Demott's stores list dry wood and Haviland china
The notice lists Demott's offering dry wood and Haviland china in varied quantities, plus ads for furnished rooms, unfurnished housekeeping spaces, and rent notices around court house area. It also mentions landing land sales near Helix and Echo and other classified items. An embedded narrative recalls a drunken burial incident and gravediggers, with Sunday secrecy about access to liquor.
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East Court
Demott’s
East Oregonian
Millinery Opening March 14 at Peoples Warehouse
The Peoples Warehouse hosts a formal spring millinery opening on Saturday evening March 14 with a program of vocal solos by Mrs Anna Selkirk Norton and other city musicians. The event inaugurates the spring millinery season and begins a donation sale giving one percent of gross sales from March 14 to April 1 to the cemetery fund.
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Peoples Warehouse
Anna Selkirk Norton
Thief
Cemetery Fund
Grave diggers drunken altercation at Weston cemetery
A funeral witness says three grave diggers arrived drunk at Weston cemetery. One collapsed and was arrested, another leaned against the fence unable to move, while the third caused a public scene during the procession according to the Weston Leader.
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Weston Cemetery
Weston
Thornton Music Co Ad Speaks Of Pianos And Records
The Thornton Music Company at 813 Main Street advertises high grade pianos and organs from Columbia Molison and Victor Talki ng Machines, records cabinets and musical merchandise with a phone line listed as Main 615.
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Columbia, Molison and Victor
Death of Union pioneer newspaper man W H McComas
W H McComas, longtime Union printer and editor, died at his sister Mrs 3 A Pursel’s home in Union on Tuesday and was buried yesterday. He had been with Wasco News and earlier with Haines Record, and was brother to E S McComas, noted Union editor. He also left two sisters in Union and another in Wallowa county.
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W. H. McComas
Union
Mountain Sentinel
A. Pursel
Wasco News
Haines Record
E. 8. McComas
Oregon
8. A. Pursell
J. B. Thompson
Allee Bell
Wallowa County
W. H. Steusloff
Oreton
Sheep Commission
Salem
Brownell
Umatilla
St. Anthony's Hospital
Sne
J. W. Skiles
Baker
Union Counties
Cornucopia
Baker County
Quarantine Case Reported at Ingram Home
Will Ingram Jr. is quarantined at his Jackson street home after exposure to a disease. Dr Garfield attends as physician, with sources noting the exposure likely came from visitors from North Powder.
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Garfleld
Recorder’s Office
Will Ingram, Jr
Will Ingram
Ingram
Jackson Street
Garfield
North Powder
Smiley Indicted in Lodging House Robbery Case
A. M. Smiley is indicted by the district attorney for robbing Pendley at the Penland Gross lodging house. Baldwin, arrested with Smiley, is released for lack of sufficient evidence.
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A. M. Smiley
Pendley
Penland Gross Lodging House
Baldwin
Becaus
Henry Wade Sued On Two Attachment Suits
Two attachment suits were filed today against Henry Wade. O. P. Bowmat seeks $1000 and H. Carter seeks $46. Both suits were filed this afternoon by Raley & Rua ley.
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Henry Wade
O. P. Bowmat
H. Carter
Raley & Rualey
Judge Poole and Martha Hendricks Tie in City Marriage
Judge A Poole and Mrs Martha J Hendricks were married in this city at seven o clock last evening The groom resides in Clay county Iowa while the bride has lived here for many years
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A. Poole
Martha J. Hendricks
Clay County
Iowa
Foss Announces Run for North Athena Committee Seat
A. A. Foss of North Athena declares candidacy for Republican committeeman in the precinct. He seeks party leadership at the local level and urges supporters to back his bid in upcoming party activities.
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A. A. Foss
North Athena
Beatrice Kern Harrison Files Divorce Suit
Beatrice Kern Harrison has filed a divorce complaint against William N. Harrison today, initiating the divorce proceeding.
