Farmers Are to Build in Baker for Hay and Grain
Baker County Educational and Co-Operative Farmers'Union met in annual session electing George Miller as county president M F Bond as vice president and Stover Crabill as secretary A proposal to build a warehouse in Baker for hay and grain storage was discussed Ray T Jackson sent by the department of agriculture offered to aid in killing jackrabbits by poison and his offer was accepted he will start in the field Monday
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Baker
Baker County
Warns Against Vancouver Stocks Preying on Women
Salem. Corporation Commissioner Watson exposes letters from Aetna Investment & Trust Company and Associated Land & Timber Company of Vancouver, B C. alleging they seek to sell stocks to working girls in Oregon without meeting state laws or providing proof of stock value.
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Salem
Corporation
Watson
Vancouver
B. C
Aetna Investment & Trust Company
Associated Land & Timber Company
Indian Ike Dies at North Fork Drought Wealth, Florence
Indian Ike a noted local native died at his North Fork home. Born in Coos county 58 years ago he lived on the Siuslaw for 10 or 11 years. He leaves an estimated $50,000 in property and a daughter. His wife died two months earlier. both succumbed to tuberculosis.
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Florence
Ike
North Fork
Coos County
Siuslaw
Polk County Hops Remain Unsold Amid Price Talks
Hops raised in Polk county in 1913 still unsold with several thousand bales in growers hands. Most growers are willing to sell if prices reach 23 cents, while several large growers plan to hold out for about 30 cents as a fair figure.
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Polk County
Dallas
Educational train starts two weeks journey through Oregon
The Southern Pacific Oregon Agricultural College Portland Eugene and Eastern hog and dairy special demonstration train began its two week western Oregon tour. It carries seven cars including cows hogs feeds dairy equipment lecturers and demonstration flats to teach hog-raising and dairy practices to farmers and answer inquiries to O A C.
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Corvallis
Southern Pacific-Oregon Agricultural College
Portland
Eugene & Eastern
Oregon
State Auto Tax Held Valid by Circuit Court
Judge F M Calkins rules state may regulate travel on highways and collect vehicle fees as with deeds, upholding the automobile tax contested by the Jackson County Automobile Protective Association through Henry E Boyden.
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Medford
F. M. Calkins
Circuit Court
Jackson County Automobile Protective Association
Henry E. Boyden
Woman seeks county clerk post in Oregon City
Miss Iva Harrington chief deputy to Will L Mulvey announces candidacy for county clerk She is first woman in Oregon to seek an office above municipal level and has held multiple county posts.
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Oregon City
Iva Harrington
Will L. Mulvey
Lincoln and Washington Anniversary Celebration Planned
Hood River hosts a joint anniversary celebration this year by Canby Post Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief Corps to honor Lincoln and Washington.
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Hood River
Lincoln
Washington
Canby Post Grand Army of the Republic
Women's Relief Corps
Oregon Tries Out Soccer at University
Eugene reports soccer football, new to the University of Oregon, gaining student favor as the spring season will field its first team.
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Oregon
Eugene
University of Oregon
Adams Held Guilty in Vernonia Killing
The jury found Green Adams guilty of manslaughter for shooting Robert McPherson at Vernonia last summer. The verdict followed a case in St Helens where Adams faced a murder charge.
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Adams
St. Helens
Green Adams
Robert McPherson
Vernonia
Variable Stars and Stellar Phenomena Explain Sky Brightness
The article describes variable stars where brightness changes due to orbiting companions and eclipses. It explains periodic dimming, star pairs, and rare outbursts, suggesting new stars may arise from stellar interactions or interstellar nebulosity, with notes by Eric Doolittle in St. Nich.
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Earth
Ae Eric Doolittle
St. Nich
Oregon News Briefs Highlight State Issues and Local Happenings
A Cottage Grove white blackbird sighting sparks local chatter. Eugene plans a 7000 dollar fund drive for next year’s club activities. Senator Chamberlain’s bill seeks 2.5 million for a Columbia River drydock. Oregon banks apply for federal system status. The Sherwood onion crop may net 75000 with hops at 160000. A resident sent 26 cents of conscience money for a 40 year old stamp. Deputy Treasurer estimates 1 million in unpaid warrants when taxes come due. Ranchers plan a March junket to northwest orchard centers. The Dalles power-site study awaits next legislature session. A Crater Lake bill would use park revenues for management and roads. Two Portland finance firms have permits canceled. Indian funds are 116000 less than expected. Chemawa hall expansion is cut. Army transport rules block cadet travel to Panama expo. Astoria stop rule deemed obsolete. A Nehalem man found near Vernonia after disappearance. Navy secretary’s stance on resignations noted with a special case allowance. Lane approves 234.6 million for reclamation, Oregon receives 1.22 million. Portland faces unemployment. rockpile closure hinders relief. Prosecution orders issued against noncompliant commission merchants across multiple counties. Dairy and Clark district organizing efforts advance. Beard and Larsen join Oregon State College faculty as the new semester begins.
