Lewiston Could Join Western Tri-State League
Western Tri-State League may be revived with Baker remaining active if Pendleton’s spot is filled by a fourth city. Lewiston is favored and a delegation may press to relocate there this week. By week’s end the league’s fate for this year should be decided amid efforts in Walla Walla to undermine Pendleton.
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Idaho Town
Pendleton
Baker
Washington State League
Lewiston
Walla Walla
Don’t Cough Yourself Into a Serious Condition
An old public health warning warns that neglecting a cough or cold risks bronchitis pleurisy or pneumonia. It notes coughing can weaken resistance and cites Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable remedy with a testimonial from A R Ellison of Taylor Wisconsin. For sale everywhere.
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Foley
A. R. Ellison
Taylor, WI
Sage and Sulphur Darkens Gray Hair
An old remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy promises to darken gray hair quickly. Drug stores sell the 50 cent bottle citing natural even coloring, dandruff relief, and reduced itching. Users see darker, lustrous hair and a youthful appearance after one or two applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
Pendleton Baseball Fray Signals League Shakeup and Moves
Local officials clash over Pendleton’s baseball future as discussions of forming a Washington State League Godef Starting with Walla Walla North Yakima Everett and others. Recruits report for spring practice while Pendleton seeks a path to keep professional baseball alive in the region.
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W. N. Matlock
Baker
Pendleton
Mattock
Walla Walla
North Yakima
la Grande Observer
la Grande
Lewiston
Tri-State
Tommy Boylen
University of Oregon
Columbia
Portland
Revival ends as crowds bid farewell to Dr Bulgin
A Saturday night sermon by Dr Bulgin, using Daniel 6 27, drew a large crowd as he depicted Belshazzar’s feast and revelry and warned of modern parallels. He outlined lessons emphasizing accountability before God and the weight of judgment, urging contemporary readers to heed the biblical warning.
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Bulgin
Tekel
Belshazzar
God
London Tango Necklace Evelyn Thaw Bracelet Ad Offer
A Dayton Ohio advertisement promotes two jewelry pieces the Tango necklace and Evelyn Thaw bracelet as fashionable items for women. The selling pitch offers a free box of Spearmint Chewing Gum with a 50 cent payment, shipping to homes for a short time with a limit of two orders per party and dealer restrictions.
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50- Ciery
New York
Tango
Evelyn Thaw
Sermon Outline On Heart, Faith, And Service By Dr Bulgin
A sermon summary notes how David fled to the Philistines and faced despair but was told by Samuel and Jesus Christ to stay in the light of God. It links 1 Samuel 27 1 and John 3 16 with Esther 4 16 to urge new converts to avoid temptation and pursue Christian service. Ending with thanks to Warren Music House orchestra and the tabernacle funds.
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David
Saul
Evangelist
Goliath
God
Samuel
Jno
Jesus
Esther
Haman
Mordecai
Bulgin
Jesus Christ
Warren Music House
Joral Paperes
Finance Committee
Tabernacle
Women Suffering Role Highlighted by Pinkham Ad
The ad claims the work and pains of women across girlhood, wifehood, and motherhood produce backaches headaches and nervousness signals of organic disorders. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure and urges women to try it before giving up hope.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Federal Investigators Begin Garment Trade Hearings
Washington March 16 federal industrial relations commission started investigation of conditions in garment trades. The agency will hold a series of hearings and conduct private inquiries to supplement its work.
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Washington
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Spring Blood and System Cleanser Ad Says Electric Bitters
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a spring tonic to cleanse blood and boost kidney, liver, and bowel action for renewed health. It promotes a four week treatment, guarantees results, and lists 60 cents to $1.00, from H. E. Bucklen & Co. in Philadelphia or St Louis. Juarez race notes report last stake for two year olds and a 115 day meeting closing next week.
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H. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Juarez
Outside treatment for sore throat with Ballard's Snow Liniment
An old ad suggests rubbing the throat with Ballard's Snow Liniment and covering with a cotton cloth at night to ease soreness by morning. It lists prices 26c and 1.00 per bottle and notes sale by all dealers.
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Ballard
Short Weighing Causes Fine in Medford
D Perraz of Ashland pleaded guilty to selling underweight butter and was fined 10 by Justice of the Peace Taylor. A countywide campaign targets short weight dealers with more arrests expected as the drive continues.
