Hermiston Notes: Alfalfa, Real Estate, and Builders
Hermiston Aug 23 reports third cutting of alfalfa under way with a large fourth cutting expected. A district fair exhibit planned for Pendleton. C K Bland’s brick store near completion. J T Whistler back from Portland trip. McNaught improving. Baptist church foundation being laid. real estate activity rising. Miss De Peart ill with appendicitis. new osteopaths Helsley & Helsley arrive to take over Van Halteren practice. Aug 16 birth announced for the Van Halteren son.
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McNaught
Baptist Church
Red Estate
Hermiston
Pendleton
C. K. Bland
J. T. Whistler
Portland
Deschutes
Governor Chamberlain
J. F. McNaught
Hugh Frasier
New Baptist Church
H. T. Newell
Reclamation Service
Mra. Nowell
Lehman Springs
Lnte
Mra
Carl McNaught
Third
Maple Streets
Athena
M. L. Watten
Zimmerman Place
A. J Wagner
C. A. Barrett
John Walker
Henry Barrett
Walla Walla
D. Chamberlain
J. H. EB. Scott
Winona
N. T. Caton
Davenport
Wash
Harvey Caton
John T. Redman
California
Tacoma
Rev. Humbert
Divinity School
Eugene
Christian Church
Mies Merna DePentt
Aerial Navies Soon Face World Warship Idea
London reports Major Baden-Powell foresees an aerial navy within ten years with nations flying airships to observe fronts. Germany backs restricting private balloons and granting government sole airship rights, proposing a frontier 10 mile exclusion for dirigible balloons near fortifications.
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London
Baden- Powell
Germany
Bucklow’s Arnica Salve touted by Bluff merchant
C G Hays of Bluff Mo promotes Bucklow’s Arnica Salve as the quickest healing salve for sores burns and wounds and piles. Tallman & Co druggists offer it at 26 cents. Empress Augusta Victoria reportedly slipped in a park and broke a blood vessel in her leg and will be bedbound for a period.
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C. G. Hays
Bluff
Bucklow
Tallman & Co
Ermprese
Augusta Victoria
Mio-na stomach tablets promise relief from indigestion
An advertisement claims Mio-na strengthens all organs of digestion and boosts nourishment and nerve power after meals. It notes headaches backaches and nervousness as symptoms and invites readers to ask Tallman & Co for the guarantee with every 500 bor of Mio-na.
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Tallman & Co
Mjo-na
Pears Weigh One Pound Each At Freewater Exhibition
In Freewater on August 23 a pear exhibit drew interest from W. A. Smiley’s four mile from town. A branch sliced 11 inches long held 13 pears, each weighing a full pound. The display accompanied Freewater Peach Day as visitors toured the local power plant route.
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Freewater
W. A. Smiley
Otsego Journal Endorsees Dr King’s New Discovery
William M. Dietz editor and publisher of the Otsego Journal declares Dr King’s New Discovery the most popular remedy in Otsego County and a family staple for coughs colds lung and throat diseases. Tallman & Co. drug store guarantees, price 60 cents and 1.00, with a trial bottle free.
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Otsego County
Wm. M. Dietz
Otsego
Gilbertaville
N. Y
Dr. King
Lottie
Tallman & Co
Last Mexican War veterans reunion held in Norfolk
In Norfolk at Jamestown exposition a likely final national reunion of Mexican War veterans was held. About 3000 of 78,000 army veterans from the Mexico campaign remain, averaging 46 years old, limiting attendance. Louis F. Bechler of Baltimore presided. no business was transacted, the gathering purely a reunion.
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Norfolk
Jamestown
Mexico
Convention Hall
Louis F. Bechler
Baltimore
National Association of Mexican War Veterans
Butcher Shop and Property for Bale in Good Location
Butcher shop and property described as in good location with steady business. For further part address W. H. Albeo Holiz re.
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W. H. Albeo
Holiz
Hearty noon meals deemed unhealthy by European studies
The Baltimore Sun reports Dr. Martinet of Paris condemns the heavy midday meal. He advocates a light noon lunch and reserving a substantial dinner for later. Breakfast should be substantial, with a light midday meal and a later square meal to conserve energy.
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Europe
Martinet
Paris
Baltimore Sun
Black Stone Key to All Egyptian Writings
A British Museum slab of black stone called a Rosetta stone could fetch a quarter of a million to buyers in England or America. Its value lies in the hieroglyphics that unlock ancient Egyptian writings, a stone once taken to Paris and later valued for its historic worth.
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British Museum
England
America
Right to feel aggrieved over Carey Act appeals in irrigation case
United States Attorney William C. Bristol, following a Crook county visit with Special Inspector Thomas B. Neuhausen, critiques Columbia Southern Irrigation Company and the Carey Act in reclamation projects. He seeks to pause funds tied to patent and warns settlers’ frustrations over distant water access while noting wider legal questions and state powers under the Carey Act. Salem reports that the attorney general affirms state authority to set reclamation terms and settlement conditions under the Carey Act, with contracts and potential mandamus implications for deeds and water rights under Portland Irrigating Company and Deschutes Land Company developments.
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United States
William C. Bristol
Crook County
Thomas B. Neuhausen
Interior Department
Dalles Chronicle
Bristol
Juntin
Washington
Columbia Southern Irrigation Company
Journal
Salem
J. B. Morson
Deschuten Land Company
Portland
State Land Board
Portland Irrigating Company
Mertlers
Congres
Water Users’ Association
Anf
Mandamus
Comet Panics Over Lalande Predictions
The 18th century astronomer Joseph Jerome Lafrancais de La lande challenged Newton's view that Earth comets could not collide with the planet. His unread Paris Academy paper caused public panic when rumors spread that destruction was near, prompting police to publish warnings. Panic persisted for about a quarter century.
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Joseph Jerome Lafrancais de Lalande
Newton
Providence
French Academy
Lalande
The Printing Press as a Greatest Invention
The text lauds the printing press as the most useful invention for humanity. It quotes a philosopher on mind and asserts intellect drives civilization, crediting the press with advancing human mastery and progress above all else.
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New York American
Origin of Hurrah Pronounced Battle Cry from Norse Roots
A Pittsburg Post note traces hurrah to the old Norse battle cry Tur a le Thor ald us, surveying its journey through history from huzza to hurray. It contrasts popular Jewish hosannah theories with a broad etymology across nations. It cites widespread use as a war cheer in various forms and languages.
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Thor
Pittsburg
Good Wearing Qualities and Boston Fruit Dealer Ad
Donatallo, a Greek dealer in Boston fruit, has built a small fortune while advertising his stand. A sample headline he produced reads American and Foreign Fruit Noted For Their Durability. Yeouth's Companion.
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Donatallo
Boston
Yeouth
Proverbs For All Occasions Card Quotation
Witty quip exchanges border a proverb inspired exchange. A sardonic remark notes a win today while cautioning against folly as the foreboding of evil. The East Oregonian refrain promises comprehensive news coverage.
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Washington Star
Lumbermen in Carolina conference eye mill curtailment
Sumpter, August 23 Leading lumbermen of the Carolinas gather to discuss plans to lift markets after a prolonged slump. They may agree to shut mills for a few weeks to reduce output and push prices higher.
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Sumpter, & C
Carolinas
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Milton
City
van Halteren
Kirksville
Baden
Robert E. Allen
Carey Law
East Oregonian
the Fair Dep’t. Store
Pendleton, Oregon
Northern Pacific
W. Adams
Oregon
Northern Pacific Railway
A. D. Charlton
Ore
Northwestern
Matlock Building
Byers
Pendleton Roller Mills
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