Northwest items of interest from Oregon and neighboring towns
A Chronicle of Athena wood at 5.50 a cord, Astoria merchants close by 7 PM, Captain Krause’s unit sharp shooters soon, Hood River canal nears completion and 2000 inches capacity costing 20000. Heppner wool sales 27000 pounds at 6 cents, Nehalem elk killed with bears found, Weston flour order to China, carloads to Portland and San Francisco. Salem survey for Willamette wing dams, fishing steady, silversides awaited. Quartz creek road route found for Lucky Boy mine by London Exploration. Pierce county fair profits near 2000, free reading room in Oakesdale, worms in Wilbur grasshoppers, Washington lumber up 20 million feet from 1695, Okanogan prospectors retreat with winter, Foster and Becker safe in Spokane, Yakima fights hobos, Helen Henroth en route to Spokane and Tacoma, NP plans 62000 gallon water tank at Spokane, Spokane thieves target homes, Northern Pacific leases grazing lands 200000 acres, lawyers see lower federal costs, Wilbur school starts with 6 pupils.
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Bai
Weston Mills
China
Portland
San Francisco
Balem
Willamette River
Polk County
Saya
Astorian
Llue River
Quartz Creek
Lucky Boy
London Exploration Company
Gold Hill
Okanogan
J. W. Foster
Martin Becker
Spokane
Yakima
Helen M. Henroth
General Association of Women's Clubs
Portland markets show uptick in wheat and farm goods
Wheat movement accelerates with rising prices and strong receipts of about 100 carloads daily. Hops begin moving while several staples and provisions like oats, hay, butter, and eggs are quoted at varied Portland area rates, reflecting a broad upswing in market activity.
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Walla Walla
Bao
Valley
Agricultural Prices and Local Reports From Rural Markets
A fragmented list shows prices for produce and dairy items including yellow pickles and pickle sec, various cheeses and dairy terms, beans and corn by sack or pound, and regional notes from San Joaquin and Nevada areas. It mentions police in Paris receiving electric lanterns enabling 160 feet visibility.
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Chile
Salinas Burbanks
Borrsa
Hancy Creamery
San Joaquin
Coast
Nevada
Trade revival seen in Dun weekly review
R G Dun reports a moderate improvement across sectors with stronger material orders and export demand. Gold arrivals push treasury reserves past 125 million, banks ease, and loan rates drop about one percent, enabling more business. Wheat leads price gains as export buying increases.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Treasury
Oberlin elopement and distant missionary parents prompt escape
Miss Alice Price a former Oberlin student aged 17 and Henry A. Fretcher of Los Angeles, 22, eloped after leaving Oberlin with Mrs Wood as guardian. A letter from Fretcher says they will be married in Cleveland or Detroit. A related theft of $30 and a dress suit occurred after their departure.
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Oberlin, O
Alice Price
Oberlin
Henry A. Fretcher
Los Angeles
San Francisco boxing permits spark new pugilism boom
Health and police commissioners recommend permits for five boxing clubs with the Eureka Athletic Club set to stage the Corbett Sharkey fight on November 26 as San Francisco continues a growing arena for prizefights.
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San Francisco
Health and Police Commissioners
Board of Supervisors
Benjamin
Eureka Athletic Club
A Visit to Portland Special Correspondence
Ezekiel describes a Portland Exposition visit with vivid detail of music, lights, and exhibits. He praises Olda & King and Mitchell Lewin Staver Co. displays, notes affordable entertainment for all ages, and previews city hall and Famous department store highlights before returning to vote.
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Portland, Or
Portland
Music
Ellis
Auumber
Lord
Elks
Neck of the Woods
Olda & King
Northwest
Olda
Mitchell, Lewin & Staver Co
First
Taylor
Dall Times
Second
Morrison
Ezekiel
Daring railroad holdup and wreck reported in West Virginia
Charleston report details a Short Line robbery near Sewall Cliff Top as Joe Thompson robs paymaster W L Wilson and wounds him fatally after a pursuit by a posse is expected. Also noted is a Philadelphia & Reading freight wreck nine miles east of Melton with engineer Mitchell trapped and fireman Kelly dead.
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Charleston
W. Va
Short Line
Sewall
Cliff Top
Joe Thompson
W. L. Wilson
Longdale Company
Clif Top
Thompson
Wilson
Melton
Philadelphia & Reading Road
Here
Mitchell
Kelly
Booth visits San Quentin inmates in chapel service
Mrs Booth spends the day with more than 600 convicts at San Quentin prison. She delivers a magnetic address that moves many inmates to tears and a reader among the prisoners thanks her for the visit.
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San Francisco
Disappointed Life of Mrs Cayford Healed by Williams Pink Pills
Residents of San Francisco's Mission District recount the case of Mrs Anna Cayford who suffered paralysis after moving from Hawaii. After trying doctors' remedies she used Williams Pink Pills and regained full use of her limbs and speech. The Pills are sold 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 by druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Examiner
Francisco
Cal
Mission
San Francisco
Anna Cayford
Richard Cayford
Seventeenth Street
Pacific
Islands
Williams
Pink Pilla
Mrs. Cayford
Island
Williama
Det. Williams
Sure Cure for Piles and Related Ailments Advertised
An old advertisement promises relief from piles and related ailments with claimed remedies. The note references a physician or seller name Paula and hints at a medical cure approach.
Piso's Cure for Consumption in Chicago Family Medicine
The note proclaims Piso's Cure for Consumption as a family medicine practiced by J R Madison at 2400 42d Ave Chicago ill. A curious claim notes the ostrich's offensive weapon is its leg with kicks that are forward and powerful like a mule.
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Cutlee
Oregon
Athena
Astoria
Krause
Pendleton
Hood River Valley
First National Bank of Heppner
Washington
Pierce County
Oakesdale
Wilbur
RE. F. Benson
Puacificoailway
Cow Creek
Palouse
Rock Creek
Idaho
Montana
California
Portland Markets
Wheat Market
Salem
Casecadis
Dayton
Benton County
White Lily
Graham
Borren
Young America
Valencia
Hogue River
Canteloupes
Nike
Vallev
Brazil
Ne River
Talie
Fate
Alaska No
Conpaar
Suesa—Gollen U
Java
Costa Rica
Caracas
Salvador
Arbuckle
Lion
Columbia
Japan
Winear Bage
Calcutta
Paria
Cheolea
South America
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Alfaro
Bogota
el Centenel
Weyler and Carr
Pugeliam
England
Chicago
Union Foundry Company
Brighton Park
Aihiliste
London
Stamford Atevet
Hancher
Sir George Newness
Royal London Yacht Club
Halifax
Royal London Club
Sir George
New York Yacht Club
Oregon Industrial Exposition
A Wooltieh Mies
Clarisse Knox
Lestera
Mise Clarisse
Hawaiian Islands
Mission District
Metericht
Paris Meteroloiist
Mediterranean Sea
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
N. C
Calarh
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hemotelle
Worleane Tr
Sivves
el Droge
Smelanz Tobasco
Brource
Blackwell’s
Durham
Lincoln Nelson
Marshfield
Washington, D. C
Springfield
Ill
St. Louis
S.S.S
S.S
Swift
Atmata
Weill
Emma M. H
Ladies’ Home Journal
Chicago Board of Trade
Ves. Downing, Hopkins &Co
Chreave Board of Trade Brokers
Portland Oregon
Wash
Will & Fince CO
Frazer
Olea
Ex Press
American Type Founders’ Co. Second and Mart Sts
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