Elixir of Life Claim Promises Free Cure from Dr Kidd
A sensational ad from Dr James W Kidd of Fort Wayne Indiana announces a discovered elixir of life said to cure all ailments. The doctor claims free distribution by mail to any sufferer who sends name and address after a year of study and experiments. Cures cited include rheumatism neuralgia stomach liver kidney blood and skin diseases along with paralysis and other conditions, promising a risk free path to perfect health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus
Balsa Nasal Relief Ad From New York Brothers
An old style advertisement describes placing balsa into the nostrils to relieve membrane irritation. It promises absorption with immediate relief and notes large size available for 60 cents at a drug store by mail, trial size 10 cents by mail, from BROTHERS at 66 Warren Street, New York.
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Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Butter Creek Stockmen Sell Cattle At 4.35
Echo reports a Friday trainload of nearly 300 fat beef cattle shipped to Seattle by Butter Creek stockmen. Prices averaged 4.35 per hundred dollars. Cattle owners include C. F. Thompson R. M. Stanfield Fred Andrews Dan McCulley and M. T. Allen. About 1500 market cattle remain among a once large stock country now light due to mild winter and steady feeding through February.
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Butter Creek
Echo's New Secret Order Eastern Star Established
Echo notes the establishment of Aurora Chapter Order of the Eastern Star with 29 charter members. Pendleton Bushee Chapter No. 1 members aided in organization. The first meeting was in the new Masonic hall, dedication delayed due to Grand Master William Grace's illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
William Grace
Baker City
Deputy Sheriff Names A C Funk Special Deputy
Sheriff Blakley appoints A C Funk as special deputy to assist with collecting 1901 taxes over the coming weeks. Mrs Luhre asks the court to appoint guardian for her son Glenn Luhrs of Pilot Rock. J S McLean seeks custody of his seven year old son Forest McLean, who was with A T Brown after his 1900 divorce from Helen McLean.
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Blakley
A. C. Funk
Luhre
John Luhie
Pilot Rock
Glenn Luhrs
J. S McLean
Forest McLean
A. T. Brown
Helen McLean
Military Day at Charleston Exposition
Charleston marked Military Day with a parade and exercises drawing crack militia and units from North and South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Florida making the day among the exposition’s most attractive events to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Letter from Belts on oleomargarine tax and sheepmen concerns
NOVGLAS BELTS protests a bill taxing oleomargarine as butter, arguing it harms cattlemen by about two dollars per head. He urges The East Oregonian to fairly assess the law, noting it targets imitation butter and impacts Umatilla County sheep growers and wool industry leaders.
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Umatilla
Sheen
Oregon Wool Growers’ Association
Pilot Rock
Anne
East Oregonian
Novglas Belts
Strick on the Approach to the River
A short report notes Strick on the approach to the river before reaching the water, with emphasis on the path and immediate surroundings observed by officials.
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Strick
Dayton Gun Show Opens With Sharp Scores At Darton Shoot
The opening day of the Dayton Gun Chey tournament attracts entrants from Dayton and nearby cities including Pomeroy Spokane Lewiston Pendleton and Seattle. Winners in multiple events post strong scores amid fine weather, led by Ware and Stephens with high possible marks and a two man team taking top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wash
Cine Apertenen
Pomeroy
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Lewistos
Spokane
Wallace
Wardner
Libby
Montana
Murray
Seattle
Portland
Byortemen
Associatiim
First Tesher
Volorian Waedner
Ware
Pendleton Flint
Ware Spokane
Kettle
Stephens
Knettle
Dern
Jeasible
Were
Filia
Powsili
Walte An Stephens
Stephans
Deserters Captured Return To Fort Walla Walla Fort
Privates James Gideon and Wolmer of the Thirtieth battery Held artillery deserted from Fort Walla Walla yesterday. They were captured at Pasco by Sheriff Javin of Franklin County and brought back to the fort. They will be sent to Vancouver barracks for trial before a general court martial for desertion. The men reportedly wore civilian clothes they allegedly stole from their comrades.
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James Gideon
Wolmer
Fort Walla Walla
Editorial urges oleomargarine stamp and fair taxation stance
The editorials from The Fast Oregonian and The Ditch argue for stamping oleomargarine to clearly separate it from butter and oppose a proposed tax on oleo. They support fair treatment for livestock interests, criticize last minute changes, and emphasize the need to protect consumers and sheepmen while backing the original proposition.
