Death of Willis R. Davis On Portland Heights
Willis R. Davis body found on Portland Heights Sunday morning. He resided in Pendleton with his mother for nearly two years and was known in the community. His brother works for the Oregon reclamation corps. His father was once Governor of Maine. An illegible note and a whiskey flask were found beside him.
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Pendleton
The
Reclamation Bureau
Maine
Willis R. Davis
Portland Heights
Laura, B. Davis
E. I. Davis
Oregon Reclamation Corps
Davis
Welch
Your Prescription Privilege for Honest Drugstore Service
The article promotes a prescription privilege claim asserting the doctor’s prescription belongs to the patient and may be filled at any drugstore. It urges bringing the prescription to the advertiser for flawless service, skilled care, and fresh, pure drugs, promising satisfying prices and customer preference.
Maine man commits suicide near Bangor home
A well educated young man, son of a former Maine governor, was found dead on Barnes Heights with a revolver in his hand and a half emptied whiskey flask beside him. A legible note in the bottle neck explained the deed, and a baggage check from Pendleton identified him as Davis. His friends are at a loss to explain the rash act after recent movements between Bangor and Portland.
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Tage
Thompson Street
Davis
Bangor
Portland
Maine
Barnes Heights
Pendleton
Portland Post Office records big March postal gains
The Oregon Daily Journal reports Portland Post Office records a 273.1 percent rise in March 1906 over March 1905, with total business $45,210.73. Stamp sales reached $45,148.91 and other revenues $61.83. February also set a record with a 25.2 percent rise. Postmaster J W Minto expects stamp receipts to top $500,000. Whitman County, Washington sent over 140,000 pounds of flour to famine relief in Japan.
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Oregon Daily Journal
J. W. Minto
United States
Portland
Whitman County
Washington
Japan
Appearing old acts bar to profitable employment
An advertisement urges maintaining youth and hair growth to stay competitive, claiming dandruff signals a germ that can cause baldness. It promotes Newbro's Herptelde as the sole effective hair loss and dandruff remedy, selling through Koeppen Bros. as agents and offering samples by mail.
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Newbro
Herptelde
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Koeppen Bros
NO CONTRACT WOOL SALES IN NW AS GROWERS HOLD PRICES
Charles H. Green reports no wool contracts this season as growers in Oregon and Washington hold for 20 to 25 cents. He notes 500,000 pounds contracted in Oregon and Washington so far, far below last year’s levels of 6,000,000 pounds by Green. Shearing to start in May in Umatilla, Wallowa, Baker, Gilliam, and surrounding counties.
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Charlies HH. Green
Northwest Ranges
Oregon
Washington
Charles H. Green
Green
Portland
Baker City
Elgin
Wallowa
Baker
Gilliam
Umatilla
Carpenter Falls Sixteen Feet at Alta Street Quarry
Charles Green a carpenter was badly hurt this forenoon when a loose board on a scaffold caused him to fall sixteen feet at the Oregon Lumber yard building on Alta street. He dislocated his right ankle and broke the small bone above it. He received temporary care from Dr. T M Henderson and was taken to his home in Byers Grove. He had a prior similar accident last year.
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Charles Green
Alta Street
Oregon Lumber Yard
Green
T. M. Henderson
Byera Grove
R. E. Ringo
Warde lecture on Shakespeare and Julius Caesar in Pendleton
Frederick Warde lectures on Shakespeare and his plays at a Thursday matinee and an evening recital and lecture. Special matinee rates apply for school children and women’s clubs. Warde, a leading Shakespearean actor, is well known in Pendleton and has visited the city multiple times.
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Frederick Warde
Shakespeare
Eres Warde
United States
Pendleton
Prat
Big Attendance Expected for Walla Walla Tournament
Ready for Sportsmen reports strong turnout at first practice shoot by the Walla Walla Rod and Gun club at the race track. John F. Smails, secretary of Northwestern Sportsmen's association, notes the annual meeting and tournament in Walla Walla on June 21 22 and 25, drawing letters from Pacific coast sportsmen indicating plans to attend.
