Freewater-Milton Cans for the Vannery
Freewater directors say a new cannery will open soon to process blackberries and tomatoes from about 100 acres. A half gallon can shipment totaling 45,000 cans has arrived. Peacock Milling reports a 440,000 bushel wheat run yielding 420,000 sacks, largely shipped to the Orient. Balloon ascent drew crowds to Meader's Park yesterday after interurban rides filled every car.
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Freewater
Freewater Canning & Preserving Compant
Chelby
Peacock Milling Company
Orient
Walla Walla
Milton
W. FR. Craig
Meader’s Park
Prof
Wardell
Eugene
Briggson Weather and Crop Prospects Report Near Helix
Briggson reports warm days with 80 to 82 degrees in shade, strawberries nearly gone, raspberries ripening, and crops looking good. Typhoid fever case Miss Mary Lehti convalescent at Weston sanitarium. Jeff Troxel family recovering from black measles contracted after Pendleton circus. Some mustard infestations south and west of Helix. Franklin County crops expected strong yields due to damp season. A severe rainstorm last Wednesday caused minor field damage.
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Terry
Hetix
Franklin County
Timothy
Mary Lehti
Weston
Claud
Arthur Waters
Salem
Ore
William Taylor
Idaho
Jeff Troxel
Blue Mountain
Pendleton
George Waddingham
Connell
Washington
The Charming Woman and Electric Bitters Promise
The description extols a plain woman as possessing rare admired qualities such as neat eyes clean skin and upright health. It claims Electric Bitters restore weakness, sharpen nerves brighten eyes and improve complexion, guaranteed at Tallman & Co.'s drugstore.
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Bfany
Tallman & Co.'s
Druggluta
Alfalfa Stack Burned Near Town
July 16 Friday spark from an engine set fire to an alfalfa stack owned by J. M. Rooher west of town, consuming the stack but causing no further damage. Births announced: July 11 a son to Mr and Mrs Alex McKenzie. July 12 a son to Mr and Mrs Alex McIntyre.
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Athena
J. M. Rooher
Mra
Alex
McKenzie
McIntyre
Deafness Cure Claim From Hallie Catarrh Cure
An advertisement promises a hundred dollars for a deafness cure caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hallie Catarrh Cure. It explains deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and warns hearing loss may be permanent if the tube is not restored.
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Tree
Pt. J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Toke Mall
Welser Accepts Mountain Home Offer for Boise Series
Welser agreed to play three games at Boise against Mountain Home with a purse of 2500 dollars per game and the winner of the series to claim two of the three games.
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Welser
Mountain Home
Boise
Marriage of Well Known Weston Pair Miss Dolly Parks and Hugh Taylor
Weston July 15 Miss Dolly Parks and Hugh Taylor were married in Medford Oregon at the Hyatt residence. Both are prominent locals the groom being a son of Moses Taylor a wealthy rancher near here. The community notes farming livened by Miss Tailu Simpson’s Washington trip and Miss Luella Craigen buying land to run a wheat ranch and grow strawberries. Mrs Powers improving Mrs Lane ill Mrs Brown dies at Potlatch. camps and harvest plans fill the season as residents stay busy and visit relatives in nearby Washington.
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Craigen
Weston
Dolly Parks
Hugh Taylor
Medford
Ore
Seth Hyatt
Moses Taylor
Luella Craigen
Reed
Hawley Mountain
Rose Waddingham
Franklin County
Washington
Mrs. Brown
L. B. Brown
Potlatch
Idaho
Frant Bryant
Alice Kilpatrick
Anntone
Wash
Bingham Springs
Albany Dry Law One Year In A Year Of Prohibition
Albany completed its first year as a dry city with mixed results. Business activity rose with bank deposits up 49 percent and trade up 16 to 60 percent, while empty houses fell by 60 and overall city appearance improved. Liquor persists, with a few drinkers and liquor shipments from Portland, yet consumption is far below ten-saloon days. Police court remains nominal as enforcement is weak. The Southern Pacific plans a Spencer’s power plant on the Klamath river, a five and a half mile canal through lava rock to generate electricity for regional lines and shops.
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Albany Democrat
Albany
Ft le
Businews
Carpenters
Ity
Tte
Express
Portland
Southern Pacific
Spencer'a
Klamath River
Klamath
Medford
Atmospheric Weight and Air Density Explained
At sea level a cubic foot of dry air weighs about 50 grains troy while water vapor weighs 852 grains. Mixed vapor makes damp air lighter than dry air. stormy weather lowers density, dry air is heavier than smoke so smoke rises. Earth’s atmosphere weighs as if flooded by 33 feet of water, about fifteen pounds per square inch. A man experiences the surrounding pressure yet feels none due to equilibrium within fluids.
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Earth
England and France in a Marriage of Convenience
George H. Powell in Fortnightly Review notes the playful feud and attraction between England and France. He praises France’s civilizing influence, its translation of reason and justice, and its role in shaping European ideas, while reflecting on shared enmities and mutual fascination across nations.
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England
France
Europe
George H. Powell
Fortnightly Review
We All Leather Eaters
An arctic explorer argues that leather is eaten indirectly as tea and coffee tannin and albumen mix in mice, while a scientist claims daily consumption of tea or coffee adds up to enough leather to make a pair of shoes over a year.
Ahead and Behind in a Curious Transit Exchange
A foreign traveler asks in puzzlement about a street car’s headway as the conductor explains the car ahead is behind, then repeats with emphasis. The anecdote highlights language slips and regional quirks in a humorous encounter. A separate kitchen remark notes a southern-born housekeeper’s pride in origins, with names and places briefly referenced.
Fear in the Dark and a Mother's Tart Tale
A mother recalls her own childhood fear of the pantry in darkness, sharing that she once feared not finding tarts. A little girl tells her mother she is not afraid, prompting a playful exchange about seeking treats.
No Need to Cry in the Squall Cartoon Exchange
A wartime style cartoon gag features Jack comforting Buster after a catastrophe. They reference Napoleon and his eye injuries in a back and forth about hits and crying. The amateur yachtsman questions the squall’s source, while the head of a noisy family describes it as coming from the crack of the deep.
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Buster
Jack
Napoleon
Baltinoro Americnn
Bee Population Ranges in Natural State and Hive
A swarm of bees ranges from ten thousand to twenty thousand in a natural state while a hive holds from eighty thousand down to forty thousand bees depending on conditions and time.
If You See It in the East Oregonian Po Po
A playful regional quip about the phrase if you see it in the East Oregonian. The line echoes local paper speak and hints at a recurring column or slogan used in Oregon regional press.
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East Oregonian
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