Free Ferry Opens At Newberg On River Crossing
The Hugh Gearin ferry, two miles below town, began free service from sunrise to sunset with Marion and Yamhill counties funding $400 each and Newberg merchants contributing $200. A two-year contract hires Gearin to operate the boat, which is 40 feet long and newly built, marking a rare public subsidy for river crossing.
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Bere
Marion
Yamhill
Newberg
Hugh Gearin
Gearin
McMinnville
Clarence Butt
Marion County
J. C. McCrea
Rhodes
Booth
J. N. Hart
Neighbor’s Gift Saves A Life With Remedy
A man in Sumner County West Virginia suffered severe diarrhoea and failed relief from physicians until a neighbor brought Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The bottle cured him in less than twenty four hours. Sold by C. F. Moore & Co.
Union Labor References in Rural Talk
A brief exchange notes a promise to cut wood and a remark about union labor. The speaker cites loyalty to union principles and mentions a factory-made ax allegedly using non union labor. The Chicago American is referenced as the source of the claim.
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Chicago American
Electric Bitters Restored His Health Says Patient
A man tormented by kidney disease found relief with Electric Bitters after doctors failed. He reports rapid improvement and claims a path to full recovery. The remedy is praised as best for liver, kidney and stomach issues, guaranteed by F. H. Caldwell & Co. druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Caldwell & Co
Rich Kansas rancher gifts Hereford bull to college
Frank Rockefeller, owner of a large Kansas ranch, departs from typical gifts by donating a fine young Hereford bull to the state agricultural college. The Sterling Journal notes the gift signals appreciation for the college’s work in improving the state's livestock.
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Frank Rockefeller
Kansas
State Agricultural College
Sterling Journal
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad Claims Vast Cures
An advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as superior for cuts corns burns boils sores felons ulcers tetter and other skin conditions. It touts piles relief and guarantees a cure with a 25 cent price at F H Caldwell & Co. druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
F. H. Caldwell & Co
Man Advises Balanced Vices and Virtues Approach
A reflective piece suggests replacing continual swearing off vices with occasional vows to a few virtues. It argues steady, measured self discipline can improve character without total abstinence.
What is Life Life Pills Ad
In the last annalysis nobody knows but life is under Strict law. Abuse this law slightly and pain results. Irregular living deranges organs causing const ration and headache of liver trouble. Dr. King's New Life Pills readjusts this quickly and gently at Fy EL Caldwell and Co.'s drug store.
Sporting quips and patent remedies tune a busy chatter
A collage of light social chatter and medical ads. Mrs Torkins wagers horse talk. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve touted for piles. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for croup with a long sales record. Nebuchadnezzar is humorously cited amid turf season banter.
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Mary E. Bristow
A. Ww. Jewett
Ota
Portland
Corvallis
Hillsboro
Joe Crocker
Coman
West Side
Ocean Street
Southern
Northern Pacific
E Poppleton
R A Rowley
Nora Doane
W G Hardy
Whiteson
C A Richardson
Alice Richardson
W R Carter
H A Littlefield
Central
J C Clemmenson
F K Jones
Deskins
Jacks
Mary Jacks
Watts
Amity
Adeline B Dent
A T McKinley
J Richardson
H Olmstead
Martha
J W Force
Biks
Hauswirth
North Yamhill
Bible
Geo H Behn
Carrie Ruide
Robert Butchers
Dek Park
T A Clarke
Wim
Tawney
James
F Messinges Lee
Lillie
Stevens
Lynch d c
Kohl and
Josses
Hudson Bros
Clothiers
Charley
C. F. Moore & Co
Nebuchadnezzar
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