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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
3
Dispatches describe heavy fighting as Boer forces attack near Mafeking and Grey Town with Allied forces regrouping along Helpmarker sector. Reports mention towns damaged, cavalry and infantry movements, and questions over army expansion in the Philippines and broader imperial strategy.
The Daily Chronicle notes famine in central India provinces with vast areas and declining prosperity. It cites government aid attempts amid widespread hardship as crops fail and livelihoods collapse across the region.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a debate on river and harbor policy with references to assessments, proposals, and civic engagement. The readable portions indicate a public discussion affecting local infrastructure and potential investments.
Vague reports describe a expedition led by A. Pidanovitch and miner George D. Roberts sailing from San Francisco around June 1 to Siberia to examine a coast rich in gold. Over 40 applicants sought the grant amid English and American interest. Roberts predicts a highly valuable gold deposit and aims to report by November.
The Oregon Hopgrowers Association sold 40 bales this week. A 30-member telephone exchange will be set up in Canyon City. Umatilla County invites Idaho Porkers to a Fourth of July picnic. Shamokawa plans daily gilt pounds milk operations with 960 cows milking and milk prices cited.
Fragmentary historical text recalls a vacant farmhouse scene and a poorly treated woman with children. It mentions a carpenter husband abusing alcohol, a mother seeking rest, and scattered dialogue about care and hardship.
Alee RE Pyes and associates are cited in a strained case involving multiple parties. Details remain unclear as the fragment omits dates places and outcomes, but indicates a legal or financial proceeding with senior involvement and contested claims.
Bradstreet's notes the week shows inactive demand and weaker prices across industries. Building trades unsettled with softer lumber and metal prices. retail and distribution hold steady in some areas but wholesale orders remain disappointing. Wheat shipments rise while U.S. freshness failures fall week over week.
The market column lists Seattle prices for produce and staples including onions at 4 dollars, lettuce 40, potatoes 16 to 17, beets and turnips per sack, cauliflower California 35, strawberries 3.00 per case, celery 40 to 60 per dozen, cabbage and apples with varying figures, prunes 6.00 per box, butter and cheese prices, hay Timothy and timothy from Eastern Washington, corn and flour rates, bran and shorts per ton, and various meat cuts with quoted ranges, reflecting a wide range of commodity pricing in the Pacific Northwest market.
Readable prices for wheat, flour, hay, dairy and vegetables from Portinnda Market show varied values across several grades and varieties. Numerous items such as wheat varieties Walla Walla Bluestem and Valley, flour grades Best and Superior, and dairy products like baby young America cheese are listed with inconsistent spellings and units, reflecting a historical market sheet.
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