Wallowa Railroad Talks Draw Local Interest
P A Worthington visiting for O B&N spoke of surveying a valley wide right of way and possible purchase of land, while W J Cook of Wallowa Valley Railroad urged a $10,000 subsidy to build from Joseph to the Columbia River linking with major lines. Both pressed for county support as they toured Joseph seeking backing and a swift construction timeline.
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P A Worthington
Ob&n Company
Ogi
W J Cook
Wallowa Valley Railroad Company
Lato Pass
Wallowa County
Joseph
Walle
Flooded with offers to wed in San Francisco ad
Georgini, cook of the dredger Nevarta in Sonoma California, advertised for a wife in the San Francisco Chronicle. In three days he received 116 replies from women seeking a mate, 80 of whom were widows. Many sent photographs but Georgini could not choose from the flood of letters.
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Sonoma
Cal
Georgini
Nevarta
San Francisco Chronicle
Georgia
Invitation to Honor Bryan at Lewis and Clark Fair Banquet
Asks Bryan HW Goode president of the Lewis and Clark fair to attend the event. An invitation proffers him a banquet and a special day in recognition of his role.
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HW Goode
Batur Lay
Bryan
Railroad tramp sighted stirs county concern
A report from the Wallowa Democrat notes the first seen tramp in the county, with locals wary as railroad business faces changes. The discovery signals rising activity and possible arrival of travel disruption.
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Wallowa
Alaska Land Dispute Hits Supreme Court in Nome Case
Miss Walton of Alaska seeks to stop issuance of patent titles by the Interior Department and General Land Office regarding lands in Alaska claimed by the Wild Tina Mining Co of San Francisco. The suit seeks to recover up to 1,000,000 dollars in land valuations, with proceedings also planned in San Francisco.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the District
Mise Lens Walton
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
General Land
Giepate
Almakx
Mize Walton
Wild Tina Mining Company
Fun
Miss Walton
Trip
Nome
Ragint 9
Cmpany
San Frapologo
Cheerfully Recommended Rheumatism Cure Advertisement
An old advertisement fragment touts Ballard's Snow Lotion and Hollister's remedies for rheumatism and stomach ailments. It mentions a customer laid up years ago, claims of cures, and references to Newlin Drug and Sablea skin products with promotional language. The legible text shows testimonial style and product names.
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Highes
Dangils
Deo
Sheu
Ballard
Newlin
Spolled Her Beauty ta rses Doward in New York
Fragmentary OCR suggests a lurid notice about a person named Doward of New York with references to beauty and a troubling figure. The text is garbled and difficult to read clearly, with scattered phrases about a quick aud ee healer and a Corer at worés 254 Newlin rug.
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Dresaere
la Grende
Haworth
Adans Ave
Northwest
Bycklea
Worés
Newlin
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