Ten Applicants File for Homestead Units in Umatilla Project
Ten applicants filed today in the land office for homesteads and water rights on unit No. 4 of the Umatilla Project. The lineup grew to ten with new arrivals, none of whom sought remaining tracts in unit No. 3. Early filers include William Kennedy Hermiston 25 acres and Emerson B. Davis Willsonville 17 acres among others from Hermiston Seattle San Francisco Portland and Vermilostom.
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Umatilla Project
Waa
Fnally
William Kennedy
Hermiston
William Mennedy
Vermilstom
James Eddie
Williams. Mitchell
Emerson B. Davis
Will Sonville
Clackamas County
Karl Schachermir
Seattle
Charles Dierich
San Francisco
Thomas Mackay
Portland
The More Beautiful La Grande Lecture by Howard Weed
Noted lecturer Howard E Weed will discuss municipal beautification in La Grande. He is renowned for civic improvement talks and will explain how expenditures in back yards can beautify the city. The exact visit date will be announced soon and locals look forward to the talk.
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la Grande
Howard Everts Weed
Idla
Weed
Dickens as a Reporter and his Hardy Work Ethic
The Westminster Gazette recalls Dickens setting strict reporter conditions. He reportedly transcribed speeches at night by lantern light while traveling on horseback through wild country at fifteen miles per hour. He once recorded Lord Russell’s election speech amid a chaotic castle yard melee.
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Dickens
Exeter
Lord Russell
Weatminster Gazette
Pure Reading Matter on Reader Attention in Ads
An advertising manager recalls a dry goods merchant who urged placing an ad where women would surely read it. The manager quips that when Pure Reading Matter appears, it wins. the note reflects local paper humor about ad strategy and audience.
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Scott
Cleveland
Taft Powers In Dispute Over War Authority
The debate centers on a bill granting the president authority to enforce federal law including war powers. Critics warn it could allow waging war without congress and deploying militia abroad. Supporters argue the measure authorizes enforcement and a possible to create a military division on the Rio Grande.
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House Steeneraan
Minnesota
Williams
Democratic
Miss
Congress
Sherley
Philippines
Rilo Grande
Progressives Sweep Municipal Caucus Resulting In Ownership Platform
Municipal ownership supporters won a solid majority at the caucus, led by mayoral hopefuls J H Thompson and F F McCully. April 3 election plans include multiple offices with some opposition, while candidates for mayor recorder treasurer and council seats are named. David Jayne Hill spoke at Columbia University on world organization and modern states.
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F. F. McCully
A. White
New York
Columbia
David Jayne Hill
United States
Germany
Hill
World Organization
Fourth Street Paving Under Questioned Contract Costs
A La Grande resident protests the Fourth street paving project begun last fall calling the contract price exorbitant and higher than prices in Portland and Southern Oregon. The writer points to a faulty curb near Dr. Molitor and Mr. Holmes urging officials to inspect the work and ensure the contract terms and law were followed.
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Fourth Street
Tolstoy Hated Doctors Revealed at Dinner Tale
A Washington dinner anecdote reports Russian diplomat recounting Tolstoy’s mockery of physicians. The tale claims Tolstoy joked three doctors faced him at Visnaya Polyana over lentils, saying radicals kill you while conservatives let you die.
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Tolstoy
Count Tolstoy
Washington
Jim
Visnaya Polyana
Mental Arithmetic and Salary Doubled Quip
A brief Cleveland Plain Dealer quip shows a boss telling William a raise is coming. The exchange questions the current pay and hints at a future doubling, with dialectal emphasis on the expected increase. The humor centers on expectations of higher wages and uncertainty about the present amount.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Precautionary chat on cooking school and teaching meals
A friend asks if you attend cooking school and whether you will do your own work. The reply suggests a goal to teach any husband how to prepare meals in emergencies.
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Judre
Parisian Sage Hair Restorer Endorsed by Mary E Dickson
Victorious testimonial touts Parisian Sage as a top hair restorer and dandruff cure. Mary E Dickson of Bridgeton New Jersey recounts hair loss reversed after using the product from Newlin Drug Co. and claims it stops dandruff and promotes growth. Also cites Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as highly effective for colds.
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Newlin Drug Company
Mary E. Dickson
South Avehueg Bridgeton
N. J
B. W. L. Hall
Waverly
Chamberlain
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J. H. Thomposn
F. PF. McCully
Mayoralty Timber
A. K. Parker
L. Setechlag
L. E., Caveness
N. C. Lowfellow
H. L. Cummins
Wesley Duncan
J. B. Streeter
J. M. Thompson
Ambassador Hill
David Jayne Hilk
Toney & Scranton
F. Geibel the Fair
Tre
Melia
Captain Barnacle
Biograph Dramatic
Canadian Iron Center
Durbin Scenec
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