Much Wheat Being Hauled to the Warehouses in Athena
Special correspondence from Athena reports harvests continuing with high yields. A resident from Tacoma, Otto Reeder, checks harvest interests while Walla Walla hosts a Ringling show. W. McBride says 60 bushels per acre on his south Athena farm. Delights include a local circus influx and mountain campers returning due to cold weather.
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Athena
Walla Walla
Otto Reeder
Tacoma
Austin Foss
W. McBride
Harvey Whitman
R. J. Boddy
Dell Brothers
Athena Mercantile Company
Lee Butler
Adams
Phy Gallaher
Freewater Advices Pioneers Gather At Ballou Grove
Inland Empire Pioneer meeting draws 200 visitors near Ballou home with a grand banquet. J A Rogers sells 25 acre fruit and alfalfa ranch for 7000 in Baker City. Sunday school established for Christian church with 40 members. Realty moves include Lee Olinger buying near Douglas Winn for 800 and Leep family buying Cloverdale house for 606. Public auction at G W Reynolds ranch yields cattle 50-70, horses 100-135, hogs 12-16, hay 9 a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballou's Grove
Echo
Christian Sunday School
Walla Walla
Ballou Grove
J. A. Rogers
Baker City
Christian Church
Badgero's Hall
Alan
Lee Olinger
Douglas Winn
Leep
Cloverdale House
H. G. Miller
Chicago and
Northwestern
Portland
G. W. C. Reynolds
W. H. Hutcheson
First Congregational Church
Henrietta Flouring Mille
del Townsend
Cc. C. Hollingsworth
Organized Thefts by Boys In Lewiston Area
A theft of 150 dollars worth of brass and machine fittings from Seaton Lumber exposed a trio of Lewiston youths engaging in organized stealing. John Sottingham, about 16, ran a bootblack stand. Willie Wright, around 12, hails from Asotin. Edwards, 14 or 16, works at a flour mill. Police report junk dealers rejecting such goods and pledge action against buyers aiding illicit markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seton Lumber Company
Lewiston
John Sottingham
Willie Wright
Asotin
Edwards
Lewiston Toller
Indigestion A Crime Promotes Mi o na Stomach Tablet
A vintage ad urges relief from indigestion and associated symptoms by Mi o na stomach tablets. It claims the medicine strengthens digestion and nourishes the body, promising a guarantee from Tallman & Co with every 50 cent box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallman & Co
Milton News Roundup Includes Trades and Visits
Milton news notes J N Stone travels to Montana for two months aiding fruitgrowers, Prof W S Mayberry sells his pet porcupine to Portland city park manager, Mrs Ora Towhey of Minnesota arrives for an extended visit with sister Mrs Mattie Bostwick, farmers haul wheat to Milton and Freewater warehouses. Also a medical ad proclaims a cure for deafness via constitutional remedies, with Catarrh claims and Cheney Co Toledo 0 advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
J. N. Stone
Montana
Mayberry
Portland
Ora Towhey
Minnesota
Mattie Bostwick
Freewater
Hotel Artivals and Associates Listing Names
A fragmented directory style article lists numerous individuals and cities connected to Hotel Pendleton and other establishments. Names span from J George to C Buskiers with affiliations including San Francisco Portland Seattle Spokane Hood River and New York among others.
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J. George
I. N. Watson
San Francisco
Mrs. Berkley Halley
City
W. F. Shirey
Portland
W. E. Shull
T. D. Page
Seattle
A. M. Britten
Mies May
Col‘ine
Col. Ives
Beattle
P. V. Quick
Rochester
G. 8
Fenaler
George W. Silvery
Spokane
G. D. Rushmore
Hotel
Pendleton
M. Smith
Hood River
E. D. Burke
EB. J. Watson
A. H. Eiler
J. A. Orr
New York
F. E. Ramsau
CC. C. Shaw
Joe Langford
Thomas Nester
J. H. Maloney
J. T. Melcher
Willis Brandon
Starbuck
James Glass
Pasco
W. L. Reddig
Bucklen Medical Salve Praised By Bluff Businessman
A Bluff, Missouri businessman G Hays endorses Bucklen s Arnica Salve as the quickest and surest healing salve for sores burns wounds and piles. Tallman Co druggists at 260 guarantee the product.
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Sen
Myed G. Hays
Bluff
Bucklen
Tallman & Co
Druggiata
Life of a Wire Man Cured of Follies and Falsities
The quote reflects that the later years are spent rectifying the biases and erroneous views formed earlier in life. It suggests a mature effort to overcome past misconceptions and adopt wiser perspectives.
