Romance of the West’s Fortunes and Oregon’s Founding
A nostalgic panorama links early Oregon exploration to modern finance. It recalls Astoria’s dream, Whitman’s wagon trek, and Webster’s mountains. The piece credits western prosperity with averting New York bank collapse, calling the Oregon story a thrilling national romance and mainstay of the nation today.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
Astoria
Oregon
Astor
Pacific Coast
Daniel Webster
American Congress
Rocky Mountains
New England
Marcus
Narcissa Whitman
Webster
Bear
Buffalo
Advertising plan to reach Umatilla county settlers
A plan proposes placing a county advertisement in a string of farm and rural papers across the midwestern states. The campaign would run two to three months early next year, funded by local commercial suspicions, and reach 20 to 30 papers with a potential audience of a million readers, targeting colonists who migrated to Oregon this year.
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Umatilla County
Middle States
Oregon
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
The
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Indiana
Umatilla County Seeks Colonist Recruitment Push
An across county appeal urges towns to unite in promoting Umatilla as a destination for home seekers. The strategy targets eastern and western readers with attractive advertising to lure colonists, offering clear opportunities that could keep settlers within the county and showcase its merits to thinking people.
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Umatilla County
Portland
Patriotism of Rival, Northwest Banks in Financial Flurry
In a time of financial distress, rivals and banks lay aside feuds to support the country and its institutions. Depositors show calm, prudent action with little fund withdrawal, except in Portland, evidencing strong faith in Northwest banks.
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Northwest
Portland
What might be done by wise men and love’s release
Poem fragment urging wise action to end oppression and suffering. It envisions universal kindness, education spreading light, and equality before the earth’s bounty. It contrasts moral growth with the decay of vice and crime. The voice speaks as a sister or brother in suffering, calling for unity and enlightened action.
Through the Hills of Glory We Jog Along
A lyric fragment speaks of a long road and hard toil as a chorus of perseverance. The speaker urges steady marching toward light and enduring hope despite weary days. Refrains mention millions, flowers that bloomed and died, and belief they will live again in the by and by.
Wage gains exclude telephone girls in past year
The article notes that every class of labor saw wage increases over the past year except telephone girls who still receive low pay for long hours. It cites telephone company profits as shown in state reports from the main operating states to justify a raise.
Newspapers as the prime, low-cost advertising medium
The Lincoln County Adver tiser argues newspapers reach nearby audiences naturally and cheaply, telling advertisers to follow the stream of readers who want to read. It describes newspapers as the sun around which customers orbit, stressing attraction as the core of advertising.
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Lincoln County
Minn
Advertiger
How Should a Woman Walk Parisian Experts Opinion
Parisian experts debate women walking style with rules from leading papers. Do not drag feet or thrust them forward. Walk straight and keep steps light as daily promenades are observed by society pages.
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Sociy
Walk Like a Princess Aims for Graceful Dignity
A historical piece advises readers to move with restrained posture and modest display, praising French elegance and cautioning against sloppiness that ruins a costume. It cites a Chicago Tribune call for progress and questions costs of cleanup versus change.
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Galt
Umatilla County Wheat Planting To Rise This Fall
The wheat area planned for seeding in Umatilla County this fall will likely surpass this year’s cultivated area by about 10 percent. The so called panic allegedly engineered by Wall Street to frighten the nation appears unfounded and lacks justification.
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Umatilla County
Wall Street
Hungry stranger pays bill after dinner with bishop
A hungry stranger accosts a bishop on Fifth Avenue New York and takes him to a hotel for a grand dinner. The stranger offers to cover the meal after the bishop discovers his wallet is missing. He then pays for two. The bishop tries to reimburse with a cab ride but is rebuffed as the stranger refuses to pay for the car fare.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Football Stars Highlight 1900s College Teams
Evans of the Sewanee Tigers kicked 10 goals in succession after touchdowns. Coach Warner cites Princeton defeat due to Polo Grounds slickness. Hauser, an Indian fullback, can spiral pass over 40 feet. Glass Carter Stiehm and other Yale and Princeton legends join Nome Alaska basketball team touring the U S this winter.
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Evans
University of the South
Sewanee
Tenn
Warner
Carlisle
Princeton
Polo Grounds
Hauser
Glass
Carter
Yale
Stiehm
Nome
Alaska
United States
Woman Wins 14000 Prize for Annapolis Door Design
Evelyn Longman won the 14000 prize from thirty three men and one woman submitting designs for the great bronze door of the Annapolis naval academy chapel. She studied at the Art Institute in Chicago and now lives in New York. Her Winged Victory atop Festival Hall in St. Louis is noted among her works.
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Annapolis Naval Academy Chapel
Evelyn Longman
Words of Wisdom in store advertising
A note on advertising strategy. the purpose is to build lasting patronage, not just to sell goods. Newspapers are cited as a vehicle to create long term customer relationships and broaden the market reach.
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Atore
Advertising Des Moines campaign reaches Iowa papers
The Greater Des Moines committee plans a months long campaign to buy ad space in county papers to promote Des Moines as a laborer friendly residence city. The piece notes Venice Amsterdam and Ghent as island cities with many bridges.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Greater
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Sarah E. Howard
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Columbia River
Umatilla
Ohio
Charle Mackay
God
Ella Heath
Pendleton Business College
Chicago Tribune
W. J. Clark & Co
Star Theater
the Rosell
Kazaro and
Dewey
Seattle
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Golden Gate
Iafolger
Ceylon
Japan
Oolong
Black
J. A. Folger & Co
San Francisco
Venice
Amsterdam
Ghent
V. Stroble
Hotel
St. George
Bath
St. George la
Allrooma
Golden Rule Hotel
Corner Court and
Johnson Streets
Pendleton, Oregon
H. C. Means
Amercan
H. C. Bowers
Central Meat, Co. Carney, Ramsdell & Co
Judd
Empire Meat Co
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