Reforming Oregon Boundary Debates Stir 1900 Northwest
Historical notes recount a 1875 boundary proposal by Kelly to divide Oregon at the Snake River and annex southern Washington lands. The piece lists petitions from Walla Walla and surrounding areas, granges and residents reacting to proposed changes, with hotel arrivals and a Karl’s Clover Root Tea ad interrupting the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tittle
Kastae
Cascades
Portland
Walla Walla
Mound Country
Oregon
Strowman
Ciren
Snake River
Wallin
Kelly
Goonnasionere
Baker and Folsom's Furniture Stock Promises Low Christmas Prices
Pendleton shoppers are urged to buy furniture for Christmas from Baker and Folsom. The store offers a complete line of rockers, desks, dining tables, buffets, reclining chairs, plus a large carpet selection with low prices across the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deo Baker & Folsom
Pendleton
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted for leg fright wound cure
LaGrange resident Danforth suffered six months with a frightful leg wound before Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it in ten days. Ad touts the salve for wounds boils burns and pain and notes collections and notices for debts due by January 1 with attorney action possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y A. Danforth
LaGrange
Fia
Bucklen
Tallamn & Co
Old Lady Mary Jane Pyle Freed After 1806 Murder Conviction
Mary Jane Pyle, 81, and her son John Horn were convicted at Walla Walla in 1806 for murder. Pyle has been released from the state penitentiary and now resides with her son William Horn at Lakeside, Washington, with rapidly failing health due to stomach cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Pyle
John Horn
Walla Walla
State
William Horn
Lakeside
Wash
Wheat Market Review at Loon Mills Pendleton and Portland notes
The Pendleton market shows wheat barely holding its price with No 1 redfath and club payments under pressure as tonnage hopes spark rumors of higher charters. Portland reports quiet trade with large stocks, exporters cautious, prices steady, and holiday slowdowns reflecting a weak near term outlook. Cattle and hog quotes shift across Chicago and Omaha with varied price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Columbia
Portland
Commercial Review
Samaritan
Hether
Europe
Wailea Walla Club
San Francisco
Deafness Cure By Jawel Epatications Warned
A ragged advertisement warns that deafness cannot be cured by jawel epatications and urges a specific mucous lining treatment. It offers a monetary reward for proof and promotes Hall's Family Pills as the remedy, with sales listed across Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volarrh
Tolgdo
Hall
Debating Society Formed in Porcheton Oregon
A Porcheton Oregon debating society forms to give young men weekly opportunities to discuss current questions. The inaugural topic debated Whether there is more pleasure in anticipation than in realization. Judges favored the affirmative team led by Redd and Leeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno
Gollier
A. J. Owens
Redd
Leeds
Kevalved
Young
Themeahved
Nex
Untitled notice from association building
Thursday evening January 10 in the office of H. Filter in the association building at 7 45 to meet about young men care in vited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Filter
Edith Hilton Aged Five Traveled Alone From Walla Walla
Edith Hilton five years old arrived in Pendleton from Walla Walla at 5 PM seeking her Aunt Fanny. A crowded depot caused a miscue and the child became temporarily homeless in a strange town before being found and taken home safely. She left a package with a man at the depot who still holds it, willing to return it if asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Hilton
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Fanny
Portland
Salt Revives Life by Heart Restorative Solution
University of Chicago researchers Professors Jacques Loeb and D. J. Lingle report a salt solution can revive extinct life by restoring rhythmic heart action. They tested on auricular and ventricular muscle using graded acid and electric treatments, claiming a life prolonging principle within certain salt proportions, with results not yet public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago Profemora
Jacques Loeb
D. J. Lingle
Loeb
Lingle
Hostetter’s Bitters Promoted as Universal Healer
A garbled ad touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for constipation indigestion dyspepsia diarrhea nervousness sleeplessness and fever and ague. It warns buyers to obtain the genuine product with a private warranty marked on the bottle neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Long Island Will Bloom Irrigation Plan on Columbia Island
A contract lets Nelson Rich of North Yakima build rock walls and water wheels in the Columbia River near Umatilla to irrigate a peach orchard owned by a syndicate headed by Dr. N. G. Blalock of Walla Walla. The project calls for 25 000 dollars upfront and uses current power to lift water via buckets attached to endless chains.
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Nelson Rich
North Yakima
Walla Walla Sta
Columbia River
Umatilla
N. G. Blalock
Walla Walla
Columbia
Doctor King’s New Life Pills Sold at Tallman & Co
A health advert extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as restoring stamina and vigor by improving brain and body power. Sold at Tallman & Co. drug store, the copy urges readers to use the remedy for strong health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uae
King
Tallman & Co
Karl's Clover Root Toa Blood Purifier and Tie Builder
A long running remedy named Karl's Clover Root Toa sold for many years with a guarantee promising money refunds if results are not satisfactory. The advertised price is 2 cents and 50 cents with a Tallman & company attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
Anmures
Tallman Hy
Tallman
Missing Philadelphia Lawyer Stirton Reported in Portland
Philadelphia lawyer Frank A. Stirton is believed detained in Portland. Relatives offer a reward for information aiding his return, amid concerns he may be demented. Cascade red fir dry wood product listed with contact phone Main 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Stirton
Philadelphia
Portland
Wood, A
Shaw &O
Cascade Red Fir
Pensioning Plan For Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Workers
Directors of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad consider a pensioning scheme for employees. The plan would fund disability or death benefits by sharing costs, with the company paying part and workers contributing. If adopted it could affect 26 000 to 10 000 employees and would resemble a mutual benefit association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Ace
Chenwelves
Notice to Contractors for School District Renovations
Sealed proposals may be received by the clerk of School District No 16 Bast Oregonian building up to 12 o'clock p m January 2 2001 for remodeling repairing and fitting up of the building to be used as a school house at Court and Heaureyard with two water closets on the same property Plans and specifications by architect T F Howard will be on exhibition at the office of T K Howard Clerk Luna Bishop December 27 1000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Howard
Luna Bishom
Castoria’s enduring claim echoes through decades
The notice references a long standing trademark history linked to the phrase The Miad You Have Always Bought and the warning bears the signature of Case 1 Porc, signaling a historical provenance over thirty years.
Doctors advise compounding to ensure exact quantity and quality
The note implies that physicians want compounded medications to guarantee the precise amount and standard of ingredients for patients. It references a local link to Brock McComas at Dinner Main and Court Sw Pendleton as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brock
Mccomas Dinner Main and
Court Sw
Pendleton
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Heatfeld
Spokane
TH Klosekner
KB Hoard
Bisfeldt
C M Charlton
Salem
R Glendinning
R Brown
D Shults
W Smith
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J Johnson
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CL Knite and Wife
J F Cornish
Omaha
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A, Harvey
Garrete
China Haviland & Co
China
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van Orsdall & Ross
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Tallman & OO
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Weekly Market Review
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Maries
Long Island
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Qi Meisa Wy
Glen Ellen
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Todiggeation
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Taliman
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