Subscriptions and notices from Portland to San Francisco era
An assorted ad and notice page lists subscription options by mall and period, with months across daily weekly semi weekly and yearly plans. It includes a notice to advertisers and a column touching on economic figures and Rockefeller era wealth trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aera Tully
Mall
Tonils
Khiee Tony
Dali
Reeves
Siseey
Sou
Tall
Geom
Weelly
Alx
Scrippe Melan News
NASA
The Power of the Press in Exposing Scoundrels
A polemic on how newspapers uncover corruption, praising press vigilance and belittling those who blame the media. It cites New York state senator connected to insurance frauds and an Oregon official, arguing the press prevents rascality and exposes wrongdoing.
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New York
Oregon
O R N Improvements Bring Large 1906 Expenditure
The Oregon Railway and Navigation Company plans major 1906 investments in Pendleton including building and track improvements. The upgrades aim to expand yards and depot facilities to meet growing traffic. Pendleton sees this as lasting, stable progress that enhances both the line and the city.
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Umaediia
East Umatilla
Pendleton
One Year's Business Review of 1905 Prosperity
A Saturday Evening Post summary of 1905 highlights a swift, dramatic business year. Farm products reached record values while bank clearings soared about 30 billion dollars above 1904. Iron ore shipments from Lake Superior topped 34 million tons, about 8 million more than prior records. Overall indicators show phenomenal prosperity and deposits hit an unprecedented eleven billion dollars.
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Businew
Lake Superior
Improve Jackson Street and a City Park Plan
A Pendleton newspaper column urges rapid improvement of Jackson Street praising its view while exposing the city’s poor street condition. A farmer offers five days of labor with teams to fix the street, hoping city action follows. The piece also notes East Oregonian’s wide readership and imagines converting the old cemetery into a city park under local groups, calling current grounds a mockery.
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Jackson Street
Pendleton
Umatilla
Pendleton Commercial Association
Inland Empire
Sled 200 Years Old Found In Hawaiian Cave
An ancient sled and surf board discovered in Hookena Hawaii are believed tied to high chiefess Kaneamunn. Made from breadfruit wood with coconut fiber ropes, the artifacts remain in good condition. The report mentions King Keawenula um era legends and a cave finding in Hawaii.
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N. E. Pukul
Hawai
Hookeemna
Hawaii
Hookena
Keawenulaum
Kaneamunn
Hee Holun
Hee Nolu
Fookena
Honolulu
Golden Nuggets From The Argonaut A Civil War Era Parish Debate
A serialized vignette from The Argonaut recounts a church cemetery plot debate with factions favoring consecration versus postponement. An old man advocates immediate consecration. a Young Women’s Christian Association member interrupts with a dramatic thunderstorm interlude. A Tennessee rural district tale recalls a Confederate-era preacher praying for rain to halt Yankee advances.
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Tennessre
Cumberland River
Nashville
Argonaut
Porto Rican Discontent and Citizenship Question
A Harper's Weekly representative reports growing unrest in Porto Rico due to U.S. policy and administration. Criticism targets political appointments as payoffs, plus the unresolved citizenship status leaving Porto Ricans as a stateless people, fueling revolutionary sentiment per the San Francisco Star’s summary.
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Harper's Weekly I
Porto Rigo
Porto Rico
Plains
United States
San Francisco
The Big Naval Dry Dock for Philippine Islands
The floating dock Dewen Intended for the Philippine Islands measures 500 feet in length and 134 feet overall width with 69.5 feet side wall height. Piping pumping on the port side uses three 8 inch centrifugal pumps powered by horizontal compound engines fed by marine boilers. Central control on the port wall links to all dock parts, including nine compressor plants. It can lift a 16,000 ton ship from water in four hours, with a total cost of 1,124,000 dollars.
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Dewen
Philippine Imands
Walla
Bollera
Oregon Turmoil Delays Idaho View On Oregon Law
Idaho will wait as Oregon experiences political turmoil over a new primary election law. Oregon voters will face a June first Monday primary. The law shows conflicting provisions causing concern among politicians and may invite civil debate if not resolved.
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Oregon
Serosa
Idaho
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cough and Digestive Relief
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic for wasting diseases, coughs, bronchial and throat issues, and digestive weakness. It claims the remedy includes Golden Seal, Stone Root, Queen's Root, and Black Cherry Bark, with claims of antiseptic and anti ferment properties and no alcohol. It invites readers to request a free little book and medical adviser and to mail stamps or a penny to receive materials.
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Mioree
Pleren
RB. V. Pierce
Huffalo
N. Yo
Mere
EK. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Pierce
Choose Comfort Cottage Over Palace Pretensetown
Poem contrasts building a simple cottage in Comfortville with a grand palace in Pretensetown. It argues that chattering envy leads to costly show rather than true happiness, urging readers to seek blessing and happiness in modest dwelling over ostentatious pretension.
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Comfortwille
Comfortville
J. Waterhouse
Women and Kidney Trouble Promises Relief with Swamp Root
An advertisement urges both women and men to treat kidney and bladder trouble with Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer. It claims the remedy quickly eases symptoms, is sold in multiple bottle sizes, and offers a free pamphlet and samples by mail from Binghamton New York. The copy stresses the condition as a disease of the kidneys, not a habit, and directs readers to mention the paper when writing.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Kilmer
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