Umatilla alfalfa project spurs new homes in Hermiston area
Special correspondence from Hermiston Oregon reports the Maxwell Land and Irrigation Company shipping alfalfa carloads and selecting the best from Umatilla project for dairy cow tests at Corvallis. Homes rise on nearby tracts as residents improve land, with Newberry Pendleton and Newport Co. handling upgrades. Describes irrigation, orchard leveling, and new heating plant installation at Hermiston Bank and Trust. Community notes include residency on Glassy Avenue, Haddox’s final proof on 20 acres, and ongoing garden and alfalfa farming.
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Hermiston
Maxwell Land and Irrigation Company
Oregon Experimental Station
Corvalle
W. Allen
Umatilla
Umatilli
Irvin
Cold Springs Station
James Meeting
Giidvye Avenue
Hermiston Bank and Trunt Company
Litter & Fraser
Thomas H. Haddoxn
Upthe Greve
Panic at the Treasury alarms officials in scare
The burglar alarm at the United States Treasury sounded an off signal causing officials and guards to fear a robbery as the alert echoed through the old building. No actual break in was reported and the incident was treated as a prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Treasury
Gsnurde
Tne Sam
Sirid
Treasury
Vault alarm misreads trigger as robbers hinting at danger
Clerks and watchmen by thousands filled corridors in a panic as guards readied rifles to shoot. The disturbance ended when the crowd learned the vault’s delicate electric mechanism had been disordered possibly by a short circuit, triggering the danger gong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pellmell
Barefoot fashion sparks chic urban trend in Chicago
Beulah Lantz Eddington a noted model in Chicago promotes barefoot wear as sensible, claiming shoe wear causes wrinkles and alters dispositions. In New Orleans Miss Kilington led a five year barefoot fashion colony with twenty five South Side girls now planning street wear next summer.
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Chicago
Beulah Lantz Eddington
New Orleans
Kilington
Mise Eddington
South Side
Prehistoric Image Found in Kansas Likely Sacred Figure
Preston Kansas reports a prehistoric image unearthed by Frank Kelly enshrouded in hard yellow clay. The statue, possibly a god figure, was found seventeen feet below the surface and resembles plaster of Paris in composition though much harder. Fragments nearby are being examined to identify the makers.
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Preston
Kans
Fmn
Frank Kelly
Hoy Youth Shoots Self in Everett Norco
A 16 year old boy Joseph Bolger of Everett Washington shot himself while aiming to scare 13 year old Arthur Mumphies of Elchum with a revolver. The weapon discharged into Bolger’s eye and brain, causing his death instantly as bystanders watched.
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Hoy
Self
Everett
Wash
Joeo Bolger
Mia
Joseph
Holger
Kicker Avenue
Arthur Mumphies
Norton Avenue
el Chum
Nila
Mwe
Castlerock man dies after hunting accident
Arthur Wyant son of James Wyant a wealthy farmer of Toutle Week Castlerock Washington was accidentally shot by hunting companion Fd Large ten miles from Toutle in the hills He died two hours later Large left to fetch help Dr Wolf of Castlerock was called but Meath had taken place before he could arrive
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Castlerock
Wash
Arthur Wyant
James Wyant
Toutle
Week
Fd Large
Large
Wolf
Meath
Freewater Primary Date Set for November 18
Freewater Oregon council fixed November 18 for city primary. Voters will select a mayor recorder treasurer and three council members in the local election.
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Freewater
Ore
Ukiah Weather Mix With Local Happenings Reported
Ukiah Oregon November 13 Winds and snow sweep the region over several days. Dr Sharp returns and buys a drugstore planning to stay. Ukiah Mercantile to move into a new 20 by 100 foot store room. Farewell dinner for George Neuman bound for Germany. Local residents travel to Pendleton Galena and Kennewick. A legal notice describes a civil case involving Dillon and a horse incident with damages sought at 6000.
