California Land Show at Portola Festival Promises Farm Education
The Portola Festival in San Francisco October 22 to 25 will host the California Land Show the Pacific Coast’s largest farm exhibit. It will teach soil tillers through a vast display of regional crops and farming data with practical demonstrations in horticulture irrigation and pest control plus lectures by Southern Pacific and state horticulture officials. The show features a giant redwood forest tentage an exhibit line led by Luther Burbank and a staged forest landscape with tunnels and monumental props designed to educate and entertain farmers and visitors alike.
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San Francisco
California
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Arisona
Nevada
Edward H. Brown
Luther Burbank
Wiscard
Burbank
Southern Pacific Railroad
Fellows Temple Dedicated in Wilmington Del
In Wilmington on May 9 roughly 9 900 Odd Fellows from eastern districts and 100 from south and west joined in the dedication of a new temple at Tenth and King streets. The building is praised as among the most beautiful of its kind in the east. The ceremonies began at 2 30 PM with a parade ending at the temple. Chand Master Edward T. Lewis officiated.
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Wilmington
Del
Od Fellows Temple
Tenth and King Streets
Edward T. Lewis
Electric Bitters touted as health cure by Vestal Center woman
The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for weakness, nervousness, poor appetite, and stomach liver and kidney support. Mrs Rhinevault of Vestal Center, NY, claims it saved her life and urges others to try it. Bottles are 60 cents and one dollar, with Koeppens recommending it.
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Rhinevault
Vestal Center
Koeppens
Planning a Museum of Artistic Printing at University of Oregon
Representative Allen Eaton, cooperating with the University of Oregon journalism department, will collect specimens this summer for a permanent Museum of Artistic Printing. The exhibit will feature fine book and job work and notably designed newspaper pages, highlighting Oregon printers and including compositor and pressman names from contributing publishers.
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Allen Eaton
University Department of Journalism
University of Oregon
Eugene
Allen
Oregon
Mucelimara
Eaton
Oregon's lure brings big educators west
The University of Oregon summer school will feature lectures by Dr. F. H. Hayward inspector of public schools London and Dr. P. P. Clanton US commissioner of education. Their presence helps draw an unusually distinguished faculty and several eastern educators of national reputation to spend the July 21 week in the state capital for the educational conference and summer sessions.
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West
Oregon Coun
Princeton popularity vote names Axson top faculty figure
Stockton Axson, professor of literature and Woodrow Wilson's brother in law, topped a senior class popularity poll at Princeton University. He will teach literature courses this summer session at Eugene, continuing his influence among faculty and students.
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Princeton University
Stockton Axson
Axson
Woodrow Wilson
Eugene
University student designs railroad funding thesis ends in Eugene
Edgar B. Martin, a senior in engineering, undertakes a thesis to plan a railroad funding scheme. He studies a Mohawk to Eugene route for a two mile logging road and estimates construction costs and timber availability, drawing on years of surveying experience.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Edgar B. Martin
Department of Engineering
Mohawk
Martin
Girls Going In For Outdoor Sports At Oregon
A wave of athletic enthusiasm has struck the women of the University of Oregon under Dr Bertha Stuart and Miss Harriet Thompson. They are participating in milder outdoor and indoor sports including golf outdoor baseball archery field hockey and tennis.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Bertha Stuart
Harriet Thompson
Gauge survey men active in Baker area
L. D. Howland assistant to Mr Cochrane and C. E. Strickland deputy state engineer are in Baker to install gauges. Two will be permanent in river beds, the rest kept for at least two years to yield an exact flow estimate. They will then survey Malheur river in Malheur county.
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L. D. Howland
Cochrane
C. E. Strickland
Baker
Malheur County
Malheur
Death of Dr EBJ Steincamp Recalls Oregon Ties
Sumpter May Dr EBJ Steincamp died in Toledo Ohio at 6 PM after a period of ill health and a recent operation. Former cashier of the First National Bank of Sumpter for six years he led the McEwen lodge A B A M as Past Grand Master and was a member of the Eastern Star chapter. A 63 year old druggist and physician formerly practiced in Granite Oregon La Grande and Sumpter area. He is survived by his wife, his mother, sister and brother in Toledo. Burial is planned in La Grande.
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Sumpter
Eb.j. Steincamp
Toledo
Ohio
la Grande
Women at University form Women’s League at Oregon
To promote fellowship among women students at the University of Oregon a Women’s League has been formed with Miss Eleanor Mc Clain of Silverton as president and Miss Hazel Tooze of Falls City as secretary. The group is expected to take over most women’s activities in time.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Oder
Eleanor McClain
Silverton
Hazel Tooze
Falls City
Permanent water flow stations to be set in Baker streams
Permanent stations will be established in Powder river and Baker county mountain streams used for irrigation to measure water flow. Data will be reported to Water Superintendent Cochrane, who will issue a decree allotting water to users two years from now.
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Baker
Ore
Powder River
Baker County
Cochrane
Walla Walla Elks Invite to New Home Dedication
Baker Oregon May 9 An invitation from the Walla Walla Elks to attend the formal dedication of their new home on May 24 was read at the weekly meeting of B P O E No 338. Many members expressed desire to attend and Baker and La Grande delegations plan to charter sleepers.
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Baker
Ore
Walla Walla Elks
la Grande
Two Generations Now Using Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
An unexceptional medicine praised for gentle relief of stomach and bowel disorders. The ad touts Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative tonic suitable for all ages, sold at fifty cents to a dollar, with testimonials from Mrs. Clara Lewis of Becks Store Kentucky and a free sample offer by mail from W. B. Caldwell.
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Clara Lewis
Becks’ Store
Elsie
Judge Smith and George Secure Travel Rates for Trip
Judge William Smith and George visit, and one and one third Farn Chandler made brief remarks endorsing the travel rates that have been secured for the upcoming trip.
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William Smith
George
Farn Chandler
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Restores Gray Hair Color
Historical note describes Sage Tea and Sulphur as a home remedy for darkening faded gray hair. It highlights Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy sold by druggists, praised for natural look, dandruff relief, and ease of use with nightly application to restore color.
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Wyeth
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