Hermiston Students Spark Spelling Contest and Local Events
In Hermiston Oregon on March 11, school spelling games had third graders spelling against older residents. Winners were Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Garner and Mrs. B. R. Youel, with Kenneth Youel among prelim winners. Community meetings and dances followed, including a voters league setup, a young married dance class led by Mrs. Rudduck, and a dairy program led by L. J. Damon. Miss Hattie McCune moved in with Mrs. Laura Headington as Easter preparations began.
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Hermiston
Ore
B. T. Youel
Wile
A. P. Garner
BR. T. Youel
Kenneth Youel
League
Rudduck
United Projects Social Organization
Baptist Church
L. J. Damon
Hood's Sarsaparilla promised to improve health claim
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure all for abundant health. It claims to improve blood quality, sharpen the appetite, and steady the nerves, urging readers to begin taking it now.
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Hood
Noted Early Spring Wedding in Pendleton
A notable early spring wedding yesterday united Miss Hazel Smith and John Mumm at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will R. Wyrick in Pendleton. The ceremony was at 10:30 am, officiated by Rev. S. L. Grigsby, with a small guest list and a wedding breakfast before the couple departed for Portland and Spokane. The bride, now Mrs. Mumm, and her husband, a prominent local wheat farmer, will reside on the Mumm farm north of town after a brief trip to Seattle.
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Hazel Smith
John Mumm
Will R. Wyrick
West Bluff Street
S. L. Grigsby
Presbyterian Church
Katherine Mumm
Mumm
Charles Milne
Jurgen Mumm
A. J. Smith
Wrriek
Portland
Spokane
Seattle
The Care of Children in New York City Schools
A public discourse on child upbringing and citizenship praises home economics in New York City schools. Under director Mrs. Margaret E Williams, about 50,060 girls study domestic science and home economics across two years of junior instruction and continued prep into high school. It argues that discipline and orderly learning awaken a sense that humans can likewise perform faithfully in life, aiming to inspire humble service.
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New York City
Margaret E. Williams
Easy Mending and Pigeon Dumplings Recipes
A Mother’s Magazine contributor explains inexpensive stocking repair by replacing feet at three cents a pair and resewing with strong thread to extend life. Also provides a recipe for pigeons done in dumplings with oysters and spiced suet paste for savory pockets.
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Mothers Magazine
Meyers Heads Salem Elks This Year
Salem Ore March 11 Milton L Meyers of H W and M L Meyers mercantile firm was elected exalted ruler of Salem Lodge No 228 B P O E succeeding August Huckstein the current postmaster Other officers elected included Secretary George C L Snyder leading knight A L Anderson loyal knight Harry Wenderoth lecturing knight Arthur Wallace and tiler Elmer Giles
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Salem
Ore
Milton L. Meyers
Herb ine cures constipation and reestablishes regular motion
Herb ine is advertised as a remedy for constipation and restoring regular bowel movements. The product is priced at 60 cents and promoted as sold by all dealers. The notice presents a typical patent medicine ad style from a historical newspaper.
Masons Lay Cornerstone at New Temple Site
Masons from across the state gathered in Pittsburg for the cornerstone laying of the new Masonic Temple on Fifth Avenue at Schenley Farms. The ceremony was held in the afternoon with local and visiting members in attendance.
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Pittsburg
Masonic Temple
Fifth Avenue
Schenley Farms
Inventor of Block Signal Retired after 50 Years
W. W. Slater, famed as the dean of signal engineers, retires on a pension after half a century with the Southern Pacific. Credited with discovering the automatic block signal principle, he began as a railroad newsboy on the Columbia Piqua & Indiana line and is now 65.
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San Francisco
W. W. Slater
Southern Pacific Company
Slater
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Family Health
Mrs. Charles E. Smith of West Franklin Me. calls them Our family laxative and praises Dr King’s New Life Pills as best for adults or aged. Available today for 25 cents at all druggists or by mail from St. Louis Ady.
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Dr. King
Charles E. Smith
Weet Franklin
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ady
La Grande restaurants ordered to clean up and fix facilities
La Grande Oregon March 11 deputies from dairy and food commissioner J D Mickle ordered local restaurants to remedy filthy basements and lack of sanitary toilets. Inspectors also reported use of tin cans as kitchen utensils amid concerns at Depot street eateries.
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LA Grande
Ore
J. D. Mickle
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Depot Street
Fragmented ad notes reform in sanitation and digestion medicine
A damaged fragment describes inspector visits to restaurants with edibles and tuna products dumped for sanitation. It mentions restaurateurs buying sanitary utensils and advertises Herb ine for indigestion claiming quick relief and expulsion of fermented matter from the bowels at 50 cents. Sold by dealers.
Willis Story Highlights a Lazy Driver on Campaign Tour
Washington report recalls Representative Willis of Ohio recounting a stumping trip during the last campaign. He laments automobiles and recalls hiring a notoriously lazy buggy driver. A branched horse bolted the buggy and the pair barely stayed aboard as the horse fought the bit.
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Washington
Willis
Ohio
Dallas Goat-Tendon Hand Grafting Operation Reported
In Dallas Ore on March 11 doctors Bollman and Staats performed a skin grafting procedure at the Dallas hospital using tendons taken from a goat. The operation aimed to repair hand tissue in a young girl.
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Dallas
Ore
Drs. Bollman and Staats
Dallas Hospital
Hand grafts to save burned finger in Dallas laundry
Lena Waldon suffered a severe burn and crush injury to her right hand at a Dallas steam laundry. Doctors grafted skin from her own body onto the damaged hand in an effort to save the finger.
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Lena Waldon
Miss Waldon
Dallas
Muncie Votes Dry Citywide by 462 Margin
Muncie Ind March 11 The municipal election resulted in a dry city with a 462 vote majority. The measure to ban liquor sales passed amid a turnout that reflected surrounding regional attitudes toward prohibition.
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Muncie
India
Ind
Bromoseltzer style remedy bears BE Grove signature
A damaged listing notes a bromoseltzer like item labeled Bromo Quinine to relieve colds, headaches, and grip. The box shows the signature BE W Grove. A truncated ad note appears as Ady.
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BE. W. Grove
Summer Resort Hotel Ben Lomond Burns in Santa Cruz
Fire swept the main building of the Hotel Ben Lomond, a summer resort in Santa Cruz, Cal. The structure was unoccupied at the time and the loss is estimated at about 40000 dollars.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Ben Lomond
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