Names of Flowers And Their Meanings From folklore
The article explains how flowers got their names from people such as Dahlia for Andre Dahl, Camellia for missionary Ka mel, and Magnolia for Magool de Montpelier, plus descriptive origins like foxglove a folk glove, aster star, daisy days eye, dandelion lion’s tooth, and anemone wind flower. It notes morning glories bloom in the morning and four o clocks in the afternoon, from the St Louis Republic.
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Leon
Fuchs
Andre Dahl
Peru
Kamel
Japan
France
Magool de Montpelier
St Louis Republic
Hoisting Devices Used In Ancient Pyramid Construction
Circle Magazine notes ancient hoisting methods in Assyria and Egypt over 6,000 years ago. A shear loge or two timbers formed an A frame could lift six to eight foot stones with worker and animal assistance. The piece contrasts early devices with later improvements as pyramids rose. The New York Herald report on crime ages is appended.
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Pyramids
Assyria
Egypt
Circle Magazine
Prima donna sings in grotto tale ends in a joke
A famous prima donna tours a grotto with a boy guide. She bursts into song recalling opera. He ponders if the proprietor would pay for singing while tours run. The banter ends with the reply of about 6 francs a day.
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Cadve
Hhe
Cate and Fish and a Sea Captain Tale
A sea captain recalls flying fish in southern seas and three cats aboard who detect the fish strikes on deck by sound. The crew’s imitation attempts fail to fool the cats. Also noted is a drunken exchange about Johnson, who is accused of kleptomania and insulted by a question on drinking.
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Cate
Ferry
Johnson
Wallace
Conflicting Emotions About Repentance and Remembrance
A brief reflection on happiness from true repentance and ire when memories of past wrongs resurfaced. The fragment hints at shared burdens and the tension between moral relief and guilt.
Clever Spanish Woman Runs London Style Diamond Swindle
A finely dressed Spanish woman posed as wife of a mentally ill man and deceived a Madrid specialist and a jeweler. She staged a quick return with her husband, had a clerk accompany them in a cab, and retrieved diamonds worth 5000 dollars. The doctor was fooled until the fraud was uncovered and the impostor vanished.
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Madrid
London
Cataract Detection Using a Card and Needle Method
A guide explains cataracts form from oxalate deposition in the lens, progressing to blindness. It describes self assessment: pierce a hole in a visiting card, hold it to light, and view the shadow of the cataract on the retina to judge extent and decide on surgery.
The Traveler's Tree Myth Debunked by G F Scott Eliiot
A fragment notes that the traveler’s tree tale, long told as a desert lifesaver, is challenged by G F Scott Eliiot who says such trees grow near swamps and springs, hold water with a sour taste, and are inferior to other water sources, as cited by Youth's Companion.
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G. F. Scott Eliiot
How German Beats English in Sonorous Titles
A lecturer argues English is handicapped next to German with richer title forms. A German matron boasts of long official job titles, noting her husband Fritz’s appointment and her own imagined file of lengthy bureaucratic designations.
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Fritz
Market Wobblees and Delicate Ananda Balance
A witty Grand Magazine snippet notes the market wobbles from tiny moves in a fragile system. An anecdote recalls a deal ruined when a financier injured a toe by a chiropodist, forcing him to stay in his room.
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Maurice Mortimer
Grand Magazine
Nightcaps Apples Promoted As Ideal Night Snack
A passage extols apples as a remarkably effective nightly remedy. It claims apples are universally familiar and urges eating an apple before retiring as the best health practice, as advised by a Family Doctor column.
An Easy Mark in a Bon Vivant Quote
A Bon Vivant dialogue depicts a wary boss refusing an old bourse member seeking employment. The claimant proclaims ruin from many shares, while the employer insists on hiring only intelligent men for his office.
The Other Way Promos at Philadelphia Affair
A fragmentary line reads a rich old man claiming youth could win a bride while the cold beauty retorts by noting his sixty years and suggesting an older match. The text is part of a Philadelphia Promenade or prom segment, with a hint of social intrigue and a dated tone.
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Philadelphia
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Buddy
Whitehouse
Whitehouns- Crawford Company
Skinner
Gariner
F. H. Gardner
Moclipe
Washington
Gardner
Hotel Pendleton
Freewater Advices
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Artivals
New York Herald
Ma's
the Fair Dep’t. Store
Pendleton, Oregon
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railway
W .Aldams
Ore
A. D. Charlton
Northwei Stern
GAS @ ELECTRIC Co
Matlock Building
Pendleton Roller Mills
Byers
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