Echo News Notes From January Brief Record of County Events
Special correspondence reports on Echo Oregon December activities. Capt J H L Alexander visits Pendleton as land inspector. Christmas ball at city hall draws ninety couples. church services and dances planned for New Year. Local hires include Nona Houser at post office, Miss Brown to publish weekly Echo paper with partner Mr. Stratton. D R Lyle expands Hotel Woho, Joel Halstead builds and sells lots, Pugsley and Miller plan homes and rentals. Newport Land & Construction progresses Furnish ditch with 160 men, irrigation to 10,000 acres. Locals return from Pendleton. Umatilla River Water users plan by January end. social visits noted among residents.
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Nona Houser
Pendleton
John Dorn
MRE
Beho
Odd Fellows
Spike
Olivee
Echo
Brown
Dallon
Eeho
Mr. Stratton
D R. Lyle
Woho
Joel Halstead
Henry Miller
J. D. Pugsley
Pugassey
Charles H. Gardener
Butter Creek
Newport Land & Construction Company
Furnish
Holgate
KR. B. Willamson
Klamath Falls
Avi
Williamson
Gover
Quiet Milton Christmas Amid Diphtheria Precautions
Christmas passed quietly in Milton due to diphtheria. Homes held small gatherings with limited guests. Notables included Mrs 10. Banderton of Pomeroy and her son Charles visiting Mr and Mrs R B Bean. Also dinners hosted by Mrs J Williamson and others. several residents traveled or returned from nearby towns for the holidays.
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Milton
Banderton
Pomeroy
Charles
Apoluune
R. B. Bean
J. Williamson
Indian education figures for 1905 show rising enrollment
Secretary of the Interior reports 1905 Indian education across 267 schools with 26 437 government pupils and 30 196 total enrollment in all schools. Average attendance up 183 from 1904. Funds for school construction and improvements total 956 800 across federal and nonreservation programs.
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Gontnina
Hampton
Finont
Two Uses of Water in Klamath Project Revealed
Two engineers from the Klamath Falls reclamation service traveled to the lower Klamath River to study irrigation impact. They note irrigation serves multiple aims beyond mining, with some land under lift wheels and gated patches along the stream, while gold deposits remain in the lower river valleys. The piece also advertises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion with promotional copy.
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Klamath Falls
Klamath River
Klamath Basin
Itn Il
Engagement Resulting From Philippine Trip Controversy
A Philippine trip led to public engagement rumors involving Representative Sherley of Lonteville and Miss Mignon Critton of Btaten Talani. The announcement linked Nichola Longworth Woods and the president’s daughter in social intrigue.
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Philippine Janker Whehington
Tats
Philippine Trip
Anager Sherley
Lonteville
Mise Mignon Critten
Btaten Talani
Kentucky
Tatto
Royal grant lets Earl wear nightcaps in court
King Mary grants Henry, Earl of Sussex, leave to wear his nightcap in her presence and anywhere in the realm. The unusual privilege, sealed in letters, allows him to wear his expo or nightcap or two of them at will during life, in royal presence or others' presence.
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Rightiny
Queen Mary
Earl
Sussex
Annas
Henry
Earl of
Suavex
Fitnwalter
Egreanaud
False teeth as a small battery in the mouth shocks wearer
A dentist recalls a case where two different metals in a patient's dentures formed a tiny battery. Saliva completed the circuit and caused periodic shocks to the tongue, likened to knife thrusts. The dentist insulated the metal, after which the man had no more trouble.
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Tany
New York Press
Origin of Dominos and Power of Animals
Two monks create a game with stones marked with dots that becomes popular across Italy. The tale links Dominos to monastery life and a vowlike wager. A quoted note from Scientific American discusses learning by imitation, arguing animals imitate before reasoning.
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Italy
Won't Eat Foarum A Possum Tale From Creensborg Record
A Creensborg Tennessee Record story notes a farmer tested a possum carcass to see if vultures would eat it. Despite cooking and presenting the meat brown the vultures refused both times, highlighting a strange taste for possums in the animal world.
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Creensborg
Fourpence a Grab eel market tale from Southwark
Curious note on a Southwark eel market near Blackfriars bridge saying eels are sold by the handful for fourpence the grab and now mainly come from Holland and Beatland. It recalls a centuries old local tradition once tied to Blackfriars bridge and neighbors’ lore.
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Lennon
Southwark
Vis
Blackfriars Bridge
Holland
Beatland
Doubtful, Clent Is There on Cause So Bad or Infomonic
Lawyer could not say offhand. London King asks what have you been doing. Do not fear night air. fresh night air better than stale bottled day air. Headetrom and Greenawald, shoe makers at Teutsch's Department Store.
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London
Sugar Beet Factory Planned for Ellensburg Washington
A sugar plant promising 16 million pounds annual output and costing 600000 to 700000 dollars is proposed for Ellensburg Washington. Attorney R E Dockery of Boise said investors from Seattle and the east back the project and a 6000 acre beet farm is targeted with guarantees of 4500 acres secured and 2000 more to come within 60 days. The venture aims to supply Washington state with refined sugar and notes the region's irrigation suitability and demand.
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Wash
RE. J. Dockery
Boise
Portland Telegram
Ellensbore
Seattle
Eilensbure
Beattle
Dockery
Planta
United States
Washington
Ellenaburg
Colorado
Utah
Date
Oregon
Roads In Islands of Philippines Let for 1255 Miles Rail
Contracts for 1255 miles of railroad in the Philippines were opened by the War Department New York investors Speyer & Co and other firms submitted bids to build Luzon Panay Negros Cebu Leyte and Samar lines. Proposals include Manila Railway Company ties and a 4 percent bond guarantee for 20 years on most costs with multiple bidders across Luzon Panay Negros and Cebu.
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Inmiac Bureau
The
War Department
Philippine
Not of Congress
Luzon
Pang, Negron
Cebu
Leyte
Samar
Speyer & Co
New York
Bonda
Manila Railway Company, Limited
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Linxon, Speyer & Co
Manila & Dagupan
Island of
Morria McMicken
Gresakona
G. Poweln
Jacob Furth
B.C. Hughes
Seattle
Kean, van Cortland & Co
J. G. White
Life onSnake Farm Rattlesnake Hunting in Wisconsin
Wisconsin residents along hills and rocky terrain pursue rattlesnake hunting as a new and arduous occupation. The activity centers on Snake Farm life, detailing the dangers and daily routines of those involved.
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Snake Farm
Wisconsin
Mad Chase Health Panic and Old Colville Death
In a chaotic health frenzy the public urged to takeDr Kings New Life Pill for liver and stomach relief offered by Tallman Co. and Brock McComas Co. Joseph Roberts an elderly man from Colville Ward died at his home after drinking, a fire destroying the house and surrounding area. He had lived in Washington for sixty years and joined the Northwest with Hudson Bay Company decades earlier.
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Dr. King
Tallman & Co
Hrock & McComas Co
Joseph Roberts
Colville
Ward
Washington
Northwest
Hudson Bay Company
A Boon to the Bilious
A health note urges readers to consider internal illness over diet for bilious attacks. It explains the liver and stomach require attention and hints at a forthcoming remedy without detailing it.
Beecham's Pills Promising Relief for Digestive Ailments
An early 20th century advertisement touts Beecham's Pills as a remedy for sick headaches, irritable tongue, constipation, and liver sluggishness. It claims quick relief by aiding digestion, assimilating nutrients, and expelling waste without irritating the intestines.
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