Butter Shortage Sparks Eastern Imports in PortrLano
Sept 25 PortrLano reports butter demand outstrips local production as dry weather reduced output. Eastern butter, absent last year, resumes imports to meet rising city population. Eggs scarce with East shipments rising. prices 25 cents in Portland, 16 cents in Chicago. More chickens expected to lay this fall. Oregon urged to boost home production.
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PortrLano
Portland
Chicago
Oregon
Yellow journalism and its tangled role in politics
The piece discusses Hearst papers as leading examples of yellow journalism and caricature in American politics. It questions whether such sensational depictions of modern Republicanism and prominent figures like William Jennings Bryan should be condemned, and whether critics should scrutinize their own biases before judging others.
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Boise City
Wm R Hearat
New York Journal
Chicago American
San Francisco Examiner
United States
Puck
Judge
Wm J Bryan
Hearst
Telegraph line links Victoria to Dawson across Yukon
The electric spark now traverses the twenty two hundred miles between Victoria and Dawson, connecting distant communities. Yukon gold funded the building of this long line through a barren, uninhabited country, marking a breakthrough in northern communications.
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North Pole
Yukon River
Victoria
Dawson
Yukon Gold
Miss Maude Hoffman to star in The Cipher Code in New York
Portland Telegram notes Miss Maude Hoffman, formerly of Corvallis and well known there, will play the heroine this season in The Cipher Code. John E Kellard will produce the play at the Fourteenth Street Theater in New York later this month.
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Portland
Housing shortage persists in Eugene this summer
The surge of residences built in Eugene this summer and ongoing completions have not fully relieved demand for housing. Daily inquiries for suitable houses to rent continue, indicating a tighter rental market.
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Eugene
Davenport Heads to Silverton for Father After Accident
Homer Davenport travels from New York to Silverton to be by his father’s side as he recovers from a serious accident.
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Homer Davenport
Silverton
New York
Fatted Calves Quote Sparks Prodigal Sons Reflection
The October Smart Set notes a proverb about excess and restraint, suggesting that fewer indulgences would yield fewer prodigal sons. The line frames a moral link between abundance and waste, prompting readers to consider personal choices and consequences.
President Haye Quits Office December 1
President Haye of 8 P Co resigns from office effective December 1, citing personal reasons. Company officials say a replacement will be announced soon.
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Haye
P Co
Cure for biliousness praised in Texas notice
Mr M B Wallace of Muenster Cooke County Texas says four doctors failed to help his female weakness and headaches. He reports using Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and claims the pills cured his biliousness without creating a habit.
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Dr. I
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
M. B. Wallace
Muenster, Cooke Co
Texas
Mane Reas
Dioctor Pierce
Assassination Toll Among World Rulers in 20th Century
In the past century twenty one world rulers were assassinated, with three in the first half and eighteen in the latter half. U S presidents Lincoln Garfield and McKinley are named as leaders killed by assassins since 1865, marking a sorrowful record for a nation claiming progress and enlightenment.
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United States
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Balloon record set by Silberer and Carton over 14 hours
A Vienna dispatch dated September 25 reports Herr Herbert Silberer, son of Herr Victor Silberer of the Aero Club, began a balloon ascent Monday with Emile Carton in the Jupiter at 10 pm. They landed Tuesday at Coxhaven at noon, covering 850 kilometers in 14 hours.
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Vienna
Herbert Silberer
Victor Silberer
The
Aero Club
Emile Carton
Jupiter
Coxhaven
Mexican scientist links Cliff-Dwellers to Asiatic origins
A Mexican scientist asserts the Colorado canyon Cliff-Dwellers were of Asiatic origin. He cites numerous baskets and trinkets with Asiatic design and urges government action to preserve the caves, which represent the only link to a remarkable prehistoric race.
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Colorado Canyon
Chinese court stays away from Pekin for two years
The court will not return to Pekin for two years, a period seen as necessary for the capital to rid itself of contamination from the touch and presence of the heathen white man. Observers interpret the delay as a cleansing measure.
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Pekin
The Dead Hold Power Over the Living
A writer argues that the dead are the most powerful people in the universe. He notes that certain men and women of an earlier generation thought and acted a certain Way and now hold today’s living in thrall.
Press Day at State Fair Draws Sparse Editorial Attendance
Report notes light representation on press day while editors receive travel passes yet must eat. Despite light turnout, coverage remains brief as reporters miss the annual rain-producer event. Under New York law a condemned prisoner has six weeks to live, making execution likely for Czolgosz on Friday November 8 1901.
