Ways to Block Crooked Promoters by W R Morehouse
Public relations guide urges investors to separate reliable promoters from high pressure fraudsters. It advises consulting bankers or the National Better Business Bureau in New York, verifying all facts, and avoiding trades with opaque or overly complex promises. It cites a real-case attempted swap involving gilt-edge utility stock and a fictitious fruit company, stopped by a bureau detective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Morehouse
National Better Business Bureau
New York City
Better Business Bureau
Bureau
Yell Foretells Weather Shifts in Eastern Oregon
An old note explains a weather device that signals approaching storms in eastern Oregon. It describes a whistle like jet of wind and spray as storm intensity rises, with demonstrations from 12 to 4 hours before a storm. The text cites Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Oregon
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Juniper Mountain Deepest Peak in Western Hemisphere
Geological wonder Juniper mountain located 30 miles west of Craig Colorado is described as the deepest in the western hemisphere with its bottom buried far below the surface. The rock walls make it a standout sight in the Craig region.
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Craig
Colo
United States Survey
State building budget slashed as Oregon trims 1.17 million
Oregon faces retrenchment with a 1,170,000 cut across building programs. The La Grande normal, The Dalles tuberculosis hospital, and Salem nurses home face delays or cancellation as the supreme court voids the state office building plan. Governor Patterson, Kozer, and Kay push restraint.
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John W. Kelly
Morning
Oregonian
State Normal School
la Grande
Dalles
State Hospital
Salem
Supreme Court
Board of Control
la Grande Normal
The
Oregon Supreme Court
Board of Regents
State Normals
State Board of Control
Patterson
University of Oregon
Ashland
Monmouth Normals
Kozer
Kay
Peter’s Third Offense Ends With A Written Warning
A boy named Peter is caught throwing letters into a grate fire for the third time. His father questions how to punish him, and Peter suggests writing down the lesson to remember.
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Peter
Ruddock Freed After Two Months in Multnomah Jail
Isaac Rud dock, jailed nearly two months on charges of robbing the Pendleton post office and shooting Postmaster Johnson, is released after United States Attorney Murphy moves to dismiss the case for lack of sufficient evidence. The town notes local commerce, a bear purchase at Saling's Camp, and ongoing regional happenings.
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Isaac Ruddock
Multnomah County
Pendleton
Johnson
Liberty
United States
Murphy
Ruddock
Thorn Hollow
T. P. Page
Charles Fischer
Charlie
Saling’s
Marion O'Harra
G. S. Martin
Morris
Portland
Hamilton Rourke
Jefferson Named Secretary of State in Washington Era
The text notes Thomas Jefferson was chosen by President Washington as secretary of state though he was in France when the new government began. John Jay had served as secretary of foreign affairs under the Articles of Confederation and acted as secretary of state at Washington's request until Jefferson's arrival in March 1791.
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Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Jefferson
France
John Jay
Kissing Traditions Among Medieval Knights and French Messengers
The practice of kissing between men appeared in England before the 17th century with knights greeting each other before jousts. In France officials or messengers kissed articles they received and again before delivering them as a sign of honor and trust.
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England
France
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WR. Morehouse
John E. Staver
Chehalis
Irvington
Staver
H. F. Terrell
H. B. Freeman
T. L. Reedy
T. A. Wyle
Steve’s Grocery
Athena
Athena Hotel
Laura Froome
Wwe
B. B Richards
Bingham Springs
Dolph Thompson
Gibbon, Oregon
J.L. Harman
Pendleton Machine Works
Main
Bell & Dickenson
Foley
Continental Oil Company
Bryce Baker
Kilgore Cafe
Gerald Kilgore
Frigidaire
Kippe
A. W. Logsdon
the Lumber
Tur-A-Lum Lumber Co
Main Street
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