Local notices and ads from the Pastime era
Local ads announce hay for sale at Commercial Barn and cedar posts at Crab Creek Lumber Co. Furniture and housing options are listed, including furnished rooms at 212 South Main and a for rent house at Alta and Siege streets. Job ads seek a hotel chambermaid, a housekeeper assistant, and irrigation workers in Hermiston Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Crab Creek Lumber Co
Mra
C. P Bishop
Association
Alta
Siege Streets
Presbyterian Church
F. BE. Judd
Newport Land & Construction Co
Hermiston
Ore
Duels Mocked by French Press in Wry Editorial
The French press ridicules the duel habit noting how seconds settle honor with pomp and empty bravado. It cites scenes of pointless exchanges and absurd formalities, questioning the sport's relevance and the spectacle it has become.
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Poris
Let Children Have Manual Training Say Wynkoop
New York Dr George AH Wynkoop argues that early schooling wastes time on math and history for under tens. He urges manual trades and practical skills like sewing typing and carpentry to build useful abilities, insisting many college educations are unnecessary.
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New York
George AH. Wynkoop
Fanatic Objects To Man's Second Marriage
In Harlock Trinity Methodist church a disruption halted the wedding of Miss Maggie Ford and divorced man Tony Saunders. A Holiness preacher, John Harper, rushed the altar shouting that Saunders was barred by divine law, and he was escorted out as the ceremony paused.
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Kasten
Trinity Methodist Church
Harlock
Maggie Fordnd
Tony Saunders
John Harper
Too Many Fish Drags Boat Down in Firth of Forth
Four fishermen hauling herrings near a netter were overwhelmed as the overloaded boat sank after nets held many fish. One man was rescued by a passing boat, while four others drowned in the incident near the Firth of Forth.
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Firth of Forth
Personal notices of local residents and travel
Local society notes list residents and visitors: Jack Bryant at Athena for business, Mrs James Cooper at Cooper ranch near Stanfield, Mite Nuva Bowman aboard the Incoming Northern Pacific, Mrs A Stangler and son on Northern Pacific, Gerald Stanfield from the county west end, Dr Fred Liemilen of Pilot Rock visiting then returning home, Miss Hayes of the local phone office aboard Northern Pacific, Hon A Basratt of Athena returning from Pendleton, Mr and Mrs J F Robinson in Hermiston, RK Lewis visiting with wife in Hermiston, District Attorney F S Ivanhoe from Union county transacting business, Mrs Roy Neal from Stanfield visiting local friends, Mrs Ida Strout leaving for Wenoah Springs to manage pool at summer resort, Frank Rodgers Kerr-Gifford agent aboard Northern Pacific, J W Furnas from Hermiston on motor car transacting business, Mrs L Porter of Walla Walla visiting daughter in Pendleton, Mrs J W Sullivan leaving for Pendleton on steamer Roanoke then to Portland and Pendleton. Sun daughter of ST Isaac of Hell.
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A. Stangler
Northern Pacific
Gerald Stanfield
Fred Liemilen
Pilot Rock
Miss Hayes
A. Basratt
Athena
Pendleton
J. F. Robinson
Hermiston
RK. R. Lewis
Portland
J. W. Sullivan
Roanoke
Long Beach
California
F. F. Parham
Sweden's Royalty Leaves Capital for Continental Visit
Copenhagen reports King of Sweden leaves Stockholm for the Riviera staying at Cap Martin hotel for a month then to Turin and possibly a private London visit mid May before returning for summer. Queen travels to Italy arriving Rome. She plans a waters cure at Franzerbad in June. Crown prince and princess celebrate birth of a daughter amid continental popularity. The pair are described as simple and democratic in life.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Sweden
Stockholm
Riveria
Cap Martin
Tuily
London
Italy
Rome
Franzerbad
Harem balked at swallowing medicine in Constantinople
In Constantinople Abdul Hamid's harem fled the sultan due to the cruel duty of tasting every particle of his food. The women resisted only when asked to sample the nauseating medicine he required, revealing the motive behind the desertion.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Abdul
Boy Hurt in Delivery Wagon Accident
In Walla Walla Washington Lloyd Loddard six year old son of Mrs T Loddard a widow was tangled in a delivery wagon while trying to ride. He sustained injuries to the head and shoulders and one shoulder was broken.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Lloyd Loddard
T. Loddard
At the Picture Shows Orpheum Today
The Orpheum offers a mixed program including From Shadow to Sunshine a Vitagraph drama The O14 Fiddler a Kalem drama Vintage In Languedoc Industrial The Volcano of Chinyero scenic and The Stubborn Lover a comedy plus My Wife's Gone to the Country Hurrah.
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Orpheum
Vitagraph
Nic
Lover
Blind Senator Gore Reaches Out To Sightless Pupils
A New York letter from Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma to blind New York public school pupils was read by teachers. The note offers encouragement, urging perseverance despite difficulties and highlighting Gore’s own blindness and ascent to the U S Senate as an example.
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New York
T. P. Gore
Oklahoma
New York Public
Thomas P. Gore
Gore
Maxwell
Senate of the United States
Curious Hat Shapes On The Shipboard Exchange
A brief dialogue shows a uniformed crew member asking about a hat and another replies it must be curious in shape, as any hat that wasn’t would look queer. The exchange highlights a playful, shipboard banter over headwear.
Rural mail routes at Walla Walla face cuts over pay
Rural mail service from Walla Walla, Washington, faces discontinuation as four drivers resign since November due to low pay. The job pays just 39 dollars a month for half-time work, triggering fear that several routes will be discontinued if salaries are not increased. A reader note adds a separate for sale item: Haines-Houser 16-foot combine harvester, address Chas Hamilton, City, R F D 1.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Sam
Regula
Haines-Houser
Chas. Hamilton
City
R. F. DP
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Koeeppen
F. L
Hohbach's
Court St
Timothy
Willow Street
Long Bros.” Auto Garage
Anle
Photrm Main 101
Hetel Oregon
Oregon Lumber Yard
Jefftee-Johnson
Peoples Warehouse
Durand
Dupont
M. Durand
Calais
M. Dupont
Lake Lucerne
Prench
Jamset
Hoth
Fred
Jack Bryant
James Cooper
Cooper Ranch
Stanfield
Mite Nuva Bowman
F. S. Ivanhoe
Union County
Cty
Roy Neal
Ida Strout
Woenaht Springs
Frank Rodgers
Kerr- Gifford Company
J. W. Furnas
L. Porter
Gary Taylor
Wohlenberg Department
Wohlenberg
Languedoc
Indus
Volcano of
Chinyero
Sce
Dale Rothwell
Wm. Hanscom the Jeweler
Oxford
Oxfords
F. E. Livengo
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