Weston brick yard sees brisk summer demand
Weston's brick yard reports over two million bricks produced this season with expectations to double before fall. Labor is thinning as harvest pulls workers away, but the yard plans to resume full force soon and Kerr, Gifford & Company of Portland plan a $1000 foundation and 60 foot extension for their warehouse. Local residents relocate or camp as farming yields disappoint with heavy smut across the wheat crop.
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Weston
Weston Brick Yard
H. B. Nelson
Kerr, Gifford & Company
Portland
J. A. Beattie
Hiram
Ohio
William Benefield
Franklin Street
Sim Barnes
Ona Marsh
Cold Springs
ROUND ABOUT ALBA Haying Progress and Local News
Haying is about half finished with a heavier crop than last year, especially grain hay. Fred Martin reports 150 head of yearling cattle ready for market. Henry Blackwell delivered 200 yearling steers to Heppner Cattle Co at 21 per head. Mrs. Epple and Miss Mary Pendleton take up a ranch west of Hidaway Springs. Mrs. Hoover and Miss Rhoda Pendleton are rusticating at Hidaway. Mrs. Wade leaves Alba for Seattle. Nannie Oliver recovering from illness. C L Cox brings 75 head of horses for sale. Cox hurt in a runaway remains in Portland with poor prospects. Harry Olcott sick with rheumatism. Huckleberries abundant in spots. Pendleton crowd heads to Hidaway Springs. Earl Holmes driving, Sam Thompson wagon master.
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Fred Martin
Henry Blackwell
Long Creek
Heppner Cattle Co
Epple
Mary
Pendleton
Anches
Hidaway Springs
C. E. Hoover
Rhoda
Hidaway
M. A. Wade
Alba
Seattle
Nannie Oliver
C. L. Cox
John L. Cox
Mr. Cox
Portland
Harry Olcott
Earl Holmes
Sam Thompson
Overworked Girl Stricken in Grande Ronde Harvest Demand
E T Tully and his 14 year old daughter Clara arrived from Wallowa as the girl battles nervous prostration. Doctors advise a Portland sanitarium but she resists eating, needing force fed meals. In a separate note, harvest labor is in demand in the valley with wages from 1.50 to 5 dollars a day, while Pendleton fields offer 2 to 8 dollars, unsettled by local farmers.
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Grande Ronde
la Grande
E. T. Tully
Wallowa
Clara
Portland
Pendleton
Toughe
Blue Mountain forest reserve spans 150 townships over 5000 square miles
The La Grande land office notes a proposed Blue Mountain forest reserve withdrawing lands from entry. It covers Meacham northward to Strawberry Mountain and west toward Prineville, including Meacham Creek and John Day tributaries. Entries may be completed if filed in good faith. land within reserve may be ceded back for vacant land outside it.
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United States Land Office
la Grande
Hermann
Blue Mountain Forest Reserve
Meacham
Strawberry Mountain
Blue Mountains
Prineville
Des Chutes
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Agpter
Union County
Photographer Claims Relief from Indigestion with Bitters
Look Pleasant Please. Photographer C C Harlan of Eaton Ohio says years of suffering from indigestion were cured by Electric Bitters. He calls them a godsend for stomach and kidney troubles, praising their life-boosting effects. Only 60 cents at drugstores with guarantee.
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C. C. Harlan
Eaton, O
Just Look at Her Secret Health Boost
A playful testimonial extols Dr. King's New Life Pills for vitality and digestion. Praises include active organs and absence of headaches, urging readers to try the remedy priced at 26c at Tallman & Co. Stores.
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Dr. King
Tallman & Co.’s
Instinct in animals seen as human intelligence outlook
The statement suggests that what is called instinct in animals is often intelligence in humans, implying a continuum between animal behavior and human cognitive insight. It frames instinct as a form of intelligence rather than a separate drive.
Swill-Fed Hogs Spark Portland Meat Controversy
Agitation in Portland grows over diseased pork sold in markets fed on swill. Writers warn swill-fed hogs carry contamination, urging cleaning their diet with grain or roots. Interest centers on Pendleton and Umatilla farming regions as wheat-fed hogs may boost the industry and push swill-fed pork out of Oregon.
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Portland
Pendleton
Umatilla
Oregon
A Week's Weather Report From The Past Week
The week showed moderate temperatures with clear variation. Highest was 98 on Wednesday, lowest 56 on Monday, and daily means ranged from 68 to 77 degrees. No rain occurred, and winds shifted from west to north to east and northwest across the week.
Elk Born In Captivity At Pratt Farm
J W Pratt near Medford and Central Point reports his pair of elk thriving after the first known captive birth in Oregon. The Democratic Times notes success and the paper remarks on success often building from solid foundations.
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J. W. Pratt
Medford
Central Point
Oregon
Democratic Times
Cooper Restaurant Day For Only 20 Cents
A small notice announces Cooper Restaurant offering a special day priced at 20 cents. J. H. Williams appears as the promoter or sponsor of the event, with details read as a local business promotion in the periodical.
Farm Leaders to Meet Walla Walla Farmers Thursday
In Walla Walla Washington Presidents Hill Mellen and Mohler will meet with valley farmers Thursday at 10 AM. The event follows talks with Pa rouse country Colfax wheat growers and Davenport Big Bend participants. A large turnout is hoped with rail presidents receiving a warm reception amid harvest crowds.
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Walla Walla Valley
Walla Walla
Hill, Mellen
Mohler
Parouse
Colfax
Big Bend
Davenport
Milton Evans
Washington
Hunt
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Chambray
Gingham
Percalesh
Madras
W. G. McPherson
First Street
Portland, Oregon
IDEOT
Esberg-Gunst Cigar
Amond'c
Omaha
Neb
Home County News
Weston Ando
Main Street
J. H. Williams
The
Pendleton Soda Works
Columbia LodGiNg House
BEK Bet
Alta & Werbstsa
Ff. X. Schempp
Prop
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