Circular promotes Northwest timber resources and shipments
A Northern Pacific circular urges Eastern buyers to exploit Washington timber and lumber resources. It cites vast rail shipments, extraordinary tree sizes in King and surrounding counties, and notes Seattle area mills and new facilities expanding capacity amid growing demand and planned routes to Klondike ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railway
Washington
Puget Sound
King County
Necanicum Spruce Lumber Company
Seaside
Koappton
Bradstreet Report Highlights Price Strength Across Trade
Bradstreet's review notes price strength as the leading feature of the trade situation helped by active demand. Textile sectors, raw cotton wool and hemp rise while manufactured goods show confidence. cereals hold flat. wheat dull due to rising world stocks from US sources. lumber, hides leather, and shoe trades remain active. iron and steel show mixed movement with rail demand lifting prices.
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Bradstreet's
Bradstreet
Mount Vernon Man Undertakes 28 Day Fast
Milton Rathbun of Mount Vernon abstained from all nourishment for 28 days starting at a weight of 210 pounds. He lost 42 pounds and suffered no apparent injury, with the fast described as voluntary and without complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Rathbun
Mount Vernon
Secret Service busts counterfeit ring and bogus bills
The Secret Service unearths a new band of counterfeiters and seizes a quantity of cleverly made bills. The text notes imitators of various products, with references to Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters and Piso's Cure, plus other items and historical notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Hostetter
Pacific Coast Market Prices Snapshot
Pacific coast trade notes varied commodity prices from onions and potatoes to fruit and dairy. The report lists current wholesale and retail ranges for crops like onions, apples, peaches, pears, and oranges, plus dairy and meat goods with unit terms and regional notes from Portland and San Francisco markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Nevada
Oregon
Valley
Fancy Ranch
Colorado Scenic Line Promises Healthful Pleasures
Describes Colorado climate and scenery along the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Highlights sun years and mountain air as selling points. Promotes travel via the Scenic Line with rates and timetable information available from R. Nichol, general agent in Portland, Oregon, or agents of related rail companies.
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Colorado
Nho Brash
Denver & Rio Grande
Alihese R
Nichol
Washington Street
Portland
Our
Southern Pacific Company
Through train improvements connect Oregon to Eastern cities
The O R B N and Oregon Short Line add buffet dining and library cars to the Portland to Chicago through train with latest chair cars day coaches and first class sleepers. Direct connections at Granger with Union Pacific and at Ogden with Rio Grande from Oregon Washington Idaho to Eastern cities. For details contact O R N agents or W H Hurlburt Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Short Line
Portland
Chicago
Granger
Union Pacific
Ogden
Rio Grande
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
W. H. Hurlburt
Salt Lake City as a key transcontinental travel hub
The piece extols Salt Lake City as essential on any continental route citing the Mormon Temple and natural springs. It highlights the Rio Grande Western Railway as the sole line connecting East and West through the city and notes year round popularity due to Utah and Colorado climate. It offers a mail copy request for "Salt Lake City the City of the Saints."
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Salt Lake City
Tabernacle
Great Salt Lake
Dead Sea
Holy Land
Rio Grande Western Railway
Denver & Rio Grande and
Colorado Midland Railways
Southern Pacific
Oregon Short
Utah
Colorado
J. D. Mansfield
Washington St
Portland
Geo. W. Heintz
Great Rock Island route travelers urged with luxury cars
The notice promotes Eastbound travel on the Great Rock Island route with Pullman palace sleeping cars reclining chair cars and library buffet cars on all through trains. It touts top dining car service and weekly personally conducted excursions and directs readers to call on or address ticket agents including A E Cooper and G A Pld of RI P Ry in Portland Oregon. Also reported are unrelated items: American missions spent 692446 in the past year and a lengthy funeral procession in Shannon Ireland for a farmer from Athlone, with body conveyed by water to Clanmacnoise. A Chicago livery stable watchman cut off horse tails, selling hair for 9.60, reducing horse value by 1960.
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J. J. McArthur
Bennett
Dawson
Skagway
Jeanett Ie
White Pass
White Horse Rapids
Dowason
Canadian Development Company
Klondike
Rowl
Arctic
Daweon
Nome
Great Rock Island
Traina
A. E. Cooper
G. A. Pld
RI & P. Ry
Washington Street
Portland
Shannon
Ireland
Athlone
Clanmacnoise
Chicago
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Best and Cheapest Cure
A vintage ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best and cheapest medicine, claiming it cures where others fail. It emphasizes superior clothing, food, and medicine as essential, presenting Hood's as the top choice for health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Boston trolley delay ends with soda siphon tactic
A bulky horse blocked a Boston traffic line for an hour delaying thirty trolley cars. After failed attempts, a soda siphon was squirted into its ear and the animal then fled at a two minute pace.
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Boston
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Northwest
Oregon Lumbering
Booth-Kelly Lumber Company
Sapinaw
California
Eastern Pointe
Everett
Ihs
Wenatchee
R. T. Murdock
Chelan, Wash
Columbia River
Townsend
Woolborn
Woodborn
Willamette Valley
Alaska
Anna M. Ross
Williamsport
The
London Trades School
Mrs. Winslow
Pacific
Hubert Howe Bancroft
Spain
Pacific Ocean
Bancroft Company, Publishers
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Dr. Simpson
Poston
India
Pacific Coast Trade
Sonatito Marketa
Shorts
Walla Walla
Young America
Wool—Valley
Chesapeake Bay
BK. W. Grove
Munice
Ind
Iceland
Upper
Oxus
Asia
Ceylon
Rewald
Hall
Dr. Kilne
Kei
Archajcet
Palladelph
Chattanooga
Tenn
Macon
Nature
Atchison
Newell
Ity
Sterling Remedy Company
New York
Asc
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Mall
Express
Swanson Krierumatic Care Company
Lake Street
Portland Directory
Portland Wire & Tron Works
Alder
Cawston & € C
First St
Portland, Or
Poole
Pontiano
Onrcox
Maglio Lantern
T. PL
Andrews
Montgomery St
MT. Angel
Benedictine Priory
Newntgaxe
Thelead
Patrick Garry
Boltwar St
Loomwrnag
Pathers
Walnut St
California Fig Syrup CO
Moore
R. Nagel
A. PA
W. E.coman
G. A. . O. Terry
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Worthington Yeam
Tatum &Howen
First Street
Uudies Oy Pree
Martel Rook
Thottaande
Dru Ieee Metal Bos
Ob Brug Co
3 & & Pearl SL
Gunn
DR. Msaneo
Philada
Peuna
Druggiate
C. WH. Woodaay & CO
Second St
al Reliance Uroggieta
Rota
Port
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Denver
Ft.Worth
Onoaha
Kansas City
Sugdaes
Oregon City
Newberg
Salem & Way
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Thur
Kill Rivers
Gas
Nargon
Way
Willamette River
Corral
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Laudings
Riparia
Snake River
Lewiston
P. T
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W.H. Hurlburt
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Francis
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Ia Woolburn
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Springfield
Natron
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Pointa
Europe
Japan
Ching
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R. Koehler
Markmann
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Iise
Iam
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Kelso
Castle Rock
Winlock
Chebalie
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South Bend
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Nowlyn
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Sprague
Cheney
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Pullman
Erfield
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End
B.C Trail
Melon
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Mixsowls
Butte
Anaconda
Helne
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Minnespolia
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Omaha
Comet! Blu
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Morrison &J
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