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Cottage Grove
Eugene Commercial Club
Lafferty
Chamberlain
Columbia River
First National Bank of Tillamook
Hilsboro National Bank
Federal
Sherwood
Oregon
Treasury Department
Ryan
Medford
North Yakima
Wenatchee
Hood River
Northwest
Dalles
Lewis
Hawley
Crater Lake National Park
Watson
Investors Building & Trust Company
State Deposit & Mortgage Company
Portland
Sternor Lane
Chemawa School
War Department
Senator Chamberlain
Agricultural College
Senator Lane
Astoria
Commerce Committee
Congress
Commission
State Railroad Commission
Multnomah
Marion
Umatilla
Josephine
Clatsop
Wasco
Linn
Baker, Jackson and
Lane
Lewis and Clark
Clatsop County
Scappoose
Oregon Ia
Ralph F. Beard
John E. Larsen
Oregon Agricultural College
Cult of Beauty In Bosnia
A traveler describes a Bosnian peasant woman skilled in cosmetics and toilet arts. Her assortment includes rose oil and water, musk and saffron, amber, black dyed hair with kna, green nut pigment for brows, iris powder, floral nail products, lime and alum depilatory. The piece notes Bosnian women grow less beautiful after thirty.
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Bosnia
London Standard
Natural law of sanitation and health in nature
The Ithologist states sanitation is a natural law. Nature buries the dead, cleanses fields and streams, and demands the same effort from men. Obedience yields health, peace of mind, and success, while failure leads to illness and death.
Mountain Magnets Magnetize Puy de Dome and Iserstuhl
Close study of the extinct Puy de Dome in central France finds the entire mountain magnetized with the top acting as a south magnetic pole. Similar observations on Germany’s Iserstuhl indicate a north magnetic pole at its summit.
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Puy de Dome
France
Iserstuhl
Germany
Wombat Returns Home After Four Years Away
A humorous Louisville Courier Journal item notes a man nicknamed Wombat leaves home to find a match, then returns claiming he could not find it. His wife accepts the explanation, sometimes sounding weak and other times plausible.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Press Agent Critique Sparks Show Troubles
A Baltimore American remark calls out poor show management noting no audience and no police threat to close the venue. The quote questions the press agent’s effectiveness in drawing crowds and leveraging authorities.
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Baltimore American
Inventor Promises Portable Typewriter Demonstration
A Chicago Record Herald note quotes an inventor stating he has created a coat pocket typewriter. He claims satisfaction with his device and offers to show it, saying it fits in a coat pocket and is easily carried.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Uric Acid in the Body and Health Effects
The article explains endogenous and exogenous uric acid from digestion and metabolism, noting excess uric acid links to gout eczema and kidney or bladder issues. It compares the body to a stove, suggests reducing exogenous uric acid via diet, alkalis, and drugs to aid kidney excretion, and cites the liver’s role in forming and oxidizing uric acid.
Dew Point Determination by German Meteorologist
Herr Heygendorff uses a silver cup with water and salt to cool the sample. A thermometer bulb measures the point at which moisture forms on the cup, indicating 100 percent humidity in the surrounding air.
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Herr Heygendorff
The Bee's Market Basket
A bee carries a market basket on its hind legs formed by fringe hairs that meet at the tips to form a cage. After a successful journey the bee stuffs this basket with pollen enough for two or three days.
Missouri inventor patents alarm clock with stove lever
The Missouri inventor patents an alarm clock featuring a back lever to regulate stove drafts at a set time. The device aims to automate heating adjustments while waking users without disturbance.
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Bill
Missouri
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Surprise in Drawing Room Sparks Fortnight Refusal
A woman returning home discovers her domestic using the drawing room for a select party. She exclaims in shock and the domestic answers she might not be back for a fortnight, revealing tensions over privacy and social plans.
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Ann
The Question at the Altar
A suitor asks if he may marry the daughter and whether she can be divorced according to her customary practices, as reported from New York.
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New York
Local Lumber Sales Appeal From Newberg
Examine our lumber to see why we claim superiority for smooth straight grain and economy. Follow our example and profit with our products sold by Sales customers of ours at 306 N Main St Newberg Ore.
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Main St
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Nehalem
Cleanliness and Health
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M. H. Pinney
N. Main St
Alder St
Portland, Ore
J. H. Gibson
Mgr
Yamhill County
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