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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
7
The message promotes the General Arthur cigar as a distinctively mild option, emphasizing quality tobacco and flavor in every leaf. It suggests smokers who must have a black cigar should consider alternatives, implying General Arthur suits those seeking milder smoke.
Farmington Utah December 11 Any person syncopating the waltz or two step in Davin county after December 15 faces 30 days in county jail if not proven to have flagrantly ragged the steps, with possible $60 fine. Commissioners passed the law amid social workers campaign against tango and other terplachorean novelties.
The December wheat option led gains at the close in Chicago trading on December 12, with December up 1/8 cent while May and July slipped. Opening weakness gave way to firmer sentiment on reports of lower Argentine harvests and stronger Buenos Aires markets, with Manitoba offers shrinking and Liverpool cables noting American strength.
North Portland hog market shows a good but weaker tone as heavy shipments fuel continued pressure. Prices hint at artificial strength but forecast calls for a drop toward supply and demand levels with top killers near 6.90 to 7.90 and heavy weights around 6.75 to 7.50.
In North Portland last 24 hours cattle arrivals were minimal with liberal recent fat stock supplies keeping demand for ordinary beef low and prices down. Fat cattle sold at generally high, solid quality levels, with market correcting toward saner values. Mutton market remains strong with lambs at 16 and wethers around 5, while offerings were sparse and shipments to meat firms continued.
Goldendale Washington December 11 Robert McCrow manager of the Goldendale Dressed Meat company has shipped a 3 year old range steer weighing 1750 pounds to the Portland Union Stockyards for the exhibition after the stock show. The animal has grown on the winter range of the Columbia Hills and the summer pastures of the Simcoe mountains in Klickitat County.
A historical advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for croup, coughs, and colds. Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester Ohio reports severe attacks once feared for his children, now eased by the product. Available 50c and 1.00 at druggists from HF Bucklen & Co Philo St Louis.
The ladies of the Methodist church in Hermiston held their annual bazaar Saturday evening in the Skinner building and ran a coffee cafe as part of the event.
Families are urged to buy Sunkist oranges by the box or half-box praising their rich meat, sweet juice, seedless nature, and tree ripening. The copy highlights clean gloves for workers, long shelf life, and lower cost per portion versus dozens. It also promotes Sunkist lemons for juice and flavor.
Umatilla high school beat Hermiston by 38 to 24 led 9 9 at halftime then outscored visitors by 14 in the second. Referee Rev Mummer from Hermiston, Umatilla’s O Connell officiated. Local event notes include a corn show, a rabbit drive on the Umatilla river, and community visits.
Pine seed sown directly where trees will grow is thriving in Tahoe national forest California, contrasting with seedling losses to squirrels mice and birds. Experts note nursery beds with wire screens shade frames and watering protect seeds and allow transplanting to produce stocky roots, though more work.
The article notes how seed pricing influences crop decisions and yields, highlighting regional differences in input costs and farmer responses to price shifts. It emphasizes costed seed as a major factor in production planning and profitability.
In Asuncion Paraguay December 11 the Paraguayan president hosted a banquet for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. The guest list included cabinet ministers and three former presidents Cecilio Baez Juan B Gaona and Dr Emiliano Gonzales Navero. Roosevelt departed aboard a gunboat bound for Crumba on the river Paraguay.
An Ohio affidavit by Frank J. Cheney asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured catarrh. The notice includes a Toledo notary and promotion by F J Cheney Co. Also Pendleton Oregon street assessment notice offers 10 yearly installments for water street improvements, with a deadline to apply to the City Recorder.
Pendleton invites sealed bids at the City Recorder office until December 17 1913 at 6 PM for furnishing 276 yards more or less cork carpet to be laid in the assembly room of City Hall. Samples accompany each bid. Council may reject any or all bids. Dated December 6 1913. City Recorder.
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