Local Pendleton Ads Highlight Shops and Offers
Bowman's photo studio headlines local photography with new novelties while Oregon Lumber Yard promotes fuel and wood products. Ingrams grocery advertises pickled lambs tongue and fresh bread. the Pastime theater teases free gifts and New Year events. A five acre ranch for sale east of Pendleton and a found purse at the Episcopal sale round out the notice set.
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Reno
Oakwood
Oregon
J. B. Hailey
Express
Welch
Pretty Doll
Pendleton
P. D
M. B. Keys
Golden Rule Hotel
Malia
A. C. Koch
Empire Block
Bowman's
Ingram’s
Water From Nolin Well Ties Typhoid Outbreak
Dr Cr J Smith analyzes Nolin area well water and reports vegetable and animal matter present in the sample. He recommends the water not be used as a preventive measure against a typhoid epidemic. Residents forwarded the sample for testing.
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Nolin
Cr. J. Smith
Sy, Smith
Surgeon’s Servant Turns Applicant In Dissecting Room Test
Mme X questions an applicant about serving a table and carving skills. The reply asserts assurance of competence, citing ten years as a surgeon’s servant in a dissecting room as proof of ability. The exchange highlights the era’s emphasis on practical experience and craft.
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Mme. X
What sort of steed in the days of chivalry
Quip from the Baltimore American cites a pun on knight and nightmare. A brief joke lines the column, noting the era’s lore and humor while nodding to medieval imagery. No further context provided.
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Baltimore
Neighborly suspicion sparks a parlor intrigue
In a brief exchange Dora questions whether her sister is in love with Mr Simpkins. Dora notes she allows children to remain in the parlor when he calls, hinting at family dynamics and social scrutiny.
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Mr. Simpkins
Dora
Burglars Blamed in Kansas City Store Explosion
A fragmented Kansas City newspaper item reports burglars linked to a store blast. The readable text shows a tense exchange quoting a speaker asking if the culprits are shoplifters, reflecting local crime coverage vibe.
Are you able to keep a cook Washington Herald remark
A brief Washington Herald exchange notes a response to keeping a cook. The remark contrasts financial feasibility with diplomatic concerns, hinting at political maneuvering and domestic staffing considerations in a wartime or policy context.
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Washington Herald
Clein Beds at the St. Elmo at Reasonable Rates
Clein offers lodging at the St Elmo with reasonable rates. The notice highlights affordable accommodations for travelers, suggesting reliable service and steady availability. Local readers are invited to inquire about rooms and current pricing.
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St. Elmo
Pendleton Echo social round of visiting residents
Attorneys and residents from Echo Hermiston Athena and nearby towns are listed as visitors and travelers in Pendleton. Names include G W Coutts Chris Meade HH McLane W T McLeod Ss E Carr Harvey Wolf C J Mitchell Frank Hayes Jock Vincent Major Lee Moorhouse E J Richmond Miss Gladys Hamley Miss Lottie Wilson Roy Baxton Roy Frazier and others visiting relatives friends or conducting business across Pendleton Asotin Walla Walla and Vancouver area.
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G. W. Coutts
Echo
Chris Meade
Hermiston
Price
Pendleton
Will Moors
HH. McLane
Athena
W. T. McLeod
Myrick
Ss. E. Carr
Adaman Pendleton
William Scott
Hidaway
Grace Whittaker
Nye
EF. W. Eggerth
Picot Rock
W. F Braun
M. McLane
J. P McMachern
Helix
Frank Hayes
Portland
Wilbird Bond
J. DB. Stanfield
Bank of Echo
E. J. Richmond
Walla Walli
Kennedy
James Arkell
Birch Creek
Gladys Hamley
Walla Walla
Roy Frazier
Milton
Jennie Wilson
Lottie Wilson
Roy Baxton
W. L. Thompson
Thompson
Asotin
Wash
Jesse Payne
Weston
J. B. Kennedy
G. W. Perringer
Walla Wath
Pred Weber
San Francisco
Mine Timbers Increase Anthracite Cost Eight Cents Per Ton
The mine timber expense raises anthracite cost by eight cents per ton. The Vegetar ian Magazine notes annual timber demand from roughly 150000 acres of forest for cross ties tram road rollers and prop timbers. Gangways use two nine to ten foot legs thirteen inch diameter with five foot spacing. a colliery may hold about 1000 sets per gangway and ten gangways per colliery. Timber life averages two years with 45 percent decay and rest worn by breakage and insects. Treatment with oils or salts extends life.
