Treasure hunt tale of hermit chest and buried chests
A fragmentary account describes men finding a sealed iron trunk with pistols, books, and documents in a Michigan wilderness. The notes claim the chest belonged to Hearke Themes and recount Hermit Thomas Knevels, his odd beliefs, and a buried chest on an island with a mug guiding search. The tale stirs local curiosity as new chests are sought.
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Hesika Thoms
Wiklernes
Exine
Swies
Aeveral School
Wamples
Oliver
Bath
Plymouth
Conn
Ty & Feitne Soft
Hearke Themes
New England
Michigan
Gavie
Happiest Girl in Lincoln Praises Stomach and Liver Tablets
A Lincoln woman writes that chronic constipation and stomach trouble plagued her until she began taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Within three days she could eat and be up again, calling herself the proudest girl in Lincoln to find such a medicine. Sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Liincoln
Net
Chamberlain
Eile
Willis-] ee Mr. Highupp dies prompts memorial plan
A judge reflects on the death of Mr. Highupp and notes the family’s hope to fund a monument and support the children. Public expectations of how heirs sustain the family are discussed in cautious terms.
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Willis
Last Call for Citizens to Remove Whotpiles Off the Etreeia
A final civic appeal targets the sttienan perlitendent tetoria to clear the whotpiles from the etreeia. The message emphasizes prompt action by residents and officials to restore order and safety.
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Etreeia
Flor e Pulls on Wall Carrier Incident In Helmer
The local mail carrier was seriously hurt by his horse in Helmer Ideto while delivering. In Walla Walla Wash Michele Klein and W W Speaker were arrested by Patrolman Deeye for speaking on Main Street. In Dayton Wash a bootlegging case led to a second trial before Judge RK Stamford with Bert Rogers facing jury verdicts. Freewater Ore merchants Wheatley and Teal bought the Ed White store stock to run a confectionery and ice cream shop.
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Flor
Helmer
Ideto
W. Wat
Walla Walla
Walla Walla, Wash
Michele Klein
W. W. Speaker
Deéyle
Main Street
Dayton
Wash
Justice Court
Stamford
Bert Rogers
Freewater
Wheatley
Teal
Ed White
Hunting Accident Claims Kendall Youth Nicholas Noble
The body of 17 year old Nicholas Noble was found with a fatal head wound in Kendall Montana. Authorities report a hunting accident as the cause of death. Noble’s parents are prominent residents in the area.
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Kendall
Mont
Nicholas Noble
Noble
Ball Breaks Arm at Creston Sharply
Wilbur player Will Gray was struck on the right forearm by a wild tail and suffered a broken small bone two inches above the wrist in Creston Washington during a game sequence.
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Creston
Waah
Wilbur
Will Gray
Drowning of 6-Year-Old Near Sumach Park North Yakima
Helen Hintze, six, daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Hintze, of Eleventh street near Sumach park, drowned Tuesday morning north of the fair grounds in the Union Irrigation ditch.
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Yakima
Wash
Helen Hintze
E. E. Hinntze
Eleventh Street
Sumach Park
Fair Grounds
Union Irrigation Ditch
Five Local Elections In Pasco Washington This Year
Since the start of the year Pasco has held five elections on local matters in under five months. A seventh election is planned for July 25 on issuing a bonus for the new city hall.
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Pasco
Wash
Insurance firms warned to file schedules by Monday
After Insurance Companies Olympia Washington seven fire保险 companies have not filed schedules with the insurance department. Insurance Commissioner Schively telegraphed them to file by next Monday morning or their licenses to do business in the state will be revoked.
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Olympia
Wash
Insurance Department
Schively
Peach Price Seen Steady In Northwest This Season
Fred Thompson of Thompson Fruit company predicts an average peach price of 60 cents a box in the northwest this season with possible early highs near 75 cents and local shortages keeping some areas above 40 cents.
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Yakima
Wash
Northwest
Fred Thompson
Thompson Fruit Company
Sheep Dogs Contest At State Fair In Conrad Montana
Sheep men enter their sheep dogs for a novel contest at the state fair in Conrad. A herd owner and dog must guide three sheep over a marked course with flags bridges and ground obstructions to the sheep pen in view of the audience. The best herd will win the prize.
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Conrad, Mont
Herier
Golden wedding health tip promotes Bealard's Herbine
A brief health notice extols the value of a long marriage and good health. It urges keeping Bealard's Herbine at home and taking it when the liver is sluggish, priced at 0c per bottle. The ad uses old time language and informal spelling.
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Bealard
Will of Captain Jarvis Left Estate to Wife
The will of Captain David H. Jarvis, once in the revenue cutter service, probated in Seattle, appoints Mrs. Ethel T. Jarvis as executrix. The Alaska estate valued at about $400,000 with annual income around $90,900, largely left to his wife after modest bequests.