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Ukiah
Ore
Sharp
Ukiah Mercantile Company
Wm. Footer
Geo. Neuman
Germany
Roy Case
Galena
Sherman Hale
Secion
Sar Turner
Fendleton
Will Igiin
Geo. Stewart
Kennewick
Carl Power
Pendleton
Experimental fattening lambs at Oregon Agricultural College
A carload of 100 lambs from Mary’s Pets Portland has arrived at Oregon Agricultural College to study shelter’s value in fattening. Half will be barned and half roam freely for 160 days with hay and grain, then sold as fat lambs. The trials aim to reflect common western Oregon sheep-raising conditions.
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Portland For Agricultural College
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvalle
Ore
Oregon Agricultural College Department of Animal Husbandry
Oregon
False Teeth for a Fine Trotting Mare
Spokane owner M Childs plans a three tooth bridge for Blanche a pacing mare that earned over £1000 in 1911. The horse lost three lower teeth after an August accident at North Yakima state fair and is now under a foal dentist care while campaigning in the south.
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Spokane, Wash
Blanche
M. Childs
Spokane
North Yakima
Childs
Court Suit Alleges Unusual Revenge Method In Martindale Estate
James Dillon sues for damages against Clinton Baker, an employee of the Martindale firm on the 1200 acre estate, alleging an unusual charge of back-biting as a method of revenge in the Linton area.
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Linton
E. B. Martindale
Estate, Incorporated
James BR. Dillon
Clinton Baker
Martindale
One Dose Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a remedy for dyspepsia and sour stomach. It claims rapid relief within five minutes, stops fermentation, and aids digestion of any food, with a fifty cent price at pharmacies. The copy asserts that many stomach ailments stem from poor digestion regardless of their name.
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Pape
Pupe
Leontiardt’s Pile Remedy Held Curative
Public thanks go to Dr. J. Leonhardt of Lincoln Nebraska for his years of pile treatment research and a successful inward remedy. Hemroid, sold by Pendleton Drug Co and all druggists at 1 dollar for 24 days, guaranteed to satisfy. Write for hooklet to Buffalo New York Station B.
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J. &. Leonhardt
Lincoln
Nebr
Leonhardt
Pendleton Drugo
Leonhardo
Buffalo
N. Y
Wives obscured geniuses. Real estate broker seeks divorce
Mrs. Elizabeth Held, a prosperous Cincinnati real estate broker, argues married women can earn money and provide better for children by pursuing business rather than solely washing clothes and cooking. She cites her own success and plans to hire help, saying women with intelligence can excel beyond traditional housekeeping. Her husband, Paul L. Held, claims her success harmed domestic contentment.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Elizabeth Held
Paul L. Held
Fallview Incline
Busine
Held
Los Angeles Sales Man Questioned Over Real Estate Claims
A Los Angeles salesman faces questions over whether his listings qualify as real estate dealings. Authorities review licenses and marketing practices as residents express concern about misrepresentation.
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Los Angeles
Cows Get Drunk on Fermented Apples in Greenwich
Seventeen cows owned by Soren Jensen of Bankville fell into a two day intoxication after eating fallen apples that had fermented on the ground. The animals grew unruly and could not be milked as Jensen dealt with the aftermath of the cider spree.
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Greenwich
Conn
Soren Jensen
Bankville
Jensen
Stop coughing with Ballard's Horehound Syrup
An advertisement urges relief from coughs and irritated lungs with Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It claims to heal the lungs and restore comfortable breathing, with bottles priced at 25 cents, 50 cents, and one dollar, sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bro.
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Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Broa
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F. G. Lucas
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Chance) Rogers
Pound
Greene County
Dilita
Haker
Dillon
Dimiages
Ellian B. Martindale
Indianapol’s
Leontiardts
Olympia
Pioneer Bottling Works
Peters & Morrison
Chichester
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Webb Street
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East Court Street
Kurrle & Son
Phone Main
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