Northwestern to Build Brick Offices on Willamette Site
The Northwestern Corporation abandons a Willamette street brick building plan and buys land across the street. C. S. Frank sells a 30 by 161 foot strip adjoining his old stable to the company for future development. A two story brick block with a one story warehouse will rise, housing offices and sales rooms after the August lease of the Bangs Livery ends.
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Northwestern Corporation
Tts
Willamette Street
Ninth
Teeth
Wii Bulia
C. 5
Frank
Bangs Livery Company
Frank Wil
Galloway clarifies mortgage tax law stance in Salem interview
Salem July 23 Galloway Tax Commissioner explains the states position on mortgage notes and intangible property in face of conflicting statements. He says no order to assessors exists and urges faithful enforcement while acknowledging concerns over fairness and enforceability.
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Salem, Or
State Tax Commission
Galloway
Tax Commission
Mysterious Pitch Promises Health Cure to All
A rambling sales pitch extols a supposed ultimate remedy named Kemety and Ne2 Offer to cure many ailments by a private plan. The text inflates hopes, warns against competing medicines, and urges readers to join a protection program while claiming dramatic health restoration.
August Becomes Sagamore Hill in a Summer Echo
A fragmented verse reflects on Augustus and Teddy era echoes, satirically noting the aging cadence of a summer of Shindy and Anna. It muses on public appetite for novelty, Rome, and a parade of weathered ideas as the season drags on. The piece blends theater, satire, and coastal imagery with references to Sagamore Hill.
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Sagamore Hin
Anna
Beverly
Mann
Hnore
Saooge
Sagamore Hill
Steamboat Menon Trip Down River To Eugene
Captains A. B. Graham and Raabe of Oregon City Transportation test a commercial, low draft steamboat route to Eugene. They plan to sound river depth, survey channel, and assess feasibility for winter service to Newberg and Eugene, seeking farm house and town stops for meals. They expect a weeklong trip with no bedding or provisions.
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Eugene
Newberg
A. B. Graham
Raabe
Oregon City Transportation Company
Eumone
Graham
United States
Oregon City
No Fight Pictures in City of Chicago
Chicago authorities announce an order prohibiting exhibition of any pictures from the Jeffries Johnson fight. Prize fights are banned in this state, so images of the bout cannot be shown.
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City OF Chicago
Chicago
Chief of Police
Jeffries Johnson
Scattered Musings On Elections And Autumn’s Return
A reflective piece forecasts the coming fall elections and political maneuvering as August’s heat wanes. It notes voters' temperaments, campaign theatrics, and the region’s mood shift toward autumn, with images of roosters, rifles, and seasonal imagery signaling political and social currents.
Heat Deaths and Prostrations Sweep New York City
Intense July heat causes five deaths and many prostrations in New York City within 24 hours. Tenements suffer most as humidity remains high, though relief appears milder than yesterday.
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New York City
New York
Chicago Swelters As Heat Reaches Nine-Year High
Chicago records a blistering July day with street readings at 102 degrees by 3 PM and the federal building weather station showing 97 degrees. The heat wave underscores record temperatures across the city.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Government
Federal Building
Options Claimed On Fifth Street Property For Rail Lines
Rumors spread through the city that a representative from a rail firm is securing options on residences along Fifth Street from Olive to Charlton for terminal grounds. Notable owners Geo N. Frazer Fred Wald A G Hovey and J J Elwood report being approached for option agreements. Evidence suggests the seeker may be with Oregon Electric or P E E and E, likely the latter.
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Electric
Oregon Electric
Hill Company
Real Estate Men Must Tell Truth
Vancouver July 24 A jury awarded $1500 to John Eckert in a suit against F A Ruge and wife and G B Smith for misrepresentation in real estate. Eckert claimed Smith stated forty acres were in good cultivation when only nineteen acres were. The case sought damages or the price difference.
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Vancouver
Wash
John Eckert
F. A. Ruge
S. Smith
Eckert
Smith
Conkey’s Licepowder and Remedies at Chambers Hardware
Announcement advertises Conkey's Lice Powder for body lice Lies Liquid for poultry mites and Head Lice Ointment for chicks. Sold by Chambers Hardware Company ahw 127.
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Conkey
Poultry House
Chambers Hardware. Company
Dr Bell s Anti Pain for Internal and External Use
A historical advertisement for Dr Bells Anti Pain indicating internal and external relief. The short copy promotes a remedy claimed to ease pain through internal ingestion and external application, typical of late 19th or early 20th century patent medicines. It highlights universal usefulness and accessible consumption.
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DR. Bell
Death of Harold R. Bowen at Salem 1910
Harold R. Bowen aged 17 died at Salem July 23 1910. Remains brought to Eugene for burial Tuesday in the I. QO cemetery. Funeral at Gordon chapel at 10 a.m. Rev. O C Wright officiating. He leaves his mother Louise A Bowen and brother Granville B Bowen.
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Salem
Harold R. Bowen
Eugene
I. QO
Gordon Chapel
O. C. Wright
Louise A. Bowen
Granville
Bowen
Oregon Electric Might Miss This City
In a brief interview Eugene, Oregon, Oregon Electric general manager Charles A. Coolidge said the company hopes to enter the area if given moral support. He noted plans to run up the valley but not necessarily through Eugene, depending on access. He estimated the line would be built within a year with necessary cooperation.
