Ballinger Man to Visit for Water Supply Subdivisions
Hermiston Oregon July 23 special correspondence an official representative of Secretary of the Interior R A Ballinger is due to arrive for the purpose of studying government water supply to each legal subdivision of land under the Umatilla project. The initial 40 acre tract point was completed, later units delayed by funds and cost concerns. Also notes John Stewart returning from Woodman hospital in Colorado after a consuming illness deemed incurable, and local mentions George Briggs Pendleton Edwin C Comegys Echo D Brownell Pendleton trips.
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Y Hermiston
Ore
R. A. Ballinger
Umatilla
Water Users Association
Hermiston
John Stewart
Woodman Hospital
Colorado
George Briggs
Oregon
Pendleton
Edwin C. Comegys
Echo
D. C. Brownell
Canadian Northern land sale near Fort St. James Oregon ad
The prospectus offers 40 acre farms joining Fort St. James townsite and Lake Stuart with $50.00 cash and $10.00 a month. Lands priced at $8.60 per acre with $3.00 cash and $1.00 per acre per year until paid. No citizenship, residence, or improvement requirement. Apply Canadian Northern Land Company, Lewis Building, Portland.
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Portland
British Columbia
Fort St. James
Lake Stuart
Grand Trunk Pacific
Alaska Yukon
Canadian Northern
Canadian Northern Land Company
Lewis Building
Oregon
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised For Kidney Troubles
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for back pain and urinary disorders. It features user testimonials from Pendleton Oregon and promotes sale nationwide through Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York at 60 cents.
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Dean
Pendle
J. H. Hutcheon
Lilleth Street
Pendleton
Oregon
Joli
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Scle
United States
Doan
Fortune in a Pipe In Portland Yard Uncovers $5,000
John Dietrich hid $5,000 in gold inside a short iron pipe in his backyard before traveling to Norway. His friend John Nelson later used the pipe to hold a door open, discovering the buried treasure upon Dietrich’s return. The wealth was revealed when Nelson opened the capped pipe with a wrench, turning a plan to steal into a dramatic unearthing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
John Dietrich
Norway
John Nelson
Dietrich
Nelson
Captain Kidd
St. Deltrich
Elks Reunion Plans Massive Seaside Clambake
Antlered Herd Elks of Portland Oregon plan the biggest Northwest reunion at Seaside on August 7. Two tons of clams from Clatsop Beach Tillamook and Shoalwater Bay, 300 gallons clam chowder, 25 salmon, 1500 bread loaves, 1590 roasting ears and 160 butter rolls are listed. Trench fires on the beach will cook layers of clams with hay rocks burlap and clay for flavor. Trains from Portland Seattle Tacoma Pendleton Medford Grants Pass will bring 1000 Elks and families. corner stone ceremony for Victoria Lodge No 120 adds to the event.
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Portland
Ore—Elks
Seaside
Angeust
Clatsop Beach
Tillamook
Shoalwater Boyve
Northwest
Purple
Elkdom
Elks
Seattle
Tacomea
Pendleton
Medford
Grants Paes
Elka Event Moves to Seaside for Weekend Festivities
On August 6, the Elka will travel to Seaside. A large tent for the sovlal section will be erected at Holladay Park in Seaside on Saturday night. A big clambake is scheduled for noon on Sunday.
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Elka
Seaside
Sovlal
Holladay Park
Bie
A Contented Woman and Ballard's Snow Liniment Ad
An advertisement touts a contented woman living in the same house as Ballard's Snow Liniment claiming universal family relief from aches pains cuts burns rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and muscular stiffness with bottle sizes 50 cents and 14 dollars.
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Ballard
Australia Considers New Land Tax Basis
Sydney reports the progressive land tax, tied to the real market value of land less improvements, with exemptions for charities and public purposes. Absent owners and foreign holdings pay on full value, while absentees face higher charges. willful under valuation risks fines and treble tax.
