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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1900
Page
4
A local retailer promotes stylish footwear for women, claiming superior value and fitting service. The ad emphasizes up to date styles and low prices, inviting customers to visit for a pair of well made shoes.
A cluttered advertorial lists Cleaver Bros. The Boot and Shoe Men at 805 Main Street with notes on cholee cigars, Milton creamery butter, and various groceries and dry goods. It advertises dressed poultry, furnished rooms, a barber, dental services, and a Witch Salve remedy amid a fragmented city business page.
At the international cattle sale in Uniwa on December 4 and 6, Herefords and Shorthorns attracted Eastern Oregon and Washington breeders. Notable buys included Prince, Hereford No. 104,715, and Pvan Tonal Slat, Hereford No. 10,885, with prices pushing toward four thousand dollars. William Splawn of North Yakima and C. H. Wade of Walla Walla led purchases for regional consignors and his camp. two Shorthorn heifers bought by W. C. Minor of Heppner added value to Mountain Valley ranch stock. Cattle were moved to La Grande and other local facilities after the sale. overall averages ranged with Herefords higher than Shorthorns and Angus averages noted.
Two ladies and two gentlemen barely escaped as a Spokane bound express train loomed near the Bart Pendat clack bridge. The engineer Jack Wright struggled to slow the locomotive while passengers watched in fear. the brakes failed to avert disaster.
A vague report notes several ladies fainted at an event after a disguise. Attendees wore drag to the sign of the teach while the tran passed. Officials have not revealed which parties were involved and East Oregonan has not identified the people.
The article notes a government report due after the opening bell with Liverpool on the odds and ends of the day. It records stock activity with Treble supply down 419 04, corn down 724 000, and Radhead stocks rising. New York opens strong as buying intensifies. A business meeting is planned at the Commercial Association rooms in Chicago to discuss Pendleton era concerns and Young Men’s Christian Association outreach. Local ads promote Shih’s cough remedy and furniture displays at Baker & Folanin with low carpet prices.
Water consumers are notified of a planned outage affecting the mill race area and Webb street. The Water Superintendent explains the necessity of the cut to repair the main line and restore service promptly.
Portland wheat shipments for the week ending Saturday November showed over 850 000 bushels, the largest for any U S port this season and second best weekly total for the port this year. Export activity continued with strong marking and chartered ships aiding shipment levels.
A fragmented catalog details children's toys including air rifles, dolls with moving eyes, chairs and tables, iron trains, buggies, and pencils. It lists graphite brands from Faber and Dixon, writing fluids, ink, gold pens, albums, and books with various low prices, suggestive of a sale or listing. Names and exact items obscure due to garbled OCR.
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