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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1913
Page
7
Wheat markets show a checked decline as exporters push large weekly sales. Foreign buyers seek American wheat despite ample supplies. Duluth reports a 250000 bushel spring wheat export. Prices remain buoyant abroad with moderate U.S. crop prospects and strong overseas demand.
Thursday’s livestock market at North Portland saw only two small hog and sheep shipments, 146 hogs and 60 sheep, with a mixed stock train due later likely missing trading. Medium steers brought 6.50 and good cows 6.76, while eastern markets showed declines in hog and sheep prices. Mutton declines expected for this time of year. shippers listed include Hogs A Morrow and Madras.
An advertised remedy promotes an ethine based treatment to remove freckles with a money back guarantee. It urges readers to obtain double strength ethine from the druggist and notes visible improvement after initial applications. The promotion also claims free trials of a general medicine offered by SOY GEE HERE CO with offices in New York Omaha and Portland.
An old advertisement touts B. S. S. as a universal remedy for boils and bodily impurities. It claims rapid blood purification through the intestines, clearing skin irritation and joint pain, and targets weak stomachs. Readers are urged to buy from drug stores or write Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for expert advice.
Mixed OCR fragments mention George Zimmerman in Yamhill, a load of hogs and sheep, and Oregon sales. Missing data obscure numbers and dates, with unrelated health ad copy about sleep and digestion. The readable items suggest an agricultural sale note with regional references.
Salem Ore July 11 Sixteen cents a day for three meals or about 6 cents per meal is the average cost of feeding prisoners and employees of the state penitentiary Governor West says the low figure reflects ample food and good quality despite the seemingly small amount
Western couple arrives for honeymoon after Senator Reed of Missouri arranges an instant wedding in Washington. Miss Candace Kern and W L MacDonald seek quick ceremony. license, clergyman, and Reed household provided. couple misses train, stays as guests.
Notice calls the section 1 prohibition on throwing pacing or depositing offensive sweepings or papers on streets sidewalks or alleys as a nuisance. Violations carry fine or imprisonment per section 9. Issued by Street Committee and dated July 5 1913 City Recorder Thos Fitzgerald.
Post office inspectors finished counting more than one billion postage stamps in eight days at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The exact total was 3,323,190,508 stamps with a face value of 30,452,121.73 dollars, constituting the reserve supply ordered by Postmaster General Burleson.
The Pendleton Common Council on May 8 1913 assessed College Street improvements from Webb to Court Street and charged contract price against benefited parcels. Those affected may pay in ten annual installments under Lords Oregon laws Chapter 6 Title 26 by applying to the City Recorder within ten days. forms from the City Recorder. Dated Pendleton Oregon July 10 1918 City Recorder
Pendleton city records announce Webb Street improvement from Cottonwood Street to College Street with assessments on affected parcels. Property owners may apply to pay in ten annual installments under Oregon law within ten days of this notice, forms available from the City Recorder. Dated July 10, 1918.
A fragment lists services and samples offered by the East Oregonian office including engraved cards invitations wedding announcements embossed stationery and real estate notices. It mentions a physician and surgeon and provides telephone and residence references with partial contact details.
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