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Seattle
David H. Jarvis
Revenue Cutter Service
Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea
Tony
Morgandiuggenheim Enterprise
Alaska
Ethel T. Jarvis
Jarvis
Gentle Senna Laxative Claim Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Syrup of Senna and Elixir as a gentle laxative for headaches colds indigestion pains and stomach discomfort. It urges buying genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product with the company name printed on the front.
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Y. California Fig Syrup Co
Bride’s trunk dispute ends in Hollywood court
In Los Angeles Justice Reeve, a local court heard a case over a trunk detained by Enda Eads. Francis Carpenter and Mrs Carpenter pursued charges after Eads held the trunk containing personal garments bought for a rushed marriage arrangement. The trunk was returned and the bride received her finery. Eads paid the ticket price.
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le Angeles
Cal
Francis Carpenter
Hollywood
Clifm
Delvery
Reeve Yexterlay
A.fp
Eds
Enda
Ends
Carpenter
Cupid
Eads
Justice Reeve
Washington police bar cowboy and Indian posters
The Washington police have begun removing posters depicting cowboys and Indians from city walls. The chief of police says youth must be protected from Westward life’s lure and posters will be mutilated to suppress such imagery.
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Washington
Sass
Walla of Washington
Mary Garden Illness Delays Salome in Fall
Paris reports the illness of Mary Garden postpones the title role of Salome twice on last week’s billings. The prima donna's condition is not serious, but the play is definitively postponed until the fall season.
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Miss Garden
Paris
Mary Garden
Pilot Rock social notes highlight locals and visitors
Pilot Rock July 14 notes list Miss Hazel Betts hosting at her home with guests Misses Beawsie Campbell Clara Eller Brooks Goodwin Hagel Lynch and Elsie McReynolds and Messrs Frank Humphrey Lon Etter Clarence Etter Orin Ivy Berne Belts. Numerous residents visit Pendleton or nearby towns including Miss Missouri Norman leaving for a job and others visiting relatives.
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Pilot Rock
Hazel Betts
Beawsie Campbell
Clara Eller
Brooks Goodwin
Hagel Lynch
Elsie McReynolds
Frank Humphrey
Lon Etter
Clarence Etter
Orin Ivy
Berne Belts
Ada
Helen Macinnis
Pendeton
Harry Whittaker
James
Nye
Clara Etter
Brooke Goodwin
Missouri
Lee Trippler
Nelee Cleo Harryman
Harris
Thomas Jaques
Missourra Norman
Pendleton
Chartie Nelson
Ollie Smith
Donald Ross
Buttercreek
Gilman Folsom
Jean
Fred Tievalien
Adams
Fay Sturtevant
H. G. Casteel
Ikiah
Frank Byrd
J. N. Burgess
Myrtle Westgate
Grant Harris
Albert Minthorne
J. P. McMannus
Kennison
Ukiah
Henry Casteel
Readiness Advice for Travel Hydration Remedy
Never leave home on a journey without a bottle of Chamberlain's Collee Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost certain to be needed and cannot be obtained when on board the cars or steamships. For sale by all dealers, Save money by reading today's ads.
GrizZly Bear Attacks Herdsman in Idaho Camp
Joe Lucas, a herder at Harry Peice's sheep camp near Rock Flat Idaho, was mauled by a grizzly at 11 PM. The bear ripped flesh from his right thigh and leg, opened his right side, and mangled his head and left arm. He was found 18 hours later after his dog treed two cubs.
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Lardy
Idaho
Joe Lucas
Harry Peice
Rockflat
Mr. Lucas
Monkey Ties Up N. P. Train in Ellensburg
A trained monkey aboard Northern Pacific No. 3 leaped from a baggage car near Roza and fled into Yakima canyon. Trainmen, messengers, and the traveling troupe chased the animal 26 minutes until its trainer lured Similan back into custody and the train continued toward Seattle.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Yakima Canyon
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Seattle
Roza
Man Burned Trying to Escape Farm Fire in Visalia
Philip Aultman, 84, of Visalia California, started a blaze among weeds on his farm. The fire spread to a neighboring field and he became entangled in barbed wire while attempting to flee, dying in the flames.
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Visalia
Cal
Philip
Auitman
Aultman
Maine Cofferdam Leak Suppressed at Havana
A serious leak in one of 20 cofferdam cylinders around the Maine was found and stopped in Havana. Pumping will resume soon and indications point to exposing the berthdeck, where most fatalities likely occurred, by July 20.
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Maine
Havana
Spraing Liniment Promises Quick Soreness Relief
A historical sale notice promotes Chamberlais Liniment as effective for soreness and restoration to health. It advises careful use and claims availability through all dealers.
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Sol
Gossard
Express
Peoples Warehouse
hovSs
George Knevels
Thomas
News OF the Northwest
Hwe
Bride
Cowboys
Mary Tuno
Salome
Miss May Silers
Rub" Mathews
Stewart Creek
N. P
UY Barks
Man Burns
Farmer
Weel Pire
East Oregonian
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