Captain Eli Here Years Ago Tells of Union County Visit
An elderly sea veteran Captain EH, famed for whaling tales, visited the East Oregonian office and recounted reminiscences from Pendleton to Union County. He recalled a 1876 debut lecture, a rough wagon trek across the land, and a political audience where a joke about a whale suckling its young derailed a county judge's campaign, forever tainting his political fortunes.
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Pendleton
Union
Captain EH
Northwest
East Oregonian Office
Omaha
Weston
Wella Walla
Unton
Ruben
Eastern College
Rexall Mucu-Tone Promises to Cure Catarrh
Famous beauty expert Madam Swift touts Rexall Mucu Tone as a cure for systemic catarrh and claims it clears complexions by purifying the blood. The Pendleton Drug Co in Pendleton Oregon sells 50c and 1.00 bottles with a money back guarantee and mail order service.
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Rexall Muon
Swift
26Th St
New York City
Hay
Pendleton Drug Co
Pendleton
Ore
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Relief for Catarrh
The soothing spray of Ely's Liquid Cream Balm in an atomizer brings relief to catarrh sufferers as it dislodges thick discharge and frees the breath. Containing the healing elements of the solid form it satisfies users. Sold by druggists for 1s or mailed by Ely Bros 66 Warren Street New York.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Reputation of a Chicken Thief Haunts Boss-Sambo Tale
A terse line delves into a character named Boss-Sambo struggling with a feared rep as a chicken thief. The fragment hints at social pressure and longing to shed a notorious nickname within a tough community.
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Sambo
Gramto
Tink
Sul
Sports Gossip and Moves Around National Leagues
The column surveys baseball and boxing chatter from across the nation. Notes include Moyer resigning as South Atlantic League president, Clark Griffith testing sixteen pitchers in Cincinnati, boxing plans in Boston and New York, Stricklett possible Brooklyn return, Terre Haute boxing relaxations, Pirates seeking higher salaries, Freyfuse buying a ball park, Minneapolis under Collings, Gans Erne bout delayed, Clarkson Park named for John Clarkson, Eastern league annex ambitions, umpire tensions with fans, Hank O Day contract, Pullman effort to curb umpires, Johnson and Comiskey boating along, Columbus renamed Arch City, and Wisconsin Illinois league friction with Wausau.
Vinol Strengthens Bodies After Illnesses and Colds
It tastes good and creates strength and vitality. Vinol is a cod liver and iron medicine without oil, superior to cod liver oil and emulsions because it disagrees with no one. It supports body builders, the elderly, delicate children, and recovery after sickness or coughs and colds.
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HE Bradfield Regulator Co
Eli
Sven
The
Spokane Club
Charles W. Moyer
South Atlaintic League
Clark Griffith
Cincinnati
Kelly
Jem Driscoll
Leach Cross
Fielh Entertainment
Sailor Burke
Billy Madden
National Commission
Elmer Stricklett
Brooklyn
Hugh Jennings
Detroit
Calder Stanage
George Stallings
Terre Haute
Pittsburgh Pirates
Barney Freyfuse
Jim Collings
Boston
Minneapolis
American Association
Joe Gans
Young Erne
Philadelphia
Joseph
Bay City
Mich
Clarkson
John Clarkson
Trenton
Syracuse
Cleveland
Blues
Hank O'Day
Pullman
Ban Johnson
Charlie Comiskey
Mississippi
Harry Pulliam
Charlie Murphy
Columbus
Ohio
Billy Clymer
Indianapolis
Louisville
Wausau
Rhair
Pendleton Drug Company
Buster Brown
Buster
Sammie
Brown Doe CO
Selby
Der’s
Sorosis
Bre Onkaal
C. B. Lyman
Portland
San Francisco
East
Court St
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