Lincoln Review Moment Aide to The President
A reminiscence recounts Abraham Lincoln at a grand fall 1861 review with McClellan. The narrator’s company, on picket duty near Munson's Hill, watches Lincoln pass and offers a sharp, kindly exchange with McClellan. Lincoln's quiet humor endears him to all present.
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B. C. Kidder
Abraham Lincoln
McClellan
Army of the Potomac
Richmond
Munson
Clellan
Duc de Chartres
Count de Paris
Prince de Joinville
MecClellan
Legion of Honor
United States
Mr. Lincoln
Business Space for Rent in East Oregonian Building
Office or store room available in East Oregonian Building on Main Street with steam heat and electric lights. Additional room suitable for office or email store on Webb Street. Inquire at E O office.
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East Oregonian
Main Street
Webb Street
E. O
Woman’s pick for a mate mirrors hat choice
If a woman paid as much attention to selecting a husband as to choosing a hat she would be far happier. The remark contrasts careful grooming and personal style with romantic selection.
Apples in Brazil Rise in Fresh Fruit Imports
Consul-General George F. Anderson reports from Rio de Janeiro that 1908's first ten months saw rise in fresh fruit imports despite overall dip. Apples from the United States form much of the increase, packed iced or shipped without cold storage, with high costs and import duties cutting profits. grapes from Madeira and Portugal comprise most other apple-related imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George FE. Anderson
Rilo de Janeiro
Rite
United States
Portugal
Roller Skates Boom Spreads Across UK Towns
Consul Joseph B. Stephen reports from Plymouth that roller skating has surged in the United Kingdom after an eighteen year gap. London dailies call it the premier indoor amusement and exercise, with an American company noted in the spread.
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Joseph B. Stephen
Plymouth
United Kingdom
England
London
American skate firm expands rink network in Britain
A U S roller skate maker has opened large rinks in seventeen towns across Scotland England Ireland and Wales. Each rink handles about 6000 skaters on average and demand for more rinks is rising fast. Ten thousand pairs of ball bearing steel skates serve Olympia rink crowds, with over 100000 pairs expected in use by mid January. The spread of skating shows growth in Anglian markets and invites American manufacturers to seize the opportunity.
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United States
Scotland
England
Ireland
Wales
Pice
Olympia
Thin Altighe American Company
Angiteh
Catarrh Cure Patent Medicine Ad Promises Reward
An 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure not helped by Pall’s Catarrh Cure. It claims F J Cheney Co of Toledo administers the remedy and asserts testimonials and internal use with blood and system effects.
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Pall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
FP. J. Cheney
Jet, Walding, Kinnin & Marvin
Wholesale Drug
Avoking Responsbility in a Failing Comedy Piece
The Waalington Star quotes manager and Mr Stormington Barnes on common faults in comic works. The manager warns about overreliance on humor while musicians depend on amateur gimmicks.
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Stormington Barnes
Miusiciana
Waalington
One room for rent in East Oregonian building
Unfurnished room available in the East Oregonian building with electric lights and steam heat. Includes bath and hot and cold water on floor. Rate described as very reasonable. Inquiries at the E. O. office.
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East Oregonian
E. O
Roosevelt Lays Cornerstone at Lincoln Birthplace Memorial
President Roosevelt attended ceremonies in Mongeville Kentucky marking the cornerstone lay for a national Lincoln shrine. The project funds total about four hundred thousand dollars and will include a museum hall and a one room birthplace cabin with a movable roof and fireproof materials. dignitaries from France England Missouri and Kentucky joined the crowd of thousands for the Lincoln birthday events.
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Mongeville
Clude
Roonevell
Preaidene Roosevelt
Iay
Carding Gibbons
Ambasextor Jumerind
Abaeiutor Tryce
England
Qhoverior Folk
Missouri
Fen
Dolliver
Wilson
Kentucky
Lincoln Farm
Ford ‘Boothe
Lincoln
Grand Army
Ballistic
Lihooin Farm Association
Johd
Ell Pope
New York
Wee
Lane Wit
Tennessee
Comain & Venitral Court
Witch
Halle
Fatal revolver duel ends deadly feud in town
A violent confrontation between two men and a third party ends with multiple deaths. A widow named Mrs Adame allegedly involved in a long running feud as gunfire erupts from a window, leaving at least two dead and others wounded.
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Piesiago
jJouloney
John Hughi
Eorgsy Rotherside
Mr. Adame
Rabies Fear After Hare Bite Hits Batavia
In Batavia New York farmer Willim Radley and Dr Lefler travel to New York for Pasteur Institute rabies treatment after a hare owned by Radley bit ten people. Doctors suspect the animal had rabies with little doubt.
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Abatavia
N. Y
Willim Radley
Lewkten Road
Lefler
Jare
New York
Pasteur Institute
Radley
Lesler
Permanent Cure for Eczema with Cuticura Ointment
William H. Dean of Newark writes that after seven years with hand eczema he found a permanent cure using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. He reports two boxes of ointment and one cake of soap cured his hands, with continued use for sunburn and shaving.
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Wiliam H. Dean
Newark
Child Suffered With Sores Cured in Two Weeks by Cuticura
Mrs Gertie Laughlin of Ivydale West Virginia reports her daughter suffered leg sores and itchy feet last summer. After trying several remedies, Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured her in two weeks. Source notes Cuticura as best for skin ailments in infants and children.
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Gertie Laughlin
Ivydale
W. Va
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