Convicts On Farms Could Boost State Income
Governor Chambers seeks to employ about 200 idle convicts from Oregon Penitentiary on nearby farms within ten miles, using contracted work under a supervising guild. Fifty are already leased to Marion County roads and a dozen to the asylum farm road, while 100 inmates remain employed in the stove foundry. The plan aims to generate state revenue without relying on private farm contracts.
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Oregon Penitentiary
Marion County
Chamberslain
Salem Statesman
Marion Courty
Asylum Farm
Lewiston Considers Joint Bridge With Railroad Line
Lewiston officials discuss a possible joint bridge over the Clearwater River to connect Lewiston’s main street with the business district. Secretary Greenburg to contact J P O'Brien of Oregon Railroad and Navigation for plans and costs. Sentiment favored pursuing the idea if railroad company agrees.
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Lewiston
Lewiston Tribune
O'Brien
Engineer Srower to Review Oregon Irrigation Work
A. P. Srower United States engineer in charge of irrigation and drainage, based in Portland since June, leaves tonight for Echo to study seepage evaporation and under currents and issue a report to Washington. After testing a pamphlet for Oregon farmers he will visit Mead and Wallowa County advancing beet production experiments and irrigation plans.
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Portland
A. P. Srower
United States
Oregon
Chamberlain Fe
Irrigation Service
Echo
Washington
Eeho
Mead
Wallowa County
Yellow Fever Report Heads New Orleans Update
Yellow fever figures from New Orleans at noon list fourteen reported cases and four deaths on August 31, underscoring ongoing outbreak concerns in the city.
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New Orleans
Isabella Color and Its Curious Origins
The term Isabella color describes a tingy whitish yellow linked to legends about Isabella of Portugal and Isabella of Spain. One tale ties linen reluctance to siege outcomes, another to Queen Isabella and Granada. The stories survive in London Tit-Bits, suggesting the color’s odd, fashional history.
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Isabella
Philip I
Albert
Tanbella
Spain
Granada
London
Tonal of Jr John Brown and Bruconian cure
The English physician and founder of the Bruconian system of medicine, Jr John Brown, famed for wit and skill, long toasted a certain lady without success. After realizing he could not make her brown with toast, he resolves to stop toasting her any longer.
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John Brown
A Bear and A Log Jam Incident
A big log jam on an Illinois river was broken in a peculiar way when a brown bear prowled the skide while a riverman watched. The bear crawled over the timber and attacked the key log frantically, causing the lines of logs to split. It was later learned the key log was oiled with honey.
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Ulinois
Inter
Brain
The Melghi Side Comment on Wedding Gifts
A Chicago Tribune excerpt notes sarcasm about remarriage and wedding gifts after a line of events. It reflects on Mer children growing up and the joke about not giving wedding presents due to past issues.
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Melghi
Scotch dominie asks why God does not strike liars dead
A schoolmaster recounts the tale of Ananias and Sapphira and asks why God does not strike all speakers of falsehood dead. After a long silence a boy quips, because there wouldna be nobody left.
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Ananias
Sapphira
Bigoted remarks spark discussion between workers
Two coworkers quarrel over bias at the workplace. One accuses the other of bigotry while denying a full explanation, highlighting tension around discriminatory attitudes and communication. The exchange centers on who is biased and how words affect perception.
Vicious Miss Million Wedding Tour Worries Attendee
A fragmentary note expresses anxiety about being seen in public during a wedding tour. The writer fears gossip and being mistaken for the mother, mentioning Miss Million and Misa Rowen in a reflective, tense tone.
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Misa
Fragmentary shouting across eras on beard culture
A garbled dialogue hints at a humorous exchange about growing a beard and wearing a neck adornment. The text appears as a disordered transcription with multiple misspellings and non sequiturs, lacking clear context, speakers, or a coherent event.
The Power to Please in Any Career
A fragmentary editorial on charm and personal magnetism arguing that appealing manners can substitute for capital or hustle. It notes successful people attract business, friends call them lucky, yet the piece suggests keen personal qualities drive their success across professions, from law to clergy.
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Rome
Buch
Sueeras
The Magician's Thumb in Sleight of Hand Tricks
Nina Carter Marbourge notes in Leslie's Weekly that the magician's thumb is his worst enemy in sleight of hand. Training hard is needed to make the thumb flexible enough to “hide” moves, with cards and coins forming the beginner's path. Mastery requires time and steady practice.
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Hum
Nina Carter Marbourge Leslie
Ino
Anther
Consent Across Borders Doubts Delay English Love Match
The final arbiter of a courtship between a duke’s third son and an untitled woman passes through a chain of approval from the British queen, Duke of Saxe Coburg, and the Kaiser. The Kaiser consults his prime minister who declines further input, allowing the marriage to proceed.
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Duke of
Argyle
Kaile
Abe
Saxe- Coburg
Ernest
Germany
Bia
Iren
Kolfe Mlades and Pocketknife Wiles Temper Issues
A reader describes uneven tempering in Kolfe Mlades and Pocketknife Wiles blades. The advice suggests testing temper with a red hot poker and watching color change to violet before quenching in fat or meat, then cooling the blade.
