Fragmentary ad notices from Portland area newspapers
Readable fragments show ads mentioning Britt Rich's News Mani at Hotel Portland and Hotel Serking in Portland Oregon and addresses such as Fourteenth Street NS WL and Pendleton Post Office. Notes include advertising rates and publication timing but many words are garbled.
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Britt Rich's
Portland
Serking
Vortland
Oregon
Francisco Turena
Duress
WU Seearsty
Warahington
Uervan
Fourteenth Street
Telenhone
Mate
Pendleton
Centered Love Beyond Time and Space in Wilcox Verses
A reflection on love's primacy over decay and the universe. The speaker asserts that love endures beyond bodies and cosmic change, growing stronger as the struggle of souls rises. The passage equates love with the ultimate truth behind existence, a boundless force some name as God.
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God
Elia Wheeler Wilcos
School Boy Fury: Dodd Trails in Defeat and Disgrace
The East Oregonian offers sympathy for E. P. Dodd, former Morning Tribune editor in Ohio City. After five years in Pendleton, his alliance with saloons and traders is cited as corrupting his paper, driving away Republicans, and ending his editorial run in a pitiable, resigned farewell.
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The
East Oregonian
Mr. Dodd
Prosperity and Convenience in Pendleton City
Pendleton leads the Northwest in home planes and telephone coverage with an estimated 70 percent of homes owning a plaza and higher phone ratios than Portland Tacoma or Spokane. Electric lighting already reaches residences, signaling strong public spirit and prosperity. Calls go out for expanded rural mall routes more country telephone lines and a federal building for the post office.
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Pendleton
Portland
Tacoma
Spokane
NORMAL SCHOOLS AN ISSUE IN OREGON CAMPAIGN
The state Normal schools of Oregon should become a direct issue in the forthcoming campaign. They are among the leading state educational institutions. As long as the state funds public schools it must provide trained teachers for them and such teachers must come from one Normal school aligned with a fixed policy and standard set by the state board of education and the superintendent. Let us make practical illustration.
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Oregon
Leven
State Board of Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Normal schools support for teacher training in state system
The article argues for maintaining normal training schools to supply competent teachers aligned with public school ideals. It opposes hiring from other institutions and calls for state support of normal schools to meet public education needs across the state.
Pendleton reforms cheer city readers with new measures
The city administration pushes enforcement of ordinances to curb vice and liquor sales to minors and address prostitution and abuse by white men toward Indians. The Pilot Rock Record backs direct primary reforms for U S senate candidates and notes political risk for those with indictments. Readers are urged to support orderly reform and moral governance in Pendleton.
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Pendleton
Tyuor
Todtune
Minora
Bist Orewonian
Pendleton Ae Nv Sehen
United States Senate
Mac
Heney
Oregon
Harsh memories of a Harvard prank at the White House
Mrs Rowcevelt relays a tale of Rep Longworth courting Miss Alice with a playful wager over Yankee Doodle. The scene includes Judge Longworth and son Nicholas visiting, with Miss Alice leaving the room in dignity. The president and Mrs Roosevelt recall the incident, though Longworth says memory has vanished from Miss Alice.
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Allee
Harvard
Roosevelt
Perjury Like a Gentleman in a Virginia Quarrel
The Virginia man shot in a quarrel agreed to swear the shooting was accidental if the shooter would support his victim’s family. He swore and died and the shooter was acquitted. The Philadelphia Ledger notes this as an example of perjury like a gentleman.
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Virginia
Philadelphia Ledger
Meeting of the Waters an ode by Thomas Moore
A lyrical excerpt praising a tranquil valley where waters meet and friends beloved by the speaker elevate nature’s beauty. It reflects on friendship, memory, and the desire for peace away from life’s storms.
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Hotem
Avorn
Thomas Moore
New Year’s Revolution Praises January Hero
The Washington Star quotes festive praise for January as a revitalizing figure. Townsfolk recall hard times when cold kept coal and wood scarce and humorously credit the month for bringing renewal. The piece celebrates warmth, energy, and communal cheer of the season.
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Amile
Washington Star
Yerkes Adds Four Commandments To Critique Life
The Kansas City Star reports Charles Tyson Yerkes proposed four extra commandments beyond the original ten. He urged focusing on one great life object, avoiding self-deception, and looking to the future with no regrets.
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Charles Tyson Yerkes
Ite
Kansas City Star
Philadelphia Man Arrested in Mother’s Murder Case
John McMurrow is under arrest accused of murdering his mother Anita McMurrow also known as the Countess de Battan. The quarrel over money preceded the discovery of the elderly woman’s death. The son contends death was from apoplexy, while bruises on the body suggest injuries from a fall.
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Philadelphia
John McMurrow
Anita McMurrow
Countess de Battancourt
Is Disease a Crime Editorial Recommends Caution
An editorial argues against viewing disease as criminal and condemning sick people. It warns of misusing blame on overworked housewives, cites pelvic organ disorders from childbearing, and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and other remedies with confidential consultations and free medical advice via mail.
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Pierce
Piotre
Mason
de. Pierce
RV. Pores
Buffalo
N. Y
Plarce
Portland hotel advert offers reduced rates for travelers
The Portland Oregon hotel advertises American plan three meals daily and special rates for families and single gentlemen. Management invites visitors to see rooms and quotes prices. A Turkish bath feature is noted as part of the modern hotel’s amenities.
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Portland
Oregon
Rowrra
Perseverance with Peruna Fights Cold to Prevent Consumption
A lurid testimonial warns that neglecting a cold leads to consumption, detailing how repeated untreated colds worsen into cough and catarrh. It promotes Peruna as the cure, claiming rapid improvement and many testimonials from patients like Miss Powell of Aurora, Indiana, who supposedly recovered after early use.
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Mise Powell
Aurora
Ind
Telong
Poruna
Dr. Hartman
Peruna
Lillian Powell
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