Competing schools urged to stay separate in Oregon
The editorial argues against consolidating the agricultural college with the university, favoring current millage funding and separate boards. It warns consolidation would invite strife and hinder growth, urging patience and evolution toward distinct roles for each institution. It also notes broader outlooks on Mexican politics and Pendleton’s urban improvements and manufacturing potential.
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Agricultural College
University
Oregon
Walla Walla Considers Name for Fair and Wild West Show
City officials discuss naming the annual fair and wild west show in Walla Walla. A suggestion to cancel the event is floated as a possibility amid budget and community concerns.
Pendleton’s Rise From Frontier Show to City Growth
From the People notes Pendleton Oregon’s Round-up advertising boosted the city, drawing national attention and signaling a new era. The Eastern Oregon Branch Hospital, street improvements, sewer extensions, a bridge and a new high school mark rapid progress and rising prosperity.
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Pendleton
Ore
East Oregonian
Northwest
Eastern Oregon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Reward Notice
$100 REWARD, $100. Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease. Internal medicine targets blood and mucous surfaces to destroy disease roots and boost constitution. Proponents offer $100 for any uncured case and urge sending testimonials to J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Take Hall
Pendleton poised to win chance at new enterprise
Charles Despain questions whether Will Pendleton will capitalize on the opportunity to obtain a valuable enterprise or if another thriving city will claim the benefit of the venture.
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Pendleton
Europe
United States
Umatila
Commercial Association
Charles Despain
Down South Reporter Recalls Political Scare
A retired journalist recalls a rock ribbed democratic town where Republicans were scarce on local election days. One day a visibly agitated man entered the newsroom, delivering a tense moment that unsettled the office.
Boss Out Voter Rally Threat Looms In Local Polls
In a tense exchange a speaker urges the returning boss to dispatch men to the polls to counter a Republican vote. The remark implies a plan to influence an election day contest and frames the rival as likely to defeat their side.
Weathering a Dry Spell in Humble Prose
A playful exchange between a Weatherman and an official thermometer reveals humor in a brief moment of meteorology. The personified instruments react to a misread reading, underscoring lightness amid technical weather talk.
Disappointed Seeks Maria as George Brown Spends Money
From a front window Mr. Smith reports George Brown is spending all his money on a woman named Maria. Mrs. Smith rushes to the window and asks where, recognizing the reference as Brown's wife.
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Maria
Mr. Smith
George Brown
Mrs. Smith
Argument Ends With Mrs Smith Retreating Roomward
A quarrel ends as Mrs Smith calls a woman a mean wretch and returns to her room, leaving the dispute unresolved in the doorway moment.
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Mrs. Smith
Weighty Postage Query Sparks Petite Parcel Joke
A Pittsburg Post quip records a clerk weighing a baby stump toy at 14 pounds. The clerk explains postage depends on destination, while the customer clarifies the intent was only to learn the weight. The humor highlights postal rates and misunderstandings from a bygone era.
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Pittsburg
Ethel's Prayer Mills Sunday School Joke
A Sunday School joke features a teacher asking Ethel if she says prayers at night. Ethel answers that she prays to mamma's knees and sometimes to the bed, delivering a light, wholesome quip from a Truth column.
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Ethel
Mamma
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