O W R and N Ready to Handle Bumper Crops
Oregon news notes in May reports that the O W R N Co plans to add 16 locomotives and hundreds of box cars to cope with expected bumper grain and fruit crops. Pacific Fruit Express orders 1000 refrigerator cars to aid perishable fruit shipments, while wheat prospects brighten in eastern and central Oregon. Lumber industry shows improvement with daily eastern shipments boosting demand for rolling stock, and mills fear car shortages unless orders rise.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Fruit Express
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Low Summer Session Rates At Oregon Agricultural College
Prof. R E Detl er Res tler announces special fare for the Oregon Agricultural College summer session at Corvallis from June 18 to July 26. Tickets offer a one third return, with a June 14 to July 26 travel window except OWRN selling only to June 20. College credits awarded, and minimal tuition of five dollars plus modest living costs estimated around forty four dollars beyond rail fare. Dormitory rooms free except for bedding and personal items. limited low cost furnished rooms available.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
RE. D. Restler
S. P
Corvallia
Waldo Hall
Cardus advertised as remedy for womanly troubles
Mrs Della Long of Pendergrass Ga reports relief from long standing womanly ailments after using Cardus The ad touts Cardus as a strength building tonic for women claiming it relieves pain and distress and improves general health It urges readers to ask their druggist for Cardus and promises positive results for many patients
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Pendergrass
Della Long
Cardus
Rdal
Women suffer social exclusion says Chicago professor
Prof William L Thomas of the University of Chicago argues in the American Journal of Sociology that women remain isolated despite cultural progress and communications. He says at lower cultural levels women are tools and at higher levels ornaments, with brutality and limited companionships caused by convention.
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Chicago
William L Thomas
University of Chicago
American Journal of Sociology
Thomas
Ellis
Reuben
Lost on Mount Tamalpais Rescued From Death
San Francisco man John Riley was saved from exhaustion and probable death after 50 hours wandering Mount Tamalpais near Larkspur. Fire chief Frank Ambrose located him near Baltimore Gulch as he lay exhausted with torn clothing and gashes. He recovered under medical care and returned home.
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San Francisco
John Riley
Frank Ambrose
Larkspur
Riley
Mount Tamaipols
Baltimore Gulch
Doe
Ambroge
Monkeys Caught After Ragtime Tactics at City Park
In San Rafael Sheriff J J Keating trapped four escaped simians led by the ape Joe in Boyd Park. A phonograph played ragtime under a red cloth to lure them into the cage, ending a week of chaos as the park was closed to the public. Joe roared and hampered the cage door before being secured.
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San Rafael
J. J. Keating
Boyd Park
Park
Joe
Keating
Hig H
Woman’s Body Identified in River Near Oasis Club
The Hartford police identified the body recovered from the Connecticut River near Hockanum’s Oasis Club as Mrs Charles H Davenport wife of a South Hadley Falls paper manufacturer. She had suicide on December 20 1911 after losing two sons including Charles Davenport Jr who vanished in New York in 1910. The husband posted a $100 reward for the body’s discovery.
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Davenport
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Oasis Club
Hockanum
Charles H. Davenport
South Hadley Falls
Mass
Charlies H. Davenport, Jr
New York
American Paper and Pulp Association
North River
the Waldorf
Boston hospital to curb the blues at Cambridge
Boston plans a world first hospital for the blues as a psychopathic branch of the Boston State Hospital. The facility will classify and treat insanity as a physical sickness with outpatient and inpatient services, aiming to relieve mild cases without stigma.
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Boston Hospital
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Boston State Hospital
Child’s fall breaks arm during play in Chico bed
In Chico California James Owens tossed his 2 year old son in bed saying dats fun. The boy landed on Owens arm and the weight snapped the arm as the child joked lets do it again.
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Chico
Cal
James Owens
Les
Man uneasy in dress suit recalling morning work
The remark captures a man’s discomfort with formal attire when thinking about returning to his routine tasks at dawn. It reflects a broader sentiment about work life intruding on leisure and social events.
