Portland to California by Rail and River Journey
Mrs. Watson Thatcher narrates a detailed Oregon tour from Portland to Ashland, describing Willamette Valley farms, Salem capitol and university, scenic canyons, the Rogue River valley, Table Rock, and the Siskiyous, highlighting climate, growth, and transportation milestones. The piece blends travel prose with observations on infrastructure and landscape.
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Portland
Salem
Willamette River
Oregon City
Aurora
French Valley
Hudson Bay Company
Capitol
Insane Asylum
Willamette Methodist University
Senate
Willamette Valley
Knights of Pythian Ball Delights Local Dancers
About thirty five couples attended a Friday Pythian dancing party with Mashek's Orchestra delivering new medleys of patriotic airs. Floor manager Baughman added lively calls as sets filled the main hall and anteroom, making the event a splendid success. Frank Weller announces a south side creamery with butter maker Fred White joining soon, operating on a cooperative price plan keyed to butter market values. The venture, modeled after Illinois practice, aims to encourage farming communities with stable cream prices per inch.
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Melody
Gayety
Mashek
Baughman
Mr. Weller
Frank Weller
The
Republican
South Side
Fred L. White
Spencer
Iowa
Brush-Rowley Wedding and South Dakota Society Notes
The marriage of Darley R. Brush to Florence E. Rowley took place at Centerville South Dakota on Friday April 10 1891 with Rev Dr Brush officiating. The couple left Mitchell for Chicago and New York intending to sail for Europe around May 1. A Baptist social at Mr and Mrs Pollard’s featured performances by Mrs Rairden Miss Prescott and others. State officials clash over liquor solicitation being treated as selling. Us officers planned a convention with officers elected Miss Ella Taylor presiding and Miss Emma Harker as secretary. Company I of the South Dakota National Guard moved to Beuzeville building. Western Union manager E Jones leaves for Mankato. New local Y M C A and Y W G T U reception discussed united work.
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Centerville
S. D
Brush
Darley R. Brush
Florence E. Rowley
University
M.H. Rowley
Mitchell
Court House
Ella Taylor
Emma Harker
Mabel Robinson
Eva Keith
Noted speakers and music enliven the YWCA event
Geo. A Kratz, Silsby, and Prof. Friars spoke with concise, pointed thoughts intended to leave a strong impression. A male quartet Clark Moore Boggs and Kratz provided special music, others performed, and social pleasures were broad. A few members joined the YW C T Use.
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Kratz
Geo. A. Silsby
Prof. Friars
Messrs. Clark, Moore, Boggs
Prairie Fire Ravages Perry Township Farm Homes
A Sunday evening prairie fire swept Perry township, destroying the Frank N. Freeman farm in sections 21 and 28. The two story house and barn burned completely, with only a mule team saved. Neighbors aided Freeman and his wife, who are now homeless and staying at the Dundass place. Freeman had only $1,000 building loss insurance and none on furnishings or other property.
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Perry Township
Frank N. Freeman
Mr. Freeman
Local School Term Ends, Exams Begin After Illness
Pleasant weather returns as grippe subsides and regular schoolwork resumes. The first weeks of the spring terms for 1890 and 1891 shown in a weekly report. concerns about absences, tardies, and parental help for morning routines are urged. Letters uncalled for at Mitchell post office listed with names and deadlines. Public notices include Labor Commissioner Smith visiting, sheep purchase by Col Price for June delivery, and a fourteen year term for Fred Hundley, Huron patricide.
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la Grippe
Unionizing Sioux City street railway workers sparks tense stand
Last week the Sioux City electric street railway employees organized a union and warned they must quit or lose their jobs. Crackdown hints of a strike arise as rails shift, while reports note engineers from Red Lake and North ern moving east toward the Mesabi range and Duluth route via Lester River in about a week. Other items mention Lawrence Barrett’s Mason ties, a Nebraska Supreme Court Thayer Boyd ruling next Tuesday, Queen Victoria named honorary World’s Fair auxiliary member, Fuller claim to the Chattanooga courthouse ground, and the death of Gen James A. Ekin after weeks of illness.
