Relics of Whitman Millstones Found in Colville River
The Stevens County sheriff recovered nether millstone fragments from the Colville river bed now housed in the Memorial building. Presiding officials state Whitman chiseled these granite discs around 1838 for a Pacific coast grist mill, with iron frame remnants. The find enriches Whitman college museum lore and Northwest early history.
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Whitman College
Northwest
Penrose
Walla Walla
Dr. Whitman
Snake River
Milon C. Moore
Wallatoa
Pacific Coast
Whitman
Old Fort Colville
Ankeny
Historical Museum
Ben Burgunder
Colfax
Stevens County
Oregon
Profesor Penrose
Alta House Opens After Large Refitting
The Alta House at the corner of Alta and Mill streets reopens enlarged and refitted. It now offers 30 well lighted rooms with new papering and beds, electric lights and baths, a commodious family dining room, and meals served in family style. Landlord Bitner promises first class accommodations at reasonable prices and provides a feed yard for country guests to board horses during their stay.
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Commodions
Fred Yard
Alta House
Alta and
Mill Streets
Bitner
Alma
Bee Hive Opens In Association Block Storefront
The Bee Hive opened this morning in the Association block in the former Baker & Folsom room. It offers a wide range of goods from staple items to gentlemen's furnishings, ribbons, umbrellas, and workingmen's supplies with prices from one cent to one dollar. Bargain counters feature big values and the well arranged store invites the public to browse and shop.
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Bee Hive
Association
Baker & Folsom
Printing press marks missionary reach in Shanghai
The annual report from the Mission Press at Shanghai shows a large modern operation with 40 press and machine workers, 24 Chinese compositors, 26 English printers, and 102,720 copies of English works. Last year output reached over 81 million pages for 25 societies including Episcopalians, Baptists, and Methodists. Educational texts topped Chinese printing with 35,785,056 pages, followed by 1,469,284 pages of religious works.
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New York City
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Shanghai
China
Presbyterian Board
United States
Ite
Shanghai Press
North China Tract Society
Pendleton resident endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
D W Cook, 70, retired and living on Main Street, describes severe back pain, night urinary weakness, and inability to walk. After reading an ad he bought Doan's Kidney Pills at Brock & McComas Co. and improved enough to eat sleep and move without pain. Doan's advertised nationwide by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
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Pendleton
D. W. Cook
Main Street
Dean
T Am
Brock & McComas Co
Eaale
Fowter-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan
Hotel St. George Proclaims Modern Accommodations in Oregon
The Hotel St. George operated by George Darveau offers European plan lodging with steam heat, bath rooms, and large sample rooms. It boasts modern conveniences, fire alarms, phone connections in all rooms, and is located a block and a half from the depot at corner Maly and Webb 98Ts.
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Bath
St. George
Oregon
Pendleton
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Sulu
Price
Tallman & CO
The
Columbia
Webb Oetreeta
F. X. Schempp
Rock Spring
Laatz Bros
Short
Polydore Moens, Prop
East Oregonian
McLaughlin
Cottonwood Street
Court
Winslow Bros., Jewelers, Opticians
P.O. Block
V. Stroble
House Furnisher
East Court Street
Oregon Lumber Yard
Alta Street
Court House
Douges
Tom
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Hotel
George Darveau
Hotel Bickers
Golden Rule
Court Street
Frompt
H. E. Bickers
Portland —Or
Portland
Gar
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Alliance Assurance Co
London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Co
North British & Mercantile Royal Insurance Co
Frank Bclopton
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