Notes From Umatilla and Nearby Towns April Dispatch
Umatilla Oregon reports include a burglary and fire proof safe arrival at Poums & Sons, a near completion of the North Bank tunnel in about three weeks, and a slight collision sending an engine to Albina Hospital. O R and N pumping plant is broken, water scarce, and engines are sent to Beho and Coyote. Local visits feature Hiram Stephens and J C Scott from Walla Walla, plus Pendleton plans and Hermiston building progress as the county roads and government lands advance.
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Poums & Sons
North Bank
Albina Hospital
Umatilla
Ore
Hiram Stephens
Omer
A. B. Stephens
J. C. Scott
Jones Scott Company
Walla Walla
J. C. Fox
Spokane
Switeler
J. B. Pound & Sons
Roundhouse
Beho
Coyote
Joseph McCulloch
Mir. McMann
Pendleton
Heppoer
Medue Hall
Portland
Hermiston
Hermiston Mercantile Company
Drug Store Ad Promotes Cure All Cold Ailments
An old time drug store notices claims to refund money and guarantee cures for coughs colds and lung issues. It touts a yellow package genuine product and warns to refuse substitutes. FKreppen's Drug Store.
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Foley
Fkreppen
Hermiston Hotel Williams grand opening planned
Hermiston notes April 11 report Hotel Williams will open with a grand bell. Johnson's orchestra from Priiceton will provide music and Hermiston cafe will serve supper. Dancing will be in the third story hall a room 79 by 30 feet with a fine door. A large crowd is expected from nearby areas. The favorable weather aids the contractor.
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Hermiston
Hotel Williams
Johnson
Priiceton
Hermiston Cafe
Milton News Highlights From April Meeting and Visit
Milton notes record a April 12 Home Missionary Society social at J L Frasier residence from 2 to 7 pm. Dr W. Vawn, editor of the Pacific Methodist Advocate, preached to a large audience at the M E Church south Monday, then departed for California. Also mentions Mira Nettle Cannon visiting from Waln Wal ls and other local social items. A separate item includes a Toledo medical ad about Hall's Catarrh Cure, with a sworn affidavit by Frank J Cheney and patent medicine claims.
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Home Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Milton
W. &. Vawn
South
Pacific Methodist Advocate
California
Mira Nettle Cannon
Walm Walls
Jennie Dykes
Lablet
J. L. Frasier
Toledo
Lucas County
J. Cheney
Cenlor
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
W. Gleason
J. CHENEY _& CO
Wheat crop prospects and April birth in local county
Farmers report good progress in spring work despite rain delays, with a promising hempmer wheat crop outlook in the county. A son named 18-pound boy born to Mr and Mrs Jim Seanry on April 7. Also noted is a fire incident at Koeppen's Drug Store in Sherwood where Carl Stowaser was burned when molten babbitt metal exploded, injuring one eye and facial area.
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Adams
Apriil
Tom
Jim
Seonry
Sherwood
Ore
Carl Stowaser
Babbitt
Stownaser
Gaelic Clan System and Chief Ties in Highland Tradition
The London Standard explains Gaelic clan terms and relations. It notes that mac means son while nich is daughter, vichk is vocative, and michk or claun are plurals. Clans value kinship with the chief like a family, and chiefs must acknowledge all members as relatives.
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Everyboy
Mac
Mac Donald
Donald Bout
Nich
Walter Scott
Tockamen
London Standard
Use Oils For Health In Diet And Immunity
Washington Star advocates including olive oil and nuts in daily meals to supply essential oils for digestion and regularity. It notes cod liver oil for consumption cases and urges doctors to teach moderate use of oily substances to build resistance and overall health.
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Nature
Washington Star
The Bank Clerk Zeal and Duty in Banking
The bank clerk must be zealous and respected for the vital, exact, and faithful nature of his work. Zeal means interest and enthusiasm, though repetition can dull the senses. A clerk cannot shirk duties or go home with unfinished details, but must perform with will and consistency.
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C. W. Stevenson
Bankers’ Monthly
Honest Quaker Avoids Sheriff via Witty Promise
A sheriff came to execute a writ on two Quakers. The wife said husband was home and asked the officer to sit. The Quakeress then reminded the officer that he had seen him, but explained the husband avoided him, departing by another path and thus not meeting the sheriff.
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Thie House
Notable Author Salaries Listed for Books and Plays
Kansas City Times notes high payments for works including Mrs. Humphry Ward's Helbeck of Bannisdale at 75000, Barrie's The Little Minister at 250000, Hall Caine's The Christian at 150000, Mrs. Grant's husband's auto biography at 259000, Nansen's Farthest North at 50000, Sir Walter Scott's Life of Napoleon at 000000, and Rakim's Modern Palat era at 50000. Also a Humorous exchange in Meggendorfer Blatter about a park floral rule.
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Raakin
Kansas City Times
Domestic Distinction in a Witty Exchange
A witty exchange in a Louisville Courier Journal style piece appears in the East Oregonian. The remark about who wears the pants prompts a sharp reply about choice and control, illustrating contemporary gender humor in brief newsy chit-chat.
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Louisville CourierJou
Oregon Coverage By Rinaldo Hell Extends In East
The Portland Oregonian notes extended stories in major eastern papers will feature Oregon this year. Rinaldo M Hell, former advertising manager of the Harrimanines, has secured 10,000 words on Oregon in several big publications. His work aims to draw new settlers and investors to the state and coast, highlighting every industry.
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Wit
Oregon
Rinaldo M. Hell
The
Harrimanines
Portland Oregonian
Hall
Railroad
Eastern
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Dence
Seaney
Koeppen
Diet and Health
Eaddress
East Oregonian
Pendleton, Oregon
Ivi
Lden GA
Folger’s Golden Gate Coffee
J. A. F¢ Sai
JER & Co, Ancisco
Rock Island Lines
San Francisco
Los Angeles
el Paso
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Idaho
Washington
Montana
Dakotas
St. Paul- Minneapolis
Canada
Rock Island-Frisco Lines
Henry
Pendleton Ice & Cold Storage Company
Henneman's
Great Eastern Store
Orville Coffman
Columbia Bar
Rooming House
F. X. Schempp
Main Street
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