Echo Masquerade Ball Sparking Navy of Echo News
Special Correspondence from Echo Oregon notes a successful masquerade ball with nearly one hundred couples. Banks orchestra provided music. Prizes awarded for best sustained characters and a booby prize to a wild goose. Local water resources flooding the Umatilla river as irrigation demand recovers after recent heavy rains.
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Echo
Ore
Banks
Walter Hinkle
Mise McBee
Albert Williams
Shall Women Vote No More? Dr King’s Pills Advertised
An old advertisement claims women would gain voting impact by using Dr King’s New Life Pills. The copy touts relief from dullness, backache, headache, constipation, colds, appetite loss, and system toning. Available for 25 cents at Koeppen Gros.
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Dr. King
New Life
Koeppen Gros
Dunscope Mirror See-Through-Transom Origins Discussed
London Globe notes dispute over the little transom mirror called a dunscope used to view visitors at the door. Oxford scholars allegedly used it to spot debtors, while others credit an 18th century invention by Duns Scotus to dodge creditors. Fresh oysters advertised at Hubbech's.
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London
Charles James Fox
Horace Walpole
The
London Globe
Oxford
Duns Scotus
Popular Umatilla Girl 13 Married
In Umatilla Oregon on November 23 Anna O Connell wed Louis Hakill, a Washington Division engineer of the R N at Starbuck. Rev Luke Sheehan of Baker City officiated in his first ceremony since arriving in America. The bride wore white silk and was aided by her sister Mrs Lennox. groom’s friend Mr Lennox gave the ring. A wedding supper followed with 50 guests before the couple departed for a brief trip to Starbuck.
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Umatilla
Ore
O'Conne
Railway Avenue
Anna
Louis Hakill
Washington
Starbuck
Luke Sheehan
Baker City
Sheehan
America
Mrs Lennox
Mr. Lennox
Unmintillia
Spokane
A Peculiar Wrench Promises Relief for Sprains
An old advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as the best remedy for sprains and ankle injuries. It claims instant pain relief, swelling reduction, antiseptic action, and rapid healing, with price 60 cents and 1 dollar. Sold by A. Koeppen & Bros.
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Ballard
Soldy A
Koeppen & Bros
Cat’s Tail Balances Falls From Height, Scientist Says
A British scientist explains why cats land on their feet, proposing tail rotation during a fall as key. He built a cardboard cylinder model with four rods to mimic a feline tail and argues that climbing animals using long tails aid aerial turning, noting monkeys and lemurs rely on tails for balance.
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Tandon
Jife
Seven Democrats to join Oregon Legislature
A quirky political note reports that seven Democrats will be members of the next Oregon legislature due to a strange set of circumstances.
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Oregon
Explorer is Married in London Ceremony
Mrs Sumner Clark of Peoria and Colonel J J Harrison the explorer and discoverer of premies in the Congo were wed at St George's In Hanover Square on Saturday. The bride was given away by William N McMilian.
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London
Sumner Clark
Peoria, HS
J. J. Harrison
Congo
St. George's
Hanover Square
William N. McMilian
Election as another experiment in government
A compilation note from the Montgomery Advertiser and Chicago News remarks on the difficulty of maintaining unity under Mendelssohn’s wedding march as a metaphor for efforts in representation and governance. The fragment hints at critique of electoral systems and civic order.
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Hari
Mendelssohn
Montgomery Advertiser
Chicago News
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