New Settlers Arrive at Hermiston
Hermiston Oregon February 25 Special Correspondence Co F Mariatt and family from Pleasanton Neb have moved to Hermiston to settle on a west side land tract and begin building a house Rev Owen F Jones from Crookston Minn has bought two tracts including 15 acres of George Root property and expects his family to join him The Hermiston Contracting Building Co organized with Charles E Sparks as head and B W Rose from St Louis MO joining as inside finisher both planning to reside locally and bring families in soon.
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Hermiston
Oregon
F. Mariatt
Pleasantd&, Neb
Mariattt
Owen F. Jones
Crookston
Minn
Her. Jones
George Root
Hermiston Contracting & Building Company
St Hermiston
Charles E. Sparks
B. W. Rose
St. Louis
Rose
Instructors for State University Departures at Oregon
Special correspondence notices from University of Oregon report Prof. R L Alderman resigning as State Superintendent of Schools. Dr Bennett, head of Psychology, is selected to chair the education department with Dr Mitchell arriving from Harvard to fill that post. Mitchell's Harvard tenure and Yale A B, Oxford year, and Marvard PD in Psychology in 1906 are noted. Alderman expanded the correspondence school and contributed to the state.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
R.L. Alderman
Department of Education
University
Bennett
Mitchell
Harvard
Yale
Oxford Universty
England
America
Marvard
Alderman
Ore
Portland
Medford
Dalles
Baker
Pendleton
Astoria
Pendleton Tigh
Hem-Roid Cure Ad Claims Guy Tortures Piles Relief
Pendleton Drug Co and druggists sell Hem-Roid with refund if unsatisfied. The ad says hemorrhoids cause daily torment and Hem-Roid, prescribed by Dr J S Leonhardt, costs $1 for a large bottle. Dr Leonhard Co Station B Buffalo NY invites requests for a booklet.
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Pendleton Drug Co
Station B
Buffalo, N. Y
Open to all state citizens at no cost says department
Dr Bennett states the department will operate with the new aided appropriation from the legislature and will be open to every citizen of the state without cost.
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Bennett
Big Bin Edwards Seeks Squeegees Not Medals
Carnegie hero and street cleaning chief Big Bill Edwards laments missing a public reward. He wants one hundred thousand dollars to buy high pressure water flushers and squeegees to clean streets, saying a town needs squeegees more than medals.
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Big bin
Edwards
Carnegie Hero
Hero Commission
Board of Istimate and Apportionment
Big Bill
New York City Is Championed At Last
Western writer Mrs. Inez Haynes Gillmore visits New York and reverses the judgment that the city is hard. She praises the town as kind and productive, while noting outsiders may overstate its harshness. The piece mentions subway crushes and bridge jams as urban realities.
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New York City
New York
Inez Haynes Gilmore
Gillmore
Gotham
Fortunes of Great Financiers Now Split Across Heirs
The Gould, Vanderbilt, Harriman, Carnegie, Field, Kennedy, Sage fortunes from the 19th century have largely dispersed. Descendants now hold or will receive major shares, with large portions given to charity or distributed among many heirs. The era of intact family wealth is largely over as estates are divided.
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Gould
Jay Gould
William H. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Harriman
Remilinder
Carnegie
Marshall Field
Neerly
John Kennedy
Russell Sage
Germans Swindled Out of Much Beer in Munich Case
A Munich court convicted a beerhall proprietor and staff for routinely serving short measures. A statistician estimates Germans lost about 12.5 million dollars in yearlong false measures, with a brewery behind the hall making over 350,000 extra profit.
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Munich
Hhe
Beerhall
Clubwomen Oppose Bar On Early Marriage In New York
New York clubwomen largely oppose a bill prohibiting men from marrying before age 21 and women before 18. A separate measure requiring physicians certificates of freedom from communicable diseases for marriage licenses passed, though some cynical women warn it may create income for unscrupulous doctors.
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New York
Knights Meet at Castle Hall for Forty-Eighth Anniversary
Knights convene at Castle Hall this evening to celebrate the order's forty-eighth anniversary with refreshments and work in first and second ranks led by D B Waffle C and R W Fletcher K R.