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Medford
Ore
D. Perraz
Ashland
Justice of the Peace
Taylor
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Promises Blood Purification
An old advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure to expel germs from the blood and strengthen the body during susceptibility to disease, urging readers to take the remedy to fortify health.
Rachael Williams Nominated for Urbana Alderman
March 14 in Urbana NL Rachael Williams a Black candidate was nominated for alderman from the fifth ward on the Republican ticket at the primaries receiving one vote the sole ballot recorded.
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Urbana
Rachael Williams
Caat
Pain Relief Ad for Ballard's Snow Liniment
An advertisement promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment for side or back pain that worsens on standing straight. It claims to relax contracted muscles and restore movement with no pain. Prices listed are 25c, 60c, and 1.00 per bottle, sold by dealers.
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Ballard
Intercollegiate debate on Panama tolls reaches three cities
In Fort Collins Colorado and Manhattan Kansas and Oklahoma City tonight the annual tri state intercollegiate debate pits the Oklahoma team against the Colorado Aggies here while Colorado sends a second squad to Manhattan to face Kansas. Kansas also dispatches a team to Oklahoma to meet the Sooners.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Panama Canal
Agricultural College of Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado Aggies
Manhattan
Kansans
Sooners
Remedies for Cold Use Porous Plaster and Horehound Syrup
A historical ad promotes two remedies for chest cold symptoms. Herrick's red pepper porous plaster is advised to draw out inflammation and Ballard's Horehound Syrup to ease tightness. Offer: buy Horehound Syrup in dollar size and get a free porous plaster. dealers promoted.
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Herrick
Ballard
Old Sky All
Ady
Massachusetts House Defeats Toll Repeal Protest
Boston March 14 by a vote of 105 to 1 the Massachusetts lower house defeated a resolution protesting the repeal of the Panama Canal Act exemption clause.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Best Family Laxative Ad Promotes Dr King Pills
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as the best family laxative. Mrs Charlee E Smith of West Franklin Maine calls them Our family laxative. Claims suitability for adults and the elderly. Available at all druggists or by mail from H E Becklen & Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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Dr. King
Charlee E. Smith
Weat Franklin, Me
H. E Becklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Local Playhouses What the Press Agent Has to Say
A press agent outlines promising attractions for the 25d season at local playhouses. The note highlights new productions, notable casts, expected premieres, and the public’s anticipation for theatrical offerings this year.
Orpheum Dramatic Night Ends In Tense Vanity Tale
Two part play features Mr Harris and Mrs Harris in a necklace plot. A vanity driven shooting and necklace fire follow, with theft reprisal and eventual restitution. Lillian Walker stars in The Speeder's Revenge. A Kalem comedy The Delayed Special closes the bill with a town speeders joke and a $25 fine.
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Orpheum
Harris
Lillian Walker
Waille van
Holis
Pastime Theater to Close for Interior Remodeling
The Pastime theater will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday for interior remodeling. On Thursday the playhouse reopens with a five reel film The Count of Monte Cristo starring James O Neil, one of America's celebrated stage actors.
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James O'Neil
Entertainment lineup features colored boys and comics
The six colored boys deliver jokes songs and dances to roaring crowds Sunday. Gilbert and Perlman Hebrew comedians draw encores while Fatty Arbuckle stars in Rebecca's Wedding Day and Fatty's mishaps. Desert Gold and A Story of Little Italy present desert storm action and Italian city Moonshine country tales with Sydney Ayres and Vivian Rich.
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Harmony Singers
Harmony Quartet
Gilbert
Perlman
Rebecca
Keystone
Fatty
Fred Arbuckle
Ford Sterling
Italy
Sydney Ayres
Vivian Rich
Kentucky
Vaudeville stars at Alta theater in Pendleton
An exceptional vaudeville act led by Alicia Petit Viere and Ken Metcalf opened at the Alta theater with high class song repertoire. Mile Clerc previously engaged with the French Grand Opera company and Metcalf arrived with the Royal English Opera company. They just closed a season with Philip Sousa. Tonight is their last in Pendleton as the Alta books for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday a Lubin four part production The Battle of Shiloh.
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Alta Theater
Alicia Petit Viere
Ken Metcalf
Mile Clerc
French Grand Opera Company
Metcalf
Royal Engiteh Opera Company
Philip Sousa
Alta
Pendleton
Shiloh
Beautiful love story amid war in feature picture
A feature picture described as a beautiful love story woven through wartime mood and culminating with the Battle of Shiloh. It is shown with two other single reel subjects. Admission is 1 cent and 10 cents.
