Irish Birth Storm Over Picture Show in Butte
In Butte Montana a crowd of Irish birth residents protested a film featuring Theda Parra by forcing the theatre to substitute a different movie. A four-member Irish-born executive group warned the manager that the establishment would be wrecked if the objectionable picture continued. The protest recalls earlier incidents of Irish-American censorship at local theatres.
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Butts
Mont
Concea
Theda Para
Butte
Corn Remedy Ad Claims Pain Relief From Groaning Corn
An old advertisement promotes Gere-1t Neve as a corn remover claiming quick relief from corn pain. It touts fast action with “drops of ete thereon” and suggests customers try the product available through Lawrence & Thienco and sold in Pendleton. It cites endorsements from Talimen & Co and Economy.
Unscrupulous Mockery Sparks Outrage Across Community
A crude, racist caricature circulated, depicting a Black man with a monkey chain and imitating an Irishman. The act sparked condemnation from residents and calls for accountability from local leaders. Community groups urge stronger standards against hateful imagery and discrimination.
Typhus Ravages Poland and Baltic Provinces
Warsaw reports a Red Cross survey showing one million people afflicted by typhus in Poland and Baltic regions. Lack of cleaning facilities, influx of Russian refugees, and inadequate delousing lead to the outbreak. Authorities note six percent of incoming masses evade stations.
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Warshaw
Poland
Baltic
American Red Cross Commission
Speculation in fruit discussed by packers
Seattle February 20. At the fifth annual Skookum Packers' association convention growers shippers and bankers debated fruit speculation and central storage. Speakers urged a storage plant and growers to ship from a secure point. Attendance reached a record 160 with participants from Washington Oregon and Idaho as sessions run through Saturday morning.
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Seattle
Wash
Fintela
Skookum Packers’ Association
Seattle /Port commission
Orchardiets
Skookom Packers' Association
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Child’s Kidnaping Tale Sparks Swift Local Hunt
Solih Bend Washington February 1900 Segrid Erickson a 12 year old girl daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Erickson recounted being chloroformed by two strangers and carried into the woods Tuesday night She admitted she vanished for thrill after mother’s absence and planned to visit Seattle where her aunt resides Sheriff McDonald and Kelly Andrews Cotcullan sniper from the late war tracked the hunter across 20 miles with repeated doubles and believed one of the men sought
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Solih Bend
Wash
McDonald
Kelly Andrews
Mn Hunter
Elderly Digestive Help from Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
An old health piece notes aging slow digestion affects stomach muscles and digestive organs, urging mild laxatives over strong cathartics. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle remedy, claiming long market use since 1892 and offering trial bottles via a Washington Monticello Illinois address.
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Dr. Caldwell
W.B. Caldwell
Daylight Saving Debated Again in Congress
In Washington on February 20, Eastern congressmen push to revive daylight saving by moving clocks one hour forward from late March to late October. Representative OConnell of New York introduces a bill reestablishing the former law, drawing support from Eastern lawmakers while midwestern and southern members oppose it.
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Washington
Congress
Getobler
O'Connell
New York
Jackson County backs debt hike for better roads
Medford reports the county grand jury recommended increasing bonded indebtedness to fund road work. A $500,000 bond issue would finance routes from Medford to Crater Lake, Ashland to Green Springs, and Medford to Ruth in Applegate. The chamber of commerce and 15 county representatives endorsed the bond plan for the May election.
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Medford
Rende
Idekeon Oonrty Grand Jury
Ano
Ronda
Crater Lake
Ashland
Green Springs Mountain
Ruth
Applegate
Chamber of Commerce
Terrifying Discomforts From Skin Diseases
Terrifying discomforts from skin diseases described as burning itching and discomfort. Claims relief comes from a surface-penetrating treatment marketed as a blood remedy. references S. S. S. with vague claims and an appeal to write to a chief medical advisor in Atlanta.
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S.5.s
S. Perexpert
Dev Ta
Swift iSpecific Co
Dept. 4
Atlanta, Ga
Fragmentary Pulpit Exchange Sparks West End Scandal
A garbled article fragment describes a preacher reciting only the first line of a hymn as a disturbance erupts in the West End church scene, hinting at broader social scandal and public intrigue surrounding the service.
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West End
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Midi States
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Faria
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Lar Bill
Umatilla Flour & Grain Company Inc
Pendleton, Oregon
London
W. H. Reynolds
Inland Empire Rank Ride
Thors
C. Omart
Malin Street
Lassen
Riverside
Walla Walla
C. W. Lassen
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