Fragmentary Newswire Item from Portland Bureau
A garbled excerpt from the Northweet News Portland desk indexed by United Press Association mentions Morrison Street and an address at 909 Security Bull Wartoon, with unclear references to Snes N 32 and a D.C. Bureau. The readable fragment suggests a standard wire service dispatch date and byline but lacks coherent facts.
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Snes
Morrison Street
Portland
Oresons
Northweet News
A Man Who Came Back Advances Health Through Exercise
Sanford Bennett of San Francisco, age 71, went from a nervous, dyspeptic office worker with a family history of lung trouble to a robust, middle aged looking man after 21 years of regular exercise and careful diet. He credits his improved health to his living method and insists age is tied to arterial condition rather than years. The piece uses Bennett to illustrate exercise's value and counters skepticism arising after Jeffries’ recent failure to meet expectations.
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Sanford Bennett
San Francisco
Bennett
California
Osler
Jeffries
Demagogic bill on railroad train bulletins vetoed
A Portland paper criticized Governor West for vetoing Senator Burgess's bill that would have forced railroads to bulletin train arrivals. The veto cites unequal penalties, as agents faced fines while the company and officials faced none, seen as a poor regulatory method.
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Portland
Governor West
Senator Burgess
Burgess
Governor West Criticizes Burgess Plan on Rail Regulation
The governor indicates he would target lower-level railroad workers rather than officials, opposing a Burgess proposal he views as a demagogic stunt. He notes West has previously enacted effective railroad regulation and does not wish to be part of an agitational move.
A call to aid Chinese famine and plague victims
Opinion letter condemns famine and plague among Chinese as self-inflicted and warns donors that funds may or may not reach the sufferers. It argues relief should come from causes with personal knowledge and implies Mongolian troubles will force empire-wide reform.
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Orient
Federal appropriation delays Pen building work near Alita and Garden
The sundry civil bill with funds for the Pen building has cleared Congress and awaits the president's signature to release money for local use. Still, government pace is slow and work at the Alita and Garden streets corner may take several weeks to begin.
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Pendeton
Alita and
Garden Streets
Carnegie Charged With Armour Plate Sale At Excess Price
Carnegie faces allegations of selling government armor plate at six cents per pound while manufactured steel price limits were one and a half cents. The remark suggests he has wealth to distribute before his death.
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Carnegie
Andy
Airship Era Ahead for Touring People
Within a few years the people who now tour the country in autos will be using airships. It would be foolish to build permanent highways for their use alone.
If I Were You An Ode On Shared Humanity
Poem contrasts life in poverty and privilege, suggesting shared humanity across class lines. The speaker argues that if roles were reversed, the other person would endure similar struggles and injustices. He invites solidarity, offering to share his abundance with the unseen brother at life’s threshold.
Youthful humor and war grandpas in a reader tale
A quaint dialogue contrasts cavalry on horseback and infantry on foot, with a sutler noted among grandpas in a child's memory. Later, three children debate pride in forebears, each claiming a different wartime heritage while a railroad dividend fact appears.
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Margie
Jennie
Laura
Sense of humor in women in a 1900s debate
An Indianapolis News summary of a Berlin Lokal Anzeiger discussion on whether women possess a sense of humor. It argues humor spans both sexes, notes historical women humorists, and cites responses by Clara Wieble and Rosa Bretens. It concludes that both genders have humor, though it can be dangerous when creative.
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Indianapolis
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Bexes
Mile
Yvette Guilbert
Frau Clara Wieble
Frau Rosa Bretens
Royal Theater
Swatow Waterworks Contract Awarded to Kowloon Firm
Macdonald & Co of Kowloon Engineers Works Hongkong have finalized the Swatow waterworks contract at $719,000. The project includes a hilltop reservoir about seven miles inland from Swatow, filter beds and a pumping station among other facilities.
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China
Macdonald & Co
Kowloon
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