New Instructors Board of Regents Strengthens Oregon Campus
The University of Oregon board of regents met at Villard Hall and added land purchases, approved a new building for completion by fall, and filled teaching positions including education, German, chemistry, English, and correspondence, while President Campbell planned a major eastern recruitment for key posts. He emphasized strengthening the faculty to relieve overcrowding and expand the library and geology and political science offerings. An opium farm near Macao is described in detail, showing the production process from poppy to refined opium.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Board of Regents
Villard Hall
L. R B. Alderman
Hugo Koehler
James Currie
Ellen M. Pennel
Mozelle Hair
Mabel Cooper
Mirian van Waters
Campbell
Geology
Macao
Canton River
China
Walla
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Reward for Cures
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County sworn statement by Prank J Cheney partner of F J Cheney & Co declares the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason dated December 6, 1300. Cheney & Co claim internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces and offer testimonials upon request.
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State of Ohio
City of Toledo
Lucas County
Prank J. Cheney
Cenlor
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Wanted at once. Good clean rags: market price paid.
East Oregonian office seeks clean rags offered at market price. Immediate purchase available for good condition cloth and old newspapers as per standard scrap rag trade. Contact local service for prompt pickup and settlement.
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East Oregonian
Kidney Trouble Cure Promoted by Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root
A newspaper notice touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder problems. It advertises a free sample and a booklet, urging readers to mention the paper when requesting the offer and to send their address to Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Bright
Kisney
I & Co
Gham , N
A Banker's Generosity
Humboldt sits with Mendelssohn the banker at dinner. He fears moving after a landlord sold his house. Mendelssohn quietly writes a note and reveals he now owns the house, with a condition that Humboldt may remain there for life.
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Humboldt
Mendelssohn
Au Note
Mendelasohn
Bargain Seekers Lesson in Money Orders
A Cincinnati boy enters an express office to buy a money order. After learning the rate for ten dollars, he offers ten dollars in small coins and a wish list. It takes ten minutes to explain that $10.68 is needed for a $10 money order, as reported by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Cincinnati
The
Express Company
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
I Dare Say Mr Meeker Punctuates Talk
In a St Paul Pioneer Press excerpt a child complains that Mr Meeker would interrupt with I dare say almost every time the minister finished speaking. The mother defends herself while the exchange explores talkative interruptions and a perceived paucity of ideas.
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Bay
Johnany
Meeker
Johnny
Johony
St. Paul
A Chapel on a Bridge at St Ives Beacon Vessel to Dwelling
In St Ives, Huntingdonshire, a bridge house over the Ouse has served as a chapel beacon and later a hostel before becoming a regular dwelling. The 500 year old structure includes rooms that lie below the river level and reflects local history tied to Oliver Cromwell’s residence.
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St Ives
Huntingdonshire
Oliver Cromwell
Ouse
His Sorrow In a Stolen Birthday Cigar Joke
A man tells his wife he took a birthday box of cigars to the office where they were stolen. She expresses sympathy. He responds with a sharp remark blaming the thief, framing the event as a cruel joke of misfortune.
Suitor Reveals Identity in Cleveland Leader Quip
In a brief exchange cited by the Cleveland Leader a suitor asks a father to meet his daughter and briefly misstates his name, prompting a correction that he is Mr. Hotchkiss, illustrating a lighthearted moment in social courtship.
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Pater
Mr. Bron#00
Mr. Wibbles
Mr. Hotchkiss
Cleveland
Quip on Odd Household Habit from Chicago News
A fragment echoes a joke about a wife using a hammer to drive a tack, contrasted with a hair brush. The clipped text shelves a quotation from Sorrow's crown of sorrow and a tossed line about dry weed stock, with reference to Bee Minnis.
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Giles
Miles
Chicago News
Plan to Grow Christmas Trees on Worn-Out Farms
Washington July 30. The forestry service proposes using worn-out farms for timber by planting Norway spruce for sale as Christmas trees. An Ohio farmer with a losing homestead will plant the tract, then diversify with chestnut ash maple and other quick-return species on poorer soil. Commission members Loomis Miller Skiff, with Newcome as chief clerk, plan a Tokyo trip to coordinate an American exhibit and later promote American manufacturers.
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Washington
United States Forestry Service
Ohio
Francis B. Loomis
Francis D. Miller
New York
Frederick J. W. Skiff
Chicago
Columbia Museum
William A. Newcome
California
Robert Bacon
Commission
Loomis
Mr. Miller
Toklo
San Francisco
Tokio
J. Callan O'Laughlin
Uncle Sam to show at Tokio exposition in 1912
Washington officials prepare for a large American exhibit at Nippon's Tokio exposition set for 1912. Despite war rumors between the nations, officials plan an extensive display using a preliminary fund of 1.5 million dollars appropriated by the Tokyo exposition commission.
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Washington
Tokio
Uncle Sam
Nippon
Scalding Creek Injures Two Children at Hot Springs
J M Currey children, a boy and a girl, were badly scalded Tuesday evening at a creek near the Hot Springs bath house in Lake County. The boy fell in first, then the girl slipped in trying to rescue him. The girl is in critical condition. the boy may recover. They are under Dr. Smith care.
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Ho Springs
J. M. Currey
Hot Springs
Lake County Examiner
Slater
Littl
Smith
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