In business by the company he keeps says Montgomery Hallowell
The passage echoes an African proverb about a person being judged by their associates. A revised line adds a business sense, noting one is known in business by the company kept, attributed to Montgomery Hallowell in Ife. The text explores ethical and moral influence of peer networks on success.
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Ife
Montgomery Hallowell
California Fig Syrup Company
Alifornia Fig Syrup Co
Senna
Dingeists
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Socialism in Pendleton and the calm reform view
The piece argues socialism is not riotous or revolutionary and may spread through reform in Pendleton. It notes Oregon’s adoption of socialist ideas via local option laws direct primaries initiative referendum and populist senator elections. Government ownership of railroads telegraph and telephone is among its aims.
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Salvation Army
Pendleton
Tribune
Oregon
United States
Clean Up for Health in Pendleton This Week
Pendleton officials urge thorough cleanup for health, targeting visible litter and hidden germ incubators. city and county health authorities offer guidance to prevent typhoid. cost estimates suggest $100 per typhoid case prevented 50 cases avoided if cleanup succeeds.
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Pendleton
Woman Cleans Up Property and Earns 5000 for Elders
A woman cleans up property and earns the equivalent of 5000 in savings for elders through a single day of work. The piece extols cleaning up as a city’s best investment and a gain for the community.
Why Lumber Is High in the Pacific Coast Mills
A Hood River correspondent notes the Smith Stanley Lumber Company earned near five hundred thousand dollars in a season, selling lumber produced at 5.26 dollars per 1900 feet for 14.25 dollars per 1000, with wholesale and transport costs boosting prices along the trade chain and keeping consumer costs high.
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Pacific Coast Sawmill Trust
United States
Hood River
Smith-Stanley Lumber Company
Necesariy
Conaut Mor
Representative Man Rocked by Tax Bill Corruption
Washington tax commission drafted an insurance tax bill for this session. An amendment by Senator King, an insurance agent in the Senate from State, cut off the $15,000 potential income by striking the reinsurance premiums tax. The piece casts King as a betrayer serving big corporations over state interests, noting similar issues in Oregon and Washington.
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Washington Tax Commission
King
Senate
Oreron
Wiehington
California Sheds Light on Public School Fraternity Rules
The state rejects private fraternal influence in public education and upholds free speech and equal access in schools. It cautions against social segregation and class warfare while stressing the need for a transparent, inclusive public schooling system. Harriman faces political backlash over luxury trains versus common transportation needs.
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State of California
California
Pendleton Charter Plan Seeks City Owned Power Sites
The draft charter for Pendleton envisions city purchase and operation of power sites. It notes several good power options on the Umatilla River and urges city ownership for future needs such as street cars factories and expanded industry, to be ready if demand rises.
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Pendleton
Ocity
Umatilla
Priest and flock clash over whiskey in Irish tale
An Irish priest urges Michael to keep whiskey away as his enemy. Michael retorts that whiskey fuels his love for enemies, while noting the priest’s Sunday sermon. The exchange highlights quirky rural humor from the Sacred Heart Review.
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Michael
Riverence
Sacred Heart Review
Wolves Attack Cattle Near Shajirs Ranch
Wolves cause heavy damage around Shajirs ranch on the Greniver mem near Pine Dileo Wye as ranchers corral cattle at night. Three animals hamstrung and others bear fang marks, suggesting wolf packs in the area.
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Shajirs Ranch
Greniver Mem
Pinedileo
Wye
Mysterious Rain Station Case Stalls Over County Line
In Josephine County Oregon a missing State Station location sparked an extradition maneuver. Metainyche, accused of murder, is held in a California jail as officials debate whether the crime occurred in Josephine or Curry county. A watershed boundary and lack of survey hinder decisive action.
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United States
Oregon
California
Josephine
Utry County
Denver News
Times
Maguiie
Molecn
Ano
Euin
Josephine County
Curry County
Pam
Wade
From Bridgeton to Seattle Courageous Life of a Widow Trader
A widow recalls migrating from Bridgeton New Jersey to Tacoma Seattle and then to Alaska during fever years. She details trading as a milliner, building wealth, facing threats and violence from rivals, and surviving dangers including property disputes and attempted intimidation. She emphasizes vigilance against those trying to seize her assets and notes past incidents of break‑ins and threats.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Tacoma
Tare
Seattle
Dsi
Van
Path of Hidden Way Poem by Myrtle Reed
A fragmented quotation from Myrtle Reed explores fate and perseverance on a hidden journey. The speaker questions guidance, fate, and concealment while urging steady progress toward an unseen end, ending with a plea about courage and faith in the night.
Unique Death of a Western Politician Dog Tale
Harper's Weekly recounts a western politician visiting a prosperous crossroad home. The candidate bows to a young woman at the gate and asks if her husband is at home. The reply hints the husband is busy at work, and the dog dies after a long barking bout in windy conditions.
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Champ Clark
Harper's Weekly
Senator Fulton Praised For River Harbors Aid in Oregon
The Salem Journal lauds Senator Charles W. Fulton as a strong advocate for farmers and praise his solo stand in Congress. It notes his work securing nearly four million dollars for Oregon rivers and harbors, and suggests omitting his name from a list of influential Oregon politicians to preserve harmony.
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Salem
Sive TK
Chas. W. Fulton
National Congress
Senator Beverage
Hitchcock
Aldrich
Fulton
Hermann
Oregon
Beng
Anglican church likely to lose status in Britain
The Denver News notes a shifting political climate as Anglican establishment faces disestablishment. It recalls past Tory influence in securing English youth education and predicts push to separate church and state, with Lords likely to block but prospects of removal remain.
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Faglagnd
Tiberain
House of Commons
World Mover
Denver News
Razorback hogs of Arkansas in folklore and myth
An aged Texas observer describes Arkansas Razorbacks as a hardy breed with unusual traits. He exaggerates size and strength, claiming weight ranges and combat abilities, and links the term razorback to a sunfish and a stone weight used by owners to balance the hogs while running.
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Texas
Arkansay
Arkanone
Ike m
Parrot
Ie Ione
Miner Mia Walton Linked To Alaska Claims
Lona Walton, once living in Brighton New Jersey, is reported to own several mining claims in Alaska and is visiting on a bus tour. The Milwaukee Sentinel notes her fortune and interests in multiple ventures.
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Mia. Lona
Walton
Alaska
Brighton
N. J
Deepest gold mine report from New Chum shafts
The Chicago Journal notes Anatralia now leads with the deepest gold mine at New Chum near Nendo, Victoria. Shafts surpass 200 feet and quartz crushing yields a per ton gold value described as equal to an ounce. Government officials have supervised the mines, marking a historic low-depth mining achievement.
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Anatralia
Chum
Nat Nendo
Victoria
Officini
Chicago Journal
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