Freewater and Milton Happenings and Plans
Freewater council appoints a committee to pursue a brick hotel project with stock support and depot street sites offered. Hudson Bay road access discussed. cannery nearing paint and setup for this year’s fruit crop. Milton developments include a proposed $160,000 hotel, Walla Walla traction through Milton, and a May 1 completion target. Local weddings, relocations, and public clean-up days announced alongside various civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freewater
Milton
John Vinson
Fred Evans
C. T. Godwin
Depot Street
Hudson Bay
Frank Holman
Jeneth
Liberal Reward Offered For Lost Purse Near East Oregonian
A lost purse containing a $100 screenback and about $69 in small bills disappeared near Webb street by the East Oregonian building. A liberal reward is offered if the item is returned to the East Oregonian office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb Street
East Oregonian
Kidney Cure Ad from Koeppen's Drug Store
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure can stop kidney and bladder irregularities. It emphasizes universal susceptibility to kidney trouble and promotes the product as a remedy, then notes Koeppen's Drug Store as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Reich of Medicine
Koeppen
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the great kidney remedy. It links kidney health to overall vigor, claims cures for distressing cases, and invites readers to obtain a sample bottle by mail while noting prices and the Binghamton New York address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Spokane City Council Backs $400000 Bridge Bond Plan
The Spokane council voted to place a $400000 bond issue before voters at the May election to fund new bridges and related structures. Estimated total cost runs about $750000 with potential contributions from rail and streetcar companies easing the city share to around $227000. An amendment to reduce to $260000 failed for lack of a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Oridges
Pratt
Baldwin
McIntyre
Washington Street
Division Street
Willgoad
Traction Companies
Thin Rasio
Balktwin
Spokesman-Review
How Woxs Was Named Near Schwenkeville In
A Philadelphia Record recounts how the village now known as Woxall in Indiana County arose from a postal error. Names like Crop pestettel and Crowtown failed, Mechanicsville proved unsuitable, and a calico word thought as Noxall inspired the final spelling Woxall after Washington approved the choice. A light anecdote follows about a New England woman puzzled by dusting the church rafters in New York City.
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Schwenkeville
Woxall
Post
Washington
Crowtown
Mechanicsville
Suila Factory
Philadelphia Record
New England
New York
New York Post
All Wool and Robes of Grand Magazine Charm
A woolen manufactory excerpt contrasts luxury fashion with scrappy origins of fabric and misrepresentation. A rail road bill joke lampoons charges, recounting a case where a claimant sought damages for trivial mishaps and the claim was paid promptly.
Chilly Retort Story Ends in Witty Rejoinder
A Boston Herald item recounts a Malden doctor who, after an hourlong plea for a fourth wife, was refused again. As he left, he thundered that she was the coldest woman he ever knew, only for her witty reply that she was not, having seen three colder than she.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Boston Herald
Curious Notice From Germany About Missing Seaman
A historical notice states that Johan Leigson, drowned in May 1869 en route from Stockholm to Hamburg on the Kaiser Friedrich, is to appear before the courts by April 1, 1880 or be legally declared dead. The request comes at the behest of Herr Wilhelm Leigson of Innsbruck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Wilhelm Leigson
Innsbruck
Johan Leigson
Btockholm
Hamburg
Unjust. Fluffy Young Thing at the play
Dialogue fragment from a Chicago Tribune piece shows a flustered young woman accusing a man in front of her while the man protests he cannot hear what she says. The excerpt captures a theater scene with a discomforted audience dynamic.
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Chicago Tribune
Familiar Quote Exchange Between Visitor and Servant
A short dialog fragment features a visitor asking a servant to relay a message to “your master.” The servant agrees and identifies the visitor as “Wanderer.” Ruskin’s maxim about people doing right and the value of a best friend who reveals faults underpins the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanderer
Ike
Big Railroads Clash Over Capitalization At Chicago Hearing
Northern Pacific Defense cites 320 million capitalization and 290 million property holdings to claim under capitalization, while critics argue including land and coal assets inflates returns. The testimony questions terminal lands, coal lands, and federal land grants, highlighting dangers of double counting and mispricing in railroad finances.
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Northern Pacific Railway Company
Chicago
Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Finnanders
Norther Pacific
Northern Pacific
Railroad Corporation
Congress
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Dakotas
Railroa Company
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Freewwater
Athena
Commercial Club
Tuk
Connery Rapldly
Findson Bay
Kathe Stone
Mra
Stone
Hilt
Walla Walla Traction Company
G. H. Gibbs
Columbia College
M. E. Church South
Walla Walla
Kooppen
Stevens
Wim
Malheur County
Wil
Tacoma
Attorney
North Carolina
Nellie Froome
J. T. Froome
Waltsburg
Jesse B. Duncan
Walteburg
le Grow
Byron Hawka
Walter Ely
Vale
John Peebler
Pendleton
van Holteven
Garfield
Wash
F. & Witson
Burneville
N. C
Will M. Peterson
Peterson
Wilson
Athens
Plamondon
Lad
Grand Magazine
And
John Smith
Jerrold
Johnson
Hobart
Standard OL. Company (Incorporated
Tts
Thy Wae
Baby’s Automobile
Lewis Hunter
Gunn
West Alta Street
E. J. Murphy
Prop
EB. Court St
Perdleton Drug Co
Orville Coffman
Alalfiarm Dairy
Malin
Columbia Bar
Rooming House
F. X. Schempp
Proprietress
Connectio
Colesworthy
Chop Mill
Alta
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