City Brevities and local ads tone in Pendleton stores
A collage of small notices includes ice cream at Hohbachs, White Haviland china at Demotts, wood for sale, Graham Furniture moves beside St George, sewing machines priced at 36 dollars, rental and lodging ads, dressed chickens daily, unfurnished rooms, transfer services, Donaldsons fountain, new seed potato varieties, lawn mowers, hardware lines, and shoe and shoemaking reminders. Also listings for power outfits and a Norris Wholesale House manager opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie
Graham
St. George
Davis
W. Court Street
Stark Pountry House
Stansberry & Milne
Donaldson's
Campbell's
Ohio
Demott's
Wizard
Goodman Hardware
A. Eklund
Court Street
Haviland China
Portland's Fine Horse Sale At Exposition Grounds
About 300 head of blooded stock will be sold at Portland's annual breeding horse sale at the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds April 28 to 30. Nearly 800 horses total. 60 mares and 26 stallions registered. Brook Nook ranch of Montana sends 100 head. notable entries include Mirga, Alama, Mary Mims, Nick Nack, Rockford, Red Rock, Henry Gray, Minwal, and a Badderley stock carload. New track delays push sale to exposition grounds with demand high for matched teams and blooded stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Northwest
Lewis and Clark Exposition Grounds
Telegram
Brook Nook Ranch
Montana
C. X. Larrabee
Los Angeles
Sereng
Allerton
Blue Graas
R. Brady
Nick Nack
A. C. Locmire
Rockford
J. W. Batley
Red Rock
North Yakima
Henry Gray
Minwal
McKinney
Badderley Farm
Weston
Ore
East Oregonian Headlines Prompt Summary
A compact briefing from the East Oregonian capturing a central event and its key actors. Names, places, and dates are emphasized to reflect the paper’s tone while delivering a concise teaser suitable for a card-style record.
One Thousand Men and the Selfish Meal Debate
A restaurant manager quips that one thousand men paying a dollar each would yield a clean thousand dollars, while letting women choose their own checks could net only about five hundred dollars. A woman listener vows to reform her sex after hearing the claim, and a male acquaintance remarks that men are watched less than women in such dining schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Piles Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief at 50c
An advertisement for Man Zan Pile Remedy claims ready for use with one application delivering prompt relief for all forms of piles. The product soothes and cures, offered by A. C. Koeppen & Bro. for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Koeppen
Mary Mannering in Glorious Betsy at Keylor Grand
Mary Mannering headlines the Keylor Grand on April 16 in Glorious Betsy, a Shubert production. The drama follows Betsy Patterson at Old Sweet Springs, her romance with Jerome then Napoleon Bonaparte’s kin, and the lovers’ thwarted voyage to France before a final triumph. Prices range 60 cents to $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mannering
Walla Walla
Betsy
Aida Johnson Young
Brown
Harvard
Miss Mannering
Keylor Grand Theater
Shuberts
Kenulty
Baltimore
New Orleans
Sweet Springs
Virginia
America
Captain Bonaparte
Jerome
Betsy Patterson
Bonaparte II
Napoleon
France
District Leader to open in Oregon on April 21
The District Leader, praised as candy by reviewers, arrives in Oregon on April 21. The melodrama mimics George M. Cohan's Minutes from Broadway with a mix of serious scenes and strong laughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
George M. Cohan
Broadway
Run in Series Farewell Tour Question Marks Star
A Philadelphia Ledger interview quotes a mature dramatic star denying a final American tour. The reporter asks if this is the last tour and the star replies, I hope not, noting the tour is advertised as a farewell but clarifies it is not a true farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Philadelphia Ledger
Alter Ego Gossip in a Germanic Tone
Dialogue from a column titled Her Alter Ego presents playful banter about Frau Weber. A coy reporter teases with pretended secrets and a mention of a pet dog, all delivered in humorous feuilleton style. The fragment hints at social satire through brief mock confidences and quirks of tone.
