Newspaper Men See Postmaster Rule Strain Press Freedom
The Prineville Review denounces a Postal Guide ruling that weekly papers must exclude delinquent subscribers to qualify for second class rates. It argues postmasters become arbiters of a country paper’s fate and calls the policy unconstitutional, noting publishers face pressure to collect year-old debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prineville Review
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Furnlah Informaton
Oice Political Club
Review
Cause of Sudden Deaths From Kidney Trouble Warns Lead Ad
An old health ad warns that kidney disease leads to heart failure and bladder issues. It promotes Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney, liver, and bladder problems. The ad claims cures, urges readers to request a free sample bottle and book, and provides contact in Binghamton, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Binghamton, N. Y
Scientists Meet at Capital at Breeders Association Session
Washington January 28. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson presides as the American Breeders association meets in the National Rifles armory. Delegates from across the country discuss animal and plant introduction, breeding for dairy and meat, hybridizing, co operative work, and humane genetics. The American Carnation Society conducts an exhibition and holds its annual business session tonight.
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Washington
James Wilson
American Breeders’ Association
National Rifles’ Armory
St. Louis
Champaign
Lincoln
Neb
Columbus
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
American Carnation Society
Plant Breeders
Victoria Hotel Opens With Harbor View and Luxury Furnishings
Addresses by Ellisens of Victoria describe a five story hotel, fully finished with brass and mahogany fittings in over 200 bed chambers. The building overlooks a Pacific harbor and the provincial parliament, set in spacious grounds. It is expected to boost Victoria as a tourist center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellisens
Victoria
Derent
Pacific
Pineules Promised Relief For Pain And Ailments
For back pain stiffness and rheumatic troubles Pineules offer a 30 day treatment for 1. A endorsement claim notes a night time usage as proof of merit. Available from A C Koep pen and Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Swindled Timber Cruiser Scams Malheur County Women
A timber cruiser W J Cook faces civil action after locating a dozen women on alleged timber land in Malheur County. Mrs M Robideau seeks 150 damages claiming defrauded payment for a 2 million foot tract, with later survey showing scrub timber and distance from promised land. Some cases await trial in West Side justice court as more accusations surface.
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W. J. Cook
Malheur County
Oregonian
West Side
Reid
M. Robideau
Robideiu
Cook
Empress Hotel Opens in Victoria BC by CPR
The Empress hotel in Victoria the capital of British Columbia was formally opened on Monday night. Built by the Canadian Pacific Railway company it marks the last link in its 17 hotel chain between the Atlantic and Pacific. Officials from the West and newspaper men from Spokane Portland Seattle Vancouver New Westminster Walls Valle attended as guests. A luncheon featured short addresses praising the enterprise and the hotel cost over 1 090 000 dollars.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
Empress Hotel
Northwest
Auve
Canadian Pacific Railroad Company
Atlantic
Pacific
West
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Vancouver
New Westminster
Walls Valle
Northwest Editors Favor Sunday Saloon Closings
Three leading Pacific Northwest newspaper figures from Tacoma Portland and Seattle advocate Sunday saloon closings. Cites Portland Seattle and Tacoma experiences showing lower crime and orderly conduct, while opposing universal theater closings and endorsing regulated hours for restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Spokesman-Review
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
A Wail From The Interior Complains Of Mall Service
The Monument Enterprise laments that residents of Monument face neglect as mall service is cut back. It argues insufficient mail coverage prevents outside contact and blocks a proposed Heppner national forest headquarters, urging a public outcry.
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Monument Paper
Monument Enterprise
Monument
aire #0
Heppner National Forest
Education and Prohibition in Union County
The Enterprise News-Record notes agitation for county prohibition and a county high school in Union county. It reports similar efforts succeeding in Wallowa county and suggests locals could profit by adopting the example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Wallowa County
Enterprise News-Record
Come and See Sign Reaffirms Pinkham Lab Openness
A public sign at the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Massachusetts proclaims openness to inspection of laboratory methods and advertising claims. It invites verification of statements about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and asks if the product truly aids women, noting wide correspondence and claimed cures while urging doubters to gain confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Lydia EK
Pinkham
An Vs. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Floor sinking prompts reuse of tailings for repairs
The La Grande Observer reports a sinking round house floor with water pipe leakage causing depressions. About five carloads of tailings will be used to relevel the surface. The note mentions Bees Laxative Cough syrup, marketed by A. Koeppen & Bros, as a product for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round House
la Grande Observer
Koeppen & Bros
Fruit Farm at $1000 Per Acre Purchase by President House
President F E House of the Duluth & Tron Range Railroad bought 20 acres of Nob Hill fruit land on the Sanitorium road for 20090 dollars, with four in Whitson tracts and ten in John Hasselstrom adjoining his first allotment. Through Tennant & Miles, the land includes orchard potential and soil praised for fruit prospects. House plans further Yakima Valley investments, hoping to involve his sons.
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F. E. House
Duluth & Tron Range Railroad Company
Nob Hill
Yakima Republic
Sanitorium
Nob Fill
Whitson
John Hasselstrom
Tennant & Miles
House
Yakima
ManZan Pile Remedy Promoted In Collapsible Tube
A vintage advertisement promotes ManZan for piles with a collapsible nozzle tube. It claims quick relief for any form of piles and lists a price of 60 cents, sold by A. C. Koep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Local Names Attributed To Golden Rule Hotel Listing
A fragmented list of individuals and surnames appears to be residents or acquaintances connected with the Golden Rule Hotel and related local figures. Names include Mrs Wynn Parker Farma Tdn Fred Webber Pendleton Frank Reid J P McManus Mre J P Mc Manus Mrs Stoffle and children Norm Fleming Nebraska D Tent Beho L H Fry Starbuck Mr FE 8 Davis J M Royer Pilot Rock K Farminold Ridge H Bradstetter Eeho A Miller H Boylen Pilot Rock J F Badderly Coal Couch Wolen Wallen Weston James Johns Mrs Cora Purrougha Mrs V Warton Tones D A Brown Spokane J L Ferguson J L Ward well La Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Boylen
Pilot Rock
J. F. Badderly
Tl. Co
Poor coffee sold in bulk at Mike Schilling's Rest
A grocer says bulk coffee must be sold as bulk and offers a refund if the customer is not satisfied. Mike Schilling's Rest is involved in the sale and refund arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Schilling
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Kennedy
Tallman & Co
Canadian Pacific
Pacific Northwest
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Tacoma Ledger
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Weston
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Perkins
The
Ledger
Borsday
Nquor
Royal House
Golden Rule Hotel
Hotel
St. George
George Darveau
St. George Ia
Corner Court and
Johnson Streets
Pendleton
Oregon
H. C. Means
al Trama
H. C. Bowers
Rock Springs
Bridger
Vulcan
Lumber Yard
W. C. Minnis
League
Henning's
Peoples Warehouse
Pendleton Tannery
Alta Street
A. Otke
Prop
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