Sumpter to Host Mining Congress Exhibit in October
Sumpter Oregon prepares a regional mineral exhibit for the Mining Congress on October 20 and 21 showing commercial ore pieces and high grade specimens. Prairie City’s railroad arrival sparks renewed town life as delegates from across the Northwest plan attendance.
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Sumpter
Oregon
Mining Congress
Prairie City Ars
Prairie City
Northwest
Portland
Willamette Valley
Col. Hofer
Salem
Oregon-Idaho Development Congress
Sumpter Valley
Baker City
Secretary of the Congress
Old Baker City Safe Found in River
A relic from Baker City’s early days was found by Star Engineering & Construction crews excavating near Auburn Avenue for a dam. W B Levens identified the safe as belonging to his father, missing about 20 years. The discovery sparked local interest as townsfolk viewed the curio and recalled a vintage mining town card game tale.
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Baker City
Star Engineering & Construction Company
Auburn Avenue
Baker
B. W. Levens
Humor and Philosophy by Duncan M Smith
A collection of witty maxims on human nature and behavior. The excerpts blend humor with moral insight, noting misdirections of pride, prudence, and perception. Each quip reflects clever takeaways on honesty, restraint, and social expectations.
Rivalry of Words Echoes Across the Stage
A tense exchange unfolds as one speaker accuses Julia of speaking ill. The other retorts that Julia lacks originality and cannot imitate, while the speaker claims to have exhausted all mean notions in English about her.
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Julia
Seeing Ineffective
A humorous exchange about health and doctors. One character laments being run down and having seen two physicians who offered no help because they were not introduced, highlighting a playful miscommunication.
The Real Thing in a Parish Paper Parable
A brief dialogue contrasts wealth and simple pleasures as two figures discuss exchangeable envelopes. They praise satin paper and the idea of packing a bathing suit into the envelope, hinting at modest, seaside practicality over luxury.
The Beauty Doctor
A light exchange centers on a woman seen as a perfect picture and the idea of paying artists for her appearance. The dialogue hints at social judgments about beauty and wealth without detailing any event or setting.
Fishing Trip Queried by Old Man Tells Story
A short exchange ponders a voyage as an elderly man leaves to fish, explaining his purpose is to have tales to tell on return. The dialogue hints at simple pleasures and storytelling as a motive for travel.
Fortune telling on a nickel at the tavern
A playful exchange about price of fortune telling and a bartender offering to tell it for a nickel. The snippet hints at a roadside or saloon scene with small coin offers and quick humor.
Timelike hint ends the call at dusk
A fragment notes a young man being told it is nearing 11 o'clock. The dialogue hints at urgency or an impending threshold as the caller warns the youth about the late hour. The piece preserves a tense sense of anticipation with limited context.
You May Have Appendicitis and Not Know It
An advertisement claims chronic appendicitis can be present with wind gas sour stomach or constipation and promises quick relief from a buckthorn bark glycerine compound named Adlériska sold by Hill Drug Co with a suggestion to try it for fast results.
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Adlériska
Hill Drug Co
Evangelist Will Inaugurate Campaign at Allcel This Week
State evangelist Samuel Gregg of the Christian Church entertained Ford A. Ellis last evening as he prepared to inaugurate a campaign at Allcel this week. Gregg spoke on religious outreach and community works during his visit.
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Allcel
Samuel Gregg
The
Christian Church
Ford A. Ellis
Evangelist Gregg Heads to Allcel for Friday Meeting
From the western part of the state where he held several successful meetings Evangelist Gregg will begin a meeting at Allcel Friday evening. He left this morning for the field.
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Evangelist Gregg
Allcel
Above Suspicion Health Ad for Kidney Pills
Must be above suspicion. Kidney and bladder ailments are serious and can be fatal if untreated. Foley's Kidney Pills contain no harmful drugs and have withstood tests. Hill's Drug Store delivers this remedy claim.
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Foley
Hill's Drug Store
Notice of Union County Board of Equalization Meeting
Notice is given that the Union County Board of Equalization will meet at the La Grange Court House on Monday October 18 1910 to publicly examine the assessment rolls and correct valuation errors. Interested parties may appear and present affidavits within the first week of the meeting. T A Rinehart Assessor for Union County Oregon daily September 30 and October 17 1910.
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County Board of Equalization
Union County
Oregon
la Grane
Drunkenness Curable Says Scientists and Physicians
Eminent scientists and physicians declare drunkenness a disease and urge home treatment with Orrine. The Orrine Co offers Orrine No 1 and No 2 with a money back guarantee if no cure. price is $1 per box. Free booklet on drunkenness available. sold by Silverthorn's Family Drug store.
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Orrine Co
Orrine
Washington, D. C
Silverthorn
Dysentery Remedy Praised For Nine Epidemics
A traditional cure named Jenn's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is claimed to have succeeded in nine dysentery epidemics. It is described as useful for both children and adults and palatable when diluted with water and sweetened.
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Jenn
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Selider’s
Post Office
Waters-Stanchfield Produce Co
River
By Duncan M. Smith
Alicel
Board of Equalization
T. A. Rinehart
Soo
Spokane
Train de Luxe
Inland Empire
H. X. Will
Wall St
Pattison Bros
H. B. Waggoner
Mahaffey Building
Depot Street
Hack and
Uptown
E. L. Bussey
George Palmer
LA Grande
Grandview
la Gande
la Grande Investment Co
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