Oregon and Pacific notes and bids across towns
Portland bids open September 12 for furniture at the federal building to fund a $100,000 Sisters of Providence hospital in Medford. Memorial services for Harvey W. Scott set for September 29 at Marsh Hall. Oregon Fair at Salem opens September 13 with 1200 poultry exhibited. Three carloads of Gravenstein apples to London mark a first for Salem fruit unions.
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Portland Federal
Medford
Sisters of Providence
Harvey W. Scott
Pacific University
Marsh Hall
Uma @Wa County
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Salem
London
Salem Fruit Union
John Olson
Portland
Coos County
Congress
Louisiana
The
Game Commission
F. M. Miller
Commission
Corvallis
Ore
Jacksonville
Oregon & California Railroad Company
United States Circuit
Eugene
Harriman
Southern Pacific, Oregon Railway & Navigation
Discovery That Led to Mammoth Cave's Grand Chambers
An 1806 report from Lexington to the American Philosophical Society described a crevice opening into a vast cave system. A lamp was dropped down a shaft during exploration, delaying the discovery of the Egyptian Temple now famed for its 80 foot high arches and intricate yellow stalagmite veining.
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Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
Brown
Lexmany
Great Britain
Dr. Hovey
Poe
Angro
Baron von Steuben Turns Ragged Continentals Into Drilled Troops
The drill master of the Continental army at Valley Forge, Baron von Steuben, trained undisciplined recruits through harsh methods and multilingual cursing. He transformed ragtag militias into well drilled troops, ending enemy laughter at the Americans.
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Baron von Steuben
Valley Forge
Herry Hauptmann
Why Washington Crossed the Delaware Riddle Told by Grade Class
In a third grade lesson forty voters guessed about the life of George Washington. The teacher asked why he crossed the Delaware and children offered the standard answer. Little Annie volunteered a summer joke, saying she crosses the Delaware herself, offering a playful twist on the famous riddle.
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Washington
Delaware
Annie
Wanted boarders near depot with meals and room
Classified notes offer board and room for twenty dollars a month at a location near the depot with inquiries directed to the Graphic office and a Portland address for W R Sexton. Also ads seek fresh Jersey cows for sale at Dundee Oregon and an optical company offering free eye examinations at a drug store next to the post office with Saturday hours.
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Graphic Office
Munsell & Martin Optical Co
Nursery stock and fruit trees for sale in Newberg area
Farmers and fruit growers can save money by seeing me for fruit trees. One and a half miles north of Newburg. J Jorvon offers one acre in Little Homes addition to Newberg with a small sea barn and city water. See John Ty Haworth at Second and Center Newberg Mutual phone. Sheep dip sold at 80 cents per gallon.
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Newberg
J. J. Jorvon
John Ty Haworth
Cornet Second
Mutual Phone
Four fine lots for sale with easy terms
Small down payment and easy monthly installments offered for four fine lots. Inquiries directed to C. A. Morris, opposite post office.
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C. A. Morris
Newspaper Bundle Offer Mentioned
The text notes a combined subscription deal with The Oregonian and The Graphic offering one year for $2.25 or The Oregon Journal and The Graphic for $2.00. It reflects period pricing and newspaper pairing options.
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The
Oregonian
Graphic
Oregon Journal
Hart seeks Republican nomination for Oregon attorney general
J N Hart of Baker City announces candidacy for attorney general subject to the Republican primary. He pledges efficient economical state administration for all people, not private interests. Judge Smith quotes Hart as one of Eastern Oregon’s ablest lawyers. He asks for strong support from Yamhill county. paid adv.
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Smith
8Th Judicial District
Hart
Oregon
Yamhill County
J. N. Hart
Baker City
Calkins Seeks County Commissioner Nomination in GOP Primary
SM Calkins declares candidacy for county commissioner noting twenty years residence in Yam Hill county and success as a business man and farmer. He promises fair treatment to all parts of the county if elected. Paid adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SM. Calkins
Yamhill County
Clarke Seeks Flat Salary in State Primaries
The notice promotes William J. Clarke a Republican candidate for state office with a flat salary platform. It recalls 1906 1907 and 1909 votes against salary reforms and argues against graft in favor of cost saving. Paid adv.
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Sta Primier
Willis S. Duniway
William J. Clarke
Cautious Englander Answered A Sudden Question
An English writer recalls a tale of an eastern friend whose family was not known for activity. When asked if his father’s son was sudden the man paused and replied in cautious fashion that he was “rather sudden.”
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England
New
New England
A Familiar Face Affable Traveler Meets Stranger in Rail Car
In a London Mail snippet a Polished man named Modzonetskiest Koroczoctoctker, claiming a fourteenth year prison term, is recognized by an affable traveler in a railway carriage. The exchange centers on recognition of appearance and a prior incarceration disclosure.
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Peking
Dr. Lowe
Enos Ellis
Hannon’s
Atty
B. A. Kirks
McMinnville, Oregon
Morris’ Jewelry Store
Imperial Hotel
Hannon’s Millinery
Imperial
Dundee
E. S. Greer
R. I. Young
Lewts
Lynn B. Ferguson
W. R. Sexton
E. 30Th St
H. S. Gile & Co
Rock Robinson & Sons
C. C. Extufort
Dundee, Ore
Clarke
Lela
ACME
Allen-Reynolds Hardware Co
Newberg, Or
Hudson Bros
Sor
L.E. Brown
Newberg Manufacturing and Construction Co
Wilson & Hitchen
First
Meridian
C. B. Cummings
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