City Briefs Furnished Rooms and Local Ads
A long list of classified notices and hotel and shop promos includes furnished rooms for rent at 602 Water St and 301 South Main, clothing and millinery at Alexander's and Mrs. Campbell's, new neckwear, school hats, and a range of local services. Also notes a hotel rate, phone numbers, a dressed chicken offer, and furniture stock updates from Graham Furniture Co and Gordon & Harrison.
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Water St
Florshelm
Alexanders
Poaltion Permanent
Atwood Ridg
Chicago
East Oregonian
Nations Accept German Invite For Berlin Wireless Telegrafy Meet
Nineteen nations have accepted Germany’s invitation to send delegates to the International wireless telegrafy convention to be held in Berlin next month. A major issue will be how to reduce interference from private stations with public and governmental messages.
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Germany
Berlin
Personal greetings from Walla Walla visitors noted
Dr and Mrs C J Smith returned from Walla Walla. Louis Hongker left for the Walla Walla fair. S A Forshaw, florist, visited the fair. J T Lieuatien, Adams wheat raiser, in town on a short visit. Esther Sommerville left for Walla Walla to visit relatives for several days. O T Carnes of Carnes Bros visited. Q K K Cranston, First National Bank Pendleton, a capital visitor. Mr and Mrs Circle Devitt of Walla Walla visiting at Mrs G E Hobbs home. Mrs M L A Rader and Miss DiBelle returned from Walla Walla. W W DP Chamberlain, ex-county clerk, from Athena, guest at Hotel St George. H R Lee, county commissioner, consulting with Judge Gilliland. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Stockman and daughter Ruby of Starbuck visiting Mrs Hobbs. Dr J A Best home from Klamath Falls to manage property there. Thomas G Halley and daughters Genevieve and Elizabeth back from Pen dleton for social functions. Juanita Robinson to Spokane to study dressmaking for four to five months. John Glascock, ex O B & N mechanic, now harvest worker in Chicletly area. Conductor Dick Vessey visiting Yardmaster Steve Leonard en route to Salt Lake City for work. He recently worked on Portland division TR N. A son born to Mr and Mrs Andrew Peeblen in this city.
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J.T. Lieuatien
Adams
Mies Esther Sommerville
Wallan Walla
Viet
O.'T. Carnes
Mercantie
Carnes Brows
Pilot Rock
Q. KK. Cranston
First National Bank of
Pendleton
Salém Journal
Circle Devitt
Walla Walla
G. Ey Hobbs
ML A. Rader
DiBelle
Chamberlain
Athena
St. George
H.R. Lee
Gilliland
Mia
Lawrence Stockman
Ruby
Starbuck
G. &. Hobbe
J. A. Best
Klamath Falls
Thomas G. Halley
Genevieve
Elizabeth
Bangkok Shipping Trade Shifts With Japanese and German Growth
Hamilton King reports changes in Bangkok port traffic from 1899 to 1905. British steamers declined from 295 to 164 as German vessels rose from 74 to 361, French remained steady, Norwegians grew, and other nations climbed from 442 to 730. Japan enters as a major competitor via Nippon Yusen Kaisha with four ships on Bangkok Hongkong Swatow route, planned weekly sailings. Contracts run for three years, with future French and China-French services expected to touch Tientsin Shanghai and Indo China, then Bangkok. Initial operations are chartered boats, to be replaced by owned steamers.
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Hamilton King
Stim
Bankok
Nippon Yurten Kaisha Line
Gangkok
Hongkong
Swatom
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Bankgouk
Tientsin
Shanghai
China
Indo-China
Hngkok
Japan
Haines Explains Legislative Irrigation Trip to Burns
Senator BE Haines of Forest Grove explains his Burns journey is to study irrigation projects and water law matters for the coming legislature. He will be joined by Senator J N Hart and emphasizes learning before voting on upcoming proposals.
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Senate
BE. H. Haines
Forest Grove
Burns Country
Baker City
Burns
J. N. Hart
Seattle Man Joins Snake Order After Nine Days with Hopi
E S and Curtis of Seattle, a photographer, returned from Arizona after five months with the Apaches and Hopi Indians. He claims to be the first white man to pass the nine day and night rites that admit a nevitiate to the Snake Order. Curtis spent the period in an underground cell with venomous snakes, part of a ceremony thousands of years old and held in high religious esteem by the natives. He cannot disclose order secrets.
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E. S&s. Curtis
Hop! “Order of Snakes
Edward & Curtis
Seattle
Arizona
Curtle
Snake Order
America
Curtis
Hope
Indiana
Hemisphere
Greatest gem mine Yogo dike hailed as world’s finest
John T. Morrow, formerly superintendent of the Boston & Montana smelter, arrives from New York to oversee interests in Great Falls connected with the American Sapphire company. A United States geological survey report by George F. Kunts proclaims the Yogo dike the greatest gem mine in the world, published in The Production of Precious Stones under U S government authorization.
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Montana
John T. Morrow
Boston & Montana
Great Falls
Thie City
New York
Age of
American Sapphire Company
Morrow
United States Geological Survey
George F. Kunts
United States
Rushing the Western Pacific to complete line early
The Goulds aim to shorten the Western Pacific route from Salt Lake City to San Francisco to be in service by January 1, 2909. Through passenger and freight trains will run from San Francisco to Baltimore. Construction in Nevada and California is underway and 47 miles of track west of Salt Lake City have been laid.
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Western Pacific
Goulds
Salt Lake Oy
San Francisco
San Francie
Baltimore
Nevada
California
Salt Lake City
Will Sing Rants Poem Preview from Walla Walla Bulletin
Rev Andrene Bard of Epicveco church sees a poem titled Like a Rosebud in Scattered Leaves set for Madan Gadsk to perform on her tour. Postal note from Frank LeForge, Mme Gadsk supervisor, confirms the plan during Gadsk’s Walla Walla period. Bard previously opposed LeForge’s city win.
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Andrene Bard
Epicvecomvt
Madan Gadsk
Sive the
Walla Walla Bulletin
Dr. Bard
Prank LeForge
Mme. Gadsk
Cure for Itching Skin With Cuticura Remedies
A patient describes severe nightly itching and hair loss from skin humors. After trying baths and remedies, four boxes of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured the condition, stopped hair loss, and kept the scalp clean for months. The testimonial dates to Oct 27, 1905 in Indianapolis Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mrs Kennard Praises Cuticura Remedies for Infants
A 1905 endorsement from Mrs. F. A. Kennard of St Paul Park Minnesota lauds Cuticura Soap and remedies for chafing and skin diseases in infants. She claims no doctor was needed and recommends the products to all mothers.
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F. A. Kennard
Une
St. Paul Park
Minn
Paint Shop Ad in Umatilla County
A local advertisement proclaims the largest and most complete line of paints om glass and wallpaper in Umatilla County. It highlights well known grades and invites customers to browse the selection.
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Umatilla County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Forrest Mills Underwear
Teutsch’s
Graham Furniture Co
Qual ‘Y
Louis Hunziker
Koeppens
C. J. Smith
Louis Hongker
Walla Walla Fair
S.A. Forshaw
Juanita Robinson
A. W. Robinson
Spokane
John, Gluawcock
Chicelty
Dick Vessey
la Grande
Steve Leonard
Portland
Bort
Andrew Peeblen
South of
Asia
Tienes
Gene Baye
HC Sarmont
Children’s School
Nottingham
Jimmense
Fir Shaw Kylt Sox
Sherwin Williams, Heath & Milligan Phoenix
Pendleton Paint
E. J. Murphy
Bissell
Sharon & Eddings
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