Pendleton Water Audit Reports Details and Discrepancies
The Public Accountant Robert Porter presents a twelve month audit of the Pendleton Water Commission from Oct 1 to Nov 20 1912 with exhibits A to F including cash and sinking fund analyses. It notes discrepancies in warrants 1638 1685 and 2101 and explains segregation challenges across fourteen months. Porter commends Cranston and Stype for assistance and outlines the need for improved records and periodic reports.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Gantlemen
J. K. Montgomery
General Fund
Water Department
Water Commission
Messrs. Cranston and Stype
Meters Co
Eee
Eurae Shea
Falance
Parisian Sage Hair Tonic Promises Quick Dandruff Cure
Parisian Sage is advertised as a hair tonic that quickly penetrates the scalp to reach roots, remove dandruff, stop hair loss and itching, refresh and invigorate the scalp, and make dull hair soft and full with a glossy finish. A 69 cent bottle is sold by Tallman & Co with a urging user endorsement.
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Tallman & Co
Jad Salts Urinary Reform Ad Claims Harmless Relief
A vintage medical ad promotes Jad Salts as a simple treatment for bladder and kidney weakness caused by uric acid. It urges four ounces of Rad Salts to be taken daily for two to three days, claims rapid neutralization of acids, and touts safety, affordability, and wide use among sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya
Chinese Pirates Active Off Canton Threat
Chinese pirates harass southern waters as they attack the Portuguese steamer Kwong-Chou-Wan, killing the captain and looting the vessel. General Lung Chi-Kuang commands forces at Canton, recruiting heavily in Kwangsi while five cruisers arrive off Canton to demonstrate Republic power.
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Hong Kong
Kwong-Chou-Wan
Lung Chi-Kuang
Canton
Kwangsi
Flood conditions threaten Sacramento area in late December
Sacramento reports severe flood danger as weather bureau warns nationwide. At 10 o'clock the Sacramento River stood at 18 feet and rising about a foot per hour, with conditions threatening all areas north of the Feather River.
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Sacramento
Feather River
United States Weather Bureau
College life joked about by aged Harvard bell ringer
Cambridge Mass Dec 31 Aust in K Jones, Harvard’s bell ringer for fifty years, says today’s college boy lacks life. He recalls undergraduates once causing mischief and once pouring punch from windows on commencement day to keep celebrations mild.
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Campridgeh
Mass
Austin K Jones
Harvard
Daring mail robbery robs 1690 letters from steamship Whatcom
In Seattle area on December 30 a bold theft drained 1690 letters from a mail pouch aboard the steamship Whatcom bound for Seattle from Anacortes. Currency checks and money were taken, with the pouch later found slit and floating in Elliott Bay, exposing the hijacking.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Anacortes
Whatcom
Eliott Bay
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Lantz
TNS
Robert Porter
OIC
Frank Fawcett
Bent Con, Co
Frank C. Kelsey
First National Bank
American National Bank
Jesse Garrett
Buckaroo
Agricultural College
Palance
Ee Eenee
Standard Oil Company
Portland
California
HNOOD
Adolte
Gas
la Fontaine
Main Street
Netherlands
American Mortgage Bank
Frank R. Atkins
E. C. Building
Mackintosh
Toffee
Halifax
England
Koeppen’s
Ecrva
State Hotel
Cor. Webb and Cottonwood Sts
Pendleton, Ore
Mark Moorhouse Company
East Court Street
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