Planters Expect Major Cotton Growers Meeting This Month
Atlanta reports state convention of delegates elected by southern cotton planters will meet at the capitol to elect a new executive committee. Hot Springs will host a January gathering of committee members to decide next season’s campaign strategy, with President Harvie Jordan favoring little or no acreage reduction. The New Orleans meeting is billed as a large southern gathering, aiming to rally support for higher prices as about 2 million bales may be tied up if decisions favor the movement.
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Atlanta
Souther Cotton Grower Association
State Capitol
Hot Springs
Ark
Harvie Jordan
New Orleans
South
Southern Cotton Association
Formm
Tryson
Cotton Association
New French Army Law Cuts Service Time
Paris January 3. The new army law adopted by a large majority in the chamber of deputies is now in effect. It reduces active service from three to two years and abolishes exemptions for widows and breadwinners. Cadet pupils must serve a year before studies, while students in warlike professions will serve as ordinary soldiers for a year and then become reserve officers. Experts expect a possible net slight army reduction despite broader equality.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Pendleton Oregon Auction of Furnishings and Dry Goods
Bid notices announce selling four stock lots of furnishing and dry goods with fixtures in Pendleton Oregon. Inventory valued about 119700.90, bids due Monday January 1905 at 12 o’clock noon, cash with 10 percent deposit required. Right to reject any bid. Inventory viewable at office. stock inspectable in Pendleton. R Le Sahin, Front and Ankeny Sta Portland Ore.
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Pendleton
Oregon
Pend Aleton
R. le Sahin
Front and
Ankeny Sta
Portland
Ore
Canal project funds sought in Albany report
Henry A. van Alstyne, state engineer and surveyor, says the second report calls for a $46,000,000 appropriation from the legislature for work on the 1000-ton barge canal this year. The barge canal and state road improvements are covered. less than $5,000,000 of the initial $10,000,000 appropriation has been expended while about $9,000,000 of contracts have been assumed.
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Albany
Henry A. van Alstyne
Jegislature
Winter apples sold in Yakima valley
December sales report notes a large quantity of fruit treated as winter apples in Yakima valley. The exact figures and details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate a significant market activity in the region.
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Yakima
Yakima Valley
Old Indian Pipes and Feathers of War and Peace
A traveler recalls ancient pipes bearing feathers tied to slain enemies, proof of battles, and sacred rites. The piece describes war and peace pipes, customary propitiation to game spirits, vows of friendship, and carved symbols on rocks and hides.
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Fais
Mississipi
Mistal
Pointed Paragraphs From An Ancient Globe
A reflective column from the Atchison Globe offers advice on manners and wealth revealing a gentlemanly restraint toward criticism. It notes defeat can illuminate self worth and warns against intimate ties with critics. It muses on noisy homes, loneliness after children leave, and asks owners to assess their houses as neighbors.
Tailor’s Scripture Rule Ignored by Assistant
A strict tailor excuses faults of workers only if Scripture justifies. A customer asked for cheap material, left, then bought the same fabric at a higher price after another salesman showed it. The proprietor rebuked the assistant, who replied the move followed the shop rule: “It’s according to Scripture all right. She was stranger and I took her in.”
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Harper’s Weekly
Names of Birde and Peter Names Across Europe
A writer discusses how various European languages derive bird and pet names from Peter the apostle. The petret or Peter avogel links to Peter walking on water, while perrot in France and related terms in Spain Portugal and France reflect a common Christian given name. A Philadelphia Bulletin note adds observed walking speeds for humans, dogs, horses, reindeer, racehorses, and ships.
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Peter
Petret
Peteravogel
Galilee
Rene
Spain
Portugal
France
Perrot
Aphrons
Plerrot
Thorn and Rose Exchange Baronial Banter
A playful exchange centers on a Thorn and a Rose nickname dialogue. Rose accepts the playful name but asserts she wants a Thorne as well. The light banter reveals affection and clever wordplay without slippage into seriousness.
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Thorne
Rose
Mose
Knew Edith and Clara Reunion Mentioned in Boston Transcript
Excerpt notes Edith glad to see Clara and Clara recalling Johnny overheard. The item mentions Pendleton and a Boston store repairer, with context hinting at personal reunion and past statements about dying to avoid seeing each other.
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Edith
Clara
Johnny
Boston Transcript
Pendleton
Boston
Shoa Repairer
Plea for good pie tips and crust perfection
A New York Tribune excerpt on making a perfect pie details five precise rules a crust should follow, warns against lard, and extols wafer-thin crusts. It offers practical steps from egg-washing the undercrust to chilling and proper oven placement, plus notes on butter versus lard and seasonal pie varieties. L. Kelso appeals ruling after Belingham sentence for false pretenses, seeking a five year term.
