Milton Notes in February Personal Items
Milton residents share updates on visits, new buildings, and local happenings. Belgian hares multiply, Rev Cartwrights arrive for meetings, and a planned implement house near the depot edges Milton life. A child dies from an accidental gunshot as Old Fiddlers contest and social events loom at the opera house.
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Milton
David Ress
Palouse
John
Joe Lawson
J. Hayes
Willan Nichols
S. A. Miller
J. 3. Vinson
D. C. Sanderson
Waltshuro
Moscow
Idaho
E. McKnight
R. L. Cartwrights
G. R. Bayly
Mill Street
Dry Creek
B. F. Williams
Walla Walla
Mise Jennie Dykes
D. J. Kirke
JL E Nichols
L. L Berry
William Miller
T. L. Taylor
H. L. Frazier
Lida Niel
York
Wes‘ton
Huff
Here
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Freewater
Odd Fellows' Cemetery
Opera House
Messrs
Burton
Kyle
Wrong Number Romance Ends Abruptly at Carnival
A Walla Walla man pursued a long telephone romance with a woman he never met. He planned to recognize her at the Red Men's Carnival by a carnation, but arrived to find a short, elderly woman instead, leaving him with a ruined love fantasy and a new aversion to telephones and carnations. Also includes a patent remedy ad for Moki Tea and drugstore notices.
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Walla Walla
Union
Special chair for Idaho senator Heyburn in senate
It is thought a special chair will be needed in the United States Senate for W B Heyburn Idaho senator elect. The report recalls a prior instance when a large Alabama senator Pixon A Lewis required a specially built chair after taking seat April 22 1844 and serving until his death October 25 1848.
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United States Senate
W. B. Heyburn
Elert
Idaho
Senate
Pixon A. Lewis
Alabama
Chicago Chronicle
Blood Elixir Claim Written Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Ackers Blood Elixir claiming to cure impure blood and ailments like sores and headaches. It promises a positive guarantee and lists prices, with references to F W Schmidt and Teutsch’s as merchant names and unrelated products.
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F. W. Schmidt
Great Cost of Columbia River Travel Through Cascades
The Columbia journey offers two routes. The Dalles boat leaves Portland at 7 a.m. to head south via Willamette and into the Columbia, passing Vancouver on the Washington side. The transit features sawmills, pulp mills, quarries, and a growing payroll, with a notable canal at the Cascades built to tame the river. The voyage reveals weathered river towns, a parade ground in Vancouver, historic Hudson Bay Company heritage, and enduring admiration for the river’s rugged beauty.
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Cascades
Columbia
Portland
Willamette
Mt St. Helen
Washington
Hudson Bay Company
John MacLaughlin
St. Lawrence
Hudson Bay
Vancouver
Sam
Bam
Cainal
Oregon
McLoughlin
Old Oregon
Ralph
Multnemual
Port Je Mor
Pulees
Columbus
Scott's Emulsion Promises To Aid Failing Growth In Children
The ad asserts half the world’s children need nourishment from Scott's Emulsion to grow properly. It praises its predigested fat, palatable taste, and rapid uptake, warns against wines and cordials, and offers a free sample on request.
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Scott
Real Estate Bargains Expand Farms and Ranches Offer
A local real estate notice advertises a larger and better selection of farms stock ranches and city properties for sale plus a substantial tract of land in Eastern Washington near the wheat region. The listing highlights broad options for buyers seeking agricultural and urban holdings.
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Washington
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Alexander
Lexander
Jin’s
Pasmike
Throcery Co
Worst
Monopole
D. Kemler & Son
Alta Street
Savings Bank
Acker
W. H. Hooker & Co
Buffalo
N. Y
F. W. Schmidt & Co
New Implement House
Epworth League
M. E. Church, South
MFL
Umatilla County
MEL
Cclty
Jgnorance
Bliss
Woman's Magazine
Nicory
Fireside
J .Lynn & Co
Uncle Sam
W. H. Hockey & Co
Teutsch's
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