Hermiston Notes on Milton Men and Local Developments
Hermiston and Echo area residents anticipate Port land business visitors to view Umatilla project work. Landowners plan hundreds of fruit trees, a new Hermiston schoolhouse, and a Williams hotel. Newport plans a water system for irrigation and domestic use. Easter events include chapel services and a Goebel socialism lecture. Mil-ton reports Easter observances, a new baby, and a machinery warehouse plan by Smith Allen Hardware. Chattel mortgages on W. N. Vanell foreclosed. Vancil mill sale set for April 4. City approves ground lease for a substation with Walla Walla Traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermiston
Portland
Umatilla
Echo
John C. Rice
R. Oldaker
Glenn B. Willams
J. E. Fritz
Willams
Pendleton
Coleone
H. G. Newport
Hermieton
Pendleton [Academy Glee Club
Drew& Good House
Smith-Allen Hardware Company
Horn
Allen Rogers
W. N. Vanell
Advance Thresher Company
Peterson & Peterson
Vancil Mill
Pioneer reunion rate set by O R N company for June 7 8
Weston April 1 The O R N company grants an open rate of one and a third fare for pioneers reunion to be held in Weston June 7 and 8. The county expects this year’s reunion to be among the best. Easter observances occurred across churches with large crowds enjoying better weather. Normal school baseball team plans a June tour of Union and Wallowa counties with dates to be secured. Kodol for dyspepsia advertised by Tallman Co. and a fatal accident near Washougal where William Riley Jagger, 32, died after slipping on a log jam while employed at the Du Bois camp.
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Weston
O. R. & N. Company
Pioneers
Union
Wallowa
Washougal
Wash
William Riley
Jagger
Du _ Bois
Pendleton Reader Credits Doans Kidney Pills
Pendleton resident J W Van Tromn of Haley's ranch six miles from Pendleton Oregon says reading an advertisement led him to buy Doans Kidney Pills at Pendleton Drug Coe. After years of back and kidney pain worsened by heavy work the first dose helped and three boxes cured him. Doans Kidney Pills cost 60 cents and are sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doans.
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J. W. van Tromn
Haley
Pendleton
Ore
Bays
Dean
Pendleton Drug Coe Store
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Bitten by a Spider and Ducklen’s Salve Proven Helpful
A Texas man from Bosquoville, John Washington, suffered blood poisoning from a spider bite that left his leg a mass of running sores. After using Ducklen's Arnica Salve, all four sores were relieved on first application. Tallman & Co druggists advertise the product at 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Washington
Bosquoville
Tex
Ducklen
Hunte
Tallman & Co
Pilot Rock Easter Day Events and Local Sports
Easter services were held at the church by Rev. Robert J. Diven with a large crowd. The Pilot Rock band played on the streets in the afternoon making Easter a glorious day. Pilot Rock wins a baseball game against Pendleton 18 to 19 as headlined by C. M. A. team. Obituary notes record the death of Mrs. Orlena M. Staate at Airlie Polk County. Rite Masons held a convention at Boise on March 26-27 initiating 60 and Mystice Shrine admitted fifty candidates.
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Robert J. Diven
Pilot Rock
John Sylvester
Pendleton
Orlena M. Staate
Airlie
Polk County
Rolse
Mystice Shrine
Captain John Smith A Daring Adventurer In Early America
Captain John Smith of Willoughby Lincolnshire led the early English settlement effort in North America. At 26 he had a string of perilous exploits from a French campaign to service against Turks and a daring escape after being thrown overboard by a Huguenot. His resourcefulness earned the coat of arms featuring three Turkish heads in a shield.
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John Smith
Willoughby
Lincolnshire
North America
Elizabeth
France
Low Countries
Vienna
Sigismond Bathort
Transylvania
Gardiner
London Outlook
Precocious John Davy and The Bay of Biscay
The London Chronicle recounts John Davy born near Exeter in 1765 who at six showed musical talent. Lacking instruments he seized horse shoes from a smithy and made an octave to imitate church chimes, later composing dramatic works and songs including The Bay of Biscay. He moved to London, died in 1824 in St Martin's Lane, and was buried at St Martins churchyard.
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Bay of Biscay
John Davy
Exeter
Church of Crediton
London
Davy
St. Martin's Lane
St. Martin's Churchyard
London Chronicle
Lessons on pot care and digestible food advised
The article discusses soaking new flowerpots before use and washing reused pots to ensure soil adheres and roots grow properly. It also argues that digestibility, not just chemical value, determines food usefulness, citing cheese versus beef. It includes literary references to Dryden and a doctor patient joke.
High Price of Jute Prompts Adulteration Inquiry
Consul Dennison reports two main questions for India’s jute industry: expanding cultivation and curbing adulteration. Demand outstrips supply, prices rose over 40 percent in five years, aiding fraud where up to 30 percent adulteration is found. Efforts seek substitutes like Hibiscus cannabinus, with Malabar and Poona regions viewed for trials.
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RE. H. Dennison
Bombay
Inia
Bengal
Malabar
South Kanara
Ganjam
Madras Presidency
Poona
Bombay Presidency
India
Bengal Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Bengal
A Pretty Paradox Upsets Teceived Maxima
A quirky quip from the Baltimore American notes a debutante’s charm upends expectations by turning a perceived weakness into a triumph. In a satirical aside, Sashi laments neglect and fear of falling, while The Fart Oregonian proclaims full coverage across all news.
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Aoise
Baltimore American
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Dence
Milton
Portland Business
Ilere
TH. G. Newport
Kennedy
George H. Goebel
Davis’ Hall
Son
M. E
Epworthians
Columbia College
Tvill Hall
Craig
Phelps
Swenson
Manela
Godwin
Cannane
Mr. Swenson
Mr. Craig
Father
Walla Walla
Soume Weston
Reunion
Dent
Dryden
Duke of Guise
Macmillan's Magazine
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta, Ga
Lucas County
Frank J.e
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
J. Cheney
J. Cheney & CO
Arate
Donaldson
Red Cross Pharmacy
Main St. Pendlet
Sashi
Oregonian
The
Pendleton Savings Bank
Inland Empire
Central Meat Co
Carney, Ramsdell & CO
Sunset Magazine
Can Francisco
California
Potlatch Lumber Co
West Alta Street
E. J. Murphy
Binck
B. Court St
Perdleton Drug Co
Orville Coffman
Alfal Farm Dairy
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Auta & Main
Savings Bank
Columbia Bar
Rooming House
F. X. Schempp
Main Street
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