Local notices and ads mix in Mount Vernon news
A patchwork of ads and brief items notes hats from Teutsch, farm loans saved at the Standard, Moon apples at Hawley Bros, Swiss cheese at Nolf's, and Dutton's ice cream. Local happenings include a baseball game Mount Vernon vs Castle's, fish at Castle's, hospital foundation work for Sisters, and the death of Clarence Hicks from scarlet fever with another child ill.
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Teutsch
A. Howard
Uma Implement Company
Hawley Bros
Nolf's
Martin's Family Grocery
Mar Family Grocery
Chicago
New Street
Mrs
Castle's
Fechter's
Court St
W. Court St
Schutz
Milwaukee
Columbus Buggies
Umatilla
Seibert & Schulz's
Sisters’ Hospital
Nolte’s
J. R. Dickson
East Oregonian
Clarence D
Thomas Hicks
Kitty Bean
Daphne Circle
No. 2
Dorr Brothers Arrested in Philippines Over Seditious Articles
Fred and Burt Dorr, owners of the Manila Freedom, are arrested in Manila for publishing seditious articles. Known in Pendleton and Walla Walla, they long resided in Dayton and Umatilla county. The article cites antiwar and anti carpetbagger rhetoric tied to Philippine events and includes a Century Magazine excerpt on beauty and opinion.
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Philippines
Pendleton
Iime
Umanila
Fred
Burt Dorr
Manila
Australia
United States
Philippine Islands
Ninth Infantry
Samar
Republicans Refuse Furnish Buttons in Le Grande Union
A Le Grande correspondent reports many Republicans in Le Grande and Union county refuse to wear Furnish buttons and some discard them. W. J. Furnish the Republican candidate for governor and Senator C. W. Fulton will speak in Salem on Saturday evening May 17. Elaborate preparations are under way for their reception. State Senator Inman of Multnomah county has resigned to run for Portland mayor, a move Governor Geer treats as a resignation to avoid a special county election.
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le Grande
Portland Journal
Union County
W. J. Furnish
C. W. Fulton
Salem
Inman
Multnomah County
Geer
Portland
Massachusetts Representative Prompts Garden Tools Request
A Massachusetts representative mailed rare seed packages to constituents. One recipient replied with thanks and asked for a lawn mower, garden tools, and 100 feet of black hose, expressing hope the seeds would grow and noting these items would help in his yard.
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Massachusetts
Eagles' Meeting Rate Named by Railway Company
The Washington and Columbia River Railway Company with Northern Pacific sets a $44,650 round trip for the Eagles' Meeting in Minneapolis. Tickets go on sale May 26 and 30, return within 60 days of sale. inquiries to Walter Adams, agent.
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Eagles
Minneapolis
Washington & Columbia River Railway Company
Northern Pacific
Walter Adams
Notice to Voters Registration Books Open Late
Notice to voters that registration books will be kept open at the court house every evening until 9 o'clock, with the exception of Thursday May 16 when books close at 6 pm and registration time ends.
Real estate ads offer homes with easy payments
Real estate listings advertise homes for sale with easy payment plans and options to furnish part of the purchase money. Noel & Cook are listed in room 10 at Taylor &.
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Noel
The Wise Men of Gotham and a Tudor Implication
Gotham New York’s alias stemmed from derision of Ita people and a fifteenth century satirical tale by Andrew Borde. The legend spread worldwide, suggesting Henry VIII jailed Borde in the Tower for his biting humor, where death ended his confinement.
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Gotham
New York
Manhattan
Ita
Andrew Borde
Notingham
Henry VIII
Borde
Concert at Insane Hospital Sparks Forgive Them Plea
A quartet performed for patients at an insane hospital singing a mournful number with restrained refrain. The audience endured to the end and an old lady rose with a dignified air and said reverently, O Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
Straw on Walla Walla roads aims to cut dust and mud
In Walla Walla county Washington a plan to spread straw on highways was adopted to reduce summer dust and improve road conditions in winter. Straw day was set for August 20 with officers in each district guiding placement. The method mirrors straw practice in parts of Massachusetts and uses tree limbs to keep wheels from sand and limit muddy roads, lasting for several years where traffic is moderate.
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Walla Walla County
Wash
Plymouth
Barnstable
Massachusetts
Women in Legislature A Quote From the Philadelphia Bulletin
A light exchange pairs Wilkins and a listener debating whether women will join the legislature. One man jokes his wife favors this path, noting she already introduces bills, reflecting early 20th century attitudes toward female lawmakers.
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Wilkins
Philadelphia Bulletin
Family Pride in a Playful Ohio State Journal Tale
A wife exhorts her husband to rush to their baby who is trying to swallow a rattling toy. The husband calmly notes the baby must stay ahead of Budskin’s child who has also swallowed a button, in a light domestic vignette from the Ohio State Journal.
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George
Budskin
Ohio State Journal
Progressive shift reframes church as a campus temp
A Chicago Tribune quote captures a shift from church use to a temporary space for progressive thought. The remark reflects evolving religious identity and community spaces adapting to new ideas.
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Chicago Tribune
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Cleaver Bros. Dry Goods Company
Liga
Dutton
W. J. Clarke
W. A. Johnston
Austria Rogers
Nelson Rogers
Pilot Rock
Orville
Glenn Rogers
Adams
L. Hunziker
Koeppen
Main Street
Court House
THE
Manila Freedom
Century Magazine
Political News
Boston
Peoples
Peoples Warehouse
Gainsborough
Madras
Silkelines
Inc Peoes Wingo Dry Goods, Gents
Frederick Nolf
St. George
B. F. Beck
Cottonwood Street
St. Joe Store
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