Mark Twain Appeals for Simpler Spelling Reform
Mark Twain, speaking at an event in New York City, urges the Associated Press and the public to adopt simplified spelling. He argues the reform would spread quickly worldwide, reduce errors, and ease communication, citing his own advocacy and historical resistance to the issue.
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Tell Wood
Neming
New York City
Mark Paul
Vetrin Humierll
Ieree
Yehoa Comntan
Casey Lieht
Tomay
Hudyan Kipling
Associated Press
Noted Antivals Across Cities and Hotels
A fragment lists numerous travelers and residents linked to hotels and cities including Hotel St George in Portland Walla Walla Seattle Spokane and Detroit with names such as Gordon, Hamilton, Withrow, Graham, Seve, Stephen, Cameron, and Hettwen among others. The garbled OCR reads like a society or hotel guest note from multiple locations.
Well Worth Trying Dr King's New Life Pills Ad
W H Brown pension attorney of Pritefield VL endorses Dr King's New Life Pills as the best remedy after pensions. He notes they keep his family in splendid health and aid headaches biliousness and constipation. 25 cents guaranteed at Tallman Co. drug store.
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W. HH. Brown
Pritefield, VL
Notice to settle debts at Pendleton office
Indebted parties are asked to settle balances immediately in cash or notes. A collector, with power to collect, will operate from J. B. Perry’s office, room 2, old Taylor building in Pendleton until all accounts are settled. The Grays Harbor Commercial publishes this notice.
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Oncw
Pendleton
J. B. Perry
Old Taylor Building
Grays Harbor Commercial
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup ad
An advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup Contalis as a non opiate remedy for coughs and colds, marketed by Tallman & Co with claim of gentle relief and old time patent medicine tone.
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Kennedy
Tallman & Co
John Day river abuzz with silmon catches near Arlington
The John Day river a few miles west of Arlington is alive with fine big silmon, farmers report daily catches by the water. It is believed Wet F0000 may yield more fish within two weeks as conditions improve.
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John Day
Arlington
Brig Gen Jocelin new commandant at Vancouver
Brigadier General B P Jocelin takes command in Vancouver succeeding General Constant Whilame who moves to Wyoming. Jocelin’s 43 years of continuous service marks a long tenure.
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B. P. Jocelin
Vancouver
Constant Whilame
Wyorming
Jocelyn
Northwest county tax and port cargo report and a bridge fire
Klamath county reports 6 084 150 dollars in textile property this year with 778 102 acres valued at 3 405 015 dollars. The largest item is 290 082 bushels of wheat shipped from Portland, valued at 161 824 dollars. A steam schooner Nome City was refitted to carry 69 000 more feet of lumber. Kerr Gifford Co plans Port land wheat shipments to Britain totaling 600 000 bushels. A fatal crash occurred on the Great Northern at Cutbank Montana, with Roadmaster Dinton and Brakeman Ceritehell killed and others burned. A private suspension bridge over the Cowlitz at Castle Rock burned Sept 20. Spokane’s Jake Coote plans a monument to bank crash victims. The mine at Wardner is valued at 17 million dollars. DeWitt’s Witch Salve advertised for healing and piles.
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Klamath County
Enaf
Kerr, Gifford Co
Wil
Strathnaion
Imegen
Portland
Great Northern
Cutbank
Mont
Dinton
Brokeman
Ceritehell
Alec Westcockman
Cowlitz
Castle Rock
Tr. D. M. Biddy
Jake" Coote
Spokane
Hl and Sullivan
Wardner
Linha
EL the Jackyns
HA Tedae
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International Association For the Pre
Tite Peauiletion
T. Noster
Porteland
TL. A. Baker
J. Crown
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P. NS. Isherwood
H. A. Sprague
Seattle
Muckwuryt
Eadwards
Dliy
Mr. and
Mia. Auforbin
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Tomes
T. B. Alwird
Ward
Drew
Ed Wirth
Andleton
Houay
Chicago
Rate
Punjab
India
General News
Joseph Smith
Smith
Royal Bavarian
Munich
United States
Eatistics
Department of Comineer
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New Jersey
Cuba
Northwest News
Hlowa
DeWitti
DeWitt's
Knox Gordon
Stetson
Mecca
Sphinx
BIZZY
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