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Frau Weber
Spring winds bring chapped skin remedy advert
An advert notes spring winds chap skin and freckle with Pinesalve Carbolised, claimed to act like a poultice for cuts sores burns and chapped skin. It lists A C Koeppen & Broa as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Koeppen & Broa
Local visitors fill Pendleton with business and social calls
A stream of visitors and residents traveled through the city including H E Stevens of Echo, J Stone of Athena, M C Brooke of Hermiston, Hugh Worthington of Athena, and attorneys S D Peterson of Milton and 3 F Wilson of Athena. School officials and merchants such as Homer Watts and W W Pankey visited, while others departed for Prescott, Echo, Hermiston, and Umatilla on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ff, Cross
Echo
H. E. Stevens
Pendleton
Jerry Stone
Athena
M. C. Brooke
Hermiston
Hugh Worthington
F. Wilson
J. T. Whistler
Umatilla
S. D. Peterson
Milton
Lee Teutsch
Prescott
Idaho
M. Strohecker
Homer I. Watts
Athena Schools
Matt Mosgrove
St. George
W. W. Pankey
Eastern Oregon Telephone Company
Eva Wood
Weston
Local Notes on Town Gleanings and Travel
Alexander's Department Store for J. Day, near this city, to manage other business matters. Miss Segrid Nystrom, guest of her sister Mrs. Enoch Pearson, left for Savonburg Kansas after six months, likely returning next year. Charles Schuman, stockman and farmer of Upper McKay Creek, visits after a load of supplies as high waters affect county road conditions. Farmers collaborate with the county court to improve a stretch near the McKay post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Macomber
Echo
Hermiston
C. P. Strain
Umatilla
A. Barrett
Athena
Bert Woods
Wallowa River Bridge
Elgin- Joseph Stage Road
City
A. J. McAlister
Segrid Nystrom
Enoch Pearson
Savonburg
Kan
Thi City
Charles Schuman
Upper
McKay Creek
Upper McKay
McKay Poat
Pendleton Debating Team Prepares for Postal Savings Banks Debate
The Pendleton academy debating team rehearses vigorously for a Friday evening contest at the Presbyterian church in this city, facing Tualitin academy. The April 17 debate topics the United States government adopting a system of postal savings banks with Pendleton taking the negative. Participants include Russell Blankenship, Roy Rowland, and Edmund Milne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton Academy
Tualitin Academy
Presbyterian Church
United States
Pendleton
Russell Blankenship
Roy Rowland
Edmund Milne
Bees Laxative Cough Byrup claims guaranteed remedy
An advertisement touts Bees Laxative Cough Byrup as a guaranteed cough remedy suitable for children. It claims to be pleasant to take and a gentle laxative that expels phlegm, addressing coughs, colds, whooping cough, hoarseness, and chronic throat trouble, sold by A. C. Keeppen & Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Keeppen & Bros
Monster gray wolf killed in Wyoming trap incident
A Baggs Wyoming dispatch reports Edward Yoakum killed a huge timber wolf after it broke his trap chain. He fled the attack and used a club to subdue the beast, which was larger than a mountain lion and fed on cattle and sheep in the Snake and Bear river ranges. This is the second wolf killed in six weeks.
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Baggs
Wyo
Edward Yoakum
Yoakum
Snake
Bear River
Metschans Now in Italy Travel Update
R Alexander received a letter from Phil Metschan of Portland indicating he and his family have moved from Germany to Nice, Italy. They left Oregon for a European tour last fall and expect to return likely next October.
Mrs Selkirk Norton Seeks Concert Engagements
Mrs Selkirk Norton, teacher of voice, open for engagements for concerts, oratorios, teas, receptions, and social functions. For terms apply at studio, Room 18, Schmidt Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selkirk Norton
Schmidt Building
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pendleton Cloak and Suit
Hohbach
Demott
East Oregonian
St. George Hotel
Graham Furniture Store
Perkins Avenue
Norris Wholesale House
Cincinnati
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Goodman Hardware Co
Louis Hunziker
Main St
Koeprpens
W. R. Frey
Vancouver
B. C
Sid” Saylor
Charles Kennedy
Condon
J. P. Kennedy
RK. R. Collins
Kamela
Freewater
Oliver P. Morton
Spokane
Okanogan Country
Washington
Okanogan
F. A. Lieuallen
Adams
New York
Diana McLain
John Vert
St. Paul's School
W. O. Fitzmaurice
Herman A. Trippeer
Alexander’s Dep’t Store
The
Sorosis
J. Day
Buster Brown
Eno
Gray Wolf
Wyoming
Sharon
Eddings
Rader’s
Phone Main
Byers
Pendleton Roller Mills
W. 5, Byers
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