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Beatrice Kern Harrison
William N. Harrison
The Lovely Life and Myrtle’s Essay Recount
In a playful Chicago News exchange Mrs Proud asks what Myrtle’s essay on The Lovely Life reveals. Mr Proud replies it’s excellent and hints readers might not imagine Myrtle’s quirks such as sipping eau de cologne and slapping her little brother.
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Mrs. Proud
Myrtle
Mr. Proud
Chicago News
East Oregonian Briefs Prompt Daily News Rhythm
A compact East Oregonian item highlights ongoing local events across the region. It sketches quick notes on community happenings, emphasizing timely details and familiar local places without sensational wording.
Personal visitors flood Athena city business scene
Thomas Thompson visits Portland for a few days while Douglas Helta from Pilot Rock tours the city on business. Numerous local figures arrive or depart via Echo, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Portland, with officials like J. W. Kimbrel surveying for private parties and Mrs. Howard Haley visiting relatives. Regulars such as J. B. Froome and Fergy Ferguson traverse from Milton to Pendleton amid a busy day of travel and civic activity.
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Thomas Thompson
Portland
Douglas Helta
Pilot Rock
W. B. Gillette
Echo
T. A. Lieuallen
Adama
John Knight
Umatilla
Howard Haley
Walla Walla
St. Nicholas
Athena
Katherine
Scott
L. B. Ransdell
H. A. Garfield
J. T. Hoskins
Milton
L. Samuels
The
Oregon Life Insurance Company
Pioneer captain Thompson dies in San Francisco at 88
Capt R R Thompson founder of the Oregon Steam Navigation company, from which the Oregon Railroad and Navigation company later grew, died in San Francisco after a lingering illness. He was 88, a pioneer Portland capitalist, and early steamboat operator on the Columbia River.
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R. R. Thompson
Oregon Steam Navigation Company
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
San Francio
Portland
Columbia River
San Francisco
Standard Oil Probe Testimony Tracks Ruin of Business
In Cleveland on March 12 the government suit against Standard Oil heard J Shead of Syracuse Indiana testify how Standard agents spied on his business and underg leveraged to ruin him by undergelling.
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Standard
Cleveland
Standard Oil
J. Shead
Syracuse
Indiana
Must Carry Rubbish to Street
The street committee of the city council requests everybody to place rubbish on the street during cleaning up days tomorrow and Saturday. No trash left in back yards will be gathered by the street teams on Monday. A large number of teams will begin collecting rubbish from premises on Monday morning during the cleaning up days.
Bid Awards for State Home for the Feeble Minded
Seven bidders competed with H N Bley of the city submitting the low bid of 41285 for four buildings and barn. Net contract price for the four buildings 41286. Southwick and Headrick were second at 48436.10. Steam heating went to T M Barr for 10245. Plumbing to Bernard and Dunsford for 4895. Architect W D Pugh to draft contracts by December 1 1908 with bonds. New institution to be two miles south of Salem on Miller farm. H F Bickers named superintendent. previously sentenced to penitentiary for twenty years.
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State Board
Chamberlain
Salem Statesman
H. N. Bley
Fley
Southwick & Headrick
Insane Asylum
H. F& Bickers
Debased Wretch Sentenced In Hood River Valley Case
A. P. Vance, long resident of the Hood River valley, was arrested in The Dalles on a warrant sworn by his father in law for cohabiting with his 19 year old daughter. He confessed to Sheriff Chrisman and Attorney Menefee and pleaded guilty before Judge Bradshaw after arriving in the county seat.
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A. P. Vance
Hood River Valley
McEwan
Dalles
Hood River
Vance
Chrisman
Menefee
Bradshaw
Panama canal cost figures show large estimate rise
A revised review finds Panama Canal construction costs rising beyond prior estimates. Separately, an official audit confirms our apparel pricing for men remains accurate and appropriate for the quality of our goods.
