Local notices and advertisements from August 1902
A page item list includes ice and soda concessions at Fechter's and Gratz's, groceries and fruit at Standard Grocery, Hawley Bros, and Dutton's ice cream delivery. It mentions real estate sales, library access, taxi and telephone services, clothing cleaning, hats, cookbooks, and lost items. A Sweden family arrives by train seeking a home, plus medical ad for Lane's Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rihorn & Cook
Taylor
Commercial Association
Bryson
Lbrarian
Dutton
Dutton’s
M. E. Church
Corner Court
Johnson Streets
Dr. Miller
H. 8. Garfield
Sweden
Helix
Lane
Tallman & Co
Washington Aug 6 Resignation of Ambassador White
The resignation was received from Berlin this morning and forwarded to the press. It is to take effect in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ambassador White
Berlin
Thirteenth Session of Trans Mississippi Congress Opens
The Trans Mississipppi Commercial Congress meets August 19 to 22 in St Paul Minnesota. It proclaims itself the nation’s greatest commercial movement for western prosperity, a non political body whose delegates are appointed by governors mayors and county commissioners and is regarded as a self governing lawmaking entity by Washington officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Commercial
Washington
Congress of the
United States
Trans-Mississippi
Horses Scarce and Prices Rise in Eastern Oregon
Eastern Oregon buyers and liverymen report a shrinking supply of good horses as prices climb. Sheriff Frazier of Multnomah County notes fewer cavalry-grade horses, rising demand from logging camps, Puget Sound cities, and Alaska, with Portland becoming a sales hub. He foresees continued breeding as prices stay high and warns on coyote impacts on sheep. Advice on bounty laws is debated in Heppner Gazette remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Frazier
Multnomah County
Portland
Mr. Frazier
Umatilla County
Washington
Puget Sound
Alaska
Northwest
Spirited Discussion of This Import ant and Bounty Law
The Malheur Gazette reports a lively debate on repealing the bounty law at the coming session. Reading from the Oregonian the author notes farmers see increased ravages by rabbits and gophers since the bounty began and fear a coyote may do more harm than good in reducing pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orson Léhisisture
Malheur Gazette
Oregonian Save
Cascade red fir
Gray's Harbor Commercial Company advertises its contact line with the phone listing. Main 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Red Fir
Gray's Harbor Commercial Company
Main
Local Prices Slashed On Popular Bottled Goods
Readable fragments show Sanford’s Barnes’ Carter’s Thomas’ and Diamond priced to 85 cents a bottle across shops, signaling a wide discount on assorted bottled products and potential price competition in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Barnes
Carter
Thomas
Diamond
Pocketbooks and Purses Sale Prices
A shopper alert notes purses priced from 35 to 46 cents, now on sale at 24 cents. Many additional purses available from 10 cents to $1.45, inviting bargain hunters to browse the selection.
Special This Week Fancy Decorated Crepe Paper Roll
Special this week 265 rolls of fancy decorated crepe paper offered at a low price of r5c per roll. Limited stock, grab them now for party supplies and craft projects.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lee Teutsch
Cleaver Bros. Dry Goods Company
J. A. Howard
Fechter’s
Gratz's
Hawley Bros
Castle’s
T. Wade
Joerger’s
Teutsch’s
White House
Nelf’s
Academy
Phillip
Tallman
L. Hunziker
Alexander
White
Koeppen
Bers
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Peoples Warehouse
Boston
Hetal
Dodelas
Chicago
Jesse
Kine's Grove
Abel
Renee Patras
Nolf
Frederick Nolf
Pendletos
LA Fontaine
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