Jail Beats Lot of Sanitariums
Los Angeles City Jailer Shand lost his wealthiest prisoner when George C. Fetterman a millionaire Los Angeles man and orange grower was released. Fetterman served ten days for speeding and appealed to a higher court after two days served. He said jail life was not bad noting meals, work, and benches were the same as in a rest cure.
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Los Angeles
Shand
George C. Fetterman
Duarte
Fetterman
jJall
Chinese Dealers Band Together Form Shanghai Trade Group
Chinese business men in Shanghai have formed a strong organization to develop trade in the new republic. They aim to abolish the likin tax which still disrupts inter provincial commerce, as stations exist beyond official boundaries and are set by local officials or bands. Farmers traveling to markets face multiple likin payments.
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Shanghai
New Republic
Robber Banda
Twin brother's funeral ends in tragedy
In Albany Georgia Samuel Brannen, overwhelmed by grief at his twin brother's funeral, rose from his seat in the church to kiss his aunt and sister, embrace his father, then approached the coffin and shot himself. The incident occurred during the solemn service.
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Albany
Samuel Brannen
King of Blood Purifiers S. S. S. Exalts Spring Health
An advertisement extols S S S as the king of blood purifiers and a superior tonic. It links weak impure blood to anemia eczema rheumatism and loss of appetite, claiming S S S cleanses the circulation and strengthens the blood without minerals. The message invites readers to write for a book and medical advice from The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA.
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S.S
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Brannen Brothers Buried Together After Funeral Tragedy
At a funeral for John Brannen, his brother Samuel cried I cant live without John and caused a crowd to panic. Samuel later prepared John and his own body for burial and the two brothers were interred in the same grave. The men had been inseparable for 23 years and Johns recent marriage had occurred just two months prior.
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Brannen
John
Samuel Brannen
John Brannen
Samuel
Health ad urges Hood's Sarsaparilla as fatigue remedy
An advertisement claims fatigue before exertion shows low vitality and promotion of Hood's Sarsaparilla tonic to restore energy. It urges sufferers to start taking the product now to overcome tiredness.
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Hood
Proposal by tumbleweed reaches Laramie bride
A Sterling girl received a written marriage proposal sent from Laramie Wyoming in February 1911. The note, enclosed in a dainty elk bag tied to a tumbleweed, described a lone ranchman seeking a sincere partner and home life. The recipient, already engaged, ponders how to respond to the unusual gamble.
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Lonesome
Laramie
Sterling, Cole
Sterling
Wyo
Wye
Coal Find Revives Shawmut Town Economy
Ridgway Pennsylvania reports Shawmut in the southern county is set for rehabilitation after two years of out-migration when old coal veins were exhausted. Six to eight months of quiet prospecting uncovered deeper veins with large basins, enabling extensive mining and promising steady village employment for years.
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Shawmut
Ridgway
Aladin
Revival of Shawmut Town Draws Former Residents Back
After fifteen years, word of the revival reaches Shawmut, an early Elk county mining town. Families once moved away begin returning to their old homes as the Shawmut railroad, named for the town, underscores a renewed interest. Shawmut was a leading bituminous coal center for over two decades, supplying high grade coal prized for furnace and smith work.
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Shawmut
Elk County
Ita
Man carries wife six miles after car bursts into flames
Orange New Jersey. William EB Brown and wife of Beech Street Orange were touring west of Orange mountain when their car caught fire. Brown carried Mrs Brown on his back for six miles back to Beech Street, reaching home near midnight after they escaped the blaze.
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Orange
N. J
Willam EB. Brown
Beech Street
Orange Mountain
Brown
Beoch Street
Eczema cured by Cuticura after teething tale
Mrs. Freeman Craver of Syracuse recalls an eight month old daughter suffering a stubborn eczema breakout on face neck and under eyes. After trying a physician and ointment with no relief she consulted Cuticura materials and used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. By age one the child was cured and remains free of eczema.
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Freeman Craver
Lewis St
Syracuse
N. Y
Potter Drug Chem. Corp
Dept
Boston
Mass
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