Contract Awarded for Thorn Hollow Grading Work
Special Correspondence from Hermiston Oregon reports Newport Land and Construction Co awarded another contract for grading at Thorn Hollow by the railroad. A carload of rock Yooth was loaded and will be shipped. H K Newport will oversee. About 26 men worked on the first contract, while roughly 60 will be employed on the new project. The job will take about three months to finish, with some Newport crews and Thorn Hollow crews starting work on the main ditch of the west extension of the Umatilla project under H G Newport. A separate ad promotes Ballard's Horemound Syrup for coughs and lung healing.
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Hermiston
Ore
Newport Land and Construction Com
Deny
Thorn Hollow
H. KR
Newport
Outch
Umatilla
H. G. Newport
Agriculturists Meet in Harrisburg Annual State Board Session
Governor John K Tener delivers the opening address at the thirty seventh annual meeting of the state board of agriculture in Harrisburg. The three day convention will feature talks from heads of state departments on agriculture soil conservation and farmer welfare with emphasis on improving farming conditions. A remark on fashion ends with a quip about women dressing to please men and some men resisting.
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Harrisburg
John K. Tener
State Board of Agriculture
Kidney trouble relief with Swamp Root testimonial
An unnamed New Jersey mother testifies that her daughter once suffered scarlet fever and dropsy, with swelling and kidney issues. After using Swamp Root, the inflammation subsided after a fifty cent bottle and continued for two bottles, with a doctor later declaring the kidneys in perfect condition. The mother says the doctor did not know she used Swamp Root and credits it with saving her daughter's life, sworn July 16, 1909.
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Anela
Dr. Kilmer
Kilmer Sample Offer for Kidney Bladder Booklet
Letter to Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York asks readers to send ten cents for a sample size bottle claiming to convince anyone. It promises a booklet of valuable information about the kidneys and bladder and notes Pendleton East Oregonian regular fifty cent and one dollar bottle sizes available at all drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Pendleton
Oregonian
Local Playhouses Press Agent Promotes Preset Attractions
Orpheum on Thursday features The Awakening at Snakeville two part Essanay with Augustus Carney and Margaret Joselyn touted as the funniest comedy in months. Also presenting A Night at the Inn with Mable Trumelle and Herbert Prior, plus The Death Trap from Lubin and a California love tale.
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Snakeville
Augustus Carney
Alkali Tke
Margaret Joselyn
Sophie
Alkali
Edison
Mable Trumelle
Herbert Prior
Frank Harding
Lubin
California
Selig serial wild animal drama at Pastime theater
The Chicago Tribune presents The Adventures of Kathryn by Harold Mc Grath. The first installment The Unwelcome Throne is three reels, part of a 13 picture series using Selig’s wild animal zoo. Screens Thursday and Friday at 10 and 5? admissions 10 cents adults 5 cents children.
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Selig
Kathryn
Harold McGrath
Chicago Tribune
Allaha
De Garros of Ringling Circus in vaudeville program
The De Garros troupe from Ringling’s Circus will headline a Roman ring vaudeville act on Wednesday and Thursday as one of the circuit’s best acts. Boyle and Boyle, the dancing demons, also perform with a lively act featuring song and witty chatter. The program includes motion pictures of the Atlantic coast storm, Brooklyn Elks cornerstone ceremony, a Burmah barn dance, and other notable events.
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de Garros
Ringling
Boyle
Mutual
Atlantic
Brooklyn Elks
Burmah
Majestic
Kenworthy Players Present Two Playlets at Alia Theater
Tonight at Alia Theater the Kenworthy players stage a comedy bill featuring Are You Crazy and A Thief's Daughter. A new slate of pictures plays on the screen.
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Alia Theater
Kenworthy Players
Minstrel Maids at Alta Theater Next Tuesday Evening
Grace Russell and her Minstrel Maids head to the Alta theater with a sold out show promising song hits, rag and classical dance, and the tango. The Butte paper lauds the act as wholesome and a season highlight after a Rex theater engagement, praising the tango by Misses Prager and Thompson and the unified minstrel format throughout the program.
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Grace Russell
Alta Theater
Butte
Mont
Evelyn Nesbitt
Grace M. Russell
Rex Theater
Output of coal in British India rises in 1913
Figures from the chief Inspector of mines show British India produced 14,044,368 tons of coal in 1913, about 2,600,000 tons more than the prior year.
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British India
Minea
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