Oregon National Guard Forms First Coast Artillery Company
The Oregon National Guard orders organize 70 Astoria volunteers into a coast artillery company to serve in Columbia River fortifications. Mustering is set for July 9, 1908, with physicals July 6 and an election for captain after muster. First company coast artillery will be the Pacific coast’s first, joining similar actions in Washington and California.
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Coast Artillery
Columbia River
Astoria
Oregonian
W.E. Finzer
War Department
Japan
Oregon
Washington
California
Congress
National Guard
Robert Shaw Oliver
Pinger
C. H. Abercrombe
Oregon National Guard
Adjutant General’s Office
Portland
C. H. Abercrombie
Third Infantry
Pacific Coast
Coast Garreons
Dillas
Finzer
C. D. Chorpening
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington, D. C
Cheney & Co. oath on firm in Toledo and ad for Hall's Catarrh
Frank J. Cheney as senior partner swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured. An advertisement by Cheney & Co. Toledo urges Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. A town irrigation canal break at Kettle Falls Washington spans about 200 feet in unstable sandy gravel soil.
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Btatc Do Obio
City of
Toledo
Locan County
Frank J. Cheney
FP. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Cheney
W. Gleabon Notary Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Tse
Aall
Kettle Falls
Wash
The Judge and the Virago Ancient Joke
An old translated tale recalls a magistrate who questions a lictor's wound story. The lictor blames nails, not a fight, revealing his wife's ferocity. The judge, about to order a beating, is interrupted as his own wife appears, ending the scene with a comic adjournment.
The Quest of Beauty Through the Ages
The piece traces ancient and historic beauty practices from Roman and Greek cosmetics to Renaissance Italian styles and eighteenth century English rouge. It notes how wealthy and fashionable women sought dramatic appearances, including dyed hair, facial decoration, and even risky cosmetics, citing Lucrezia Borgia and Lady Coventry as examples.
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Italy
Lucrezia Borgia
England
Lady Coventry
Pearson’s Weekly
Tennyson jokes on royal marriage rumors at lunch
In a tale from Pas sages From the Past, Tennyson recalls a lunch with the Marquis of Lorne. He says the queen liked his volume and confesses terror that any royal marriage involving the queen’s family could trigger renewed expectations of his poetry. The moment is punctuated by a solemn wink.
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Tennyson
Duke of Argyll
Marquis of
Avith
Ely
Hitting the Pipe in Jones Household Panic
A home bursts with water from a damaged pipe sending the family into a panic. Jones scolds his wife for not sealing the line, then hammers the supply pipe, only to realize the gas pipe may be blocked instead.
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Jones
Eden location debate spans ages and regions
The Genesis account places Eden in Mesopotamia near the Euphrates and Tigris, but theologians and students have long argued over its exact site. The New York American notes Eden has appeared located in many places, reflecting enduring controversy.
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Garden of Eden
Raja
Eden
Mesopotamia
Euphrates
Tigrisa
New York American
Not Really Necessary Weeping Relative
A brief Chicago News exchange presents a stubborn patient and a grieving relative arguing over terminal prognosis. The doctor concedes limited life expectancy while the relative stresses long decades endured without hopeful forecasts.
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Chicago News
Poor Food Fond Mother To Be Frank Doctor
A humorous verse noting a worried mother and a cautious physician. The doctor leaves four kinds of medicine, while a young girl suffers from poor eating and heartache, with a quip about prudence in diet.
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Brosque
Hal
Dutch Proverb: Let Everyone Look To Himself
A compact proverb reflecting accountability and self focus urging individuals to examine their own actions rather than judging others. It emphasizes personal responsibility and fairness in conduct.
If You See It in the Hart Oregonian It’s eo
A compact note urging readers to share sightings with the Hart Oregonian. The item emphasizes community reporting and local tips, framed in a terse, period-voice style. It names no individuals or organizations beyond the paper itself.
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Hart Oregonian
Intensely Interesting Dairy Booklets Highlight Oregon
Portland reports intense competition among Oregon communities to publish attractive booklets with natural color reproductions of local fruits and dairy emphasis. The Oregon State Dairy Association’s secretary will distribute the year’s most comprehensive dairy report, noting dairy products’ rise from 5 million to 17 million dollars in value in five years. The Cherry Carnival in The Dalles invites Portlanders July 1, and a Portland Commercial Club meeting discusses vital regional transportation issues. Portland’s Eugene excursion stands as a model event with a large choir and multiple entertaining venues.
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Portland
Oregon
Yamhill County Development League
W. L. Crissey
Oregon State Dairy Assocciation
Pacific Coast
Dalles
Northwest
Portland Commercial Club
Eugene
Overtaxed kidneys prompt reader testimonials
Pendleton readers report kidney strain with backache sideache and urinary troubles. Mrs. J T Galloway of Elgin Oregon endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain and overall kidney relief, urging purchase from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Trains from many cities are planned as a feature with merchant groups organizing car charters in Cincinnati Chicago and Boston Portlan Club.
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Bright
J. T. Galloway
C. St. Elgin
Ore
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Merchants of
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boston
Portlan Club
King's New Discovery touted as lung remedy in Naples letter
Wester M. Nelson of Naples Maine writes that Dr. King's New Discovery saved his life. The 40 year old throat and lung remedy is praised as a preventive for pneumonia and healer of weak lungs. Sold at Tallman & Co. with 60c and 1 trial bottle free.
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Wester M. Nelson
Naples
Tallman & Co
Song of the Oregon Pine poetry collection released
Bert Huffman publishes The Song of the Oregon Pine a new verse book now available at Frazier book store priced 60 cents. It is printed on fine paper and richly illustrated. DeWitt's Littles Early Risers liver prnle sold by Tafiman & Co.
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Oregon
Oregon Pine
Bert Huffman
Frazier Book Store
DeWitt
Tafiman & Co
Strongest tonic claimed by Pen dleton Drug Co
Advertisement asserts Sexine Pills rapidly build strength for weak or run-down persons and guarantees results. It notes price at 1 per box or six boxes for 6, with a full guarantee and direct contact for purchase. The ad emphasizes not substituting and claims the product is the world’s strongest tonic.
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Pendleton Drug Co
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National Guard For Coast Work
Krshave
Finger Teenes
W. E. Finzer
Adjutant General
EAST
Ae Aelitpme S
Tedw
East Oregonian
Daily East Oregonian
Spare Moments
the Mother’s Magazine
Portland-Eugene
Pendleton
Northern Pacific Railway
Yellowstone National Park
Livingston
Montana
Calderhead
Walla Walla
Waeh
A. B. Charlton
Morrison St
W. Adams
O.r.&n
O. R. & N. Washington Division
Spokane Paine
Spokane
Northern
Pacific
Pasco
Umatilla Central
Pilot Rock
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