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Fast
Oregonian
Belts
Belts Jetter
McLeary
Minnesota
East Oregonian
Tseue
Jord
The Revised Bible and a Popular Health Remedy
The piece argues the Revised Bible is up to date without changing meaning and asks if people want changes. It endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy for digestion and related ailments, claiming quick benefits and restored health. A private die stamp is noted on the bottle.
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Mrs Harris
Mrs L A Harris a Chicago club member recounts relief from ovarian troubles without surgery. She credits Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and the accompanying “Some tive Wash” after years of pain and costly efforts. The letter urges other women with similar symptoms to try the remedy, noting its claimed safety and efficacy.
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L. A. Harris
Chicago
Neeling
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lyce S. Pinkham
L.A. Haman
Baet Uist St
Lydia Pinkham
Butter Creek Telephone Line to Connect Echo and Pendleton
A new telephone line will connect Butter Creek communities to Pendleton, enabling at home conversations. The 20 mile route from Keho across meadows to the Thompsons place will be completed by the same company, serving Echo businesses and eight nearby farmers. Construction began Friday, with expected rapid progress toward a final link north of town.
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Butter Creek
Pendleton
Acrove
Batter Creek
Thompsons Place
W. H. Dalbery
Charles Mettee
Stanford
Mra I. Rogers
Jeonan Moore
A.B Thompson
J. Baylor
J. N. Stanfield
Biche
Beho
Stage Gulch
Despale Suleh
Retired Colonel Gunther Receives Splendid Military Cord
Colonel Francis Gunther senior colonel of artillery is retired after nearly fifty years of service. He was a West Point classmate of General Joseph Wheeler and commanded an historic Civil War battery.
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Washington, Fel
Francis Gunther
Gunther
Joseph Wheeler
Weat Potot
Schley to Speak at Newark Lodge in February
Newark February 22 elaborate arrangements have been made for the Masonic Lodge at St. John’s in Newark with Rear Admiral Behley and Commander Goorme W Dale U SN slated to be the speakers.
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Schley
Newark
N. J
Bt. John's Lodge
Toilebt Koremort
Behley
Goorme
W Daled
USN
Duel wounds bank president in Lawrenceburg incident
Ali Witherspoon, president of the First National Bank of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, was seriously wounded at his home after a pistol duel. Juror Walker remains under official surveillance awaiting a change in the wounded man’s condition.
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Lawrenceburg
Ali Witherspoon
First National Bank
Teo
Changes in Athletic Rules in New York Meeting
Interest rises at the annual Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America meeting in New York Peb 22. Officials discuss rule changes impacting colleges and student athletes.
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New York
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athietea of America
Unknown Indian Killed by Train Near Alneworth Bridge
An unidentified Native American man was killed Thursday evening near Alneworth between Pasco and Hunt's Inspection. He was crossing the Snake River railway bridge with a buggy when an approaching Ww. & . I. train struck him, tossing him from the bridge and causing instantaneous death. The man appears to have been attempting to cross the river with his horse before resuming travel.
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Alneworth
Pasco
Hunt
Snake River
Pole Vault Changes Limit Trials to Final Day
The article notes rule changes affecting the event with a chief change that only trials on the final day will count for results. It mentions Kieh jam Nerwafter as part of the discussion and indicates adjustments to scoring and eligibility under the new policy.
Children of White Man and an Indian Woman in Idaho
Report on the status of children born to a white father and an Indian mother under federal policy. The secretary of the interior ruled such children follow the father’s citizenship and are not entitled to allotments on public lands. Also mentions a train project with a large locomotive and water tank planned for Koote Central, Chicago to Centralia.
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Trier
Interion
cCitzen
Unita
Koote Central
Chicago
Centralia
Advertising as a Path to Steady Returns for Investments
The text argues that occasional advertisements can be among the best ways to earn money, while continuous advertising steadily yields ample returns on invested capital through ongoing business creation.
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Alexander Department Store
Eious Elixer
James W. Kidd
Bank Building
Fort Wayne
Ind
James William Kidd
Tatarrhand
Bovld
Frye-Bruhn Company
Echo
Secret Order
Eastern Star
D. Belts
Pandiston Shooter
Molohan
Gideon
the Revised Bible
Boas
Pasco Brigde
Coruna
Boabiing
Idaho
Joel
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