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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
4
An advertisement extols staying power as the key to success and health. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood and strengthens the heart, portraying the product as a constant ally in well being.
The article surveys ambitious ventures from Atlanta to Hutchinson, detailing a new mill audible miles away, a $15 million glove industry, Buffalo’s $6 million Union station, and the National Rolling Mill in Rio de Janeiro. It notes rising wages, vast plant investments, and rapid communications inventions, with scattered anecdotes on war, science, and commerce.
The 1900 outlook notes vigorous railroad expansion from Oregon to Idaho and Washington with lines and grades advancing from Billings to Spokane. Norhern Pacific, Burlington, and other roads push surveys through Malheur Harney Lake Klamath and Wasco counties while new feeders and lines near Tillamook Astoria and Mount Hood are discussed. Oregon wheat prospects look strong and public works extend to Bremerton naval shop and Stellacoom asylum.
At a Wallace city council meeting three bids were opened for sewer bonds. The winning bid was from C F Kimball of Cleveland, who agreed to pay accrued interest and a 450 premium for 18 000 dollar bonds bearing 6 percent annual interest starting July 1 1889.
A Seattle market roundup shows prices for produce and goods including onions at 800 for $1.10 per 100 pounds, potatoes at $55 40, apples and pears per box, butter at 18 cents per pound, eggs 19 cents, native cheese 18 cents, poultry prices for hens chickens and turkeys, and fresh meats with beef, mutton, pork, and veal priced per weight. Grain and feeds list feed wheat at 20 cents, oats at 27 28 per ton, hay ranges, and flour varieties with barrel prices.
A crowded entry lists commodity prices across grains, vegetables, and livestock. Wheat, hay, butter, cheese, poultry, potatoes, and citrus show mixed quotes. Oregon and Eastern Oregon values appear alongside California and Nevada items.
Port Townsend reports the Upper Yukon river is navigable again. The Flora arrives at Whitehorse after leaving Daw on May 25. William P. Allen notes a late season opening, 42 loaded scows at Tagish and 50 more en route to Dawson. Saw mills operate day and night with high demand for lumber. Gold output expected to surpass hopes. Open mining season delayed to July 1 at Atlin due to disputed claims and awaiting ministerial review, causing business stagnation.
Manila reports say Filipino forces fell back to Imus after shelling by American ships drove rebels from Bacoor. General Lawton scouted the coast with officers and Fourth Cavalry. about 100 insurgents were killed and 300 wounded. The battle damaged Bacoor heavily and refugees crowded toward American lines.
A collage of brief notes spans humor lines about a tramp and postage stamps, a smoking tree in Ono Japan, a Hungarian man’s suicide, Epictetus on life roles, Paris Exposition 1900 exhibits, Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters cure claims, Maryland fishing employment figures, Pis e’s Cure testimonial, and Mrs McKinley bestowing daily flowers from the White House conservatory.
A collage of sensational patent remedies and products including Cascarets Candy Cathartic and Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restore promising cures. Promotions claim universal benefits, with pricing and mail order options. Also notes on exports, locomotive freight weights, and a London omnibus earning figures.
Two letters from women in Englishtown New Jersey and Warren Pennsylvania describe long lasting womb and bladder ailments along with backache and dizziness. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash they report dramatic improvement or cure and urge others to try the remedies.
A historical ad letter from Amos J. Cummings praising Pe-ru-na for catarrh relief during a Cuba trip and urging a refill. The piece warns summer catarrh affects digestion nerves and organs, calling Peruna a universal remedy and inviting a free summer catarrh book from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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