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Castle Hall
D. B
Waffle
W. Fletcher
Holdman Farmers Pleased With Snow
Holdman Oregon February 24 1920 Winter starts anew as snow falls fast farmers say deep snow means plenty of wheat James Kimrey from a local ranch visits with friends George Brandingburg from Black Diamond California arrives to spend days with his mother and stepfather Rev Fayne of Weston attends a church meeting Chester Miller and wife visit his father Kiwin Goodwin of Pendleton helps local merchant stock goods Perry Watson visits Holdman Tom Keller sells Pierson ranch to Bannister of Athena Keller contemplates Portland move John Bishop builds a new residence keeps house neat and invites guests including women and Edison phonograph records
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Holdman
Ore
James Kimrey
George Brandingburg
Black Diamond
California
Robert Patchen
Fayne
Weston
Chester Miller
Wallula
Kiwin Goodwin
Pendleton
Goodwin
Northern Paneifle R. R. Co
Perry Watson
Tom Keller
Pierson
Mr. Bannister
Athena
Mr. Keller
Portland
John Bishop
John
Obituary for William F Fanshter
William F Fanshter born October 24 1888 in the suite of Jews and later lived in Kansas before marriage to Almira Fitta Stevenson. He moved to Oregon in 1891 and settled near Pendleton with 160 acres, later acquiring more land and leasing 1400 acres. He died February 24 at his country home eight miles northwest of Pendleton leaving a widow and six children aged from youth to 19.
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William F. Fanshter
Parente
Kansas
Almira Fitta Stevenson
Towa
Oregon
Iowa
Pendleton
Fanshler
Bal lard's Show Liniment Ad Scald and Sprain Relief
A vintage ad promises quick pain relief and fast healing for burns cuts and sprains using Bal lard's Show Liniment with prices 26c 60c and 1 and notes two men needed to cook and a housekeeper position available at this office.
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Ballard
Provident Life and Trust Company Oregon Year Summary
Synopsis of the Provident Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia annual statement for the year ending December 31 1910 filed with Oregon Insurance Commissioner. Details include capital, assets 73 210 041.62 liabilities 292 710 676.00 total insurance in force 971 582.80 and business in Oregon with premiums 6 217.66 losses none and risks outstanding 262 008.00. Howard Perrin general agent Portland Oregon.
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Oregon
Dew
Provident Life and Trust Company OF
Philadelphia
C. W. Barton
Howard Perrin
Corbett Bldg
Portland
Umatilla Triumphs Over Milton in Lopsided Win
Umatilla Oregon February 26 The Umatilla basketball team rolled to an 86 to 12 victory over Columbia College Milton in a fast balanced game. The locals remain undefeated this season with sharp passing and strong defense impressing a Portland traveling observer. Also noted were visitors and local clergy activities with Rev Youell and Rev Butler conducting services, and O. R. & N. official John Nilson cited in a separate note about a bail case while other locals plan for future relocations and business trips.
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Umatilla
Ore
Umatill
Columbia College Milton Boys
Urmatilla
Portland
Oregon
Jas. Hogan
O.W
F. W. Green
Minneapolis
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Oregon Journal Sunday
Umatila
Europe
Millionaire Immigrant Left Estate Despite Illiteracy
A will signed by mark, probated at Mineola, disposes of nearly one million dollars from the late John Lahey. Lahey came to America in 1866, worked as a common laborer in Brooklyn, saved every cent, and invested in New York real estate. Despite illiteracy, he claimed to deal only with honest people, believing education did not affect business. The estate, valued at about one million, is divided among his nine children.
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Tage
Mineola
L. L
John Lahey
Lahey
America
Brooklyn
New York
Intercollegiate Rules Fight Over Amendment
In New York on February 25 at the Intercollegiate association of amateur athletics of America session a strong struggle was expected against the proposed change in the rules eliminating certain amateur status restrictions.
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Columbia Fights Amendment
New York
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America
Chrous Solvent Claims Cure for Chronic Ulcers
An advertisement asserts that chronic ulcers stem from impure blood and that cleansing the blood heals sores. It promotes S. S. S. as a universal purifier that traverses the circulation, removes morbid matter, enriches corpuscles, and supports plasmic formation, offering a book on sores and ulcers and free medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, Ga.
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Nature
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Most Certain Way to End a Bad Cold
An ad claims Pape's Cold Compound cures even severe colds within hours. It promotes dosing every two hours for three doses, alleging rapid relief from head, chest, and body symptoms without quinine. The copy touts three years of research and a 26 cent price, offered by any druggist.
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Pape
Erippe
Grippe
Freshman Track Rule Change Faces Columbia Opposition
Collegiate sports report notes Columbia leads opposition to a proposed rule change affecting freshmen in intercollegiate track meets. The move aims to ease adjustment challenges, but critics warn it would cripple Morningalds track team and dilute competition.
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Columbia
Morningalds
Royal Standard Typewriter for sale at sacrifice
Slightly used Royal Standard type writer offered at sacrifice price of 55 dollars. Address given as Typewriter EB 0 office. Sale details indicate a quick transaction and location for pickup.
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Butcher
Butchers
Crawley
Indian Head
Helen Terry
Albert Furzweiler
E. M. Burt
Heer
Pure Food
Erie
AEW
State University
Pendleton High School
Saver
Gaynor
William F. Panshter
the Provident Life and Trust Company
Pula
Durin
Enne
Eheeae
Milton
CCC
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