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Firat
New York
California Prune Wafers Ad Details Laxative Dosage
An old advertisement for California Prune Wafers claims a pleasant gentle laxative effect, painless and effective, prescribed by physicians and recommended by druggists as a substitute for mineral pills and castor oil. Tallman Co. 628 Main St Pendleton Oregon markets 100 wafers for 25 cents.
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Tallman &O
Main St
Pendleton
Ore
Local News Highlights On Tariffs And Labor Strikes
Ten year review shows copper output and corn trends while Dr Agnes Valentine Kelley of Meadville notes global copper share. In the south a campaign to build 100 schools in Lowville and Alabama gains momentum. American Tariff League members warn free trade measures face Senate opposition. New Mexico records a rougher winter season with deeper plutons and higher water table than prior years. New York City journeymen’s union strikes Jan 2 with wages from 4 to 8 dollars daily, halting 700 office and factory projects. John B Tracy of Taunton, once poor and later a prominent mayor, reflects on ascent from poverty to a law practice worth 12000 a year.
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United States
Agnes Valentine Kelley
Meadville
Boonomohlig
Hie Beir
Lowlwlabo
Alabama
American Tariff League
Senate
Mortattson
New Mexico
Hovresmithy’ and Bridgemen's Union
New York City
John B. Tracy
Taunton
Mass
Tom Poor Man
MiMard
Northwest News Briefs From Portland to Seattle
Abraham Waldman dies in Portland at 80 after 41 years in the city. W H Strahlem of Chehalis dies from blood poisoning after a nail injury during binding. L McCormick of Weyerhaeuser estimates 4,000,000,000 feet of lumber cut in Washington in 1905 with 200,000,000,000 feet still standing. Louis Hanson of the Columbia Puget Sound railway finds dynamite on the right of way near Black River Junction. Mike Johnson falls from a trestle near Bleek Diamond to a 40 foot gulch, breaking his neck. Dr B D Lazier, recently in Condon, now at the Salem asylum. Cornerstone laid for Portland Pythian home at Eleventh and Alder. cost estimated 32,000 to 25,000 dollars, due for completion by April 1. will house the nation’s largest Pythian lodge.
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W. H. Strahlem
5. L. McCormick
Weyerhowser Lumber Company
Wishington
Louis Hanson
Columbia & Puget Scand Railway
Black River Junction
Wash
Bleek Diamond
Seattle
Mike Johnson
Franklin
Eleventh and
Alder Streets
Portland
Pythian Sodar
Snc —Iim
United States
Mercury danger warns against Ollotoients and Catarrhore tale
An old newspaper note warns against dangerous tonics and promotes Hall's Catarrhore from Fr Cheney & Co Toledo as safe and mercury free. It urges care in purchasing medicines and mentions a Toledo firm offering testimonials and retail via druggists. A separate keeper item notes an heirloom apple tree planted circa 1770, still bearing fruit.
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Halle Catarrhore
Fr. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
F J. Cheney
Craegiats
Lall
Wille
Ellsworth
Joulah H. Higgins
Aigeine
Bitter Root Reserve Trail Work Progress Report
Bitter Root forest reserve superintendent C M Day reports a government trail being built up the Selway branch of the Middle Fork with nine men, six miles completed. Snow and rough terrain delay completion, as resumption of the Lolo trail from Toto pass toward Pierce City is planned by May. Fires damaged large timber but young growth fared worse. future work aims to improve access and allow ranger patrols across the reserve.
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Bitter Root
C. M. Day
Bitter Root Forest Reserve
Kooukla
Lewiston Tribune
Lolo
Toto Pass
Pierce City
Day
A Grim Tragedy In Wally Enacted By Coughs And Colds
A letter from F G Huntley of Oakl and Ind describes his wife’s recovery from consumption after doctors gave up. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing her and restoring her health. Sold by Tallman Co and Brock McComas Co with a 50 cent to 1 dollar guarantee. Trial bottle offered.
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F. G. Huntley
Oaklandon
Ind
Ashe
Dr. King
Tallman & Co
Brock & McComas Co
Spokane's First Earthquake Noted At Dawn
The first recorded Spokane earthquake occurred at 6 45 in the morning on a January day. The city tremor was light yet distinct and unmistakable, with no reported damage.
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Spokane
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Atchison Globe
Philadelphia Bulletin
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EK. L. Kelso
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Abraham Waldman
Lazier
Condon
Salem
Lasier
Arlington
Schilling
R. Alexander
AS Pour Geen
West End School
Maple St
Birch Creek
McKay Creek
Athena
Vvst
Jane Street
Court
Gore Wheat Ranch
Penleton
Clty
Hartman
Bentley
Frank B. Clopton
Real Estate, Insurance, Loans and Investment Brokers
T. C. Tayiaor
FP. W. Vincent
Mak Moorhouse
Matloon
J. L. Vaughan
West Court
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Golden Rule Hotel
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