Various Local Ads and Notices from Main Street
A compilation of small classified items including barbershops, market meats, horse sales, job seekers, rental offers, a Knabe Baby Grand sale, furniture and rug promotions, found purse, old papers for sale, real estate exchanges, hotel and private family help wanted, art studio opening, and contact details from the East Oregonian office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes
Inquire
Kitman Brothers
East Oregonian
Joe Ell
American National Bank
U. S
Oregon
G. W. Knight
Franklin
Jease
Dance at the German Hall Saturday Evening
Notler announces a dance at the German Hall scheduled for Saturday evening January 11. The brief notice urges attendees to attend the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notler
Hanl Times Dance Promises Prizes at Eagle-Woodman Hall
A notice invites a Wednesday evening dance at Eagle Woodman Hall on January 14 with three cash prizes and an assured good time. Ady signs the advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle-Woodman Hall
Ady
Insurance ad for Percy Folsom at Farmers Union Grain
An advertisement urges readers to obtain life or fire insurance from Percy Folsom at the Farmers Union Grain Agency in Pendleton. It stresses the inevitability of death and fire and promotes securing coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Folsom
Farmers’ Union Grain Agency
Pendleton
Adv
Public servants leave for higher pay amid peak value
Many members of the United States Geological Survey resign when they are most valuable as public servants, salary acting as the incentive to change jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Gcological Survey
Girl Disappears on Eve of Her Wedding
San Francisco police and bay cities search for Anna Ruffino an 18 year old missing from the Ferry Building where she and Giuseppi Masciteli planned to marry in Martinez. The party waited for a boat to Martinez before she vanished prompting an overnight mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Bay Cities
Anna Ruffino
Giuseppi Masciteli
Martines
Mascitelli
Maschelli
Ruffino
Concord
Martinez
City ministers rally as students oppose school dances
In Walla Walla Washington ministers opposing school gym dances gain unexpected support from high school students who argue the gym is for athletics. Students say floor preparation harms basketball and indoor sports, while the Associated Students board remains against dancing and will present a resolution at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla. Wash
Board of Control of
Engineer dies after outrunning rival train race
Seattle January 13. George S. Perry engineer of the Olympian died of heart disease shortly after winning a race with a rival road near Easton while driving his engine at 55 miles an hour. He was with the Chicago Milwaukee St Pauls line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
George S. Perry
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Perry
Milwaukee Tracks
Easton
Local notables and travelers reach Pendleton daily
A long list of residents and visitors stop in Pendleton or pass through, including A. B. Edwardes of Stanfield F Greer of Weston J P McManus of Pilot Rock Dr Berry of Walla Walla and many others. Notables attend grand jury sessions and weddings while others head to Vancouver Portland Echo and Hermiston on various business or personal trips. Marconi wireless telephoning claims 300 mile success and Atlantic spanning soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. ©. Greer
Weston
John P. McManus
Pilot Rock
South End
Berry
Walla Walla
Garden City
D. Peterson
Milton
John Rice
Hermiston
Elmer Turner
Umatilla
Frank Smith
Alexander Grocery Department
Portland
James Brown
Brown Furniture
Stanfield
Jy A. Relneman
R. Alexander
BP. Dodd
F. S. McKenzie
Lee Varnes
Wallula
Hugh O Neil
J. F. Montgomery
Charles H. Marsh
Hot Lake
A. C. Funk
Charles Quinney
The
Church of the Redeemer
Kathleen Furnish
Peter Gerry Sends 106000 Mail Pieces in Ten Months
Washington reports Representative Peter Goelet Gerry of Rhode Island sent 106000 pieces of mail in ten months at the Capitol. He personally signs most letters, uses his own embossed stationery, and relies on transportation costs paid by Uncle Sam for delivery. His wife Mrs Gerry assists in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Congress
Peter Goelet Gerry
Rhode Island
Capitol
Goelet
Sam
Gerry
Mathilde Townsend
Farm to raise Easter lilies proposed at Las Palmas
Brownsville Texas January 13 There is one Easter Lily growth area in the United States Las Palmas near Brownsville and the government may buy land to create a national park the first of its kind A Texas horticultural expert Harvey G Stiles urged an experimental farm with the park to develop Easter lilies and tropical plants He expects the park to be established
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
United States
Las Palmas
Harvey G. Stiles
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Stiles
Foreign diplomats to attend White House reception in Washington
The president will formally receive the foreign diplomatic corps tonight, opening the official social season. Attendees include cabinet officials and top government and military leaders. Dress uniforms and ornate attire from diplomats, especially from the Orient, promise a brilliant scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Army
Kennewick Growers Form Fight Against Blight
In Kennewick Washington on January 13 fruit growers launched a campaign to eradicate pear blight. A three member committee was appointed to draft plans and by laws to organize the growers into a cooperative body for concerted action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennewick
Wash
William Mickle
Kennewick High School
Luke Powell
Yakima
Benton
Franklin
F. E. de Sellem
Lyne Goldendale Line to Undergo Thorough Overhaul
KLICKSTAT Wash Jan 13 The branch line of the S P and S railroad from Lyle to Goldendale is to be overhauled in spring. A work train has distributed ties and steel along the line. A new steel bridge across the Klickitat river two miles north of Lyle and a concrete upper canyon bridge replace earlier structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klickstat
Wash
Lyle
Goldendale
Klickitat River
Furniture Made to Order and Cabinet Work
M. E. Edwards offers furniture made to order, cabinet work, and picture framing with repair of all woodwork. Located opposite the Elks Club at 736 Cottonwood Street.
Church Dates Barred at Whitman Dormitory
Helen L Burr dean of women at Whitman College announces a Sunday rule banning church dates or any dates for the dormitory girls. She cites repeated late returns from Sunday outings with young men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Reynolds
Whitman
Helen L Burr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Livengood
Tk. Livengood & Co
Qgregon
Raley Street
Watters Mill
Hawai
Schubert-Taylor Co
Graham
East Court Street
Main Street
Walters’ Milh
Graham's
Penland Bros
Portland and Valley
Bell & Gridley
Lumber Exchange
Ohmart
Taylor Hardware
Ore
Pendleton Auto Co
A. B. Edwardes
City
A. M. Meldrum
Athena
Frank Neagle
Vancouver
W. L. van Slyke
Freewater
P. West
Oregon Journal
Echo
D. Taylor
Robert Porter
Spokane
Water Commission
Pendleton Roller Mills
Frank Snodgrass
Oregon Penitentiary
Montana
Charles Freeman
Lincoln County Times
Davenport Wash
St Reetz
Jean P. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
W. Kirkpatrick
Commercial Association
Marconi
Fred Steiner
G. W. Phelps
Grand Jury
Alta Theatre
Lyne
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!