East Umatilla Ditch Progress and Echo News Notes
Main ditch twenty two miles long advances from Foster toward Echo head of canal with right of way secured through 47 landowners. Ezra Meeker arrives tonight to lecture. Butter Creek runs strong after years of scarcity promising ample water. A new Echo creamery rises, local buildings progress, and ranchers petition Hitchcock for water use. Local crimes and a sick child are noted. Pendleton doctor called for typhoid cases. Public meetings set for Hermiston on April 10.
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Evra Meekers
Cutter Creek
Echo
East Umatilla
Foster
Umatilla
Ehco
Ezra Meeker
Oregon Trail
Butter Creek
Stanfield Place
Ind
Les
Frick
L. B. Wella
Bridge Street
Wella
Moree
Estel
Halstead
W. B. Loughary
Elgin
Mamie Cunha
Weat Lawn
Cole
Pendleton
Many Canal
Peti
Hitchcock
Dave Clark
East
Hermiston
Chicago Sheep Market Shows Mixed Lamb Prices
Choice lambs rise a dime while medium grades lag. scarcity limits activity. Top Western lambs hit $6.85, with much sold at $6.60 and up. Shorn stock moves slowly, generally $1.25 lower than wooled stock. bidders expect higher wool costs to aid feeders.
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Meady
Saya
Chicago
Snme
Formaldehyde For Smut Preventative Letter From Washington College
A. Kunkel reports receipt of a letter from Prof. BR Kent Beattie of Washington Agricultural College endorsing formaldehyde as a smut preventative in seed wheat. The letter cautions proper strength and timing, notes that one pound to 49 gallons can kill wheat, while one to 45 gallons may fail if not dried promptly after treatment. It warns against mold and stresses careful handling to preserve germination.
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A. Kunkel
BR. Kent Beattie
Washington Agricultural College
Laxative Cough Syrup Ad Promotes Kennedy Honey
An old newspaper ad touts Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tardoe as the original laxative cough syrup for coughs colds and whooping cough. It claims the remedy cleans mucus and mucous membranes and tastes good with no harm. Also offered is a nearly new high grade piano for sale at half its original price at Howman hotel room 46.
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Ong
Kennedy
Tallman & Co
Howman Hotel
Gifts to Jockeys and Odd Tributes From Admirers
A Chicago News item recounts a legendary jockey whose career inspired a strange mix of tributes. The mounted hero received pawn tickets, wills, talismans, sermons, cure recipes, marriage proposals with photos, and even worn boots with quirky legends. Notable anecdotes include a liver snuffbox containing snails and a wooden spoon in a celebratory casket. A Yorkshire jockey named Singleton once received a ewe after a win, illustrating the era’s curious rewards for racing success.
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Ucketa
York
London
Turfuian
Tlie
Join Singleton
Iret
Yorkshire
Singleton
Chicago News
Indolence and Talent Across Time and Professions
A column reflecting on indolence boosting creativity and achievement. It cites Thomson Coleridge Watt and James Watt, noting that time spent in contemplation or quiet observation yields superior work, while active bustle may hinder some. The Item suggests that praised writers and inventors often balance indolence with insight, shaping lasting contributions.
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Thomson
Coleridge
James Watt
Pearson
Nerve of a Stowaway on a Mediterranean Liner
A Mediterranean liner captain discusses stowaways noting many have brass cheeks. He recalls a stowaway found days out from New York who was put to work peeling potatoes. A inspecting lady asks when they'll reach Naples. he quips he is aiming to get her in by Tuesday.
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Joseph Allen
Allen
Echo
New York
Naples
Affidavits and Oral Examinations Featured in Court Quotes
An English barrister and a retired English judge praise affidavits as a proper subject for oral examination. The Manchester assizes judge warned that an affidavit is a weapon for concealing truth. A Philadelphia Press item notes a caustic remark about counsel and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Philadelphia Press
Visiting philanthropist aids Dronkards home appeal
A visiting philanthropist speaks with a warm greeting and collects for the Dronkards’ home. She notes Mrs. McGuire’s support and invites the public to visit tonight to receive Barper’s Weekly and Cleveland’s Baking Powder promotional items from grocers.
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Dronkards
The Ideal Wife Health Advice from Lydia E Pinkham
A lengthy promotional piece extols healthful beauty and strength in wives, arguing illness harms families and society. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy and includes a testimonial from Mrs. Bessie Ainsley of Tacoma Washington praising its benefits. The text claims widespread cures and asks readers to write for advice.
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Morre
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Bessie Ainsley
South 10Th Street
Tacoma
Wash
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Lydia FE
Ainsley
Pinkham Laboratory
Lydia EB
Barn Stoves Aid Lambing at John Day Sheep Ranch
F R Sells tended a lambing band on his John Day river ranch during a cold spell. He recently built a large sheep barn heated by stoves to withstand severe weather, keeping his flock comfortable and his losses low. Separately, Washington state has sent $15000 in wheat and flour to the starving Japanese people.
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F. R. Sells
John Day River
Blue Mountain Eagle
State of
Washington
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Dence
Egho News
Government
Poster
Vinci
Brock & M'Comasco
Atchison Globe
Cleveland
Mrs. Pinkham
Chigago
Chicag
Oregon
Union Pacific and North- Western
Overland Limited
Missouri River
Ay Cox
General Agt. C. & New. Ry
Third Street
Portland
Ore
Ogden
Denver
W. C. McBride
Cman Sane Tan
U. S
Y. Roslyn Wood & Coa. CO
W. W. R. Depot
Regoran
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