Polk Directory of 1911 12 Promises Comprehensive Local Listings
Polk's 1911 12 directory proclaims a complete business and professional guide for Oregon and Washington with names and addresses of merchants, lumbermen, county officers, postmasters, newspapers, banks, churches, schools, and more. It includes place sketches, transportation details, trade stats, and a full classified business listing by line of work. Also promotes Orrine anti alcohol treatment with a guarantee and local availability at Silverthorne's Drug Store.
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Oregon
Washoe
Orrine Company
Orrine Ridge
Washington, D. C
Silverthorne’s
Treasurer's Notice of Funds to Pay City Warrants
Notice from La Grande Oregon City Treasurer Ray W Logan that funds exist to pay all outstanding General Fund warrants up to and including No 8562 endorsed September 2 1911. Interest on warrants No 8474 through No 8562 ceases as of February 21 1911.
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General Fund
la Grande City
la Grande
Ore
Ray W. Logan
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
Advertises a home treatment claiming to cure bleeding itching and protruding piles using a new absorption method. Provides no verifiable medical backing and urges readers to send for details.
Cured by Home Absorption Treatment Offer Promoted
A brief notice claims an immediate relief and permanent cure through a new absorption method. It invites readers to write to Mrs. M Summers at Box P Notre Dame Tae for free trial samples and local references, with no payment required.
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M. Summers
Box P
Notre Dame
Tae
Bristol man cured by Chamberlain tablets, claim
I had been troubled with constipation for two years and tried all of the best physicians in Bristol Tennessee. Two bottles of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured me. For sale by all dealers.
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Bristol
Tenn
Thos
E. Williams
Middleboro
Chamberlain
City Council Rejects Wholesale Licenses and Delays Jefferson Avenue Paving
The council, led by President W. N. Monroe with Mayor absent, voted to kill the ordinance for wholesale liquor licenses. They tabled the Jefferson Avenue paving project, noting OW land ownership and depot plans. Revenue for February reached 1772.49, with water rent 852.24 and improvement payments 602.55. Three cases include land titling, incursion on Second Street, and a Schilling corner dispute. Adjournment set for two weeks.
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P. W. Porter
Jefferson Avenue
W. N. Monroe
Ways and
United States
Seattle
Sixty Street
M. J. Buckley
Fir
Fir Street
Cochran
Susan Cranetes
Second Street
Sheak
Schilling Corner
Jude Knowles
J. D. Slater
Cocran
Fleming
Davis
Lytle Remains State Veterinarian Despite Veto
Pendleton March 1 Special report notes Governor Oswald West vetoed the sanitary livestock commission bill but Dr. W H Lytle continues as state veterinarian under the old law. The piece hints future separate offices for veterinarian and meat inspector may arise, with funding concerns likely to cause deficits in the next two years.
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Sanitary Livestock Commission
W. H. Lytle
Dr. Lytlé
Sheen
You Will Enjoy Fam Us King Havana Cigar
A short ad praising Fam Us King Havana cigars noted for high flavor and affordable prices. It claims the cigars come in three shapes with prices around five to ten cents, emphasizing value and satisfaction for smokers seeking a quality Havana experience.
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Havana
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Woman's Cough and Cold
A Hannibal Missouri man reports contracting a bad cold and cough that threatened pneumonia and credits Foley's Honey and Tar with a complete cure. The advertisement touts no opiates and positions the product as a reliable household medicine.
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Foley
M. Stockwell
Hannibal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Polk
Oregon and Washington
Iness
Ronage
R. L. Polk & CO
Sattle, Wash
Orrine
German American Coffee Co
Royal Grocery
H. Pattison
the House OF Efficiency
Hot Lake
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co
Santorium
Portland
Booker
Dr. W. T. Phy
Hot Labbe
McMurray
Zweifel
The
George Palmer Lumber Company
John B. Stetson
A. V. Andrews
Pendleton
Oswald West Ve
Wiestle
Famus King Cigar Factory
Stewart Opera House
WM. A. Brady
America
Mississippi
Harrison Rhodes and
Thomas A. Wise
Bijou Theatre
New York
Grand Opera House
Chicago
Walnut Street Theatre
Park Theatre
Boston
New York Company
J. H. PE
U. S. Land Office
Avenue
Hack and Ambulance
Uptown
E. L. Bussey
the Observer
Selder
Joseph Fleurs
Stanchfield Produce Co
Jefferse
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