City B revities Walted Waltzes and Rent Ads
A compilation of short classifieds and notices from the city desk. Includes sale items such as a milch cow and a piano, rental offers for a cottage and furnished room, a photo studio ad, laundry service, cab stand, luggage and storage services, and local business notices. Also notes on local typhoid case and historical weather references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penleton
Milch Cow
Garden Street
Jackson Street
Burne Cros
Bowman
Huy
Main Street
Robinson
Malin
Portland Blackout Blamed on Alblima Gang Wire Vandalism
Portland plunged into darkness for nearly an hour as high tension cables were damaged near the General Electric plant in Albink by the Alblima gang. A short circuit burned a pothead at the North Portland steam plant and threatened Oregon City power, stopping streetcars and leaving churches theaters and homes in candle and gas dependency as crowds fled into rain drenched streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Portland General Electric Company
Albink
Grain Insurance Savings and Exhibition Event Ad
Over 161000 saved for policy holders last year. Don’t neglect to save about 60 percent of the premium on your grain insurance this year. Oregon Fire Relief Association agent T L Dunsmore Meyele Exhibitor see Beyer in his free balloon and unicyclist exhibition during Rip Van Winkle band concert at 2 p m Friday June 16. Three million bushels of corn would be needed to relieve 3,000,000 people of northern Japan whose crops failed last year. Nebraska alone could supply that amount in a pinch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Fire Reef Association
T. L. Dunsmore
Meyele
Beyer
Rip van Winkle
Fridy
Japan
Nebraska
Nebraska Journal
Numerous Visitors and Local Movements Reported
A stream of visitors and residents on short trips fills the town scene. J N B Gerking of Athena and J J Roulstone of Adame are among those passing through, with several others from Alba Echo Grangeville Portland and Umatilla also noted. Local business and official says include C Hogue resigning to join Crediton Daily, A Emigh in charge of the creamery interests, and forwarding of a line repair crew after flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. B. Gerking
Athena
J. J. Roulstone
Adame
K. Knapply
Alba
H. J. Bean
Echo
Dol. L. Wylde
Grangeville
Idaho
J. EB. Taylor
H. HB. Gilbert
Pilot Mook
Joe Ellieft
Portland
John 5. Virwon
Freewater
W. D. Chamberlain
Mire
B. M. Churchill
North Yokkna
D. Brownell
Umatilla
Alice van Nuys
Miller
A. W. Phillipe
Lewiston
Pali
St. George
M. E. Hotchkis
Elgin
Charles F. Miller
Oat Forest Grove
D. Brushna
T. G. Montgomery
Maro
Sherman County
Mise M, FU. Frazier
Mire H. A. Prager
Heer
B. B. Hall
Farmers’ Bank of
Weston
Tria
Wo A. Emigh
Walla Walla
Zetta Reynolds
Street
Red Bott Cal
E. J. Sommerville
A. Johns
Baker City
ER. ¢. Smith
Yoncalle
Fawoard CC Hogue
Telegraph
Tribune
Baker City Herald
Credton
Aoudtell
L. FB
Wenham
Flue Mountain
Spokerman-Review
Pullman Tribune
Pullman
la Grande
Tim Donovan
Lineman
Hive Mountains
G. B. Canfield
Ogden
Utah
Omden
Calgary
Alberta
Chicago Mutton Market Faces Cleaning Up Time
The Chicago Livestock World reports a weaker mutton market with buyers refusing last week's prices while sellers resist declines. Top bids reached about 82 pound western lambs around 26.50, futures softened as quality declined, and by late trading $6.48 stood as a local high with bids near $6.25 for good lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mies Wilkinson Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Mie Cirner Wilkingen of Union, a noted contestant for the Yellow, dies following an appendicitis operation. She recently visited Pendleton and was known to many locals. The piece notes strong support for Tirvan among Chicago’s Federated Building Trades unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Wilkinson
Mie Cirner Wilkingen
Union
Pendleton
Federated Building Trades Unions of
Chicago
Solld
Tirvan
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Vitality From Forest Roots
Patients with indigestion biliousness headaches and weak digestion are urged to try Golden Medical Discovery a tonic by Dr. R V Pierce. The extract from native roots purports to purify blood aid liver function improve digestion and relieve stomach and kidney derangements without alcohol or habit forming drugs. The ad touts pellets for constipation and emphasizes plain English ingredient list on the wrapper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.V. Pierce
Thayallids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Sufalo
N. Y
Plerco
White skirts with fine pas et Casure and Long Cloth
fragment describes a garment with white fabric, deep floune, tuba and wire embroidery, and ruffle detail.
Winter Horrors Hit Alaska Prospectors and Towns
The letter from MacLane, a West Park Street resident, describes the harsh Alaska winter around Valdez, Chena, and Fairbanks. It recounts a trek with two companions to prospect, scarce supplies, brutal conditions, unburied dead, and a treacherous trail. In Fairbanks the party finds high costs, scarce wages, and widespread unemployment, with many miners stranded or choosing slow routes back to Seattle. The piece notes the Mystic Shriners in Denver dedicating a new temple cornerstone at a $200,000 project led by Imperial Potentate Harry A. Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Klenze
West Park Street
Jack Machine
Chon
Ali
Eka
Palrbinks
Anya
Buttender
Palvdbynks
Chenangeart
Chena
Maclane
Valdex
Fairbanks
Butt
With & Butte Company
Dutt Reduction Works
United States Gendetic Service
MacLand Lef Valdex
Cheri
The
Dean
Chena Wie
Valdes
Wavelde
Wihitel
Sying
Seattle
Pennifees
Mystic Shriners
Denver
el Jobel
Imperial
Harry A. Collins
Toronto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robertson Kaseg
William Cuore
Kaalo
D. C
Campbell
Carney & Kennedy
Tallmen's Directore
BM. O. BK
UC Rader
Leathers’ Transfer & Storage Co
Gritman's Cigar Store
Oregon
Atwood
J. BR. Despoints
Yakima
Yakima Republic
Oregonian
Boda
City
Phone Malin
John Gagen
Kagie Building
Court Street
L. Hunziker
Buti
Koeppen’s
Our
Facts IN Nature
Txtra
Toth Sries On
RTS
Alaska
Beard
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