Harvest Prospects in Willamette Valley and Surrounding Areas
Reports from multiple counties detail an unusually good harvest with above average yields for barley and most grains, though some fruits like apples pears and prunes show smaller or uneven results. Weather cooler in parts aids late grain filling while hops suffer pest issues. berry crops remain plentiful though berries vary by region. Gardens, potatoes, onions, corn progress well with active harvesting in several districts including Wasco Wasco County Pendleton and Umatilla County.
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Cumbia River Valley
Dufur
Wasco County
J. B. Bavely
Lexington
Morrow Cousts
Edwin R. Reed
Pendietom
Umatilla County
H J. Tadior
Pendletom
Bartey
Pitteau
Haines
Baker County
J. K. Fister
Union
Union County
John Watinnick
Pins Creek
Lake Courty
A. M. Smith
Doltie
Steamship Ara gon Move Across River for Alaska Run
Oregon Daily Journal reports the steamship Ara gon is moved across the river to Alaska to complete charging, likely ready to depart tomorrow. The vessel will carry 3,500 to 4,000 tons freight including flour, lumber, machinery, sewing machines, and kettles, with 66 milk cows from Ottawa to Yokohama and Kobe for importers. Local exporters predict heavier trade with Far Eastern ports within a month as Cour and Oregon products gain access. The Pacific trading season aims to restore previous activity after the wheat export lull.
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Aragon
Alaska
Oregon Daily Journal
Ottawa
Ontario
Yokohama
Kobe
Peaceful Valley Play Promises Light Comedy Delight
The Fre ver theater will present Peaceful Valley next Sunday July featuring a stage adaptation of a noted romantic comedy. The cast includes Frank Montgomery, an old favorite with Pendleton audiences, promising a blend of pathos and humor. A large audience is expected.
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Frever Theater
Peaceful Vailey
Sulie Foucantt
Frank Montgomery
Pendleton
Hog hearing beats acorn drop race, says Times-Democrat
A New Orleans Times-Democrat clipping notes how hogs show remarkable hearing as they race to an acorn drop. The observer cites hogs beating falling nuts to the ground and predicting acorn fall locations, describing repeatable races and keen auditory cues in wild hog behavior.
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Heo
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Basic Truths of Christian Science Lecture
Dr Edward A Kimball of Boston spoke on Christian Science at the Spokatie Auditorium under First Church of Christ Scientist auspices. He argued that Christian Science offers a tangible healing path, contrasting it with other beliefs and asserting Mind healing as a lawful demonstration of salvation.
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Spokatie Auditorium
Edward A. Kimball
Boston
First Church of Christ| Serientist
Charlea McIntyre
Kimball
Jesus
Adam
Zanzibar described as hot vivid clove forests and docks
E Verne Richardson writes in American Syndicate and Shipping about Zanzibar's narrow streets, primitive sanitation, and reliance on lighters for shipping. He notes the island's climate as intensely hot, its clove forests as beauty spots, and that residents still manage leisure activities like golf and tennis amid drawbacks.
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Maledoron
Zanzibar
Ceylon
Isle
Old Town
Zansibar
E. Verne Richardson
The Spinning Mill and a Century of Wit
A fragmentary historical note traces Samuel Crompton's early experiments at sixteen to create a spinning frame, the tension with cotton lords who claimed the invention, and the later grant of £5,000 amid a tale of struggle. It includes antique aphorisms on words and wit from Mae Nevker to King Arthur.
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Samuel Crompton
Hargreaves
Arkwright
Jenny
Cotton Lorda
Mae
Erasmus
Solomon
James
Arthur
Watermelon Pest Hits Rogue River Valley Melons
Professor A B Cordier of Oregon State College analyzed watermelon vines in Grant's Pass and found a wilt caused by a mold with spores that start in the roots and travel through the plant. He reported about 10 percent damage in some fields and nearly all vines dying on a 40 acre property, threatening melon production.
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A. B. Cordier
State Agricultural College
Corvallis
Rae
Grant
Rapidy
Rogue River
Pass- Courier
G. A. Cobb
Bugsy
Prof
Cordley
Grant's Pass
Bir
Cobitt
J. A. Maddux
Prof. Cordley
T. P. Ure
Carolinis
Georgia
Lewiston Foundry Moves to Peak Summer Output
The Lewiston Foundry and Machines works will operate the combined harvester and drag plows as seasons change. The plant now staffs about twenty men, with Mr. Holick overseeing summer weed operations and fall winter plow dragging tasks.
