Barb Phone Line First of Kind in Pendleton
A 20 mile barb wire telephone line connects Dr C J Smith and E L Smith ranches to Pendleton with direct home to town calls. The system uses barb fencing as conductors, no insulators, one ring for Pendleton, two for Dr Smith, three for E L Smith. Cost about 3 dollars per mile, aims to cut trips and boost rural business.
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Dr. Co. J
E. L. Smith
Washington
Pendleton
C. J. Smith
Dr. Smith
South Fork
North Fork
EB. L. Smith
Helix
BE. L. Smith
Hall's Catarrh Cure sales pitch and claim
There is more Catarrh In this section of the country than all other diseases put together and until the Isat few years was supposed to Incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co claims to be the only constitutional cure, works through the bloodstream, offers one hundred dollars for cures, and promotes circulars and testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Th. Hall
Engagement of Astor with Lady Villiers Rumored
London society weighs a rumor of Waldorf Astor’s engagement to Lady Raith Villiers daughter of the Earl of Clarendon. Neither family denies it. the pair are often seen together and Astor’s wealth and American status are noted factors in the speculation. Villiers’s father is lord chamberlain and a former favorite of King Edward VII.
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London
Young Waldorf Astor
Raith Villiers
Earl of Clarendon
Villiers
Young Astor
America
England
Lord Rosebery
Lady Villiers
Edward
Minneapolis convention to discuss eight hour day and labor relations
St Paul Aug 15 The committee arranging the upcoming employer and employee convention reports advices of a noteworthy gathering with heads of large manufacturing firms meeting workers to discuss the eight hour day home life labor legislation strikes and lockouts and related employer employee relations issues.
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St. Paul, Minn
Record salmon haul by Joe Miller tops river catches
Joe Miller, a Columbia River fisherman, landed a record 10 tons of salmon in a single seining day on Monday. At current market prices this amount will bring him over $1,000 in earnings.
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Columbia River
Joe Miller
Harvest labor in Umatilla county under scrutiny
The La Grande Observer argues Umatilla harvest workers are paid fairly and work reasonable hours, contrasting claims of overwork with farmers in Umatilla County saying wages are higher there and that the right workers are not overburdened. The piece cites local farmer counterpoints and notes seasonal labor dynamics across regions.
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Eost Oregonian
la Grande Observer
Umatilla
Grande Ronde
Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Ad
“For years I suffered such untold misery from bronchitis,” writes J. H. Johnston of Broughton Ga. “Then I was wholly cured by Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption.” His wife’s asthma also improved. Guaranteed bottles 50c and trial bottles free at Tallman 30,8.
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J. H. Johnston
Broughton
Georgia State Agricultural Society Opens Annual Meeting in Macon
About two to three hundred Planters attend the Georgia State Agricultural Society’s annual session in Macon. President Dudley M. Hughes opens with mayoral welcome as officers report, committees are appointed, and routines begin. The program continues with papers and talks on agricultural topics, lasting through the day. Tomorrow officers are expected to be re elected by acclamation.
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Macon
Georgia State Agricultural Society
Dudley M. Hughes
Danville
Smith
Iron and Steel Industry Dominates U.S. Output
The manufacture of iron and steel ranks second among the nation’s leading industries with a total product of 885,769,034 dollars. More than half of this value, 484,445,250 dollars, is produced in Pennsylvania, Mahin's Magazine notes in August.
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Pennsylvania
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J. F. Robinson
N. Berkeley
Gray’s Harbor Com. Co
Opp. W. & C. R. Depot
Lantz Bros
Bturdivant Bros
Ukiah
Pilot Rock
Nye
Ridgeann Meinen
Alba Rovarn
Woola Golden Rule
Pondieton
Tap Pendleton
Inland Empire
van Orsdall & Ross
Astor
Journal
Portland, OR
Oregon People
Daily Journal
Jackson, Pub
the Journal Newspaper
Potland
Allen
Fur
Oregon
Peple
Sorlend
Apitel
Asiaew
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Maud
Etig Vor
Partio
Jackbon
LA Grande
MI8
Red Jacket
Qi Babies
Clarke
HOTEL
Pendletor
Peagy
Corner Court
Johan
Pendleton, Oregon
M. F. Kelly
Oll
ST. George
GEO
Darveau
Prer
Europeas Plus
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Peaide
DR. Dor
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