Milton Opera House to stage another grand ball
Milton notes a second grand ball planned by the Milton Opera House Company for Friday the fifteenth after a successful New Year’s Eve. The town reports barbed wire telephone lines reaching to Dry Creek and Helix, a rise in the Walla Walla river causing damage, and ongoing unsolved shooting in Freewater.
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Milton Opera House Company
Columbia College
Milton
A. Christenzen
Freewater
Pendleton
George Davis
N. Davis
Indiana
Davis
Oregon
Walla Walla
F. Stan
Dry Creek
Elam
Olinger
Mosgrove & Co
Athena
Helix
Milton Opera House
Miller Saloon
McKay Creek Notes From January McKay Correspondent
Odds and ends sketch small town life with weather, road work, and the thaw. Mention of smallpox in the neighborhood and a benevolent visitor aiding a stricken family. Local farming notes include seed work and Lish as an old pioneer near Echo. Charles Kidder listed as sick.
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McKay
Galn
Wil
Mr. Lish
Echo
Mr. Lisle Wes
Pendleton
Ita
Charles Kidder
Smallpox case and local road paving notes
The report shows a smallpox case developing with care and vaccination of all contacts. Charley is improving with good recovery prospects at the Hill brothers’ residence. The city and county plan paving one mile of the boulevard between Walter’s mill and Kidder’s ranch with small rock. Meanwhile Walter Goom suffers measles at grandfather J. S. Wheeler’s home.
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Charley
Hill Brothers
Walter
Kidder
Messrs
Meeker & Rogers
Walter Goom
Wheeler
The Secret of Long Life and Electric Bitters Claim
The ad touts Electric Bitters as the key to lasting health by keeping all body organs active and destroying disease germs. It claims they purify the blood, regulate stomach liver and kidneys, cure kidney troubles female complaints nervous diseases constipation dyspepsia and malaria, with vigor and strength following use. Sold for 50c and guaranteed by Tallman & Co.
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Tallman & Co
Oppose Range Limit Threatens Baker County Sheep
Jonathan Parker, Baker County stock inspector, urged against a proposed range limit law, arguing it would devastate the local sheep industry. He cites Baker County’s 161,115 sheep among 65 owners, led by W. G. Ayre with 16,000 head, and warns the two mile rule could force extinction of local flocks.
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Baker County
Jonathan Parker
Oregon
Wentanng What queered De Wruyter and Miss Rocks
In a Baltimore American episode of wordplay printers puzzled over De Wruyter’s odd handwriting and a mangled line about “dainty ears” as Duzno writes an ode to her. The clash between quirk and print accuracy highlights the era’s typographic challenges.
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de Wruyter
Miss Rocks
Baltimore American
Shore Acres Delights Pendleton Audiences At Frazer's
Pendleton theatergoers greeted a rare treat as James B. Welchin secured a first class presentation of Shore Acres at Frazer's last night. The production stood out for its plain daily life and sentiment, leaving a clear moral tone and surpassing prior attractions like Peck's Bad Boy. If the company returns to the coast, Pendleton will welcome it again.
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James B. Welchin
Frazer
Pendleton
Peck
Richard Carvel
Shore Acres
Zaza Friday Night Promises to Excel All Attractions
Florence Roberts stars in Zaza at Frazer Friday January 9. Belasco's drama explores strong emotions with a lavish stage, elaborate scenery, and a capable company. Seats on sale at Frazer's book store.
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Zaza
Florence Roberts
Frazer
David Belasco
Avery Bewercoer
Seata
Fraxier's
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Go’s
Postoffice
Miller Cash
Main Street
Odds and
McKay Creek
D. Kemler & Son
Alta Street
Savings Bank
Orlan Clyde Cullen
Patent Office
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Florence Roberta
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