Greatest Modern Athletic Carnival Opens in London
London hosts the 1908 Olympic carnival with racquets at Queen's Club and a full schedule of events across July and October. Highlights include lawn tennis at Wimbledon starting July 6, cycling, swimming, and fencing, plus rowing at Henley and yacht racing at Ryde. Lord Desborough leads the British Olympic association in overseeing a broad program.
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London
Queen's Club
England
Sandwich
Deal
Pole Hurlingham
Wimbledon
Bisley
Oxendon School
Henley
Ryde
Southampton Water
Shepherd's Bush
Prince's Rink
Lord Desborough
British Olympic Association
Scenic line for 8 P. Southern Pacific to build Mojave to Owens Valley
The Southern Pacific will begin the first 23 miles of a 123 mile line from Mojave to a Nevada and California connection in the Owens river valley next week. The route, broad gauge, aims to enable a through Mojave to Hazen line and to support the Los Angeles aqueduct. From Tonopah junction to Hazen the track is already broad gauge, and the completed line will shorten routes to Tonopah, Goldfield, Reno, and other Nevada points while passing near Johannesburg and Darwin. The Owens valley and Mount Whitney region offer grand scenery with a dramatic altitude rise and the highest peak in the United States proper.
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Southern Pacific
Mojave
Nevada and California Railway
Owens River Valley
Mt. Whitney, Cal
Sentinel
Hazen
Keeler
Tonopah Junction
Nevada
California
Johannesburg
Darwin
Owens Lake
Bishop
Owens Valley
Mount Whitney Range
United States
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Pendleton Resident
Mrs. C. Oliver of 612 Maple Street Pendleton Oregon testifies to long lasting relief from kidney back pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She recalls severe symptoms prior to treatment and says the cure remains permanent after five years. She mentions prior 2006 endorsement and notes products sold by Foster Milburn Co as US agents.
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Dean
Pendleton
Doan
C. Oliver
Maple Street
Ore
Foater-Milburn Co
Offato
New York
United States
ENGLISH ETCHINGS AND SOCIAL NOTES OF LONDON LIFE
A compact survey notes London clubs housing a population of 290000 with varied social habits. It compares schoolchildren by class, cites a wife's reluctant confession of assault frequency, mentions only three shorthand engravers in England, and records 1.6 million people over sixty five with a quarter using poor relief yearly.
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England
Bath
London
Wales
No Poor House for Indian Mary at Pine Street Cabin
Indian Mary, last of the Rogue River Indians, resists removal from her Pine Street cabin in Grants Pass. County orders move to poor farm or reservation, neighbors complain, police poised to enforce with force, aided by Salvation Army support for the elderly woman.
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Indian Mary
Oregon Country
Item
Grants Pass
Mary
Pine Street
Josephine
Shoe
Chuck-Chuck House
Salvation Army
Dodging His Friends Adventures in Colonial Restaurant Opening
James Saveaul announces he has started a new restaurant business on his own. He asks friends to step aside and give him a chance as he launches an up to date dining venture in the colony.
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James Saveaul
Pittsburg Press Notes A Curious Quip In An Incident
In a terse item the Pittsburg Press mentions a volatile social moment sparked by intoxication with a man’s companion and a quick remark that it “didn’t cost any money,” implying a casual encounter and social tension without graphic detail.
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Pittsburg Press
Miner T C Oliver Returns from Far North Prospecting
Seattle reports miner T C Oliver has come back after four years exploring the Great Slave lake region. He claims to have found placer gold mines richer than those of Klondike or Nome, presenting high hopes of a major strike.
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T. C. Oliver
Seattle
Great Slave Lake Country
Klondike
Nome
Editorial flings and rising costs spark wry observations
A collage of quotes delves into the perils of wealth and poverty with humor and sharp bite. It cites Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish on luxury, price hikes for goods and funerals, Geronimo’s imagined fate, and local misery from Idaho liquor transfers to a Lewiston ranch feud where a newlywed Henry Francis was fatally wounded by his brother during a quarrel.
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Philadelphia
Henry Francis
Lewiston
Sexine Pills Sell Promised Life and Happiness
An advertisement touts Sexine Pills as a guaranteed remedy for all forms of weakness in men and women. It claims benefit without surgery or worry and lists prices of $1 per box or $6 for all boxes, with a firm guarantee. The Pendleton Drug Co. is named as the seller that does not substitute.
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Pendleton Drug Co
United States
Europe
East Oregonian
East Oregonian Pub. CO
Pendleton
Ore
Manns
Sdeslora Munn & Co
New York
Washlogton
East Oregonian Classifieds Promoting Subscriptions and Rentals
Legal blanks for court and real estate use sold at the East Oregonian office. Unfurnished housekeeping rooms for rent with inquiries at the office. Widespread appeal to men women and families to subscribe for Daily Weekly and Semi weekly editions. Curtains to wash by Mrs P A Anderson at 1101 East Railroad phone 3991.
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East Oregonian Office
East Oregonian
P. A. Anderson
East Railroad
The
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Ap-A-La
Grangeville
Idaho
Nez Perce Indian Reservation
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GALE
City OF
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EB. H. Stark
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D. J. M'Faul
T. M. Henderson
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James A. Fee
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Carter & Smythe
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Richards
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Kirksville School
G. W. Phelps
Smith-Crawford Building
E. A. Mann
Commercial Association
Ralph C. Swinburne
M. 5. Kern
Vaughan Bros., Dentists
Joseph T. Hinkle
Attorney At Law
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Pruitt & Oliver
Lloyd D
Idleman
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Hartman Abstract
Umatilk
James Johns
Henninger
Wile
H. Marsh
J. A. Donaghue, V
Ontario Veterinary College
W. Court St
D. C. M'Nabb
OCAL
State Veterinary Board
Tallman's Drug Store
Phony
J. M. Bentley
Hartman Abstract Co
D. A. May
Ham
Oregonian
T M. Keller
V. Stroble
Court Street
M. A. Rader
Chicago College of Embalming
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City Liver Stable
Thompson Street
Carney & Kennedy
Wheeler Upholstering CO
C. H. Beitel
City
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Singer Store
Court St
Horace W. King
J. L. Vaughan
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Pendleon Iron Works
Court and
Alta Streets
Marlon Jack
A. F. May
Ung D. Goey
Alta Street
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