John Day Hill grade praised as Wests notable wagon road
Umatilla county in Oregon features a dramatic grade down the John Day canyon near Ukiah and Dale. Engineers carved a serpentine route with reverse curves, enabling heavy loads to descend four miles with minimal effort. The project, surveyed by W L Jair in 1880s, used state funds and largely benefited Umatilla county.
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Umatilla County
John Day Canyon
Ukiah and
Dale
Grant County
John Day River
W. L. Jair
Walla Walla
State of
Oregon
John Day
Grant
Umatilla
J. B. Keeney
Robert Sargent
Dari
Weat
Eagle Valley Hill
Baker County
Wallowa Hill
Union County
J. W. Kimbrell
Eagle Valley
Wallowa Bill
Wallowa County
Fat stock show and cattle sale opens in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City on February 23 the fat stock show and cattle sale opened under favorable auspices. The exhibition includes prize exhibits from across the Southwest and as far north as Missouri and Kansas. Cattlemen are arriving as the event fills the city, with the exhibition and sale continuing through the end of the week.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Misosuri
Kansas
Building Commissioners Organize in Washington Conference
Washington February 23. The three day conference to organize the nations association of building commissioners and inspectors begins today in Washington with attendees from many major cities. The group aims for uniform building laws and reduced fire risk with annual meetings for idea exchange. A noted quote on free thought appears in the closing remark.
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Washington, D C
Organization of ( Nations) Association of
Son of Don Carlos to Serve in Russia Far East
Madrid reports strong interest in Don Jaime de Borbon heir to the Carlist claim joining Russia in the Far East. Views vary on whether he will aid Carlist aims or bolster king Alfonso’s government. His popularity grows among Spaniards despite exile and travels across the country.
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Madrid
Don Jaime de Pourbon
Don Carloe
Spain
Russia
Far East
Don Jaime
Pekin
Canoe
Japan
Alfonso
Don Alphonse
Don Carlos
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve credited for eczema cure
A Kentucky parent touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the cure for a baby’s severe eczema with scabs and hair loss. The ad emphasizes purity and brand claims, urging careful purchasing to avoid fakes. In other news, Bourke Cochran wins the New York Twelfth district seat in a Democratic landslide after McClellan resigns to become mayor.
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de Witt
DeWitt
Frank Farmer
Bluf City
Kyim
Oe Felts
DeWitts
FE. C. DeWitt & Co
Tallman & Co
Bourke Cochran
Congress
New York
W. Bourke Cochran
George B. McClellan
Early River Health Promise in Time Tested Pills
An advertisement touts LeWitt's Little Early Risers as a tonic for health and vitality. It claims the pills cleanse the system and strengthen the action of the liver and other organs. The copy highlights ease of use, no griping, and reliable results, marketed by Tallman & Co.
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W LeWitt
Tallman & Co
Brights Disease and Diabetes Cure Claims Sold Here
A 1902 city letter from the Fulton compounds claims Brights disease and diabetes are curable in many cases. It cites individuals allegedly restored from diabetes, a mother of an editor, an ex-supreme judge, and Edward Short as recovered cases, endorsed by John J. Fulton and his associates in San Francisco. The notice urges local agents and editors to spread the claim.
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San Francisco
F. W. Schmidt
P Uleton
Oregon
Clifford House
Brights
Businness
Edward Short
Duluth
Minne
Call
John J. Fulton
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Third and
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P. P. Collier
Northwest
Miams & Kerr
Monopole
Oklahoma
Hill’s Pure
California
Pendleton
Main Street
Alta
Webb Streets
F. X. Schempp
A.C. Koeppen & Bros, Agts
Frazer Theatre
Howard Kyle
Louis N. Parker
Rosemary
le Snoresses Empire Theatre
Diarge H. Brennan
Brock 4
McComas
Throne OF
Bright’s Disease and Diabetes News
Academy
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C.F. Colesworthy
East Alta St
Lee's Lice
Neagle Bros
Winona
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