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Shiloh
Take Herbine for Indigestion Relief Ad
An old ad promotes Herbine as quick relief for indigestion. It claims pain abates in minutes and the fermented matter causing misery moves into the bowels to be expelled. Price 50c. Sold by all dealers. Ady.
Railroads Announce Colonist Excursion Rates Westbound
Railroads west of Chicago and St Louis set colonist excursion rates in a new schedule effective tomorrow through April 15, following approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission at the railroads’ request.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Western Points
Interstate Commerce Commission
Herbine Cures Constipation for Regular Bowel Movements
Patent medicine ad proclaims Herbine relieves constipation and restores regularity. States price five cents and availability through all dealers. Ad claims quick relief and wide distribution in the era's storefront medicine market.
Washington Saloons to Go Under New Excise Law
Washington moves to weed out saloons under the Jones Works excise law starting Monday. The excise board reviews data on which establishments will be shut for proximity to schools or churches. A reduction clause allows further eliminations and automatic abolition within set limits.
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Washington
Jones-Works
To Cure a Cold in One Day Bromine Quinine Tablets
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using laxative bromquinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. E W Grove’s signature appears on each box, priced at 26 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Hermiston girls basket team falls to Echo, 16 to 8
Special Correspondence from Hermiston Oregon reports the high school girls basketball team played their first out of town game on the home floor Saturday evening. Echo high school girls won 16 to 8 after a hard fought contest.
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Hermiston
Ore
Hermiston High School
Echo High School
Echo
United Projects Social Organization
Ruby
Norma Scott
Scott
Hermiston Social Roundup Shows Home Warmings and Local News
A Friday house warming at Mrs Headington’s new home drew a lively crowd with cards and dancing. Methodist ladies served a faltering chicken pie supper in the old bakery. supper hours ran from 5:30 to near ell. The married men’s dancing club issued invitations for a Hermiston Mercantile hall dance on the 1jth. Also noted: Mr. H T Irvin travels to Vancouver due to his father’s illness. Mrs H D Newell visits Pendleton. Adams Bros ships sheep to Portland. P T Boone returns from Portland. J P Brigham visits family. Col and Mrs H G Newport spend a week in Portland. J H Young, Hermiston postmaster, plans a trip to Texas before starting duties. Asa B Thomson of Echo visits for Hermiston-Echo basketball game. H R Newport visiting town.
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Hermiston Mercantile Hall
H. T. Irvin
Vancouver
B. C
H. D. Newell
Pendleton
P. T. Boone
Portland
Hermiston
Echo
H. R. Newport
Fire sale on wheat sparked by Albina fire in Portland
The Albina fire near Portland prompted a broad surge of inquiries about chicken wheat. About 4000 tons of grain will be fit for poultry and stock use, with buyers offering from 10 to 20 dollars a ton, creating a unprecedented northwest fire sale.
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Portland
Ore
Albina
M. H. Houser
Northwest
Mother-in-law Must Pay Judgment in Walla Walla
Louis Kenworthy won a $2000 judgment against Frank Richmond and Elizabeth Garrett in superior court after suing for $10,000 over alleged interference with his marriage. Kenworthy accuses Mrs Garrett, his mother in law, of conspiring with Richmond to lure his wife from Portland to Walla Walla where they met.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Louis Kenworthy
Frank Richmond
Elizabeth Garrett
Kenworthy
Interesting remark on royal viewing abroad in Chicago record
An American lady avoided royalty sightings while abroad, sparking notes in the Chicago Record-Herald. The quip captures a wary stance toward royal spectacle during travel.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Parisian Sage Promises Healthy Hair and No Dandruff
An old advertisement extols Parisian Sage as a harmless scalp tonic that stops itching and hair loss, thickens and softens hair, and promotes growth. It urges purchase from Tallman & Co or any drug counter for 50 cents, claiming lasting scalp health and dandruff elimination.
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Tallman & Co
Free La Rita Chocolates Offer With Teaspoon Set
A Middletown Ohio based Purity Candy Co advertises La Rita Chocolates at one dollar per pound. Send $1 and five local candy lovers to receive a full size box of chocolates postpaid plus six Extern Crown Brand silver teaspoons as a free gift.
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DLA Rita
EA Rita
P. O. Box
Middletown
Ohio
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A. Schneiter, Prop
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