Selected steers sell at 6 dollars
North Portland market shows selected steers selling up to 6.00 amid overall cattle softness. Hogs rise to 6.70 on select lots but market remains weak for most, with lambs peaking at 5.60 and sheep activity limited. Cattle steady with high quality arrivals. cows around 5.25 for best, calves and bulls mixed. Grain and hay prices listed for local producers.
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North Portland
Portland
Missouri River
Pacific Northwest
Planta
Accnaedy
Bluestem
Willamette Valley
Wheat Closes With a Loss as Market Opens Weak
Chicago Jan 31 Wheat closed with losses of 1 4c across the three leading options. The market opened weak 3 8c to 1 2c under prior close, then short covering appeared amid soft spot demand. Cash wheat remains firm while mills are moderate buyers.
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Chicago
Convict Pastor Halts Street Guard To Preach
Evangelist Hal Nach from Springfield Illinois serving time on the city chain gang in Oklahoma City preached on a street corner during noon hour as guards moved six prisoners to the jail. He was fined 25 dollars and costs after being convicted of advising two girls from his congregation. He claimed a mission to China.
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Oklahoma City
Nach
Springfield
Ill
Nash
China
No Gas At Gas City Leaves Town In Darkness
Gas City near Tola suffers blackout after gas supply is shut off by the local company amid a dispute over rates and meter deposits. Mayor Shufford called a special town council session as legal action is prepared to force a restoration while the dispute heads to court. Residents face cold dinners as power and heat vanish.
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Tola
Kan
Gas
Shufford
Stret
Actress Anna Held denies divorce from Floreng Zeigfield
The Seattle story claimed Anna Held planned to sue Floreng Zeigfield for divorce. Held dismissed the tale with laughter saying it was a joke after a reporter noted a two minute Seattle divorce claim.
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Lue Ziegfield
Seattle
Anna Held
Floreng Zeigfeild
Surgeons Cut Incision to Three Quarters of an Inch
Cleveland surgeons report a refined appendicitis operation. Incisions reduced from one and a half inches to three quarters, enabling the patient to leave bed within twenty four hours after surgery. Announcement from the Cleveland Academy of Medicine notes the simplified method and quicker recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Academy of Medicine
Firth
Postoffice in stump of huge fir tree at Black Rock
Lowell Ore near Black Rock hosts a unique post office. In a hollow fir trunk, FP J Holman serves as postmaster and runs the central telephone exchange. The stump measures about 25 feet in diameter and receives annual government funding for maintenance.
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Lowell
Ore
Black Rock
United States
J. Holman
Central Exchange
Telephone Company
Cardui Like Cardus Sheds Woman Ills and Restores Health
Mrs J C Green of Meetze Virginia testifies that Cardus cured her womanly pains after trying many doctors and medicines. She praises the relief, urges others to try it, and notes it tones the nervous system and improves complexion. A Ladies Advisory Dept offers a home treatment book from Chatanooga, Tenn.
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Meetze
J. C. Green
Cardus
Cure for eczema praised in 1910 testimonial ads
Two testimonials claim Cuticura Remedies cured eczema after years of failure. Miss Mattie J. Shaffer and Mrs. F L Marberger describe severe itching scales and crusts then relief from Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad invites free samples via Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Boston.
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Cis
Mattie J. Shaffer
Dancy
Miss
F. L. Marberger
Drehorsville
Potter Drug & Chem Corp
Dept
Boston
Old Time Remedy Darkens the Hair
Historical remedy promoted for darkening hair preventing dandruff and loss. Describes shift from home brews to commercial Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Hill Remedy by Wyeth Chemical Co. with a money back guarantee. Sold by Pendleton Drug Co at fifty cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth Chemical Company
New York
Wyeth
Pendleton Drug Co
The Forest Monarch Branches Seen Near The Mall
The text describes branches of a forest monarch visible near a mall and a suspended mall carrier. Telephone wires in this section lead to the post office where Postmaster Holmin is portrayed as a busy official in Uncle Sam’s service. He is celebrated for profits from a trunk tree office and uninterrupted hello wires to maintain government revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmin
Uncle Sam
Reverend Sowell Attacked by Real Estate Dealer in Clovis
The Rev W H Sowell pastor of the Baptist church editor of the Clovis Tribune and a real estate dealer, reports say, was beaten by Frank Smith a Wells Fargo agent and fellow real estate dealer after Smith demanded 1000 pounds for a land deal and was refused at the Tribune office. The incident occurred after a fifth meeting near Clovis, twelve miles northeast of Fresno.
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Fresno
Clovis
W. H. Sowell
The
Baptist Church
Clovis Tribune
Frank Smith
Wells Parse
Smith
Tribune
Lowell
Delaware Indian in Tulsa Cleaning Gang Refuses to Pay Fine
George Washington, a young Delaware Indian worth several hundred thousand dollars, joined Tulsa city cleaning crew and pushed a broom on streets. He refused to hire a lawyer or enter a plea, was arrested for loitering, and would not pay a small fine.
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Pine
Troom
Tulsa
Okla
George Washington
Jattet
Washington
Imported Wives Banned Campaign Warns Kansas Mails Start
Kansas campaigns urge bachelors to marry locally as Peabody and other towns publish appeals under the slogan Choose Your Wives at Home. The Peabody Herald notes a call for eligible young women in Stockholm Sweden.
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Kansas
Peabody
Kan
Lonely Farmera
Europe
Peabody Herald
Herald
Stockholm
Sweden
Eggs From All Leading Varieties At Simpson Farm
Simpson's Pheasant Farm in Corvallis Oregon advertises eggs from leading varieties. The circular offers express prepaid service with a $200 price point.
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Simpson's
Pheasant Farm
Corvallis
Oregon
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Hostelrlea
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. and
Southern Pacific Company
Los Angeles
O.W. KR
McMurray
Gen Pass
Gas City
Mrs. Green
N. B
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chatte Smpear Mashine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Iena
Sant Lo
Pooh Bai
Nova Scotia
Mississippi
Capital By Nursery Co
Salem
Kennedy
Depot
Athena
Justice Court
East Oregonian Office
Classified
Hartman Abstract CO
Umatilla
Pendleton
James Johns
Pres
H. Marsh
Sec
Bentley & Leffingwell
Main Street
CITY
Thompson Street
Carney & Bradley
Props
A. F
A. M
D. A. May
Oregonian
John S&s. Baker
F. G. Lucas
First National Bank of Athena and
Farmers Bank of Weston
Stroble
E. Court Street
T. Noodles
Ung D. Goey
Alta Street
Tallman Drug Co
East Oregonian
Garfield, M
Judd Block
Lynn K. Blakeslee
Juda Building
Court Streets
Raley
James A. Fee
AI Law
Despain Building
R. J. Slater
Carter & Smythe, Attorneys At Law
Americas National Bank
James B. Perry
Lowell & Winter
George W. Coutts
Schmidt Block
Peterson & Wilson
Attorneys At Law
Smith- Crawford Building
Frederick Steiner
Smith-Crawford Building
Douglas W. Bailey
WIHI
Taylor Hardware Co
Johnson & Skrable
Despalm Building
Carnegie
Thomas Vaughan
Judd Building
Relladie
Bay
Nugit
Trotel St. George
Joseph N
Bohtl
Olympia
Phone Majia
Pioneer Bottling Works
Peters & Morrison
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