Tim Townsend and W J Robinson in horse theft cases
Tim Townsend and W J Robinson, held on bonds for horse stealing, face a new charge in Pendleton for selling a band of horses that included at least two stolen animals. The case, tied to La Grande transactions and a prior Grant county arrest, was postponed for a hearing next Monday before Judge Rulison. Anxious locals await further developments as the circus American Shows prepares to arrive in Pendleton on April 30 with hundreds of acts and performers.
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Pendleton Circus Enthralls With Pan American Shows
The Pan American Shows arrive in Pendleton on Wednesday April 30. Call them what you will, but the grand circus spectacle attracts crowds seeking entertainment and wonder.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad in Toledo News
Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney Co. swears the firm will pay $100 for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6 before Notary A W Gleasdon. Cure taken internally and acts on mucous surfaces. testimonials available from F J Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Bald by Hall's Favorite Pills are the best.
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Northern Pacific Lands Prices To Be Reissued
Northern Pacific lands across the Northwest are withdrawn from sale to publish new prices likely 50 to 200 percent higher. Lands held by the company remain available but without a price list for local agents to quote before sending queries to the land commissioner in Tacoma. New prices are expected to be published in about two weeks.
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Northwest
Northern Pacific Land Commissioner
Tacoma
Road money wasted in highway law debate
The New York Times criticizes state road funding as limited and argues for shifting taxes from labor to money paid under state direction. It contends broader, better returns from roads would come without higher overall spending, reducing wear on horses and wagons and benefiting farmers and residents.
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New York Times
Highway Alliance
One divided by halt and the street’s nonsense concept
A Kansas City Independent excerpt explores a street question about division by halt. It contrasts two faulty notions: one divided into two and one divided by two, showing how common sense fails to resolve the paradox. The piece notes public confusion and the stubbornness of misunderstood arithmetic.
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Ling
Kansas City
Irish Correspondence Ends In Comic Misprint Exchange
A dit of correspondence from England recounts two men, Thompson and Simpson, trading polite remarks about dogs trespassing and spelling. The exchange escalates to requests to correct the spelling of dog words and ends with a dismissive reply from Simpson. The piece evokes an old world humorous tone.
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Thompson
Mr. Simpson
Bega
Chimney Smoke Sparks Porch Conversation
A playful exchange between a man and woman from the Chicago Post ends with him finishing his cigar on the back porch as they joke about the chimney's smoking and its supposed outdoor habit.
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Chicago Post
Fence sketches draw a boy’s hint of barn humor
A Philadelphia Record item quotes a child recounting a street artist paying a dime to sit on a fence. The boy jokes that the barn behind him was easy to sketch because the fence was barb wire. The anecdote captures a light, human moment from the era.
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Easir
Philadelphia
Gave it Up
A brief OSU Journal remark recounts Booburba missing a train last night. His employer asks if he caught it. Booburba says the train had just left about five minutes before he arrived and he saw no point in trying.
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