Statistician Holmes Crooked Ways in Chicago Hotel Pranks
Four Washington businessmen recall Edwin Holmes former statistics official in the agricultural department accused of leaking cotton market info. A tale of temperance lecture, a staged hotel prank with bellboys, booze stunts, and a wild late night party ends with Holmes waking dazed and the bellboys fired. The tale highlights Holmes as a controversial figure in a scandalous row.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Edwin Holmes
Department
Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Chicago
Windy City
Roye
Women and Men Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble
Advertisement copy extols Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder ailments affecting both sexes. Claims gentle, rapid relief and urges readers to request a free sample from Dr. Kilmer and Co. in Binghamton New York while noting bottles sold in fifty cent and one dollar sizes.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Moltere's Courage and Death After Performing Play
A historic obituary recounts Moltere's final appearance in La Malade Imaginaire in 1673. Despite a worsening cough and illness he performed to support workers, collapsing backstage with a hemorrhage that killed him before his wife could reach him. His last words urged courage.
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Mo- Here
Sebel
Japanese magic mirrors reveal back engraving on screen
The article explains that certain Japanese mirrors supposedly possess a magic quality. A strong light reflected off the polished face casts an image of the back engraving onto a screen. The effect stems from slight surface irregularities created by scoring the back pattern, which alters light rays. These mirrors command prices far above ordinary ones.
Sheep Shipments Grow as Season Advances
The Halley Times reports that after shipping many lambs, local sheepmen will next ship wethers and dry ewes. This season has seen 100 to 490 carloads of sheep, mainly limbo, with 600 to 760 more carloads expected before November. Larger shipments will be ewes and wethers ready for market as they mature.
Pondtawn Implement House Ad Promises Quality Deals
An advertisement invites customers to buy wagons, hacks, and buggies, including Cooper Wagon and Racine Gear, boasting better goods for less money. It promotes agents for Reversible Disc Plow, Dive Harrow, and Walla Wallin Weeder, listing harvester supplies and farm equipment to meet buyer needs.
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Cooper
Racine
Pondtawn
Walla Wallin
Gold saved from Idaho black sands promising new process
Hy Bar near Lewiston tests a new method to extract gold from black sands. An enormous wheel powers washing and separation, then cyanide dissolves gold. Early results claim 95 percent recovery. Observer notes vast untapped wealth in Snake and Salmon river placers and the potential for broader adoption. Also mentions Chinese boycott impacting banks and insurers in the Far East. J Sewell Manager promotes lumber and building materials at local firm.
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Snake River
Hy Bar
Lewiston
Grangeville
Tdaho
Salmon River
Dr. Day
Portland
Dayton Pays for Sidewalk Bids Read and Opened
Street Commissioner Loundagin read a recommendation on sidewalk needs and forwarded it to the streets and public property committee. Cement sidewalk bids were opened listing Jacob Weinhard at 10 610.87 and Payton Courier-Prewi, B. Allen, with university ties noted as instructors in classics at Idaho State University Moscow.
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Dayton
Loundagin Ae
Committee On
Jacob Weinhard
B. Allen
University of California
Idaho State University
Moscow
Axtell
Through Pullman Trains To East Daily And West Daily
Railroad schedule details for Pullman tourist sleepers to Omaha Chicago and Kan sas City with daily eastbound trains No 3 and No 6, westbound Portland and Mall routes, Spokane division connections, Walla Walla branch mixed trains, and river and riverport sailings from Portland including San Francisco trips every five days and Snake River departures from Riparia and Lewiston with agent contact for Pendleton.
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Pullman Standard
Omaha
Chicago
Kansan
Pullman
Eastround
Mall & Express
Portland
San Francisco
Snake River
Riparia
Lewiston
Riparts
Washington and Columbia River Railroad Schedule Note
Schedule shows arrivals Monday Wednesday Friday at 12 16 p m and Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 10 15 am from the west. Depart daily at 6 pm with 6 16 pm departure from Walla Walla and arrival at 9 00 pm. For rates and accommodations contact WANAMA dAseme leton and H Calderhead in Walla Walla Washington.
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Walla Walla
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Moltere
Fred Weber
Umatilla
America
Far East
Gray’s Harbor Commercial Company
J. Sewell
Pendleton
Fishmam & Peters
Henry Kopit Tke
Pendleton Ice & Cold Storage Company
Alta House
Bittner
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Oregon
August Loth
Oregon Lumber Yard
Steve Wood
And
Union Pacific
Washington & Columbia River Railroad
St. Paul
Lt Louis
Maneee City
St. Joseph
Sound
Wanama dAseme
Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Pargo
Grand Forks
Crookston
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Philadelpha
New York
Boston
All Pointe East
Japan
China
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Northern Pacific Steamship Mo
American Nine
Adams
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Portland, Or
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Mee
Ogden
Denver
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M’bride
General Agena
Third Street
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