Umatilla Burglary Strikes Home Owner Uncertain Loss
Special correspondence from Unictil Oregon reports H J Burnham of Umatilla had his residence broken into and thoroughly ransacked this week. He did not realize the full extent of theft until discovering a prized colin cake missing. Further investigations are needed to confirm all stolen goods. The piece also notes a steamer accident on the Open River and several local personnel changes including a postmaster assistant resigning and others relocating.
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Unictil
Ore
Aug. I
H. J. Burnham
Umatilla
Mr. Burn
Ham
Colin
Hiver
Inland Empire
Arlington
Women Warned Against Operations By Lydia Pinkham Claim
A Paw Paw Michigan letter from Mrs Orville Rock urges women to avoid surgical operations if possible by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes lengthy hospital stays, worsening condition before and after an operation, and credits the remedy with restoring her health and enabling her to perform housework. The note advocates early use of the product for female ailments and urges readers to try it.
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Orville Rock
Lydia E. Pinkham
Paw Paw
Ann Arbor
Iydis E. Finkham
Lam Weil
Lydia FE
Pinkham
I. ii
Paw
Lydia EL Dinkham
Tragic Drowning Near Spring in Danville
A drowning accident near a Danville spring claimed a man identified as Con Velly or Conn Velly. Witness Wizzard reported the victim stood at concrete steps when he lost balance and struck his head on a stone edge, slipping into the water where his body rested.
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Danville
W. Si. Wizzard
Two Killed in Explosion at Varagon Paper Mills
Albert Henrys, 28, and Smith Pullem, 18, were instantly killed at Varagon paper mills when twin boilers in the engine room exploded. The cause of the blast is not yet known.
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Eston
Babes Wit Wish Crops at Hermiston
Special Correspondence Hermiston Ore Aug 18 Hermiston project not only yields record alfalfa fruit and truck but also claims a record for producing more babies than any other project Frank Carpenter prize agent and United States reclamation service statistician notes an instance of a Minti who arrived with a baby buggy and twins today the owner of a well improved acre adjoining the city has four boys and continues to prosper. Local staff and residents return from Astoria and Chicago with various movements. Thomas Campbell Jr goes to Spokane for a visit.
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Hermiston
Ore
Hermisaton
Umatilla
Frank Carpenter
C. J. Blanchard
United States Reclamation Service
Carpenter Otes
Minti
Tofay
J. F. Hilderback
Russell Penrad
Claude Edwards
Chaos Henning
C. Lehmus
Ellsworth Euchmond
Astoria
Pendleton Comhiing
Oregon Nation Guard
Essie Campbell
Chicago
Mike Campbell
Kiermiston High School
Thomas Campbell, Jr
Spokane
Neater, steadier workers prefer women says executive
Boston reports Jaaper No Kular of the New England Telegraph company notes that women in his firm number 6 000 and perform better in certain tasks. He cites calls for women as more reliable though some leave for marriage. An internal study shows male operators on telephone switchboards are often more impudent or lazy while female staff remain polite and efficient.
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Stanfield
Portland
PF. E. Ugh
Shoof
McNgbh
Sta
O.W
Slown
PLL
Corkendall
Pendleton
Boston
Jaaper No Kular
New
Enginelon and Telegraph Company
Kellas
Buel- Nees
Kellar
Adihe
Falling Window Kills Boy Near Home
A boy, Lloyd Weston, died after a sash fell on him as he tried to enter a house through a window to fetch his bicycle. He was found with a broken neck and body sunlit, at his parents’ home sixteen miles west of town, while the family was away fishing.
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Lloyd Weston
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