Advertising campaign proves Oregon gains from ads
A Portland Commercial club report on a two year Oregon ad drive claims dramatic returns. It cites $40,600,000 total profit estimates, 14,000 colonists to Oregon, 28,000,000 cash returns, and a $600 return per $1 invested. The piece highlights widespread mail inquiries, newspaper contest prizes, and rapid arrivals of new settlers via low fare rates across the West.
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Oregon
Pendleton
Portland Commercial Club
Oregonian
Oregon Development League
Tom Richardson
America
Richardson Yeasterday
Apapera
Oregon Development Longue
Middle West
Minnesota
Benton County
SUN
United States
Washington
Portland
Care
Ore
West
Canada
Corvallis
Astoria
Chamber of Commerc
Tinelde
Huntington
Puget Sound
Spokane
Baker City
Walla Walls
Hood River
The
Dalles
Ancient Pewterers Guild Rules and Penalties Described
The Company of Pewterers once kept masters only, enforcing strict standards. Apprenticeship lasted about six years, with essays judged before a master could register his touch. Penalties included fines and confiscation of works for employing nonapprentices or foreigners to guard trade secrets.
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Circle Magazine
The Sugar Plum and Early Confectionery Origins
The article recounts the ancient origins of sugar plums by Julius Dragatus of the Fabius family, notes on dragati and their European noble distribution, explains the praline origin from Lassagne amid French culinary influence, and briefly mentions 1702 England stagecoaches and early public travel.
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Julius Dragatus
Fabius
B. C
Dragera
Fabiua
Europe
Marshal Dupleasie-Pralin
Lassagne
School Exhibits For District Fair Urged By County Supt
Frank K Welles urges Umatilla County teachers to mail samples of pupil work for the district fair at Pendleton September 23 28. Each sheet should be tablet paper 10 by 12 inches 1 side only with pupil name grade and district on the left margin. Send at least 10 sheets or one per pupil if feasible emphasizing language arithmetic writing map drawing and compositions to showcase district progress.
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Umatilla County
Frank K. Welles
Welles
Pendleton
Ore
Seasion
The Chameleon Goshawk
Manly Hardy in Forest and Stream describes the goshawk as a bird of rapid plumage and eye color changes. He observes a young hawk about the size of a small ben with pale blue eyes, then notes a sequence from white down to pale yellow eyes, and finally through stages to the deep red of the adult. The piece highlights the bird’s striking color variations and rarity of a goshawk seen in such variety.
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Nnally
Adda Manly Hardy
The Letter G and Its Curious Origins
The Letter G offers a curious orientaliam, with its Hebrew name gime camels head and neck resemble the animal. The character likely derives from a picture of a camel, simplified over time while still hinting at the beast’s head and neck. An odd note about infantile chicken growth and a broth question appears in dialogue.
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Walter
In Flapdudie Confesses to Hiding From Burglary
In a Detroit News item a man named Proof confesses he stayed in bed after hearing a possible burglar in his house. The quote notes his fear and silence during the incident.
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Detroit News
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the Alexander Department Store
Green River
HOT Springs
Cascade Range
J. 8. Kloeber
Green River Hot Springs
Wash
W .Adams
Northern Pacific Railway
Charlton, A. G. P. A
Portland Oregon
East Oregonian
Farm and Fireside Magazine
American Farmer
Home and Farm
East Oregonian Pub. Co
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