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Newspaper
Hood River News
Location
Hood River, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
5
The Hood River News provides a week ending forecast and observations from local observer H. L. Hasbrouck. Includes temperature, precipitation notes and general weather trends for the Hood River area.
Hood River faces the approaching new year with high public regard for its wares grown locally. Led by leading periodicals in the continent and abroad, demand is set to rise and attract investors. Officials forecast 1910 will eclipse all prior years in Hood River country development and progress.
Growers at Cashmere suffered losses after trusting a glib stranger who promised high returns by cutting out middlemen. The episode underlines that experience capital and trade knowledge are needed to market fruit and reach consumers reliably and profitably.
Harper's Weekly spotlights the Northwest apple trade with Hood River at the center. The piece praises Hood River for its ideal mix of growing packing and selling apples and notes a profitable method behind its apple mad industry.
The News corrects last week’s report on the city levy stating seven and one half mills were proposed rather than seven mills. No portion of the levy is allocated to the county and the error stemmed from lost notes and faulty memory.
A humorous and satirical piece notes a slump in Sunday school attendance amid Christmas weather. It recalls a Copenhagen professor and a misfired stocking joke. The diary mentions a novel dinner roast goose with fire crackers and a tongue in cheek tariff reference.
An Indiana editor, a busy public opinion shaper, lists annual tallies of gains and losses. He notes experiences such as being broke 300 times and praised by the public 6 times, with delinquents paying $0 and cash on hand moving from $1.67 to 47 cents. He also records counts for meals missed, prayers attended, and other daily frictions.
Portland Oregon reports that Major MccIndoe and the corps of United States Engineers expect substantial river and harbor projects in the coming year as recommended for the Pacific Northwest.
The new steamship Bear will start from New Port News to Portland with the Beaver following soon after. Both ships will be commissioned on arrival. These Harriman liners will operate between the coast and the south, touted as the finest yet in commission for the route. Blooded poultry shows in the Pacific Northwest reach a peak at the Oregon Poultry and Pet Association exhibition with prize birds on display after Seattle’s expo. Delegates from Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and Utah will attend the Western Retail Lumber Dealers Association meeting in Portland February 4 and 6. The program includes a grand banquet, plant tours near Portland, harbor excursions, and a possible trip to a timber camp, promising a fruitful gathering for lumber circles with about 406 delegates expected.
Seattle reports 500 delegates anticipated for the Good Rounds movement in Aberdeen January 20 amid plans for trunk line development and $1,500,500 state appropriation. Notables include Samuel Hill, City Engineer Thomson, Government expert Lan caster, Col Harvey Scott and Emma Smith DeVoe.
Major McIndoe reports to the Secretary of War proposing $5,042,500 for river and harbor improvements in the Paddle Northwest for the year ending June 1911. Allocations include $1,560,000 for the Columbia River mouth and $1,000,000 for the segment between The Dalles rapids and Celilo Falls, with the rest for various harbors and rivers including the Willamette, Snake, Cowlitz, Grays, and Lewis. The work focuses on dredging shoals from Portland to Astoria, extending the Columbia jetty, and related dredging in the Upper Willamette and Columbia.
Dr W J Smith of Sanders Alabama says Chamberlains Cough Remedy is the sole lunge treatment he uses for pneumonia and that it reliably controls coughs and colds. he notes he, his wife, and many patients have benefited and he recommends it as superior to other cough remedies sold by dealers.
The article notes a reversal of the local option construction after Stevens County voted to abolish saloons. It discusses common carriers and warehouse stock delivery in a dry county. It also cites a National Monetary Commission report ranking Pacific Coast banks third in the United States and places Washington third in its region behind Nevada and California.
W. H. Mattia states his focus is selling Upper Valley properties with only two listings excluded. He emphasizes fair prices and urges large tract holders to sell portions to attract settlers and promote progress. He pledges personal involvement in settlements and client welfare.
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