Northwest Briefs from Oregon and Nearby States
A roundup from Benton County sheep inspectors report few scabby sheep. Heppner residents consider a Heppner to Long Creek telephone line with a favorable bonus. Divilbisa quartz mill in Coos County clears legal hurdles unlocking Johnson oresk district access. Western Union orders 2,000 poles for the Astoria to Portland line. An Indian stone weapon found on a Clatsop ranch. Rogue River historic course debated. Alderbrook waterfront heats wood for winter. big log shipments from Cowlitz river to coast. Crook County cattlemen endure a brutal cold snap with feet frozen. Walla Walla reports 500 messies, NP tax funds Lewis County. Fort Simcoe safe attempt fails. Bear hull repairs underway. $5,000 contract. Coweman shingle mill resumes after floods. Jefferson County road warrants legality disputed. Telecommunication line to Puget Sound costed. Washington Mining Company formed with 1,000,000 capital. Hall & Bishop logging camp performance noted. Mrs. Swenger in Ashford shows rapid recovery after family tragedy. Deschutes River rises again after heavy rains.
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Benton County
Heppner
Long Creek
Grant County
Coos County
Minera
Johnson Oresk
Weekly Market Letter Reports Wheat and Corn Trends
Wheat trading remained quiet with lower cash demand and mill shutdowns narrowing activity. May wheat in Chicago slipped to 79 1 2 cents before recovering as December deliveries increased. Russian shipments were steady and the visible supply fell by 2 028 000 bushels. Corn showed little change with a dull, uninteresting market and a small loss in quotations.
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Duluth
Superior
Chicago
Cablegrama
Market Prices Across Commodities and Regions
General markets detail extensive price quotes for flour, wheat, oats, hay, bran, and dairy, with values listed for Oregon, Washington, and California origins. Includes feed, wool, butter, eggs, pork, beef, and produce, citing multiple counties, towns, and brands to reflect regional trading.
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Porriasb
Fiour
Portland
Salem
Cascadia
Dayton
Benton County
White Lily
Graham
Walla Walla
Valley
California
Oregon
Osione
Citeaw
Wool—Valley
Searrie
Wash
Poget Sound
Washington
Kvean—Giolliden C
Uvhickens
Sealskins Cheaper Amid Shifts in Global Demand
San Francisco reports a drop in sealskin demand with prices for Alaskan furs down 16 percent Copper Island furs 14 percent and Coast furs 20 percent lower than last year. Trade notes a smaller 1896 catch versus 1895 and lower landings by Canadian and American pelagic fleets totaling about 5 040 seals locally.
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San Francisco
Behring Sea
Pacific
Lampson
Japan
Japanese
Seal Islands
Mining Town Jamestown Burns In Severe Fire
Jamestown California suffered a costly morning fire starting in a bakery. Nine buildings on the north side were destroyed, with losses around 40000 and only 5000 insured. Volunteers struggled with limited water and nearby towns sent aid as giant powder was used to contain the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Cal
Dee
Jamestown
Mother Lode
Horrible atrocity in Bethel ends in death and pursuit
In Bethel near Kingston Ohio a quarrel between Moon and Shell women led to Shell throwing lye into Moon and her infant. The baby died shortly after and Moon suffers severe burns while Shell flees as hundreds pursue her. Police are summoned as lynching threats circulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Bethel
Kingston
Moon
Shell
Schilling's Best Tea Promotion Kickoff
A promotional pitch invites grocers to join Schilling's Best tea campaign offering refunds to dissatisfied customers and promising profits for retailers. The slogan emphasizes customer satisfaction and strong store incentives with a flashy neon pitch.
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Schilling
Farmers Credit Sound. Less Debt Than Other Groups
The American Agriculturist argues farmers owe less than any large group and experience fewer commercial failures. It contrasts farm credit with railroad receiverships, noting 05 percent of farm loans paid or worth full value over 25 years, and urges building up farmer credit on reasonable terms.
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Central West
Northwest
South
Middle
Eastern States
United States
Apples and stock farming notes from the Germantown era
The article weighs mutton value and fleece weight, cites a 200,000,000 barrel apple crop with regional outputs, and urges better stock breeding, vinegar potential, and high farming. It also reports on horse feed with apples, storage tips for roots, and a humorous public transit tale about a bad quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
New York
Michigan
New England
Return and Revelry Across Castles and Clubs
A fragmentary dialogue references social return favors and moral codes. A character named Castleton boasts of kissing fourteen girls over the past week, framed as a boast within a society scene. The tone hints at satirical social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Scott
Remedies for Pain and Ailment Promoted by Patent Medicines
An energetic man may need assistive devices for sciatica and hip pain, yet remedies like St Jacobs Oil promise to soothe and reach the sciatic nerve. Borne down by infirmities, many seek tonics such as Mostetter’s Stomach Bitters for rheumatic, kidney, stomach, liver, and nervous issues. A testimonial claims Piso’s Cure for Consumption cured a bad cough, dated March 26, 1805.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
TS School for Boys Accredits and Opens January Term
Burling Burlin San Mateo county California hosts a boys school directed by Ira G Hoitt PhD with state and Stanford University accreditation. The Twelfth term starts January 4, 1807. Frank J Cheney swears as senior partner of F J Cagney Co to pay one hundred dollars for each cataract case not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal circulation effects. A forested land statistic notes a million acres cut yearly to supply European railway sleepers.
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Burlin
San Mateo County
Cauf
Ira G. Hoitt
Stanford
Frank J. Cuexky
F. J. Cagney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
California Fig Syrup Co
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Morrison
Western Union Construction Departement
Astoria
Clatsop
Martin Impe
Astorian
Rogue River
Girant
Pasa
Alderbrook Water
Fisher
William Logan
Crook County
Logan
Coweeman
Cowlum County
Fisk
Jefferson County
Port Townsend
Puget Sound
Washington Mining Company
Tock i
J. Lynch Montgomery
Ralph L. Clarke
T. KB. Jefferson
Spokane
John L. Ketallack
Kaslo
Weason
Hall & Bishop
Clallam County
Aince
Hadlock
British Columbia
Cam
Deschutes
Weekly Market Letter
Downing, Hopkine & Co
Review of Trade
General Markets
San Peavetsco
Garnet Chile
Salinas Burbanks
Hatzie
Barly Rose
Awe
River Burbanks
Watie
Theo
Bbc
Koos
Ranch
Doeks
Kerraw
Faney
San Joaquin
Clower
Migkh
Herrmann
Rochester
N. Y
Hermann
Great Valley
Salamanca
Bradford
Lyceum Theater
Genesee Valley Club
Europe
America
Boston
Cleveland
Seattle
van de Vanter
Washington, D. C
Margaret Morrison
Victoria
Stockton
Hunter Street
Derry, Conn
Goto
Tie
State Street
Adams Street
Mostetter
TS School
Crry
Lucas County
A. W. Gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Wee x
Bosanko Med. Co
Phila. Pe
Das, Mansfield & ‘Orterfield
Ki Market St
J.l.stephen
Blackwell's
Durham
H. P. Hercules
H. P. Regan
H. P. Oriental
H. P. Otto
H. P. Pacific
Sansome Street
Hercules
E. D. Jenkins
Lithonia
Ida
S.S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Clary’s
Washington St
Tland
Worth
Lée
Chicago Board of Trade
Ness. Downing, Hopkins &Chicago Boar of
Lees Will & Fince
Market Street
Fan Sransints
C al
Frazer
Fashington
American Type Founders Co
Second and
Stark Sts
Igqn
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