Snowbound Freight Route Near Ridge Reported
Nov 11 A A Cole of Vin 866 reports six inches of snow at low elevations and a foot atop Birch Creek mountains. Freighters bound for John Day from Pendleton are tied up by snow and bad roads. Bear Creek telephone lines down slow travel. Marion Smith plans a new house at Pilot Rock.
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Birch Creek
A. A. Cole
Vin
Stanton Bros
Jas Waldton
Butter
M. L. Fix
Nye
Camas Prairie
Robi
Waldron
Pilot Rock
John Browns
Pendleton
Thoreday
Ridge
John Day
Marion Smith
John Endicott
Bear Creek
Four Special Sessions Span Oregon History
A historical overview notes four Oregon special sessions since statehood. Sessions lasted 15 to 20 days, deterring governors from calling quick tax law debates. 1859 moved elections and groundwork. 1865 under Gibbs addressed slavery amendment. 1886 under Moody elected a U S Senator and fixed defects. 1898 under Lord elected a senator and passed an appropriation bill.
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Oregon
Congress
Stat
Gibbs
Moody
United States
Iowa
Lord
Senaton
The Ant and Its Hidden Dangers
A short piece contrasts the ant’s industrious spring emergence with scalp germs that damage hair. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the only known remedy to kill the germs and prevent baldness, with sales through leading druggists and samples via The Herpicide Co in Detroit, Mich.
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Newbro
Steinae
K Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
W. Schmidt & Co
Latin Bible Collection at General Theological Seminary
New York houses the world’s largest Latin Bible collection. The General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church owns the body of 1,206 editions in 2,596 volumes. Latin editions total 555, with English, Hebrew, polyglot, and Greek items also present.
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New York
General Theological Seminary
Protestant Episcopal Church
Dean Hoffman
Local applications fail to fix deeded portion of car issue
A damaged OCR pass describes a dispute over defective car component and remedies under constitutional law. It notes a possible $4,000 new residence with its own water plant and modern improvements, and mentions 43 lots with a second building, highlighting a bargain if pursued promptly.
Pendleton Bargain Offers Seven Late with Large House
Easy payments advertised for seven late with a large house or four lots with a small house. Described as the greatest bargain in Pendleton. Prospective buyers urged to call Bentley and Hartman to view Farms for Gale. Bentley Hartman listing promotes sales.
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Pendleton
Bentley & Hartman
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P. T. Wilson
Tomers
Alexander
Glenn Winslow
Clarke & Co
Court Street
Clarke's
E. J. Murphy
Parlo
W. & C. Depot
Chase & Sanborn
Rohrman
Frank B. Clopton
East Court ST
Walter's Flouring Mills
Qapacay
The
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McCall’s
A Fay
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Ader
Eady ‘Eady
Eady
Ea' Enn
Christmas
Rader
Rustie
Ricarp
Raper
Ropper Arms
Russ
Oriental
M. A. Rade
Gale
West
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