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Vegetarian Magazine
The Marble Trick Through Odd Perceptions Revealed
A St. Louis Republic fragment explains a set of antique tactile tricks. Crossing forefingers while holding a marble makes the object feel two distinct touches and a pencil between fingers or lips creates parallel-bar sensations. A nose illusion shows one nose seeming longer, explained by edge perception when both fingers touch simultaneously.
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St. Louis Republic
Woman laments insurance adjustment after hotel fire
Mrs. F. Myers accuses B. L. Barry and T. L. Dunsmore of misrepresentation in an insurance loss settlement at He lix. She says Oregon Fire Relief Association and Oregon Merchants Mutual insured her stock, but she accepted 125 dollars though losses totaled 175 dollars. She warns others against these agents.
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East Oregonian
Helix
Oregon Fire Relief Association
McMinnville
Oregon
Taleo
Oregon Merchants Mutual
Dayton
B. L. Barry
T. L. Dunsmore
Barry and Dunsmore
Barry
Dunsmore
F. Myers
Youthful Courting Echoes In Street Conversation
A young man tries to win Bobby's sister Tetrie by coaxing details about her pleasure with a caller. Bobby confirms the sister was pleased, recalling her remark about Mr Brown calling while he was out.
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Bobby
Tetrie
Sali
Clergyman Marrying Couple Asks Blessing On Riches
A devout minister prayed for the couple's prosperity during their wedding and urged divine favor on the man's business. When asked his occupation the groom replied he kept a saloon, prompting the minister to murmur to his wife that God need not answer that part of the prayer.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Lord Kelvin’s Role in Atlantic Cable Success
The article credits the late Lord Kelvin, then William Thomson, with crucial calculations and experiments that made long cable signaling possible. It notes his discovery that current arrives gradually, the mirror galvanometer translating impulses, and that ignoring his theory led to the 1858 cable’s ruin by strong currents.
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Lord Kelvin
William Thomson
Atlantic
Marriage legality questioned for Trenton couple
Ex mayor John Briest alleges Acting Mayor John D Howell had no legal authority to wed Miss Mary Aukel Birch and Seligman Abel Myers. Lawyers say city charter powers do not grant the acting mayor marriage authority, which requires a separate state statute. The couple reportedly left for their honeymoon amid the dispute.
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Trenton
John Briest
John D. Howell
Mary Aukel Birch
Burlington
Seligman Abel Myers
New York City
New York Times
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F. E. Livengood & Co
Ladies Home Journal
Main Street
Gray Bros. Grocery CO
Bowman Photo Studio
St. Elmo Rooms
Oregon Lumber Yard
Ingram’s Grocery
Ingrams
Water Street
Kansas City
A. C. Koeppen, & Brothers
Co. E. Johnson
Trrngon
J. F. Heaber
Harvey Wolf of
P. Crourkin
C. J. Mitchell
New
Lee Moorhouse
C. E. Baker
The
Herald
Frank Noda
Jock Vincent
Goon
Peoria
W. P. Temple
Perrindale
Miasea Lurle
Grace Dorothy
Roy T. Tishop
Salem
William McCorkell
Mary Eckley Hoge
T. P Gilwnd
Paul
Robert Gilliland
Sunnybrick Ranch
Pilot Track
Earl Hacker
D. B. Waffle
Mrs. Waffle
Baker City
the Cable
Pendleton Cloak & Suit House
Voile
Panamas
BIG Six Store
E. Court St
J. A. Cobb
City Steam Dye Works
Frank B. Clopton & CO
Pendleton Roller Mills
Byers
Roleys
Pendleton Drug Company
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