Pioneer Boats on the Columbia River
Sketch recounts Oregon citizens building the first Columbia River steamboat the Columbia at Upper Astoria in 1850. It covers its launch by General Adair, its voyages to Portland and Cascades, the Flint and renaming to Fashion, and notes on the Mary, Wasco, Ocean Bird, and Keoka, with ties to the Oregonian newspaper and early Portland business figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia River
Columbia
Oregon
Upper
Astoria
Adair
Old Fort Dalles
Portland
Emily Marlin
J. B. Crosten
Cascades
Flint
mid-Columbia
New York
Mary
Wasco
Casscades
C. & N. Company
Inland Empire
Erie
Teaser
Pioneer
San Francisco
Ocean Bird
Captain Halls
Oregonian
Tiver
Captain Hall
Ocean Pird
Drver
Bey
Thomas Lang
Angista
Boston
Louie Davenport
Mra E F. Wood
Iowa Woman Uses Cuthura Remedies for Widespread Eczema
A Iowa woman reports severe eczema covering her body with chest face and neck erupting in scales and crusts. Despite the symptoms she maintains strong faith in Cuthura remedies for skin diseases as treatment.
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Iowa
Wonderful Cure by Cuticura Remedies
A patient recounts a severe chest to body eruption that spread over the neck face arms and body. Trusting Cuticura Remedies, the eruption cleared after using the complete treatment and has not returned in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fsat
Clatsop Family Ties Linked to Ocean Bird Sailors
A fragment from a Clatsop Beach notice recalls Captain Flanders and Captain Michel in a family network. It mentions Michell, husband of the last full-blood Clat son, and Stin-le-tune a late sailor on the Ocean Bird who died aged. Jennie, a white name for Stin-le-tune, is said to describe a San Francisco voyage with her husband on the Ocean Bird. Captain Michel, once of the middle river, is noted as a son of these people.
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Captain Flanders
Lewis
Michell
Stin-le-tune
Clatsop Beach
Jennie
San Francisco
Michel
Middle River
Hotel St George Guests and Associates Listing
A long OCR style roster lists visitors and associates connected to the Hotel St George and Hotel Pendleton. Names include Percy Hughes Echo Thos A Edwards Tennessee J W Rainig Echo and many others with cities such as Portland Spokane Corbett McManua Echo and San Francisco. The fragmentary note reads as a guest and business contact roll call with multiple individuals and locations.
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Hotel
St. George
Percy Hughes
Echo
Thos. A. Edwards
Tennessee
J. W. Rainig
W. J. Shirey
Portland
A. B. Thomson
Oliver P. Morton
James Peters
L. B. McManua
McMichael
J. J. Russe
W. Jobland
Spokane
C. W. Leather
H. Howson
Corbett
J. BE. Clungley
San Francisco
G. E. Burns
Tacoma
A. W. Agnew
Thomas W. Tucker
William Hughes
Pendleton
Ray
Crystal
Medford
Fred
Great tree falls on bunk house killing two in Washington
Near Holcomb Washington a large tree toppled onto a Japanese bunk house during the night killing two occupants and wounding three others who are expected to die. Government sawmill No 2 near St Teaho burned causing about 2000 in losses, suspected to be spontaneous combustion in sawdust.
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Holcomb
Wash
St. Téaho
Charlies Bartlett
Trade in Umbrellas Marked by Varied Quality Lines
Auction notes describe a range of umbrella covers with Paragot frames and natural wool handles, priced from $1.25 to $2.00, then stepping up to $30. The text contrasts finer twill coverings and fancy handles with lower grade lineups in a concise pricing overview.
Imports Could Be Grown Tere Says Hawley Resigns Plans
The piece notes US imports of drugs and dyes totaling about 60 million dollars yearly and argues for domestic cultivation of camphor licorice and belladonna. It mentions Congressman-elect W C Hawley resigning as Willamette University professor and Clyde Lloyd drowning after falling from the new Spokane bridge nine miles from Spokane.
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United States
Parming
Department of Agriculture
Pennesylvania
Belladonna
W. C. Hawley
Willamette University
Clyde Lloyd
New International
Spokane River
Spokane
Kerchief Collection and Slippers Featured in Holiday Sale
Pendleton advertises a rich kerchief collection for the holidays and a Children s Slippers range priced from 0c to 1 25. The notice highlights gift items and seasonal values for shoppers.
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Pendleton
Of Course They Did Not Steal Coal Trial Verdicts
The trial of Thomas Wynn Roy McChesey and Fred Ashburn on coal theft charges ended with Wynn found not guilty after a six member jury. McChesney and Ashburn had their cases remitted on motion by the prosecutor, following the Wynn proceeding before Justice Cecil.
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Steustoff Bros
Salem
Seattle
King County
Cottonwood
Itaho
Jed Willams
Henry Billing
Mullan
Idaho
Coeur Walenes
Mullan Group ‘of Claims
Yaki
Henry J. Stroud
A. J. Kitt
Dierks
Miller
Thomas Wynn
Roy McChesey
Fred Ashburn
Northern Pacific
Justice Cecil
Wynn
John W. Campbell
Will Elgin
John Finkbeiner
Ben Wirth
Homer Williams
Fight ends nasal catarrh with salve claim
For twenty years W. L. Rawls of Bells Tennessee fought nasal catarrh. He writes that applying Pucklen's Arnica Salve to the pore surface reduced swelling and soreness and the symptoms disappeared permanently. Best salve in existence, 25 cents at Tallman & Co.'s druggists.
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W. L. Rawls
Bells
Tenn
Tallman & Co
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TILE
Dalles
Cutigura
Northwest News
Arthur Hemenway
Washington Water Power Company
Hemenway
Maxwell Avenue
Monroe Street
Sait
Claus
Northwest
City
Ruster Brown Shoemaker Clown
Jumping Clown
Acrobats
Buster Brown
Tig
Ferrie
Minatret
Fanny
Parrel Laws
Lotto
Peralan
Crazy Traveler
Peoples Warehouse
Guiotte
Waltz
Good Old A. & A
Wedding of the Winds
St. Louis
Ray Paul
The
East Oregonian
Pendleton Drug CO
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