Independent Newspaper at Pendleton Offers Mail Subscriptions
The Independent News Association announces daily and weekly mail subscriptions with various terms. Formats include daily, semiweekly, and weekly issues by mail, with options for one year and multiple month periods.
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Sanday
Pendleton
Urhguntas T Puneisitt G CO
Surachittion
Pally
Mall
Malls
Reesee
Mia Mall
Tmagl
Asoetation
Poem Fragments Reflect On Time And Aging
A fragmentary verse laments aging as even the tallest pines and rarest roses fade. The speaker notes we too are passing, growing old, in a meditative reflection on impermanence.
Inland Empire History Writing Prize Offered by Spokane Women
Spokane women’s clubs announce a cash prize of 50 for the best non student written piece on inland empire history. Submissions may be any length and topic, but must cover inland empire history with factual detail. The prize encourages Northwest history study and recalls a formative era from 1434 to 1864 in the Fort Vancouver to Interior settlement period.
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Spokane
Northwest
Fort Vancouver
Inland Empire
Rocky
Cascade Mountain
S. S
Atlanta
Help the Portage Report Urges Open River Support
The Portland Chamber of Commerce transportation committee releases a report on the open river issue praising state portage efforts and urging Inland Empire residents to back river transport to persuade Congress that the Columbia River is a Northwest transportation factor. It urges devotion of time and money to sustain portage until river business grows enough to make steamboats viable and competitive with rail.
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Transportation Committee
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Portage Rand
Inland Empire
Congress
Congressional Committee
Columbia River
Northwest
Portege
Stearmere
Tate
Portage road and river transport push urged
A historical critique argues for building a portage to enable river trade on the Columbia and Snake rivers. It highlights the need for capital, river traffic development, and support from the Oregon Seamates, warning that without the portage the district’s growth may dwindle. Freight rates from Portland to The Dalles and Umatilla are cited to illustrate economic benefits of river competition.
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Oregon
Wigehwey
Columbia
Snake Rivers
de Pendé
Mgures
Sumir
Portland
Dalles
Sugir
Unatila
Umatilla
Porthind
Tayatilla
Call for Oregon public accountant and state examiner of accounts
The piece argues Oregon should create a state examiner of accounts and a public accountant to oversee public funds after costly Baker and Umatilla cases and Supreme Court remands. Wyoming’s system of monthly public account examinations is cited as a model. It urges careful financial oversight by a state office. It ends by inviting readers to Pendleton on the Fourth of July with trains and festivities.
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Baker County
Baker
Umatilla Coun Jt
Supreme Court
Oregon
Seco
Wyomive
Wyoming
Orogan
Office of Public Accountant
Faker County
Northwest and regional events and wool sale dates
A list of upcoming events includes Northwest Sportsmen's tournament in Walla Walla from June 20 to 24, International Baptist Young People's Union convention in Omaha July 12–18, Ellis' grand lodge in Denver July 17–19, National Irrigation congress in Billne City September 2–8, and Northwest Laundry men's association in Pendleton date details. Oregon wool sale dates fix Shaniko June 6 19 20 July 10 11 Baker City June 25 26 July 12 13 Elgin July 13. The Civic society of Lewiston pays children for harvested dandelions at half a cent per pound with funds for 6000 pounds already paid and 2000 pounds more pledged. the scheme aims to rid the town and surrounding area of dandelions.
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Walla Walla
Annie Convention International Baptist Young People's Union
Omaha
Ellis' Grand Lodge
Denver
National Irrigation Congress
Bolne City
Northwest Laundrymen's Association
Pendleton
Oregon
Oregon Woolgrowers
Baker City
Elgin
Civic Society of
Lewiston
The Railroad Jerry Is No More
A Spokane Chronicle report quotes a railroad official lamenting the decline of traditional section hands known as Jerries due to wage growth and labor demand. He laments migrants from Asia and the shift in hiring, noting older workers leaving for higher paid roles in other regions as rail work grows scarce again.
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Spokane
Mick
Middle States
Oni
Jerry
Garey
Harry
China
Jobe
The Erring Tide A Fragment of Verse Poem
Fragmentary verse piece evokes sea imagery with shifting tides and stormy undertones. References to white-winged boats and distant thieves hint at a maritime landscape. The cryptic lines suggest a dusk setting and roaming feelings, attributed to E. Jownes.
Red Tape Tales From Washington’s Service
A committee investigates bureaucracy in Washington and recounts a naval officer’s attempt to move a thermometer across the ship. The tale highlights slow procedures, requiring approval through the ship’s commander and central offices, with costs noted for notice and stationery.
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Evern Depeurt
Washington
Fionaparte
Hearner's Weekly
Poisons in Meals Highlighted by Pure Food Advocate
Harry J. Walmaley, a Missouri legislature figure, warned that meals once contained toxins such as coal tar dye and other contaminants. He cited a bill of fare study noting 42 doses per meal as a warning about unsafe sanitary conditions and potential deaths from adulterated food.
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Harry J. Walmaley
Missouri
Fragmented Food Warning and Mountain Heights Noted
A garbled segment mixes alerts about impure foods with claims of widespread coloring and contamination in bread tea coffee and produce. It also references wind imagery and a poem excerpt. It ends with Colorado mountain heights noting Pike's Peak at 14 108 feet and numerous higher peaks.
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Colorado
Mibert
Pike's Peak
Thie
The Lamp in the West by Elin Higeliwon
A poem fragment evokes a lone lamp brightening a violet twilight over a calm sea as winds stir alders. The speaker pleads for a guiding lamp from a distant shore, amid mysterious dangers and a perilous voyage toward a fabled sea.
Time for Use of ! Time for Use of !
This fragment urges home repairs and storage upgrades while weather is fine. It promotes building supplies from Pendleton Planing Mills and boasts a wide stock including lumber, lath, shingles, doors, cement, brick, lime, tanks, and gasoline engines. It mentions Wagons and Bugies and touts safe, reliable transportation options.
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Pendleton
Presidential Prisolor: Roosevelt and cattlemen feuds
A fragment from a historic column depicts early friction between President Roosevelt and cattlemen over prices and policy. It reflects dialogue about farm and range disputes, with a Montana friend urging presidential intervention and a defense of actions taken by the administration.
Rooms at Depot Priced 1.00 and 1.50
A brief ad notes rooms available near the depot for one dollar and one fifty per night with a prominent electric sign inviting guests to see the offer. The notice emphasizes affordability and location.
The Hotel Pendleton Refit Furnishings and Services
The Hotel Pendleton has been refitted and refurnished with telephone and fire alarm connections in all rooms. Bath en suite, waste fittings, and single rooms added. Commodious sample rooms and a free bus service are offered, serving as headquarters for traveling men.
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St. George
Northwest
Pendleton
Hotel Portland Portlands Tourist Hotel Ad
Listing for Hotel Portland in Portland Oregon advertising American plan from $2 per day and up. Highlights include headquarters for tourists and commercial travelers with special rates for families and single gentlemen. Management invites visitors to view spacious rooms and reasonable prices. Features a modern Turkish bath establishment.
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Portland
Oregon
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