Holdman Vicinity News Notes and Obituary
Grandma Harp dies as Holdman community notes a basket social at Badger Springs, local school attendance rises, families move, births and visits reported, funeral held in Pendleton, Mrs Harp leaves four sons two daughters and eight grandchildren. Jubilant surprise donation for Rev Cunningham.
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Frank Holdman
Adams
Portland
Hane Paul's Place
Mahle
Jim Kimball
Mies Thompson
Grim Reaper
Harp
Grandma Harp
Holdman
Jackuary
F. Cunningham
Mark Lemmond
North Carolina
Parrish
Stanley
Newbury
Ore
Pendleton
Earl Thorne
Weston
Government Dam
Badger Springs
Dr. Best
Keller
Nein
A Friend In Need Repairs Service Ad In Paper
A short classified notice offers repair services for urgent needs. Call R. 2902 for prompt work.
Townes not burying grounds sparks burial dispute
Indignation meeting in Lebeau D.1 protests burial of L. Perkins near the town after a fatal auto crash two miles from Lebeau. Citizens move to ship body to Mellette S C for interment but a local undertaker arrives to dress the body. First death in or near Lebeau in 50 years sparks debate over burial inside corporate limits.
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Perkins
Mellette
S. C
Minneapolia
St. Louia
Lebeau
Athens
Texas
Dakota
Exhibition at Vogue Millinery Showcases Diverse Arts
An installment at Vogue Millinery presents a short time display of paintings tapestries metalwork and tooled leather pieces. The show invites orders and urges immediate arrangements for selections and purchases.
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Vogue
Peppermint Raised in Oregon Beaverdam Soils Proves Profitable
Oregon Experiment Station chemist C E Bradley reports May 1908 shipment of Michigan peppermint roots to Oregon Beaverdam lands. Plants grew well under Banks Washington County soil, with a good average oil yield and strong growth. The study notes three U S peppermint types, oil yields, cultivation costs, and market fluctuations. It suggests swamp lands in Oregon could support profitable peppermint production if priced and managed carefully.
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C. EB. Bradley
Oregon Experiment Station
Michigan
Chemical Department
Oregon Station
Oregon Beaverdam
C. Inkwy
Banks
Washington County
Beaverdam
United States
Japan
England
Mitcham
America
Wayne County
New York
Indiana
Warne County
N. YY
Desertions From Army Reach High Levels
Washbingieot reports extensive desertions from the United States army over the last five years per Adjutant General Ainsworth. He notes 4.97 percent of enlisted men deserted in the last fiscal year, with 4.59 percent the year before, attributing causes to canteen abolition, garrison monotony, increased duties, and civil job prospects. White troops desert at ten times the rate of black soldiers. on October 15 actual strength stood at 81,775, excluding Philippine agents.
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Washbingieot
United States Army
Alnsworth
Ainsworth
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Ad Promises Lung Relief
A vintage medicine advertisement urges readers to treat coughs and colds promptly to avoid pneumonia or consumption. It touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a remedy with prices 2y2, 60 cents, and $1.00 per bottle from A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Factory Price Piano Sale at Eilers Piano House Pendleton
A-Y-P Factory Price Sale at Eilers Piano House offers samples from fifteen manufacturers and three or four finish styles. Pianos are priced at factory levels with flexible terms, highlighting recent busy sales in Portland. Limited stock remains as the sale nears its end.
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A-Y-P
Eilers Piano House
Pendleton
Portland
Portland Booms as City Plans Major Street Upgrade
Portland is booming as Oregon’s prosperity spreads. City officials announce a new building plan centering on 0 miles of hard surface pavement next year, aiming to equal or surpass Western peers. Current total stands at 60 miles of paved streets.
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Portland
Oregon
Simon
Metropolie
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Express
Alf
Peoples Warehouse
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Carhartt
Manhattan
Lewis
John B. Stetson
Harry Lind Shaw
Circuit Court
Helen Shaw
Shaw
Vancouver
Wash
Washington
A. A. Murphy
Mildred Mitchell
Daisy M. Shaw
Arleta
Portland Journal
Trys
U. S
Main Street
The
East Oregonian
Threshers
Dalles
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Good
Philip S. Hose
Madison
Wis
B. E. Clark
American Thresherman
Lionel R. Webster
Wm. McMurray
Oregon Theatre
W. E. Nankeville
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