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Holick
Lewiston Foundry & Machines Works
Roaral
Japanese Silent Waste Ceremony Sounds No Noise
In Japan a court musicians perform at Shinto festivals using stringed and wind instruments but no sound is allowed to be heard. The silent ritual has deep roots but has fallen out of favor with modernization.
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Japan
New Variety Tale From a New York Store Encounter
A New York tale describes a shopper asking a floorwalker in a large department store where to find a candelabra. The clerk points left with a brief reply as the shopper navigates the furniture section in search of home furnishings.
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New York
Harper's
Oriental Buckboard Advertisement for Speed and Value
A brief ad extolls an Oriental Buckboard offered at half price compared with motors. It claims the vehicle can climb Nile and attain speeds from 3 to 34 miles per hour, inviting interested readers to contact the seller.
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Nile
Evading the Question Madam Fiit-Now and the Professor
A Cleveland Leader item features Mrs Otto Fiit-Now, a professor, in a tense exchange about voice and voice perception. The dialogue centers on politeness and questions of evasiveness in speech, highlighting social dynamics and tone.
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Otto
Cleveland
Lewiston Machinery Builds 74-N Morse Power Engine
The Lewiston Foundry and Machine Works is building a large 74 N Morse power traction engine for El Bolick of Asotin county. Construction proceeds with a large workforce and the tie machine nears completion. A local upshot notes engines are nearly minted and set to be finished for use on a large farm. The piece references broad manufacturing interest and a conscience fund note in the U S Treasury reaching 340,000.
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Apach
Fie
Rat Aceft
Almore
Engin
Bulla
Tref
Perce
Pendleton Ukiah Stage Line Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows Pendleton to Ukiah stage times with departures from Ay Anse and arrivals at Ukiah and Fenadieton, plus Pendleton to Pilot Rock routing. Also includes a medical ad about Donn's Kidney Pills praising relief from backache and kidney issues attributed to Mrs Noble of 219 Conbie Street, and a note on Mine Workers Union president John Mitchell losing savings in a bank failure.
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Pendleton
UKIAH
Taig
Fenadieton
Endieton
Vondieten
Pilot Rock
Uitien
McComar
Mra
Fred Noble
Conbie Street
Dean
Brock & McConnon
Donn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Devan
John Mittchell
Mine Workers’ Union
East
Oregonian
Spring Valley
Extremes In the Mail Amid Odd Global Exchanges
A garbled OCR note cites the Yukon News from Daven Yukon in a tangled exchange with the Isle of Pines Appel from San ta Me Tale of Pines and the Preethink er of London, all near the Christian Inte gencer of New York. The fragment mentions Emily Kes and Henry, with hints of a marriage and a Boston Tran reference.
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Yukon
Daven
Yukon Territory
Isle of Pines
Santa Me
Tale of Pines
London
New York
Beloved of the Almighty and the Painter’s Query
An artist asks a crowd about a portrait of Ana nina. A fair onlooker replies she has not seen it yet and jokes that Ananias is not as tad as painted. A closing line links humility and magnanimity across wealth and poverty.
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Ananina
Ananias
Kanan City
Pendleton Time Schedule Details for Trains
Trains leave Pendleton daily except Sunday at 6 p.m. For timetable maps tickets and information contact W. Adama Pendleton Oregon or A D Charlton Third and Morrison St Portland.
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Pacific
Pullman Standard
Omaha
Chicago
Kanma City
Pullman
Pendleton
Mail & Express
Westbount
Portland
Mail
Expres
Spokane
Walla Walla
San Francisco
Dove Snake River
Aalparia
Lewiston
Alparia Dall
E. C. Smith
Poncheven
Carl
Mapa
W. Adama
Oregon
D. Charlton
Morrison Sta
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United States Treasury
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Emily
Kes
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Riverside Avenue Dairy
ED Morgan
Washington & Columbia River Railroad
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Lave Ato Firm
Walla Walle
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Denver
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