Weather Report for Week Ending December 5 100
The Hood River News reports the weather for the week ending December 5, 100, provided by local observer MH Hasbrouck.
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Newspaper
Hood River News
Location
Hood River, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
5
The Hood River News reports the weather for the week ending December 5, 100, provided by local observer MH Hasbrouck.
The Orpgonian notes Red Cross Christmas stamps offer a simple way for all to help fight tuberculosis. Stamps cost a penny each and can be affixed to mail, parcels, and gifts, encouraging widespread support for open air day camps and disease control.
The article notes that pruning and selling produce may be demonstrated by the state to avoid flooding the market with cheap fruit. It mentions overstocking Philadelphia with apples due to scientific methods and references apples from Hood River sent to King William and King Edward, hoping they do not rot as last year. It cites charges paid when royal consignments were rejected and includes a local dig at Hoquiam and a call for Tom Richardson’s diplomacy.
The Salem Statesman notes Hood River exhibitors drew attention at a Cincinnati church fair where two apples of Wolf River variety sold for 3.75 dollars and 1.75 dollars, underscoring lively bidding and free publicity for the district.
A local column mocks Senator Bourne and judge behavior as term wanes, fears of newspaper-styled politics. It jokes about The Dalles saloon laws leading to fortifications, cites heavy rainfall and rail on 1909 weather, and critiques fruit trade and council proceedings while urging substance over showy labels.
Spakave spent days on this side of the mountains meeting friends and entertaining. He voices confidence in his ability to influence Insurgent movement factors in Congress. J W Cole, noted press ally, aided Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle last summer and died after illness. Elks Lodge Seattle handled his funeral. Cole once was a prominent passenger official on eastern rails. The northwest awaits tariff debates this winter with Canada schedules in view. Government reports place Alaska as a top 10 gold producer in 1908 with wealth near 19 8 800. Colorado follows Alaska.
The Philadelphia Bulletin warns Pennsylvania growers against overplanting and flooding eastern markets with apples. It cites Oregon and Washington as models for careful harvesting, grading, and packing to supply Philadelphia without excess, urging adoption of better cultivation to avoid long shipments and improve fruit quality.
In the Oregon district apples were shipped to friends in an Ohio city by a former Hood River resident now living on a small farm. The Hood River valley earns praise as it spreads free advertising of its produce worldwide.
The piece blends fragmented notes on bills weather and rainfall with stray lines about wood prices snow gear and hammer use. It hints at political tension with mentions of an election Hill trade rumors and a judge opposing an assembly idea amid fears of power concentration.
City attorney outlines a plan to market bonds while keeping outsiders from the city. The piece notes tension with the "Judge" tasked with devising means to stall members of his own profession.
From Seattle correspondent Seattle December 7 1910 is expected to see more new manufacturing enterprises in the northwest than ever before Cities plan campaigns to attract factories Washington state offers a 10000 site grant to a person or company that builds and equips a new factory Senator Piles will not seek reelection and backs John Thomas Burke to succeed him The piece notes political maneuvering and upcoming recess activities among lawmakers while highlighting economic development aims in the region
A garbled mix of agricultural prize results from Billings and Spokane shows, mentions Alaska gold potential, Washington and Oregon crops, and a Thanksgiving Taft apple display. The piece also includes an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming internal action and testimonials, with Toledo company details.
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