Freewater Advices News of Milton
Freewater residents await the Farmers Institute with Dr James Withycombe of Oregon State College set to speak on February 2. Apple shipments head to San Antonio as M H Higgins ships a third carload. Grange stock funds construction of a hall and public talk favors government ownership of railroads telephones and coal fields. A city council seeks to raise borrowing power to 25000 and Uncle Josh played at Badgero hall.
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James Withycombe
Satwday
San Antonio
Texas
Truett
Freewater
Ore
Farmers’ Institute
State Agricultural College
Charley Sanders
Sunnyside
Eastland
Sanders
Ers
Nancy Johnson
Wm. Hall
J. H. Hall
M. H. Higgins
Hudson Bay Grange
Grange Hall
Grange
Josh
Hudson Bay Dramatic Company
Badgero Hall
Prolific Ewe Raises 37 Lambs in Four Years
A. E. Henderson of Swinton Tasmania owns a highly productive Shropshire ewe. In four years she and her daughters produced 37 lambs from the dam and three maternal lines. The ewe’s sire is Centurion, an imported champion ram bred by A. E. Mansell and owned by George Simonds of Sto nor Tasmania.
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Melbourne Argus
A. E. Henderson
Swinton
Tasmania
A. E. Mansell
George Simonds
Stonor
Owe
Enjoy a Good Dinner With Mi-o-na Tablets
An advertisement promises a return to childhood appetite and comfortable meals by taking Mi-o-na stomach tablets before each meal and at night. Tallman & Co guarantee refunds if Mi-o-na cures fail, asserting a permanent cure for stomach diseases and strengthened digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallman & Co
Foley’s Honey and Tar Refund Card Claim
A printed card certifies druggists will refund money if Foley’s Honey and Tar fails to cure a cough or cold. It claims the product stops coughing, heals the lungs, prevents pneumonia and consumption, and contains no opiates. The genuine red and yellow package is noted, with a warning to refuse substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koeppen Drug Co
Civilizing Alaska Telephony Extends 1900 Miles of Wires
A Nome correspondent explains the Alaska Telephone and Telegraph system on the Seward Peninsula. The Nome to Tin City line runs 157 miles, the longest in Alaska and the only line with a submarine cable section under Grantley harbor near Teller. An aerial wire with 120 foot poles provides redundancy against accidents.
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Alaskan Telephone & Telegraph Company
Seward Peninsula
Nomé
Dexter Creek
Nome
Tin City
Alaska
Grantley Harbor
Teller
Walla Walla Chosen as Factory Inspector HQ
L L Hibbard, state factory inspector for the eastern district, designates Walla Walla as headquarters. He praises local factories, notes improvements in safety and sanitation under the factory law, and cites fewer accidents.
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Garden City
Walla Walla
L. L. Hibbard
Hibbard
New York Syndicate Eyes Cornwall Tin Mines Near Penzance
A New York syndicate is reported to be acquiring rich Cornwall tin mines around Penzance once worked by Phoenicians about 60 BC. The wells are famed as the world's richest though modern methods remain primitive. In San Francisco, Otto Schwinkel, a wealthy brewer, was killed when struck by a streetcar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornwall
A& Report
Penzance
San Francisco
Otto Schwinkel
Echo News Notes and Local Developments
Echo reports major irrigation expansion on the Sturgie project above Furnish lands with rock work continuing while weather stays cold. Laborers are housed in tents as workers are recruited for the Cold Springs dam. Irvin Lumber Yard sold to Tum-alum Lumber of Walla Walla. new owners plan yard expansion and stock. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Vesa Fullford on January 19. Royal Neighbors announce a dime social at Odd Fellows hall on January 29. If in Portland, stay at Hotel Oregon with rates from 1 per day and up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin
Tum Slum Lumber Company
Echo
Sturgie
Cold Springs
York
H. T. Irvin
Tum-alum Lumber Company
Walla Walla
Hermiston
Vesa Fullford
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Dence
Freewater Advices News OF
Milton
C. O. Floyd
Kershaw
Peacock Mills
Orient—Farmers’ Institute
Milton, Ore
Opera Hall
Thomas McClary
Iola van Vranken
Freewater-Milton
Milton Progressive Association
Peacock Milling Company
Seattle
Portland
China
Japan
Walla Walla Traction Company
Traction Company
Echo News
Sturgis Reclamation
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Oregon
Columbia Bar
Rooming House
F. X. Schempp
Main Street
East Oregonian
Pendleton, Oregon
Geo. H. Clark
E. O
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