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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1906
Page
6
Dr Bruce proposes using wrens to reduce codling moth in apple crops. He cites bee moth control by wrens seen on a Colorado bee farm and urges providing nesting boxes to shelter wrens near orchards. He argues wrens eat many insects and won’t harm fruit trees, urging cooperation from growers and readers.
A New York dispatch to the Oregon Daily Journal reports Representative Charlies A. Towne on a tour to South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois. He notes strongest talk is for Bryan as the Democratic candidate, with harmony among western Democrats and optimism for victory in the next presidential and congressional races. Towne predicts Democratic gains in the House due to turnouts and past vote shifts.
W H Downing president of the state board of agriculture travels with Mrs Downing through The Dalles Baker City Pendleton and La Grande to urge county participation in the state fair. He notes western Oregon counties show growing interest though many did not exhibit before. Attendance is expected to break records as inquiries pour in at state fair headquarters.
Foley's Honey and Tar affords immediate relief to asthma sufferers in the worst stages and if taken in time will effect a cure Koeppen Drug Store. A cloudburst east of Grand Forks BC tore out wagon road telephone line and Great Northern track. No lives were lost.
Freewater July 11 reports J W Morrow surveying a possible electric road route from Walla Walla through Hudson Bay to Wallula. Right of way secured by A Pearson for the line. Harvests begin with two crews. crops good though drought affects pavernge. New city marshal Herman Wolfe appointed. several local residents travel for business and camp meetings ongoing in Hudson Bay country.
A special census report directed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell details that about one in 1200 people were blind and one in 860 were deaf in 1909. The 1900 blind total was 64,763. 55,365 totally blind and 29,408 partially blind, with counting limitations. The report notes age distribution, parental relation, and occupational engagement among the blind.
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