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Sydney
Fishers
Leli
New South Wales
High Court
Commonwealth
Hall's Catarrh Cure Patent Medicine Ad
Brant J. Cheney sworn in Toledo Ohio as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co. promising one hundred dollars for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notice dated December 6 before Notary A W Gleason. Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Brant J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney &Co
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Pek Hall
Heiress and ex-lover aired in a titillating letters dispute
New York tale recounts Stamford heiress Helen Woodruff Smith and Russell Griswold quarrel over love letters. Griswold insists no money was involved while detailing how she praised his ears and beauty on first meeting. Letters reveal intimate exchanges and the idea of burning them.
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New York
Helen Woodruff Smith
Stamford, Conn
Russell Griswold
Griswold
Sho
Helen
Questa
Russell
Russie
Ruseel
Lietesgrus
Prizes Offered to Berlin Municipal Workers Families
Berlin residents in Schoneberg have created a bounty for each child in families of municipal workers. Regular wages plus extra monthly payments scale with children, adding 33 dollars for three, 8.76 for four, 4.60 for five, and 6 dollars for six. Pensions target fathers with dependents under 16, with mothers to receive later relief. Regulations are distributed to workers and dependents must prove child support.
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Berlin
Roosevelts
Eulette
Schoneberg
Fmilies
Weston News Notes Highlight Local Ventures and Travel
Special Correspondence Westin Oregon July 28 Frank King and family return from Wenuha springs camp and plan to Cold Springs for the heated term Olle Turner returns from Coeur d Alene mining trip J B Lehrmischer threshing outfit breaks down south of town George and John Ridenour depart for Umatilla river for a week or more Carmichael attends Woodmen of the World session in Portland Cockerline visitors assist estate closing William McCorkel trades with locals E A Rugg at Wild Horse ranch active in business Price Brothers harvest yields Wheat 40 bushels per acre barley 55.
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Westin
Ore
Frank King
Wenuha Springs
Cold Springs
Olle Turner
Coeur d'Alene
J. B. Lchrimscher
George
John Ridenour
Umatilla
George W. Carmichael
Portland
Attedanece
Woodmen of the World
Clark Cockerline
Medford
Oregon
M. J. Cockerline
William McCorkel
Rocal
E. A. Rugg
Price Brothers
Couple Sleep Through Fire Alarm in Oregon Home
Portland residents boast of sound sleepers after neighbors extinguished a fire at the Sutherlin home in Roseburg. Mr and Mrs Joan R B Sutherlin slept through the blaze waking only when firefighters arrived. Neighbors sprayed flames with a garden hose and left before the couple woke. The couple later learned their house had burned with only a small party of firefighters aware of the incident.
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Portland
Oregon
Roseburg
Joan RB
Sutherlin
Modern Dairy Barn at Oregon State Fair
The forty ninth annual Oregon state fair will feature a model dairy barn in Salem on September 12 2017. Superintendent Paul V Maris leads the dairy exhibit with a new barn showcasing conservation space drainage ventilation and light. Danish expert Dr Bernard Boeggid will visit to explain up to date methods and animal care at the exhibit.
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Salem
Oregon
Paul V. Maris
Bernard Boeggid
Copenhagen
Denmark
Unscrupulous Antiquities Stir Rome Legend Debate
A newly found Augustus statue in Rome, wearing a Saxon high priest guise, sparks a revival of medieval legends about the emperor's tomb. The statue rests 16 feet underground with an intact head and a Greek‑school hand, igniting debate on art export and antiquities crime worldwide.
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Augustus
Rome
Italy
Thie
London
Lake of
Neami
Nero
Roman Galleys Drift From Lake of Neems
The piece reports on bronze artifacts exported to England with permission of the Exportation Bureau, sourced from the Lake of Neems. Minister Credayo proposes expert examination to lift two sunken boats at seventy five feet, with plans to lower the lake level for inspection. Rome debates a circus inspired public venue. government support may cover costs.
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England
Lake of
Neems
Signor Credayo
Reveleo
Circus Maximus
Rome
Oto
Caaring's Health Theater Report on Czars Health
The czarina’s health shows improvement as attacks causing loss of reason ceased and physicians hope full recovery with rest. The czar is in better health and spirits than in years. Men’s oxfords advertised cheap at A. Bklund’s.
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Caaring
St. Petersburg
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