Community Classifieds and Local Notices Mixed Ads
A collage of notices and small ads shows Pine County listings for ice cream at Hohbachs and billiards at Henneman's, dry wood, dressed chickens, lost gloves and purses, house and office rentals, furniture and hardware offers, baby adoption inquiry, needlework shop items, and a trade offer for a buggy. The column also includes a poem note and a brief historical snippet about Britain's 1738 Jenkins ear incident prompting a war escalation.
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Stark Poultry House
Peoples Warehouse
Henneman's
East Oregonian
Britain
George IL
Robert Jenkins
Jamaica
England
Jenkins
Walpole
House of Commons
Spain
Pearson
Parish Top Whips Rule in England Past
In old England a law reportedly ordered a top to be provided in every village to whip peasants in frosty weather. The practice aimed to keep them warm and curb mischief while unable to work. Shakespeare and others used parish tops in their writings.
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England
Ben Jonson
Beaumont and Fletcher
Evelyn
John Ruskin on German Language as Throatage
The excerpt from Letters of Dr. John Brown quotes John Ruskin claiming German is not a language but throatage or gutturage. He describes it as a wolfish mode of expression with words stitched and letters scrabbled, likening it to drunken speech.
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John Ruskin
John Brown
Ruskin
Doctor admonishes husband on exercise misstep
In a humorous exchange a doctor tells a wife her husband needs more activity. The wife retorts that he has already been out every night this week. Acknowledging the misjudgment, the doctor leaves a prescription and promises to call again.
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St. Louis Republic
The Vote That Counted in Family Choice
A brief note from Louisville appears quoting a young lawyer about a family voting decision. The mother voted aye while the father dissented, illustrating a near unanimous family stance in a local matter.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Mining stocks prove education by experience quote
A quip on the value of experience over diplomas. The speaker notes owning mining stock certificates as proof of having been through the school of experience, underscoring practical learning over formal education.
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Exchange
Amusements At Patsime And Eagle Theaters
The Patsime presented a strong program of moving pictures yesterday with titles such as Drama on the Reverie The Book Worm Living Silhouette Knowing Dogs Englishmen in the Kerm and the illustrated song When the Bell in the Lighthouse Rings Ding Dong A change is planned for Tuesday At the Eagle show shop audiences enjoyed a fine set including A Japanese Butterfly Dance Angler s Dream Chemist s Mislike The Surly Sexton White Shoes and Handsome Brave Lifesaver with a program change scheduled for tomorrow
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Eagle Show Shop
Sexton
Dime Theater Delivers Colorful New Pictures
The Dime drew Sunday crowds to see moving pictures praised as new and up to date with vivid colorings and appealing songs. Management promises another strong change for tomorrow.
Real Merry Widow Play To Benefit Commercial Association
A Monday evening program on June 1 features the one act Real Merry Widow staged by Mrs. Slusher assisted by Mrs. Norton for the Commercial Association. The show includes a Parisian millinery display with imported Lusitania hats and a society lady guiding the fashion moment.
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Commercial Association
Lusitania
Nebraskans Tour San Francisco With Governor Sheldon
Mr and Mrs A O Taylor of Lincoln Nebraska visit with Mrs Taylor’s sister Mrs C B Terpening. They join Governor Sheldon’s party from Lincoln to San Francisco where the governor presents a silver medal from Nebraskans to the battleship Nebraska. The 150 Nebraskans plan Dayton and Spokane visits before returning to Walla Walla.
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A. O. Taylor
Lincoln
Nebraska
W. H. Lyman
Portland
San Francisco
Bay City
Back From Convention Rev and Mrs Quinney Return
The Rev and Mrs Charles Quinney returned from Portland Saturday morning reporting a very pleasant week. Quinney attended part of the diocesan convention of Oregon the International Clerics meeting on Wednesday and several other gatherings. Eight bishops and Rev Dr Lloyd of New York shared chief speaking roles.
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Charles Quinney
Portland
Quinney
Oregon
Eighth Missionary Department
Lloyd
New York
Board of Missiona
New Masonic Lodge Organized in Hermiston
A new Masonic lodge has been organized in Hermiston with 13 members and regular meetings in Skinner's hall. Co. J. Jackson, O. R. N. agent at Hermiston, serves as worshipful master.
Vancouver Moves to Form Japanese Servants Union
A campaign is underway in Vancouver British Columbia to organize a union for Japanese domestic workers and servants seeking collective bargaining and improved labor conditions. The effort focuses on workers in households and related service roles within the city.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Local residents seen on city business and travel notes
A compilation of personal mentions lists Lowell Rogers Adama H C Means Umatilla visitors John Peebler Athena and other locals in Pendleton for brief trips. It records editors attorneys surveyors and business travelers including J W Maloney Roy Alexander Mrs E Struthers Rev Walton Skipworth Ora Jay Meany and more with brief notes on their activities and destinations.
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Lowell Rogers
Adama
Ransa
H. C. Means
Umatilla
John Peebler
Athena
Jerry Stone
John Adams
E. H. Brown
Echo Register
Pendleton Savings Bank
Portland
Roy Alexander
Seattle
Walton Skipworth
Tyalles
M. E. Church
Ora Jay
Lester Meany
Big Washington
Turning the Tables and a Public Morality Debate
The piece cites Godkin rebuking a young editor for an article blaming a father for his child's suicide over a perceived marriage inclination. It contrasts editorial ethics with cruelty in reporting. It notes a Senate measure banning child labor under 14 in DC across multiple venues, signaling reform.
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E. L. Godkin
New York Evening Post
Mr. Godkin
Blank
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. E. Livengood & Co
Teutsch’s
Dep’t. Store
Hohbach's
Henneman‘s Cigar Store
East Oregonian Building
Stansberry & Milne
Goodman Hardware Company
Alta House
East Webb Street
O. R. & N. Depot
Tustin Street
Washington Street
Columbus
Alta Street
Louis Hunziker
Shamo
Germany
Pendleton
Koeppens
C. A. Quinney
George W. Gray
Walla Walla
F. Wilson
T. D. Matthews
Butter Creek
Mice Quintitla Matthews
E. Struthers
Albee
Fred Crawford
Anabelle
Crawford
Heer
California
George and
Roy Cusick
North Powder
Pendleton Academy
City
Robert J. Slater
la Grande
A. Fuhrhman
Weston
J. W. Fox
Hanford Lands
Spokane
Hanford
Horace Walker
Meacham
Senate
District of Columbia
May
Columbia Land Co
D. B. Costuma
Mgr
Pendleton, Oregon
Echo
Marquam Building
A. C. Friedly
Will Trites
East Court
Foleys
Pendleton Drug Company
Bright
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