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Sioux City
Thayer- Boyd
Queen Victoria
Woman's Auxiliary
Fuller
Court House
Chattanooga
James A. Ekin
United States Army
Bousevaley
Hood's Sarsaparilla A Modern Medicine Claim
The ad argues modern medicines surpass ancient devices and credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with superior cure potential due to expert education experience and careful preparation. It emphasizes advancement in medical science and the best curative agents in Hood's.
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Hood
Bradfield Regulator and Chamberlains Pain Balm Adverts Relayed
A Texas woman praises Bradfield's Female Regulator as the only remedy that helped her long-standing condition and directs inquiries to The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta. Des Moines and Warsaw readers report Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Chamberlain's Pain Balm aiding colds and rheumatism, with local pharmacist L. O. Gale selling both remedies at 50 cents per bottle.
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Cartersville
Bradfield
Cmale
J. W. Strange
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
S.H. Scallin
L. C. Gale
Des Moines
L. O. Gale
Joseph V. Dory
Warsaw
Northern Pacific resumes double daily service to west coast cities
The Northern Pacific will resume double daily passenger trains from St Paul to Minneapolis and west to Helena Butte Spokane Falls Tacoma Seattle and Portland starting March 29. Trains depart St Paul at 9:00 am and 4:15 pm with Pullman and coach accommodations and varied sleeper options. Eastbound connections from St Louis or Chicago align with No 1 and No 3 trains, while additional connections ensure through service. The Yellowstone Park Route emphasizes speed comfort and scenic travel across Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Oregon and Washington with station rates maps and timetables available through district agents or Charles S Fee T A St Paul Minnesota.
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Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Helena
Butte
Spokane Falls
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
Chicago
C. M
St. P. Ry
Pacific Coast
Butt
Pullman
Wisconsin Central Line
Helens
St. Louis
St Paul
Northern Pacific Railroad
Yellowstone Park
Ontawa
North Pacific Coast
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Cuas
T. A
St. Paul Minn
Alaska
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Mitchell Capital
Watson Thatcher
Commonwealth
Columbia
Rock Mountains
Chamber of Commerce
Portland Heights
Willamette
Sunnyside
Mt. Tabor
Albina
Vancouver
Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Hood
Mt. Adams
Earth
Good Samaritan
Methodist Hospitals
Eugene
State University
Calipooia
Divide
Umpqua
Roseburg
Azella River
Cow Creek
Iron Horse
Glendale
Grant’s Pass
Grant
Grant's Pass
Ashland
Rogue River
Rogue Mountains
Table Rock
Gold Hill
Siskiyon
California
Rouia
Havin
Sioux City Journal
Knights OF Pythian Ball
Brush-Rowley
Baptist Social
South Dakota
Hitchcock
Beuzeville
Main Street
E. Jones
Western Union Telegraph Office
Mankato, Minn
W. G. Ott
Marquette
Mich
R. N
Atkins George Hanchett
CH Brown
John H Krom Fannie Coon
J Hi Lewis Geos Hooper
Jane
DH Moses
Wolbertus Miller
J. W. Beattie
P. M
Labor
Commissioner Smith
Dept. ‘of Labor and Statistics
Chas. Mix County
Farmer Smith
Sioux Falls
Col.Price
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sanborn County
Campbell
Fred Hundley
J. C. Purdy
Angier
Pitcher’s Castoria
Pitcher
Castoria
Elmira Hatch
Elkhart
Ind
Mary L. Baker
Ovid
S. C. Linburger
San Jose
Ill
Miles
Levi Logan
Buchannan
S. H. Scallin
BER
New
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington, N. J
Dr. Bridgman
Broadway
New York
Rueresafala
Ela Fe F. Biscox
Epps
Parker
WM. Tecumser Sherman
Benito Hubbard Bros
Church Directory
Gatholf
Church of the Holy Family
Georgesheehill
Holy Family Ranch
Texas
Hadtcunons
Aftershartshorn
suAbe
Imi
Shartsho
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