Oregon Democrats Endorse Bryan at Portland State Convention
The Oregon state convention finished in Portland endorsing William Jennings Bryan and electing national delegates and presidential electors. The platform praised direct primary, postal reform, bank deposits, and direct election of U S senators, while pledging support for Bryan and campaign plans across the state.
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Bryan
Portland
William Jennings Bryan
J. E. Hedges
Clackamas
Riggs
Polk
Dr. M. Watson
Multnomah
C.K. Henry
John @. Wetch
George B. Callison
Wasco
Oregon Democrata
Democratic Party of
Oregon
United States
Democratic Party
Congress
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Oklahoma
Posal Savings
Geo. £. Chamberlain
Tanner
Coffee ad cites beans and freshness for good coffee
An old advertisement emphasizes essential elements of good coffee including fresh ground beans and sensible guidance from a woman. It promotes Bho Bchilling's Best and retailers offering refunds if purchases are not satisfactory.
Frost preventive device tested in orchards at Grand Junction
E Z Carbine reviews a new frost preventive can shaped device burning crude oil for orchards. The system, now widely used in Colorado and Utah, aims to stop fruit freezing by timely ignition. Carbine travels to Utah to assess value before potential widespread use.
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E. Z Carbine
Grand Junction
Cal
la Grande
Colorado
Utah
Fortune Teller to Face Gallows in Chicago
Chicago, June 11. Herman Bilek a Bohemian fortune teller and hypnotist is again set for the gallows. Convicted of killing Mary Vrzal in 1905 and accused of causing the deaths of five other Vrzal family members by poison he faces execution as Governor Deenen’s reprieve expires. The case has stirred fear among Bohemians and even drawn threats against Father O Callaghan who sought a reprieve. Bilek described as clever vain and skilled with women, with a dark complex and a habit of preying on the vulnerable. The Vrzal family tragedy left seven children one daughter and a wife who remains loyal to the condemned man’s memory, while his mother remains as a lingering figure in the tale.
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Chicago
Herman Bilek
Mary Vrzal
Vreal
Bilek
Deenen
Satan
Sisters of Charity
Chippy
Hilok
San Prancigen
Martin Vizal
Vilek
Veet
Dr King’s New Life Pills Praised by Customer
After fifteen years of chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars nothing helped as much as Dr King’s New Life Pills. B F Aysons of Inglealde NC calls them the best pills ever sold. Guaranteed, Tallman & Co. drug store price 46c.
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Dr. King
B. F. Aysons
Inglealde
N. C
Tallman & Co
Eccentric stamps captivate philatelists with rare errors
London Tit-Bits reports stamps that fetch high sums due to oddities. The twopence blue Mauritius with Post Paid Mauritius altered to Post Office Mauritius sold for £1,450. A British Guiana 1 cent misreads Patimusque. A Cape of Good Hope penny turns blue instead of red. An upside down swan flaw in Western Australia yielded a specimen sold for £400.
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Notance
Mauritius
Prince of Wales
Post Office
British Guiana
Patimusque
Petimusque
Western Australia
London
The Sorrowful Tree Blossoms in Night and Dawn
A Persia based tale describes a tree known as the sorrowful tree that unfolds its white flowers at night under stars and closes at dawn. Its scent resembles evening primrose and even when cut down it regrows rapidly. Nearby grows a daytime blooming counterpart of similar form.
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Persia
Strong Rooms of Bank of England Describe Impenetrable Fort
The Bank of England strong room is among the world’s largest with a sixty six foot deep concrete foundation, a seven foot deep lake, and heavy iron plates. Doors weigh four tons each and are forged in Atlantean style. Similar fortifications are noted for the Imperial Ottoman bank in Constantinople. Also listed: For sale nine room cottage at 100 Bluff street, in good order and location, unsuitable for current owner.
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Bank of England
Aritlatle
Imperial Ottoman Bank
Constantinople
Bluff Street
Mystery Swarms of Tiny Fish At Samoa Each October
The London Standard reports a yearly phenomenon in Samoa where vast swarms of very small fish appear in lagoons for a day or two each October. The exact cause and origin remain unknown as the schools arrive predictably, attract local feasts, then vanish for a full year until the same day returns.
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Tropics
Samoa
London Standard
History of Armenia under foreign rule and Armenian commerce
The Armenian people endured centuries of foreign domination from Assyrians to Turks. Today their peak activity lies in diaspora hubs such as Constantinople and Smyrna where Armenians dominate local commerce, notably in the oriental rug trade spanning east and west.
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Armenia
Constantinople
Smyrna
Levant
Armenicans
East
Bold village wager over porridge and whisky
A Dundee Advertiser tale portrays an old Glasgow area man who, facing cold salty porridge, bets himself with whisky on the line. He endures the spoonful, then quietly returns the dram to the bottle, grinning at the small victory.
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Glasgow
Sandy
Lad
Dundee Advertiser
Hair in hotel food prompts guest complaint
A guest at a fashionable hotel complains to the proprietor about hair in the ice cream honey and apple sauce. The proprietor explains hair in ice cream from shaving, hair in honey from a comb, and notes the apples were Baldwins, prompting the humorous exchange. Read the East Oregonian.
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Lce
Columbus Dispatch
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E. & J. Meallister
Samuel White
Baker
Bernard Daly
Lake
BP. Coshow
Douglas
M. A. Miller
Linn
Rh. BD. Inman
W. F. Matlock
Umatilla
James H. Beeman
Jackson
J. D. Slater
Union
Dan J. Fry
Marion
L. M. Travis
Lane
Mre
S. L. Bowen
Wayne, W. Va
Foley
Pendleton Drug Co
Manter
The
East Oregonian
Rayiy Lampiri
Learene Wisden
Guy
Standard Oil Company
Neagle Bros
W. C. Minnis
Henning's Cigar Store
Opposite Peoples Warehouse
U. K
McBee & Hays
Aura Street
Alta and
Webb
St. Louis
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
F. 3
Quinlan
WM. McMurray
Main Street
Columbia, Bolleon and
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