Laughs and legends mix with politics in Oregon column
The column blends tales of a farmer in Eastern Oregon finding a vast laugh with reflections on Dr Lorenz aiding the poor on the Pacific Coast. It surveys General Botha’s European fund, Morgan’s coal mines purchase, Johnson’s public leadership, and growing dangers from arson and stadium collapses, all set against wartime and economic strain.
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Oregon
Lorenz
Pacific Coast
Botha
Europe
South Africa
Calendar reform ideas excite French deputies and Flammarion
In a discussion on timekeeping and calendar reform, France weighs a rational calendar proposed by Camille Flammarion. Under his plan the year would start at the vernal equinox and contain 364 days with a yearly fete day, keeping dates fixed to weekdays.
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Chamber of Deputies
France
Camille Flammarion
Flammarion
San Francisco
Cure Catarrh Through Blood T and S: Swift Specific Co ad
Catarrh is described as starting with a cold and becoming chronic spreading to throat and chest. It claims external remedies fail and promotes Swift Specific as a blood purifier and tonic to cure catarrh by cleansing the blood and stabilizing health.
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Paren
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Beauful residence on Court Street for sale
Real estate listing offers two lots and dwelling at 2600 dollars, boarding houses with 14 or 19 rooms priced 2600 and 1900 dollars respectively, single lots with dwelling or stable from 600 to 900 dollars, and nearby properties on easy terms. G. D. Boyd, Court Street.
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Court Street
Man Street
Reform of Old Systems Prompts Global Metric Effort
A reform calendar surveys efforts to reform medieval and ancient measurement systems. The most noted project applies the metric system to weights and measures of material objects, and has advanced toward universal adoption among civilized nations.
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America
Great Britain
Rome
Caesar
Napoleon
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