Political debate frames prosperity and rail optimism
The piece weighs political risk versus growth as it notes the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway inaugurates service to Willipa Harbor. R M Calkins, traffic manager, lauds faith in the nation and asks locals to support fair treatment while warning against predatory politics and confiscatory laws.
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Chicago, Milwaukee
St.Paul
Raymond
South Bend
Wash
Calkins
Willapa Harbor
Hague
Legislaion
Sunday closing law critique sparks reform call
The piece argues the Sunday closing law is out of date and unfair, allowing drugstores to stay open while other merchants close. It notes modern drugstores sell varied goods beyond medicines and criticizes Sunday regulation as unjust and prejudiced against non druggist merchants.
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Earth
Temple of Our
Health at seventy tied to forty prep in old tonic ad
A fragmented 19th century advertisement touts Scott's Anulsion as a tonic to bolster health in old age. It promises to strengthen the head, relieve rheumation and thick ness, and advises alcohol use alongside the product.
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Scott
Sunday law debate in Tule, Oregon City Courier notes conflict
The Tule, Oregon City Courier critiques the Sunday closing law and suggests abandoning the Sunday rule in favor of common sense, arguing the seventh day of the week should differ from the first. The piece frames the conflict as a call to reconsider enforcement and align with practical norms.
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Lovng
Tule
Oregon City
Thanksgiving at the Old Homestead Reflects Family Reunion
A long Thanksgiving vignette describes a quiet, hopeful home as relatives arrive for the feast. Grandma, Grandpa, and a growing clan fill the house with cheer, while reflections on gratitude, family bonds, and the blessing of abundance frame the day.
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Grandpa
Grandma
Jim
Jennie
Madge
Charlie
John
Mary
Frank
Kate
Tanakege
The First Thanksgiving A Colonial Court Narrative
The article reflects on Thanksgiving customs and the shift from a Wednesday observance to the modern Thursday celebration. It notes historical feasts, praise for mercy and blessings, and references to colonists facing troubles and foreign enemies, with awkward spelling and archaic phrasing.
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Forriegne
Fc Bisssinga
Coos County Notation Yields Fragmentary Entry
A damaged OCR fragment from Coos County Oregon mentions Coquille and dated phrasing. The readable words include Beret and a sequence of scattered letters, offering no clear event or names to summarize further.
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Coquille
Coos
Egon
East
Court notes in Coos County case report
Fragmentary OCR hints a 1916 court matter in Coos County involving estate issues and a person named Hoa Watsen. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Richard' Ramsey
Perry
C. Hatcher
Coos County
Gon
Said
Coos
James Watson
Myrtle Point
Hatcher
Bixactay
Steninberg Atty
Watsen
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G. W. Perkins
Myrtle Point Hardware Co
Scott & Bowne Pearce
Huling, Lundy,& Sons
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Veryone
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Joes
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Dean
Ashland
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Allan Had
Turkey
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Cascade Range
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U. S. Land
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Roseburg
Harry. L. Coulter
Portland
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J._M. Upton
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D. A. Huling
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C. E
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