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New York
Czolgosz
Post Office Eyes McKinley Commemoration Stamp Issue
A special issue of postage stamps praising the life of President McKinley is under contemplation at the Post Office Department.
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McKinley
Post Office Department
Commissioners Court Crusher Work and Bridge Accounts
Wooding and other crusher works listed with charges for September 5th. numerous names including H A Bheels Columber, Rice, Bell Miller, M Goodenow, J B Tapp, H Cochran, Allison, Wil Babin, Gieo Miller, Coffman, A Miller, A Davis, H Veatch, Whitlock, Underwood, Jones, Watkin, Miller, Barker, Apel, Richardson. Bridge and road work, lumber, blacksmithing, and various services noted. probate final account filed with receipts and disbursements.
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Kitcheltree
U K Miller Crusher
Adame Crusher
Carl Burg
Edwards Crusher
Tapp
Cochran Crusher
van Allison Crusher
Goodenow Crusher
Allison Crusher
Wil Babin
Gieo Miller
Coffman
Miller
Davis
Veatch
Whitlock
Underwood
JC Jones
Joseph Watk'ns
C McBee
Larsen
Hees
Apel
J Richardson
L, Gensen
Tom Bell
Halloway
Talefero
Smith Gravel
H Soolth Gravel
Preston & Hales Moise
Smith Wooifer Crushe Bnd
Oss
Cmreenits Seshamecat
I. L Berkshire Lumber
Arsiestetivcecnness
Moon and Parlin & Ormndori sales on Ninth Street
A local sale advertises Moon plows harrows and discs along with Canton Clip per goods Superior drills and wagons from Weber and Fish Kros. The statement declares a close out of these goods to focus on feed and reeds at Moon's Feed Store Ninth Street.
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Moon
Parlin & Ormdori
Canton
Ninth Street
Local Market Prices From 1901 Bustling Trade
Market notes list per roll butter five to six cents per roll. Wool price around thirty cents a pound. Poultry at thirty cents to a dollar fifty per dozen. Dried prunes eight to nine cents. Flour seventy five cents per sack. Oats twenty four cents. Potatoes sixty cents per bushel. Eggs eighteen to twenty cents. Wheat fourteen cents per bushel. Hops ten cents.
Public Auction Notice West of Irving on October 5
Auction held by E A Bond for cattle horses hogs farming implements and household goods. Sale set for Saturday October 5 at 10 AM. Moon's Feed Store and Al A Simmons advertise sales and low prices. Be aware of garbled phrases in the text describing buyers and items.
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Irving
Wood pledge notices for fuel supply prompt response
Residents who promised or intend to furnish wood to the guard fund should notify the office at once. Please state when you can deliver and the kind of wood. Do not neglect this request.
Portland Exposition and a Lewis and Clark Centennial Vote
Letter from Wut. Ker argues against a $1,000,000 Oregon appropriation for a Lewis and Clark Centennial, warning it centralizes capital and harms taxpayers. He favors initiative and referendum to oppose such bills and urges readers to watch the amendment through June.
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WaLtTon
ForTor Goardi
Oegon
Springfield Public School Book Change Announcement
The Springfield public ed will open September 30 and the board states new textbooks will be used from the year’s start. Each pupil will receive a printed list of the books. if lists are followed no extra books will be purchased. Pupils should come the first day, receive the list, then the pen books sold at cost by Superior Grain Drills, with two on bond.
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Springfield
Povideu
W M Sorrow
Prive Pal
Moon
Hop yield estimates set near four million in Oregon
A Portland Telegraph note estimates America's hop crop at about 58,850,000 pounds valued near four million dollars at 10 cents per pound, with lower figures showing 12,250,000 pounds in Oregon valued at 1.2 million dollars if prices rise to 15 cents. The report discusses possible cash flow to hop districts and market outlook. Also mentions Rev Father Moore's farewell sermon in La Grande and arrival of Rev Father Przybylski with Polish pronunciation guidance.
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Portland Telegraph
America
Oregon
la Grande
Father Moore
Beaverton
Father L Przybylski
Father Prazybylski
Goats for Sale Near Lewelyn Oregon
Fifty Angora goats offered for sale by J T Richardson in Lewelyn Oregon. Contact address listed for inquiries.
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E. Accress
J T Richardson
Lewlyn
Oregon
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