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Walla Walla
Association
Smolis
Pacific Coast
Spoksmen
Domestic science lessons start Thursday at parish house
The Thursday Afternoon club will present five lessons at the parish house of the Church of the Redeemer at Johnson and Alta streets instead of the Bowman building. Tickets for the full series are $1 and available at Tallman's drug store. The first lesson begins Thursday at 10 o'clock and covers Salads.
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Church of the Redeemer
Johnson and
Alta Streets
Bowman
Tallman's Drug Store
Men Wanted for Elgin Extension Work
Contractors on the Elgin branch extension are seeking workers with wages from 2.25 to 3.00 per day depending on skill. An agent circulated in the city to recruit idle men for 47 miles of grade with nine camps and about 350 workers already on site. aim is 1000 men. Board costs 5.25 per week.
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Elgin
Berry Crop Worth Fifty Thousand Dollars in Kennewick
Officials of the Kennewick Fruit Growers association report about 125 acres of strawberry plantings in full bearing for the season. The Kennewick crop is expected to net growers around 250,000 dollars. In other local notes, Miss Vesta Lynde, 10, won 60 dollars for making the most words in a word contest. A work train is repairing tracks on the Walla Walla branch. The Congregational church Ladies Aid meet Wednesday at 2 pm. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Welch at Webb and Thompson streets. Granger will soon build a 3000-dollar Presbyterian church.
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Kennewick Fruit Growers' Association
Kennewick
Vesta Lynde
J. A. Drake
Eilers Plano House
Portland
Eilers
Miss Lynde
Albert Welch
Webb and
Thompson Streets
Pendleton Public Schools Dismissed for Warde Matinee
Public schools in Pendleton will be dismissed Thursday afternoon so pupils can attend the Warde matinee lecture starting at 2 o'clock. Fraser theater manager Taylor offers 25 cent admission for students and teachers, with tickets available from Superintendent Traver. The matinee theme is Shakespeare and All Plays, and the evening program features a Julius Caesar recital by Mr. Warde.
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Pendleton
Warde
Taylor
Fraser Theater
Traver
What Do The Indians Want Pryor County Woolgrowers
Dan P. Smythy seeks exact Indian demands for a sheep grazing right of way across a reservation. Senator Fulton has a bill in Congress to secure such a right, but the agent cannot bind the Indians and internal organization among them makes it hard to determine their demands.
Mining figures and visits stir Greenhorn City district
W H Aubin superintendent of the orangie plant at the I X 1 mine in Greenhorn City Grant county arrived for a weeks visit. He formerly lived here and returns annually. Several mines including I X 1 Morning Gold Coin and Pix are showing excellent prospects with extensive development planned this season.
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W. H. Aubin
Greenhorn City
Grant County
Mr. Aubin
Aubin
Heavy Load to Carry From Digestive Ailments
Dyspepsia and nervous debility arise from poor stomach function. Blood poisoning from digestion weakens nerves and weakens resistance to germs. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a tonic and builder using native roots with no alcohol or patent secrecy. The ad promises free medical booklets and asserts safety and efficacy for indigestion liver biliousness and related conditions.
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Dr. Pierce
Ita
Navy yard work planned for Atlantic fleet docking
Brooklyn reports extensive May and June repairs and docking for Atlantic fleet vessels. Alabama Illinois Iowa Maine Kentucky Kearsarge Missouri and others to various yards for up to 15000 dollars worth of work each. Monitors coast squadron and Texas also slated for docking and minor repairs. Wheat crop reportedly not badly damaged in Gilliam county with forty fold variety withstanding cold.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Yards
Alabama
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Illinois
Boston
Iowa
Norfolk
Indiana
Maine
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Missouri
Eharsore
League Island
Coast Squadron
Monitors
Denver
Des Moines
Cleveland
Texas
Horace Walker
Gilliam County
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OWL Tea
Wiais R. Davis
Tallman & Co
Peerlea Talking Machine Co
Spokane
Zonophone
Portland Postal Record
Winslow Brothers
Pendleton, Oregon
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Con Eregational Church
Mre
A. Lowell
Granger, Wash
Greenhorn
Brooklyn Yards
Royal M. Sawtelle
H. L. Hasbrouck
Jeweler
Royal M. Sawtelle Jeweler
W.D. Fletcher
Court Street
Finy
Baker & Folsom
Frank B. Clopton
East Court Street
Ontario
Burbridge & Carel
Court House
Malin
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