Water purity vs typhoid claims in Oregon City and Eugene
The Oregon City Enterprise rebuts a Salem week column asserting water impurity fuels typhoid in Eugene and up valley towns. It praises Oregon City for a public water system and clean supplies, noting typhoid is rare there while occasional cases trace to well water. Physicians and Prof. Sweetser affirm Eugene water is pure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon City Enterprise
Salon
Eugene
Up Valley
Oregon City
Board of Water Commissioners
Sweetser
University of Oregon
Saloon Trade Falters in Walla Walla Amid New amusements
The Pendleton Tribune reports saloon and cigar dealers in Walla Walla complain of declining evening trade as vaudeville venues family theatres and Dreamland Park attract young men. They say casual drinkers who formerly lingered on Main Street now attend nightly entertainments reducing saloon revenue.
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Walla Walla
Dreamland Park
Main Street
Pendleton Tribune
Radium and X ray Offer Hope for Blind Girl
A New York case reports radium used with X rays helping a totally blind girl see sparks of light and distinguish street lights and passing objects like streetcars. Treatment will continue, illustrating rapid science advances and their promise for future wonders in a day of science, commerce, and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Uncalled for Criticism in Heppner Times Report
The Heppner Times publishes a complete statement of relief fund receipts and disbursements refuting a harmful claim. The article’s author admits under oath that he lied. The Guard did not participate in the reported stock transfer and the community condemns the scandalous conduct, calling for punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Heppner Times
Heppner
Horace Mann Sues Subscriber in Justice Court for 10
Horace Mann, former Medford Enquirer publisher, pursues debt collection. He sued a subscriber in Justice Pirfin's court last week for a ten dollar account and secured a default judgment.
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Horace Mann
The
Medford Enquirer
Justice Pirfin
King Edward's Perfume Bill Sparks European Mockery
A remark on King Edward's costly monthly perfume bill fuels jokes about European monarchs. The quip suggests some rulers “smell to high heaven,” reflecting public skepticism of royal extravagance.
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Edward
Europe
Simple virtues urged by Oregonian editors
It would not be strange if a good man like Davis, recommended by a good man like Malcom Moody, should appeal to a good man like Roosevelt. Some things are so simple that they are utterly bewildering.
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Davis
Malcom Moody
Roosevelt
Oregonian
Koewles Turndown Boosts Hermann Victory
The Koewles turndown is another victory for Hermann, part of the original programme under which he was thrown out of the land office to be elected to Congress and vindicate the Administration, according to the Oregonian.
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Koewles
Hermann
Land Office
Congress
Oregonian
Post Office Remodel Plans Announced for November Occupancy
The coast post office supplies unit will lease the Masonic lodge building on Willamette Street. A grocery space used by C D Combs will become part of the post office footprint. Two new partitions will reconfigure the interior into a single larger office area with access to the stair and alley.
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Engepre
Masonic Lodge
C. D. Combs
Willamette Street
Eugene Post Office Upgrade Planned With Modern Improvements
The plan outlines Room 1 as the postmaster’s private office, Room 2 for money orders and registered letters, and Window 3 for general delivery with stamp sales. A large rear work room will house clerks, with city carriers receiving a modern outfit to speed service and hundreds of keyless mail boxes to be installed by mid October.
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Eugene
Local notes as residents return from outings and travel
Mrs. W. G. Day arrives home. Prof. Luella Clay Carson comes from Portland. J. M. Williams returns from a north trip. Many families depart for hop fields. Senator Porter J. McCumber and Mrs. Ankeny visit Eugene. Mrs. R. J. Beckett and Jerry Horn return from San Francisco. Attor neys Jenckes and Harbaugh depart for Seattle and continue practice locally.
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Lee Henry
Cottage Grove
W. B. Scott
Jasper
Barney May
Harrisburg
Eugene
Herbert Leigh
Bohemia Mines
H. E. Ankeny
Jackson County
C. L. Winter
Boswell Springs
HB. F. Rowland
Stephen Smeede
Walterville
Luella Clay Carson
Portland
Blaine Hovey
Newport
J. M. Williams
Chris Marx, Sr
Jeff Sunday
San Francisco
E. J. Frasier
Seattle
A. E. Sneeden
Eugene High School
Washington
Pearl Smith
Caroline Rankin
F Whiteaker
Elma Hendricks
San Proapccisco
United States
Porter J. McCumber
North Dakota
M. J. Edmundson
Misa Grace
Gearhart Park
Seaside
O'Leary
Dalles
Jobn O'Leary
L. F. Landess
Felix B. Landess
Blue River Mines
B. N. Johnson
Duluth
Wis
Simon Klovdahl
California
Johnson
Condon
Gross Hotel
Salem
Roosevelt and Hitchcock Clash Over Knowles Pick
Dispatches indicate Secretary Hitchcock and President Roosevelt disliked backing the party wing that recommended Knowles. The administration’s preference hints at the advantage Mr. Simon forfeited by challenging the President, a squabble that exposed intra party tensions.
