Threshers Work Night and Day Amid Grain Losses
In Wal la Walla county threshers toil around the clock as rain stops and top grain sprouted on stacks. Thousands of acres of wheat remain unthreshed near Colfax and Whitman county faces losses up to a quarter to half a million dollars with many farmers switching to feeding spoiled grain to hogs or sheep and planning to thresh their own crops next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Colfax
Whitman County
Latah County
Idaho
Birch Creek threshing continues with Wilken machine
Still threshing along Birch Creek as Fred Wilson's threshing machine works for several days to finish the year's run. A Perard, a noted sheepman, stacks a large barley crop in the foothills while Littley Grein reports minimal spoilage. Birch Creek yields rise yearly with more wheat raised each season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Birch Creek
Fred Wilson
F A. Perard
Salmon egg haul boosts Little White Salmon hatchery yields
Ralph Savage reported to the Presa office a successful campaign at the fish hatcheries. He said they had secured 9,500,000 salmon eggs at Littl White Salmon and over 13,000,000 at another hatchery, reflecting strong egg collection this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Savage
Little White Salmon
Littl
Closing Out Sale of Pianos and Sewing Machines
Sale closes out all styles including Steinway and other well known instruments. Theatest improved White, Domestic, Standard, Wheeler & Wilson models must go. Also one Angelus Piano Player on 6 octave piano for $100, ideal for beginners and mail rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einerao
A. BH
Chase
Ludwig
Wheeler & Wilson
Readable Ad Pledges Value in Goods for Every Dollar
An advertisement claims shoppers cannot buy basic items like a first-rate sewing machine for 16 or 20 dollars or a good piano for 190, but guarantees customers receive 100 cents worth of value for each dollar spent.
Elocutionary Jays and Woodland Talk in Recreation
In the woods a jay imitates phrases like chee tidley enk and cheap as it mimics meadow lark chatter. Other birds join the scene with snatches of speech, including a bright yellow songbird calling for wheat while parroting human tones.
Fools All the Doctors in a Curious Town Tale
A New York physician recalls a patient with a baffling mix of illnesses. The man, said to be in poor health years ago, kept living and even asks for medical help. The story, recounted with a wry tone, highlights the oddity of enduring illness and a grim autopsy remark from a long-dead great doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Medilcal Advil
Crockett and the Moles in Congress Lesson
Harper's Weekly recounts Davy Crockett’s wit amid clash with educated rivals. A Boston congressman points out a parade of Virginia stock-farm titles, Crockett quips they are going to Massachusetts to teach school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett
the Moles
Davy Crockett
Texas
Les
Pennsylvania Avenue
Virginia
Boston
Massachusetts
Harper’s Weekly
Kitchen Central to Ching Household Life in China
A Chicago Chronicle excerpt describes Chinese life where the front house area is the kitchen. It notes kitchens define towns and cities, mud stoves prevail, mud bricks lack chimneys, and smoke escapes through ceilings or courtyards, reflecting poverty and daily labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chicago Chronicle
Rajab's Gueet Hosts Open House During Samowalk Event
The Baram Kayan chief visited and presented Kinele with a TCU at Astin during a dinner party. A diverse crowd dressed simply attended in a sociable gathering described by the London Express as a piquant reminder of cultural norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sime Kayan
Baram
Wie
Ian Wy Ie
Kinele
Tcu
Astin
Hin Apeuniner
Suez
London Express
Mandan rites cited to avert great deluge in North American Indians
In a note from Notey and Queries a mauve gardener during a severe hallstorm places a hatchet edge up in the garden to cut the storm. Carin in North American Indians outlines Mandan ceremonies where hatchets and edged tools are sacrificed to spirits of the waters to avert a recurrence of the great flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carin
Wife’s Birthday Wish Revealed in Quoted Remark
A man recounts his wife’s longstanding birthday wish. He says she has always asked for something for herself each year since their marriage. When asked what she wishes for, he reveals her recurring desire is for a piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piace
Grammatical Debate on Deem and Consider in Archaic Speech
The note discusses whether the words deem and consider are interchangeable in formal style. It cites examples like I deem you a nice young man versus I cannot consider you at all to illustrate nuance and usage differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diecansion
Ardappe
Dramatic Notes From Dallas Theater Scene
A fragment from the Dallas News depicts audience chatter about a theater production. A detective character appears unsure of his role while another person focuses on the plot, revealing tension between politeness and disagreement in the performance atmosphere.
