Barclay printers to supplant telegraph operators system wide
Western Union installs Barclay printers on trunk lines to replace three or four operators per message. Messages are transcribed to tape, sent automatically, and printed on blanks at receiving end. The new system, already in use between eastern centers, connects Kansas City Omaha St. Paul and Chicago culminating in North Yakima and the Columbia basin route.
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Western Union Company
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Barclay
Cheyenne Tribune
Europe
Kaneis City
Omaha
St. Paul
Chicago
Dr. King's Life Pills Sold At Tallman & Co Drug Store
Cedar View merchant B G Stewart offers Dr King’s Life Pills with a guarantee promising value equal to gold weight for constipation malaria or biliousness. Sold at Tallman & Co drug store for 24 cents.
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B. G. Stewart
Cedar View
Miss
Aya
Dr. King’s
Tallman & Co
Route of new Pacific & Southeastern railroad plan
The Yakima Republic reports the route of the Pacific and Southeastern railroad from Tacoma to Walla Walla. Capitalized at 15000000 dollars, construction begins after leaving Wilkeson mines and includes building, equipping and operating the railway and telegraph line north toward the region.
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North Yakima
Pacific & Southeastern Railroad
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wilkeson
Yakima Republic
Graders Resume Work on Northwest Road Reconstruction
Three grading outfits with 635 horses will be sent down the Hruike river to resume construction on the Northwest road to Lewiston after a panic caused suspension last fall. Preparations are under way to install outfits at the canyon and camps 3 7 and 5 to press the grading toward the Iron Dike. railroad men expect steady progress to completion. John Riba of Vining Ta reports DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills sold for about a year with good satisfaction, Tallman & Co offers them.
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Hruike River
Lewiston
Enyn
Huntington
Canyon
Camps Noa
John Riba
Vining, Ta
DeWitt
Tallman & Co
Asparagus Cannery Planned at Two Rivers Trade
Seattle readers hear of landowners urged to contract for 1000 acres for asparagus to back a Two Rivers cannery. Two Rivers Investment Co will oversee contracts, aiming to create a large local industry and employment, with potential gross earnings of 1000 to 2000 dollars per acre. Also note dietary digestive claim and a May 4 grand ball by W O W Camp 41 at Eagles hall with Johnson's orchestra. all are invited.
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Seattle
Two Rivers Investment Company
Two Rivers
C. W. Bail
Eagles’ Hall
Johnson
Notice to Public on Settling Accounts
Notice to the public from Fred Weber stating that he has disposed of his implement store in the city and calling all debtors to call and settle their accounts.
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Fred Weber
Roseburg attorney under postal inspection for fraud
Attorney C. L. Liavengood of Roseburg is under postal authorities inspection for using malls to defraud. He allegedly located people on railroad grant timber claims, swindling them out of thousands of dollars.
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C. L. Liavengood
Roseburg
End Week End Excursions to Hermiston Start May 2
The O. R. & N. offers weekend excursions to Hermiston and the government irrigation dam starting Saturday May 2 and continuing through summer. Round trip from Pendleton, including dam stage trip, is 2.80 dollars. Saturday travelers return Sunday, Sunday travelers return Monday. Also a Bees Laxative Cough Syrup ad included.
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Hermiston
Government Reservoir
Government Dam
Pendleton
Supreme Court orders new trial for Richter in sheep quarantine case
The Wyoming Supreme Court today ordered a new trial for Paul Richter of Big Horn County after overturning his conviction for breaking a quarantine on quarantined sheep. The court ruled the district court misinstructed the jury by treating the inspector’s quarantine power as absolute, allowing Richter to present evidence that his sheep were not exposed to disease.
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Supreme Court
Paul Richter
Big Horn County
District Court
The
Wyoming Tribune
Richter
H E
Passion play shown with lecture at St Marys Church
A moving picture presentation of the Passion play with a lecture will be shown at St Marys Catholic Church on Monday evening May 4. Admission is 25 cents. All are invited.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Pineules Offer Promises 50 Day Trial and Back Relief
A. C. Koeppen & Bros advertise Pineules with a 50 day trial for $1.00. Claims relieve backache rheumatic pains and aid kidneys and bladder. Suitable for all ages, satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Mayor Orders Dog Licenses Sparking Rod and Gun Club Protest
Oregon City dog owners fear new license tax after mayoral order. Rod and Gun Club plans a meeting to organized protest against the canine licensing move and its impact on residents.
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Oregon
Rod and Gun Club
Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Reward
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Core and Mott's Catarrh Core cure catarrh at all stages by constitutional treatment. It offers $100 for any case it cannot cure and urges readers to send for testimonials and a free sample set. The copy references J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and promotes pills for constipation.
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Hall
Mott
Els
J. Cheney & Ae
Toledo
Democratic Nominee for County Commissioner
Democratic nominee for county commissioner opens campaign ahead of the June 1 election date. Local party organizers vow focused outreach, stressing public service and regional development plans.
For County Commissioner June 1 1908 campaign note
A political brief urging voters to elect a county commissioner on June 1 1908 with the platform “Permanent Improvements,” highlighting a focused municipal improvement agenda and public works emphasis.
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Waata
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Yakima River
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Pacific
Southeastern
Yakima
Pendleton Cloak and Suit
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Main St
Plano
A Rene
Pendleton Ore
J. Hudeman
Ralph Folsom
G. W. Phelps
T. D. Taylor
Horace Walker
John Q. Peebler
C. A. Barrett
C. P. Strain
L. L. Mann
J. P. Sullivan
Prop
Cedar Brook
Old Joe Gideon
East Court Street
the Brewery Depot
Main
Paul Hemmelgarn
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