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Hitchcock
Roosevelt
Knowles
Simon
Wavering line of blue marks aging Grand Army veterans
The Chicago Record Herald notes a dwindling G A R as death rises, with 256,000 members and 4,200 deaths last year. Inspectors warn losses will accelerate until the last Civil War veteran is mustered out, reflecting a steady decline in aging defenders year by year.
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Inspector General
Grand Army
Chicago Record-Herald
Indian Woman Rides 100 Miles To See Circus In Medford
An Indian woman rode into Medford on horseback from the Klamath reservation, a journey of over a hundred miles, to attend the circus. She arrived early to avoid the rush and said she had only seen animals in pictures until then. She planned to get a good look at a real live animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
Klamath Reservation
Oregon
Public faith in U S official life questioned
The writer questions how the world views U S governance amid repeated rumors of fraud in the postal and land departments. Investigations yield no punishments, suggesting that even if culprits lack powerful protection, many may escape justice while in other nations such officials would face hanging.
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United States
Postal Department
Land Department
Colored editors urge Pope to heal color problem in U S
The negro editors association in Colorado Springs adopted resolutions appealing to Pope Pius X to intercede in the color question. They note hundreds of thousands of Negroes affiliating with the Roman Catholic church and hope the pope can sway public opinion. The write up suggests the appeal may yield little beyond generic advice to curb crime and stop lynchings.
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Negro Editors’ Association
Colorado Springs
Pius X
United States
Roosevelt backs new La Grande land office pick
The text asserts President Roosevelt rejected the Oregon delegation’s candidate and endorsed Binger Hermann’s ouster, accusing papers of claiming Hitchcock influences the moves. It argues Roosevelt controls removals and restorations, portraying Hitchcock as not the author of the changes.
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Roosevelt
Oregon
Knowles
la Grande
Binger Hermann
Hitchcock
Binger
Hinger
Death of Elmira Civil War veteran John E Bown
John E Bown a Civil War veteran and Elmira resident died yesterday afternoon after a long illness with Brights disease. Born in Ohio in October 1838 he arrived in Oregon in 1884 and lived near Elmira with his family. He leaves six children and a widow with funeral services held at the Elmira residence with J W Geary Post O R assisting and burial in the local cemetery.
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John B. Bown
Elmira
John Bown
Hright
Ohio
Bowns
Oregon
Alwave
Eigebildren
Bie
New Assistant Postmaster Appointed at Local Office
This morning Al Kuykendall, who has served as a clerk for two months, was named Assistant Postmaster by J L Page. The former postmaster King Henderson, longtime window clerk, retires after years serving the public. Henderson learned of his retirement only last evening, though the change had been expected.
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al Kuykendall
J. L. Page
King Henderson
Henderson
May Be An Eating Station for Train No 11
A campaign seeks to have Southern Pacific No 11 stop in Eugene for dinner instead of Albany after 3 p.m. The 1 42 p.m. arrival in Eugene is cited as an ideal time for a noontime meal. Organizers and railroad supporters believe the change could win quick approval.
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Southern Pacific Company
Eugene
Albany
Night Was Her Terror Coughing Through the Night
Mrs. Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana describes a severe cough with consumption. After other medicines failed, three bottles of Dr King s New Discovery cured her, adding 50 pounds. The remedy guarantees relief for coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and throat ailments. 50 cent and trial bottles free at W L DeLano s drug store.
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W. L. DeLano
Notice for Bids for School Furniture in Oregon
The board of directors of school district No. 4 in Lane County Oregon invites bids by noon October 1908 for desks seats and school furniture including 400 foot long recitation ledges 125 chairs and wood seats plus 1404 square feet slate board and delivery by November 11 1908. Bid samples and a ten percent certified check are required as bid bonds.
