Dawson News Flows From Far Northern Miners And Prices
A Portland man back from Dawson reports surprising sights and brisk trade. Grapes dockside sell for 1 a pound amid six million dollars in reserve groceries. Banks thrive on dust valued at 15 per ounce, with miners paying in dust and weighing piles to track worth. The piece also notes recent global politics, Roosevelt's literary output, and frontier commerce sharpening winter operations.
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Portland
Dawson
L’ortland
Daweon
Alaska
Silent defense used by defendant in indictment
Crolgoez feigns insanity and pleads guilty in a whisper. He claims truth while a sane motive appears lacking. The text notes the fine line between sanity and insanity and hints at responsibility. He faces execution by electrocution regardless of defense possibilities.
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Crolgoez
French Troops Reviewed by President Loabet and the Czar
The Associated Press reports a review of French troops by President Loabet and his guest the Czar. The march past lasted from 10 45 am with a formal ceremony and observed regimental displays.
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Associated Press
Loabet
Portentous Bethany parade foreshadows continental war
The writer notes a massive Saturday parade of 140,000 French troops before President Louis and the Czar on the Bethany plain. He questions German sentiment amid the display, warning that such shows of force portend a coming European conflict as nations prepare for war rather than peace.
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Bethany
Louis
Germany
Europe
Schley Honored Over Santiago Battle Dispute
The piece argues Schley remains honored for the Cuban waters victory despite a court of inquiry finding otherwise. It notes Admiral Sampson’s political clout and his distance from the Santiago events. It also covers the Le Roi quartz mine in Ross, British Columbia, with a 1200 man payroll and daily output details, projecting profit from mining and smelting 1500 tons daily.
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Schley
Santiago
Cuban
Sampson
le Roi
Ross
British Columbia
Reformer Chief Antoine of Colville Indians slain
A reformer named Chief Antoine of the Colville Indians in Washington was stabbed to death while trying to stop his people from obtaining liquor. The report notes that whenever alcohol is available the Indian will acquire it.
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Antoine
Colville
Washington Crabtree Dies in Stayton at 8 Years Old
Washington Crabtree died at Stayton in Marion County on September 15 aged about 8 years, 1 month and 1 day. The obituary notes the young age and location of death.
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Washington Crabtree
Stayton
Marion County
Superstition's Grip on Happiness and History
The piece argues superstition worsens human misery and cites Dr. Samuel Johnson James VI and Josephus as believers. It notes Johnson feared ghosts, Josephus recalls an exorcism with Solomon's seal, and James VI defended witchcraft publishing a supporting work and sanctioning opposition.
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Samuel Johnson
Josephus
James VI
Precautionary Advice on Cheese Preparation
Those who insist on eating cheese should cook it thoroughly before consuming it. Some cannot eat raw cheese yet tolerate toasted cheese, but toasting does not improve digestibility. Any benefit comes from destroying virulent microbes. the cheese itself is decayed milk fit only for a scavenger diet and should be fed to pigs.
A Kind deed from Mr Daly bought papers for boys
Mrs Gilbert in Scribner’s Magazine recalls Mr Daly’s gentle charity toward newsboys. He never passed a street seller without buying a paper, the purchase spoken of with a look that said help the boys earn a living. It was a humane, dignified act of support rather than mere charity.
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Mr. Daly
Mrs. Gilbert
Scribner's Magazine
Beggar Alias Ruse Cited In Coffee Pot Joke
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a beggar asking a woman for a nickel to buy coffee. The woman pays, but the man heads to the saloon and explains the coffee is kept on the bar with cloves and orange peel.
Trying Work. Thin Haired Man-What a Haircut Quip
A sharp London Tit-Bits quip on a barber offering a haircut with a witty punchline about hair being sparse and needing to cut each strand individually.
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London
Pacific States reps add sixty phones to Eugene system
Geo B Heath and H J Callinen of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co after a week in the city left for Portland. They secured an additional 60 new phones for Eugene, bringing the total to over 250. Heath says Eugene leads Oregon towns for business, Salem being slow with only a few new phones. The surge increases central operators' duties and more help will be hired.
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Geo B Heath
H J Callinen
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Portland
Messrs Heath and
Cullinsee
Eugene
Heath
Oregon
Salem
Central
Beware of Ointments for Catarc That Contain Mercury
Warning against mercury containing eye remedies and a promotion of Hall's Catarrh Cure from FJ Cheney Co Toledo. Claims internal use, blood and mucous action, urging prescription from reputable physicians and authenticity checks. Mentions Hall's Family Pills as best.
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Hall
FJ Cheney & Co
Toledo
Obi
Teatimenta
Death Stood Off. iE B Monday a Henrrietta Tex lawyer
A Henrrietta lawyer recounts how he persuaded his brother to try Electric Bitters for yellow fever and jaundice, claiming a full cure and life extension. The ad touts malaria expulsion, blood purification, digestion aid, and liver and kidney regulation, selling at 60 cents at W L De Lano's drug store.
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Henrrietta
Tex
L de Lano
The Plan to Kill Laon Ends in Fatal Mortal Reprisal
A Babylonian tale unfolds as an Indian prince plots to kill Laon under the influence of a wine inspired plan. Laon reveals knowledge of the plot and warns that the prince will die if he acts. The prince, driven by the power of killing, confronts Laon again, is cursed to live as a snake for a human lifetime, and dies in fear.
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Laon
Telephoning Across the Ocean Still Cites Stomach Bitters
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as superior medicine for stomach woes and related ailments. It claims over 50 years of cures for dyspepsia constipation and nervous tension and urges readers to use the tonic for relief and better health.
Land Listing Near Eacese in Neai Valley
Fragmented notice describes 16 miles west of Eacese in Neai valley, Poly tia. Water good for crops and livestock, near sewer, price 275 cash or 325 terms. Adévess H F Lanuksour, K'ows Colorado.
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Eacese
Neai Valley
Poly Tiapo
Coodsone
Colorado
Oats Sold and Stored at SH FRIENDLY Warehouse
Oats were scored and bought and stored at the Eu gene warehouse with the highest market price paid therefor. SH FRIENDLY reported securing the oats at favorable terms and confirming payment at peak market value.
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Eugene
Oats Stored and Bought at Local Warehouse
Ed V Pice & Company reports oats stored and paid for at their warehouse. Readable details indicate transactions near Lancunty Bank with references to JM Hawk and a related business context.
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Pice & Company
Lancunty Bank
Auction for chitim bark and wool at Ax Billy's Store
W Sanders in Eugene invites locals to bring chitim bark and wool for payment at Ax Billy's Store. He offers the highest price for the goods and handles the transaction on site.
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W Sanders
Eugene
Ax Billy
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Eionnsan
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Chicago
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Laso
ABC Ds
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W.B. McKinney
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Skeels
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Eugene Granite and Marble Works
W W Martin
Troy Laundry Co
E. S. Pritchett
China
Armory Black
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