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Charles A . Coolidge
The
Oregon Electric
Eugene
Spreckels Warns of Interests Plan to Shape Elections
New York July 25 Rudolph Spreckels son of Clause Spreckels of San Francisco says moneyed interests will push to sway voters before the fall elections. He expects insurgents to gain seats and argues direct nominations may force real reform despite opposition from standpatters and corporate influence. He notes European bankers share concerns over wealth concentration and predicts a national disturbance in business to influence policy.
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New York
Rudolph Spreckels
Clause Spreckels
San Francisco
Busihem
Congress
Spreckels
Europe
United States
Alandpatters
Great West
Spreckles
Milllionairs
California
Birth of son in Eugene to Pyle family
A child was born in Eugene on July 24, 1910 to Guy F. Pyle and his wife, a son weighing nine and a half pounds. Grandpa Biddle plans to dance the hornpipe at the celebration.
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Eugene
Guy F. Pyle
Grandpa Biddle
All Skin Diseases Yield to Dr Bell Antiseptic Salve
Promotion for Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve claims rapid treatment of all skin diseases. Guarantees results and lists price of 25 cents per box. Distributed by Dillon Drug Co. and sold widely.
Police seek fleeing Russo-Chinese bank cashier
New York July 25 a general alarm to police across the United States and Canada seeks Ernest Wider cashier of the Russo-Chinese bank accused of taking 70000 in bonds from a safe deposit box. Reports say Wider framed securities totaling as much as 600000 and has been missing for a week. His counsel acknowledged the defalcation and stock speculation losses.
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New York
United States
Canada
Ernest Wider
Wider
New York Exchange
Dr Bell’s Antiseptic Serve Good for all Skin Disease
A historical note touts Dr Bell’s antiseptic as effective for skin diseases. The advertisement claims broad healing claims and urges readers to try the product for various skin conditions.
Runaway Accident in Mohawk Valley injures Huckaby family
Arthur Huckaby of Eugene Ice and Storage Co and his wife, three year old girl, and infant were hurt when a livery rig ran away Sunday near Mohawk valley. The mother and child suffered cuts and scalp wounds. the baby had a facial scratch. They were treated by physicians and brought to Eugene.
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Arthur Huckaby
Eugene Ice & Storage Co
Mohawk Valley
Donna
Huckaby
F. M. Carter
Eugene
Shortridge Acquitted By Judge Bryson
Cottage Grove resident Shortridge appeared in Eugene justice court on a charge of dumping sawdust into a stream feeding the Columbia river. After witnesses testified, Judge Bryson dismissed the case finding the defendant not guilty, noting a state law against putting sawdust into streams.
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W. C. Shortridge
Cottage Grove
Eugene
Columbia River
Bryson
Shortridge
New England Seeks West Style for Irrigation at Pueblo
A New England led push aims to apply irrigation and beet sugar production methods seen at the Eighteenth National Irrigation Congress in Pueblo. Jesse H Buffum of Garden City Kansas promotes beet crops and storage projects to educate farmers in New England, with plans for autumn visits and campaigns to foster stock feeding and small irrigation works.
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Pueblo
Colo
New England
National Irrigation Congress
Congress
Jesse H. Buffum
Winchester
New Hampshire
Mr. Buffum
Garden City
Kansas
Arkansas Valley
American Beet Sugar Gazette
Hawaiian Islands
California
Buffum
New
Hill Will Spend Millions in Northwest
James J. Hill plans to spend millions in the northwest with details shared by John F. Stevens in Portland. Stevens will travel to St Paul to confer with Hill and then eastward. A plan proposes about 1 million to upgrade the Cascade division from Leavenworth to Everett with concrete and frame snowsheds to meet interstate commerce commission requirements, avoiding previous winter disasters.
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James J. Hill
Northwest
John F. Stevens
Hill Systems
Oregon
Mr. Stevens
Portland
St. Paul
Minn
Mr. Hill
Hill Lines
Great Northern
Washington
Cascade Division
Leavenworth
Everett
Wash
Interstate Commerce Commission
Portland Journal
Colquitt Named Democratic Nominee for Texas Governor
In Austin on July 5 incomplete returns show O B Colquitt named the Democratic nominee for Texas governor and a state wide prohibition amendment appearing to pass. Colquitt led in northern southern and western Texas with Davidson close in the west. Prohibition vote is tight with both sides claiming victory and final results due in two to three days. Bascom Thomas defeated A D Davidson for lieutenant governor.
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Austin
Texas
O. B. Colquitt
Colquitt
R. V. Davidson
Bascom Thomas
A. D. Davidson
Those Pies of Boyhood
Those Pies of Boyhood extols childhood appetite and claims modern digestion suffers from weaker digestion. It promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic to restore stomach liver kidneys and bowels ensuring renewed vigor and health.
More Pinkham Cures Help Nervous Wrecks and Pain
Oronogo Missouri woman says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her bearing down and restored strength after nerve strain. In St Louis another user reports relief from backache pelvic pain and weakness after regular use. The ad urges trial noting many female illnesses respond to the remedy.
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Oronogo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mage McEstant
Oronoge
St. Louis
Lydia E. Pinkbem
Insect Shield for Horses and Cattle by Hoyt Chemical Co
Drives away flies mosquitoes and gnats protects horses and cattle from attacks aiding rest and feeding. Reduces loss of vigor from insect worry and bites. The relief boosts work output and milk yield. Four sizes 25c 75c 1.25 merchant. Hoyt Chemical Co Portland Oregon.
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Your Hoyt Chemical Co
Portland
Oregon
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Ted
Hague
Teddy
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