How to Express It and A Chance Novelty
Two vignettes capture quick witticisms. A neighbor jokes about Mrs. Hogg becoming Mrs. Bacon after a cure for her illness. In a light domestic moment Mrs. Dinsmore jokes with her husband about attending a sewing circle meeting and being “hemmed in.”
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Mrs. Dinsmore
Vainglorious men and social tensions in old quotes
A jumble of quoted maxims and character bits appears, including Min and Willie dialogue about irritation and a father’s questions, plus a Bacon remark about vainglory. The text mixes proverbs, names, and unrelated aphorisms in an antiquated newspaper fragment.
Special Pine For Insert Collectors
A taxidermist explains pin choices for preserving specimens. He notes long, fine pins must be well tin plated to prevent oxidation and damage to insects. Brass and nickel plated pins are discussed as alternatives, with silver and bronze options tested for advantages.
Nose Lore From The Nose Reading Manual
A fragment discusses nose shapes and implied character traits from different peoples. It cites Napoleon and others and notes how large or pointed noses are linked to intelligence will and vice versa. The passage blends ethnographic and moral judgments with theories from phrenology and physiognomy.
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Napoleon
Wesley
Shakespeare
Darwin plants earth from partridge leg mystery soil
The excerpt describes Darwin extracting a six and a half aneen clod of earth from a wounded partridge leg from which eighty two plant varieties sprouted after planting. The soil sample was preserved for three years before use, illustrating how forests can develop far from continents.
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Pacific
Athiu
Darwin
Newton
Grammar Fiends and Meat Myths From A Century Past
A curious tale on grammar debating whether to say tomorrow is Sunday or tomorrow with Sunday. It recounts a Reading Railroad practice of announcing the next station and a editor’s quip on future tense. Also notes on meat consumption rising after forty and old ads praising medicinal tonics.
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Reading Railroad Company
Allentown
Neading
Ing
A Cautious Youth and a Frisky Fable Cartoon Pair
An artist lends a drying painting to a porter warning it is scarcely dry. The porter shrugs that his clothes are old and it does not matter. A small boy tries guiding a large St Bernard, saying the dog will decide where it goes first.
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Rand
Wiring the Kite. Can they live on ten thousand a year
A satirical quip from Tom Wells's Magazine questions the feasibility of Hudson and companions living on ten thousand dollars yearly. The line suggests even with the money they would likely drift into debt. A second quip notes that many a black mustache has caused a young woman's face to redden due to social style.
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Hudson
Tom Wells
International board to review Panama canal plans at Washington
The International board of advisers of the Tgthmian Canal Commission opened in Washington to examine numerous canal plans from French, German, British, and American engineers. Led by General George W. Davis, the panel will study projects from Bunau-Varilla, Lindon Bates, and others, possibly issuing a majority or minority report after thorough inspections. A separate note mentions a $100,000 irrigation project contract in Montana.
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Washington, D. DC
International Board of Advisers
Tgthmian Canal Commission
Mills
War and Navy Department
Panama Canal
Tsihimian Canal
Canal Zone
Alfred Noble
Lowonia
Mich
Nicaragua
Eugene Tincauser
M. M. Guerard
Quelienes
Jacob Krave
Technical School of
Delft
Bord
Treside
de Lessons Company
Bunau-Varilla
Lindon W. Bates
New York
Cristobal
Tai Boca
Thoes
Manne of
Locks and Dare
Painful Periods and Lydia Pinkham Relief Claim
Article extols relief from menstrual suffering via Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound. Cites Irene Crosby of Savannah Ga praising its fixes for irregular and painful menstruation. Advises women with cramps backache bloating leucorrhea and uterine issues to seek treatment and contact Mrs. Pinkham for guidance.
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Mins
Irene Crosby
Lydian HB. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Charlton Street
Savannah
Ydia BH. Pinkham
Cuticura Remedies Bring Cure for Eczema says Emma White
Emma White of Camden New Jersey describes a six month battle with eczema that resisted three doctors until using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent. After four bottles her face cleared completely and she urges friends to try Cuticura for eczema.
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Cuticura Remediea
Joe Gateurs
Gutioura
Ecrema
Emma White
Chernier
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Tommy
Tharel Counvele
Lonpcom
Heolvetiun
Weners
Josh
Bismarck
Mra. Hogg
Bacon
Min
Willie
Philadelphia
Pordsites
London Tatler
Gonsider
International Board
Panama Canal Affairs
Isthmus
Ian Boon
Charles Sinbern
Meters
Mont
Reclamation Bureau
Montana
Irene Ciroshy
Beecham
Henry Kopittkeftice
Pendleton Jee' & Cold Storage Company
Lumbur
Gray's Harbor Commercial Company
Do. Sewell
Phone Mate 2
Plymouth
A& Inpro
J. W. Connelison
Pendleton
H. M. Hamilton
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