City Brevities and Local Ads in Oregon Paper
A mixed page of classifieds and notices includes dry wood from Bee Minnis, tent and wagon listings from Goodman Hardware and Nissen Implement Co, fuel promos from Oregon Lumber Yard, and rental listings at East Oregonian office. Employment and services appear alongside a Taahiti consul note and Tahiti population data.
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Nissen Implement Co
Oregon Lumber Yard
Goodman Hardware Company
Goodman Hardware Co
Life in Tahiti and Its Society Islands
A report on the inhabitants of the Society Islands detailing daily life, education, nutrition, and the elevated social conditions observed among the local population amid growing European influence and modernization efforts.
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Society Islands
Oats Stretch From Prairie City To Blue Mountain
A nearly 12 mile continuous oats field spans from Prairie City to the Blue Mountain springs at the head of the John Day valley. Most ranches sow oats, with acreage higher than any previous year and a heavy yield expected. Wheat acres are fewer, but harvest is sizable. Haying winds down. average crop in stacks. Read the East Oregonian.
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John Day Valley
Blue Mountain Eagle
Personal visitors and departures in Baker County notes
Local notices list numerous residents and guests visiting or returning from trips. Names include H Campbell La Grande, Bert Wilson, Clarence Adams Camas Prairie, C A Barrett Athena, John Armstrong Huron, S R Thompson Eastland, M A Rader, Frank Saling, Frank Earnhart Meacham, Charles A Hill Huntsville, W H Kelasy, B Jensen Portland, G M Rice family, Louisa Norvell Portland, Gail and Gertrude Huffman Kamela, Harold Pratt Richmond Eagle Valley, E P Dodd Hermiston, T F Boylen Denver, C F Colesworthy Margaret Colesworthy Long Beach, Rev J D Lewellen Dayton, Ellen Stafford Union, J W Maloney family, J B Perry Lehman Springs, H T Tibbetts Walla Walla, Otto Turner deputy game warden, Glenn Sturdivant Hood River, Herbert Thomson Boise, R W Fletcher family Portland.
Agriculture in Japan reviewed by Consul Hunter Sharp Kobe
Consul Sharp from Kobe outlines Japan's agricultural challenges and government aid, noting that 60 percent of the population are farmers but only about one sixth of land is cultivated due to mountains. He describes efforts to enlarge plots, improve roads and waterways, irrigation, and the potential conversion of woodlands to rice fields. Government banks aid agriculture, experimental stations study seeds and pests, and wages for farm laborers range from 10 to 22 cents daily. Land values vary, with rice fields at about $1.50 per tan and uplands at $50 per tan, while taxes include national, prefectural, and village levies plus road and water fees.
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Hunter Sharp
Kobe
Japan
Hypothec Bank of Japan
Tokyo
Man 81 Sentenced to 10 Years for Horse Theft
Sacramento Aug 22. Charles Irwin aged 81 is imprisoned for a decade for stealing others horses. Officials say he may not live 10 years, having spent many years in and out of prison.
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Sacramento
Charles Irwin
Irwin
Wheat market eases as price holds at 75 cents
On Saturday farmers crowd town but little selling occurs as wheat remains at 75 cents for club."
Desertions Plague Aid In West Coast Efforts
Ogden reports wholesale desertions among naval recruits en route to the Pacific fleet. Only three of 66 remain, and a government train to Oakland from Ogden was cancelled. In San Francisco, Washington authorized $3300 more monthly to fight the plague, aimed at rat control after two cases in two months.
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Ogden
Oakland
San Francisco
Cupid in Lions Cage Wedding Reward At State Fair
Sacramento August 22 J A Fischer state fair secretary offered a reward for couples to wed in a lions cage at the fair opening next week several couples accepted The remark ends noting how people credit or blame others for outcomes in humorously peculiar fashion.
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Fischer
Saint Francis School Advertisement in Philadelphia
Under the direction of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia the school offers resident and day pupils with special emphasis on music and elocution. Students prepared for teachers exams for county and state certificates. For particulars address.
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Sisters of St. Francis
Philadelphia
Weston Prohibition Declared a Success by Leader
The Weston Leader proclaims prohibition a complete success in Weston with no arrests or disorder. It notes sober behavior among young men, open near beer, and restraint from intoxication, praising Rev. Andreas Bard and the town’s orderly state. References to Nissen Implement Co. lighten the closing line.
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Weston
Andreas Bard
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Teutsch
F. E. Livengood
Goodman Hardware
Nissen
Oregon
Mitchell Mountain
East Oregonian
Stansberry & Milne
Smith-Crawford Building
Julius D. Dreher
Tahiti
Society Islands and Dependencies
Society I Slands
South Seas
Papute
Chamber of Commerce
Louis Hunziker
Jewelery and Optician
Main
John Day River
Prairie City
Kobppens
Kx H. Campbell
la Grande
Bert Wilson
Spokane
Clarence Adams
Viswt
Camas Prairie Ranch
George Hartman, Sr
C. W. Myers
Portland
C. A. Barrett
Athena
John Armatrong
Huron
City
R. Thompson
Eastland
M. A. Rader
Frank Saling
Frank Earnhart
Meacham
Charles A. Hill
Huntsville
Wash
Mr. Hill
W. H. Kelasy
Wensha Springs
B. Jensen
Livestock Insurance Company
G. M. Rice
Long Beach
Louisa Norvell
Gail
Gertrude Huffman
Kamela
Harold Pratt
Richmond
Eagle Valley
Baker County
Bowman
E. P. Dodd of
Hermiston
Mrs. R. Alexander
T. F. Boylen
Denver
C. F. Colesworthy
Margaret
J. D. Lewellen
M. E. Church
Dayton
Ellen Stafford
Union
Lynn K. Blakeslee
J. W. Maloney
J. B. Perry
Lehman Springs
H. T. Tibbetts
Milwaukee
Walla Walla
Otto Turner
Cascade Mountains
California Line
Glenn Sturdivant
Hood River
Herbert Thomson
Evenin
Boise
Mrs
Henry Thomson
Boise Capital News
R. W. Fletcher
Agriculture IN
Oregonian
Naval
Washington
Cupid
Lions
J. A
St. Joseph’s
Pendleton
Pendleton Cloak
Suit House
Jesse
Main Street
Bridge
M. L. Allison
F. F. Steinmuts
Klamath Falls
Unin
Portland Oregon
Webb
Old Hunt Depot
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