Spokane Waverly Electric Line Aims to Link Palouse Belt
Spokane and Inland Railway Company advances an electric line from Spokane to Waverly to connect the eastern Washington beet sugar belt. Grading to Waverly to finish by December 1, with rail steel on order and staging at 70 pound rails. Passenger service will switch to electric traction once freight motors arrive, replacing steam locomotives on the Spokane Coeur d Alene route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane and Leland Company
Spokane
Waverly
Palouse
Washington
Spokane & Inland Railway eComphy
Porter Bros
FL. Blackwell
Pasks
Reguard
Spokane & Iohand Company
Coeur Alene
Spookane
California Creek
Altamont Addition
Corbin Beet
Palouse County
Rosalia
Célfax
Mystery Pack Cache Near Chamberlain Basin Report
C Ellsworth quotes a letter from William Morton linking a lost pack train on the Ramey river trail to a set of articles found in the mountains near Chamberlain basin. The party included two men and three women. a snowstorm caused loss of pack horses and a man sought help at Ellsworth’s camp. Items seized by a prospector suggest a cache and theft, with missing cigars champagne rifle and a valued item belonging to a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Elleworth
Chamberlain Basin
Wilam Morton
Wash
A. C. Olmatead
Ramey River
Dixie
Sen
Ross P
Trescott to Open Gold Cliff Mine Near Weatherby
Trescott a Cripple Creek mining figure is in Baker City to start opening the Gold Cliff mine near Weatherby and bring it into production. He and partners bought the property last January and are on site to push development rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trescott
Cripple Creek
Baker City
Gold Cliff
Weatherby
Raker City Herald
Convicted of Stock Stealing in Local Term
Jurors found Curtin Goodwin guilty of stock stealing and recommended mercy for a first offense. His brother, slated for trial, was ill and his case postponed to the spring term. The paper notes Juyce Bradshaw and Wisket cover as context in this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juyce Bradshaw
Curtin Goodwin
Goodwin
Prineville Review
Masonic Temple contract awarded for foundation walls
Hols Masonic Temple on Tenth Street receives a contract award to W. T. Sanders for 2000 dollars for the foundation and two tower stories partially completed now, excluding erection of the full structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hols Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple
Tenth Street
W.T. Sanders
Hbolse Capital News
Hydralic Pipe Connects Hood River Power Plant
Electricity at Hood River is nearing completion as a five foot hydraulic pipe now supplies water to the Hood River Electric Light and Power Company's new plant. The system is nearly finished and machinery is expected to run within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood Rver
Hood River Electric Light & Power Company
Hood River News
Sheep Sale Record In Sand Hollow and Hardman
R W Turner of Sand Hollow and John Adams of Hardman sold 2000 head of sheep to C Salling last week per Heppner Gazette. The sale reflects active livestock trade in the region with participants from neighboring communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Salling
R. W. Turner
Sand Hollow
John Adams
Hardman
The wandering lightning bug and the stubborn merchant
A playful verse critiques a brilliant but mindless bug that wanders with its headlamp shining and a foolish merchant who claims nothing is done when urged to advertise. It contrasts ignorance with inaction in a rustic, moralizing tone.
Irrigation in Idaho and Pioneer district progress
The article reports on irrigation efforts in Idaho with Progress in Deer Flat holdings and government dam site reviews by engineers from Washington and the region. It notes high turnout among water users, upcoming decisions on work, and credits approved by Pioneer irrigation district stockholders and Riverside district. It also covers the Idaho Nam pa Meridian district plans and the broader move toward government takeover of canal systems. Additionally, it notes the death of Mrs. Sarah Clinger Hennesse, age 62, at the North Pacific Sanatorium and burial in Gates, Oregon, detailing her pioneer Oregon heritage and life as a teacher in early Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lowell
Deer Flat
Hole Capital
Pioneer District
Davis
Newell
Washington, D. C
Henry
Oregon
Washington
A. J. Wiley
Bolse
D. W. Ross
Government Dam
Harbor Dam
New York Canal
Idaho
Licely
Pioneer Irrigae
First White Child Birth Reported in Umatilla County
Mrs. Sarah Hennes of Portland died Saturday aged 62. She is reported as the first white child born in Umatilla County, identified in connection with a Meacham birth in 154 percent. The phrasing suggests a local historical note on early settlements and notable births.
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Sarah
Wenness
Meacham
Umatilla County
Sarah ©. Hennes
Portland
Judge Corkins Details New Wallowa River Bridge Plan
Judge Corkins states Wallowe and Union counties with the O Rodé N will build a bridge over the Wallowa river at the Minam mouth to replace the recently collapsed structure, per the Wallowa Chieftain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corkins
Wallowe
Union
O. Rodé N
Wallowa River
Wallows
Fire at Dapper Mikkelson Store References North Yakima Losses
Fire at Dapper Mikkelson's store in North Yakima caused heavy losses with stock worth about 500 dollars and building loss of 50 dollars. Fire started by the explosion of a Fiieoline stove and the building had no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikkelson
North Yakima
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsement From Pendleton Resident
D W Cook a 70 year old Pendleton resident saysDoan s Kidney Pills relieved his back pain urinary weakness and nightly distress after which he regained mobility and comfort He bought pills at Brock McComas Co and kept using them endorsing the Doan s Kidney Pills as advertised Sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doan s and take no other
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D. W. Cook
Main Street
Dean
Brock & McComas Co
Doan
Doan‘s Kidney Pills.” For Sale By All Denlera, Price 60 Cents, Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
United States
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Jesse
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Rajab
Dallas News
Landfield
U., Atlerto, Gas
Idaio
Henness
Hellness
Narrows Geedons
Eit
E. Honnes
Earier Oregon
Pendleton
Polydore Moens, Prop
T. H. White
Dentist Association Block
Ukiah
Cams
Chas. A. Hill
E. Alta
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