allen Byron Bassett Frank Burner found Buckels death caused by the accident Reynolds to face manslaughter charges at a preliminary justice court hearing.
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G. W. Buckels
Chehalis
Wash
George W. Buckels
John W. Reynolds
Harden
B. F. Arnold
A. Schooley
J. H. Giblin
F. J. Allen
Byron Bassett
Frank Burner
Buckels
Harmon
Reynolds
Justice Court
Sherman on War Now Parallels Work Ethic Quote
A Washington Herald item notes a clerk’s claim that Sherman’s remark on war translates better to work, suggesting the leader’s maxim fits labor discipline as well as battlefront resolve. The brief highlights a cross era link between strategy and daily toil.
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Sherman
Washington Herald
Democratic primary pits OBrien against Drennan in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama a hot campaign decides the mayoral race between Captain Frank P. OBrien and former Mayor W M Drennan. Drennan is a declared prohibitionist while OBrien opposes prohibition. Last winter Birmingham voted against prohibition but was outvoted by the county. The shift in sentiment since then is uncertain.
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Birmingham
Ala
Magic City
Frank P. O'Brien
W. M. Drennan
Kodol Promises Relief for Stomach Troubles
Kodol is advertised as a remedy for stomach disorders and promises complete relief with short-term use. The product is sold by Tallman & Co.
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Tallman & Co
Professor teases bathing suit remark in diner dialogue
A Chicago Herald snippet shows a professor remarking that a bathing suit is exiguous as a student asks if it’s a compliment. The student wonders and says they will consult a dictionary to settle the exchange.
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Havana
London
Chicago Herald
Do You Get Up With A Lame Back
Lameback and kidney bladder troubles are linked in Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claims The ad touts a free sample bottle offer and an informational book sent by mail to readers who mention the notice in this newspaper It directs readers to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York and notes a drugstore price per bottle after the trial offer
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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