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Panama Canal
San Francisco Opera Company at Grand Opera House Seattle
Advance man Frank W Healy and Mrs Healy bring the San Francisco Opera company to Pendleton for The Toymaker at the Oregon theater on March 18. The troupe arrived after a quake damaged Tivoli in San Francisco, yet opened in Seattle and later Portland with minimal scenery. The company has lost only three nights since starting, and Healy notes adaptable scenery for both small and large stages.
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San Francisco Opera Company
Frank W. Healy
Pendleton
Heley
Mrs. Healy
Healy
Tivoli Opera House
San Francisco
Grand Opera House
Seattle
Oregon Theater
Portland
Farewell party honors Mrs. Higgins at parents’ home
A farewell party was held last night at 315 Lane Street in honor of Mrs. Eugene Higgins. Mrs Higgins and her children, accompanied by her mother, will visit Spokane before Mrs Higgins returns east. Five hundred was played and refreshments served During the evening.
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Eugene Higgins
James Jones
Lane Street
Numerous Names Tied to Hotels and Cities Across the West
A long list of individuals linked to hotels and cities including Seattle Newah Portland Walla Walla Chicago Boise Tacoma Tacoma Wenatchee San Francisco New York and Los Angeles appears in a society or business notice. Names such as J Storiasle F Parrish EB Sibbald G Ogilvie J A Payton and Wm H Daughtrey show up among others. The fragment suggests a directory or social register entry detailing affiliations and locales.
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J. Storiasle
Neewah
F. Parrish
Seattle
J. A. Payton
L. Lafkow
Walla Walla
EB. J. Sibbald
Chicago
A. G. Ogilvie
Portland
H. C. Godfrey
J. & Laurence
Boise
G. D. O'Connor
P. van Datta
R. R. Wood
Wm. H. Daughtrey
C. March
F. A. Watrous
Forest Grove
J. Betz
Tacoma
F. L. Finklen
V. Davin
J. T. Lacey
F. S. Stewart
R. W. Reed
Los Angeles
H. N. Welch
W. J. Hoyne
Wenatchee
W. B. Brazelton
San Francisco
Mrs. Bangs
H. Way
For Sale Two Gang Plows and 24 Foot Wooden Bar Row
Gidion Brown offers two plows for sale including one nearly new and a 24 foot wooden bar row. Contact 603 Madison Street, Pendleton Oregon for details and pricing.
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Gidion Brown
Madison Street
Pendleton
Oregon
Independence Cannery Drive Reaches Fund Milestone
Independence has raised four thousand two hundred dollars toward the necessary one thousand for the establishment of a cannery, signaling progress in the local industrial project and community support.
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Independence
Cannery
Keep Your Head Uncovered Hat Dandruff Warning Ad
A vintage advertisement warns against wearing hats constantly as it claims dandruff germs thrive without air and can cause baldness. It promotes Herpicide as a dandruff cure and hair stimulant, selling samples by mail from The Harpicide Co. Detroit with two sizes priced 50 cents and $1.00.
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Newbro
Drugetuta
Jon
Harpjaide Co
Detroit
Mich
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Alexander Dep
Valu
Demott
Stansberry & Milne
G. M. Rice
West High
Haviland
Court House
Campbell Millinery
Helix
Weston Lender
Phone Main
Main Street
Pioneer Newspaper
Warfleld
Csmiley
Tiarrison
Koeppens
W. H. Boyd
C. A. Barrett
Atheny
J. T. Hinkle
Hinkle Ditch Company
R. R. Lewis
County Recorder’s
J. W. Kimbrel
Buttercreek
FS. Stewart
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Harry Thompson
Spokane
H. L. Wilhelm
the Coast Magazine
Hermiston
R. B R. Woods
Henry Waldo Coe
Furnish
Peeble Minded
State
Bond Brothers
Hats of the Hour
Vogue
Hotel
St. George
Koeppen & Bros
Oregon Theatre
Morrie B. Streeter
Charles B. Hanford
F. Lawrence Walker
Antony and Cleopatra
Pendleton Drug Company
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