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Lane County
Oregon
Aly Teots
Plaice
Eugene
Frank Risso
J. i
Meuclung
Seventeen Marriages Authorized by County Clerk
County Clerk BE. A. Lee issued licenses to wed to seventeen couples this past August, compared to nineteen in July and twenty in August last year. Listed couples include Jess Eddy with Eva Dompier, William Barnett with Eliza Delph, Ira W. Brown with Nora Wilcut, Arthur M. Almasi with Mabel C. Pepiot, Willis Caldwell with Stella Davidson, George H. Franklin with Lena D. Holcomb, Fred Kahler with Minnie Simmering, G. P. Lane with May Stirling, John L. Miller with Blanche H. Wells, E. A. Smith with Mamie Stoeckdell, R. H. Yates with Laura E. Gilson, George Berry with Edna C. Wallace, W. S. Walker with Olive M. Gray, Frederick E. Hewitt with Rebecca Henderson, C. N. Robbin with Sarah Lee, R. F. P. Gittins with Lena Senders, and Wm. J. Condon with Caroline Small.
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BE. A. Lee
Jess Eddy
Eva Dompier
William Barnett
Eliza Delph
Ira W. Brown
Nora Wilcut
Arthur M. Almasi
Mabel C. Pepiot
Lena D. Holcomb
Fred FE. Kahler
Minnie Simmering
Nebraska Editor Visits Guard Office to Praise Willamette
J. G. P. Hildebrand industrial editor of the Lincoln Daily Star called at the Guard office this morning. He plans a write up on the coach and notes many Nebraskans visit the Willamette Valley because Nebraska is a fine origin and Willamette a fine destination.
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J. G. P. Hildebrand
Lincoln Daily Star
Nebraska
Black Butte Mine Promises Large Oregon Silver Output
The Black Butte mine near Cottage Grove Oregon progresses after four years of development. A 100 foot drift, cross cuts, and shaft work reveal substantial ore, with quicksilver estimates around 16 ounces per ton and blocked-out value surpassing $2,000,000. The mine expands with a 40 to 200 ton smelting setup and full electrical power.
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Grove
No Danger Mary Editor Converted and The Mary Editors
A garbled historical note discusses editors and a conversion theme, mentioning a Spokane hospital and George Macey from Coburg who was injured in the eye and remains hospitalized. The fragment hints at fears of possible loss. The surface text is fragmentary and lacks clear events or outcomes.
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George Macey
Coburg
Spokane
Stomach weakness and the path to strength in soldiers
The article argues that military fitness hinges on stomach health, noting digestion controls nutrition and strength. It praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for restoring vitality, with testimonials from individuals who claim renewed health and work capacity after use.
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Pierce
Mr. Ten
Ackstone
Nottoway
R. V. Pierce
Golden Medical
Walterboro
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Eugene Guard
Se Ae
Weat
Persopais
Daily Guard
Avugast
W. G. Day
Dr. A. Sharples
Ralph Watson
T. B. Ford
Turner
J. H. McClung
Thos. Fennell
Independence
Lee Perkins
Phoenix
Arizona
Ovear Callison
J. J. Hughes
Fourth Regiment
City
Stella Brown
Woodbarn
F. B. Dunn
Horace Burnett
Edna Wallace
George Berry
Lulu Schofield
Minneapolis
L. G. Haulin
Oscar Stuart
Tacoma
Mr. Stuart
C. Stuart
Mohawk
Mrs. H. ©. Ankeny
Mr. Ankeny
A. J. Goodman
Mr. Goodman
Mrs. J. H. Goodman
S. M. Yoran
Eugens
Heppner Masonic Lodge
D. V
Reid
Sam Goldsmith
M. R. Janney
Porthind
Hodes
J. Pironi
Corvallis
C. B. Fowler
Walton
Geo. Wallis
Mise Rosa Knowles
Mapleton
Mie
Vernita Henderson
W. Kauffman
Geo. Wall
M. J. Thompson
Roseburg
Frieds
J. W. White
San Francisos
L. N. Roney
Poril
P. Barnard
Charielton Street
Ada
Raby Hendricke
Capt. Barber
Co. G
Oregon Volunteers
Philippines
Anna Berry
Junction City
Geo.Frazer, Jr
Everett
R. J. Beckett
Ww. M. Welch
Charvelton Steett
Jerrry Horn
Elmer Robinson
Iowa
O. L. Bowder
John E. Bown
Castoria
Marshfield Mail
F. Bk. Dawn
U. S
Dr. Pierce
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