Sheep and Lambs Continue Market Advance At Yards
Brisk business at the yards with stronger prices than yesterday. Hog demand firm at 7.25, with light receipts. Wool and grain markets show nominal prices across wheat and barley futures. Chicago and Omaha reports reflect higher cash prices and rising export estimates, with spring and winter wheat totals forecast around 1.069 billion bushels for North America.
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Willamette Valley
Chicago
United States
Canada
John Ingalls
Grand Forks
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North American
St. Louie
Liverpool
Budapest
Northwest
Crverhock & Cooke Co
Notice for bids on street improvement Pendleton July 19 1947
Notice from Pendleton city council inviting bids for a street fill project on Main Street North and south ends of Heal Wildes. bids due July 19 1947 at 5 p.m. at city recorder's office. Bids must show price per cubic yard for earth or gravel fills. city surveyor to provide estimated fill quantities. Council may reject any or all bids. Dated July 6 1947.
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Pendleton
City Recorder
Heal Wildes
Main Street
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Conneil
Fitagerald City
Cheated the P.O. A doomsayer tale of mail mishap
A garbled piece shows a servant named Mary delivering a letter for a mistress. The mistress questions the posting while Mary says she handed the penny for a stamp. The scene hints at an anxious wait and an innocent misunderstanding about mailing the letter.
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Mary
Heaven Misfit Seeks City Directory and Gadgets
A druggist at heavenly gate meets St Peter and is told the afterlife lacks city directories remedies for hair growth soda fountains stamps telephones and telephones. He jokes he will enter anyway believing heaven is all right despite missing modern conveniences.
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Heaven
St. Peter
Paradise
Lincoln grain expert warns against Canadian reciprocity
Peter L. Harris of Lincoln condemns reciprocity as overambitious for U S promoters. He argues they expect to gain nearly everything while giving little, predicting a disappointing result. The anecdote about Hi Billings and a stubborn horse is cited in the Washington Star.
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Peter L. Harris
Lincoln
United States
Hi Billings
Washington Star
Apartment homes argued as lasting shelters for generations
A man with children questions an agent about apartment living and denying homes to families. The agent defends apartments as the most pleasant lifestyle, while the man asks how heirs would find tenants if homes are withheld from people with children. Washington Star report framing the social debate on housing and family access.
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Washington Star
Man blocks seat on streetcar leaving wife standing
A Chestnut street car passenger refrains from giving up a seat to a woman with a heavy suitcase. An indignant rider scolds him, only to learn the man is her husband in a witty twist reported by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Ledger
Egg misquote sparks debate in St Paul speech
In a St Paul Pioneer Press retelling a martyred statesman recalled: someone threw his base cowardly egg as he spoke. He defined it as a base cowardly egg that hits you and then runs, provoking discussion among listeners.
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Statesman
St. Paul
Spoiling It Counter Story From a New Neighborhood
A man who calls himself a rn counter and his wife visit a new neighborhood and share a humorous tale with fine results. The wife prompts another story as the bank president and vice president exchange a remark about a church encounter with a cashier and a line about missing someone.
What Is Was Mrs Wier Lets a See Broad Head Girl Mes Chaker
The line hints at a dramatic social moment about a tied marriage for love. It resembles a quip from a stage or social column, referencing a character named Mes Chaker and a Broadhead girl, with a hint of recollection and sentiment about marriage for love.
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Mes
Chaker
Puck
No Free land Drawing Sun Pather I’ve decided to be an artist
A terse quirky line from the Boston Transcript notes a character saying no objection if the speaker does not draw on him and declares an artistic career plan. The snippet reflects early 20th century newspaper humor.
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Sun—Pather
Mathew
Boston Transcript
Busy Time Tour Discusses Peninsular Prospects
The article notes a busy schedule during spring with heavy business and persistent efforts. It highlights how discussions of peninsular prospects extend into late hours, reflecting a demanding workload and ongoing outreach.
Witness on Stand Questioned, Refused Answers
In a Chicago Journal report, a witness repeatedly said I don’t know when asked questions, prompting the judge to direct the sheriff to place him on the jury. The exchange highlights concerns over clarity and admissible testimony in court proceedings.
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Chicago Journal
Defining it ven a taboret title ends a pound in dark
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet shows a speaker asking about a taboret and another answering it as a peculiar title. The brief exchange hints at slang or obscure furniture terms, reflecting local vernacular in a downtown setting.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
In no Flat and the odd reception room drawers
A fragment from a historical text shows a flat dweller recalling a reception room and a custom set of drawers. The dialogue captures a quirky, puzzling moment about a living space and its furnishings.
Constitutional Catarrh Cure Adverts Toledo Ohio
An old style ad claims chronic Catarrh was once deemed incurable but now a constitutional cure exists from Chane y & Co of Toledo Ohio. It asserts internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful and promises hundreds of dollars in rewards for failure to cure, urging readers to send for testimonials and to address Cheney & Co Toledo.
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Wash
Anittle
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Victor
Cal
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LG. Withers
Mont
Aymatory Bank
L.ching WO Chinese Medicine Company
Chay & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Owen Wister Hopes for Part of His Nose After Shave
The Philadelphia Times notes Owen Wister, famed author, was shaved in a Philadelphia hotel during a West trip. The barber, tired from the night before, found the author’s nose strangely unsteady as he joked about leaving part of it.
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Owen Wister
Philadelphia Times
Louie
Wister
Author Buys His Own Book In Village Bookstore
A writer visits a village bookstore and buys a copy of his own book. The unnamed bookseller jokes about sales, noting it is the only book sold that month, calling it the lead “beat seller” before the author departs.
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Thenauthor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Birds by the quiz of Elves in Our Dumb Animals
A playful reader puzzle from Our Dumb Animals catalogs 22 bird names matched to clues, ranging from Swift to Stork to Loon and Nightingale, with lines attributing them to clever riddles about tools, traits, and roles. It cites Meleager of Gadara as compiler.
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Holland
London
Wren
Canary
Billy
Nightingale
Minerva
Owl
Want Ads from East Oregonian and Local Listings
Classified notices feature sales jobs with no experience needed at Toppenish Nursing Company and requests for lace curtains to laundry work. Also ads for magazine subscriptions, hair switches at Madam Kennedy, legal blanks, and furnished rooms for rent in Pendleton with East Oregonian office contact details.
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East Court Street
Pendleton
East Oregonian Office
East Oregonian
E. O
Cirrcuit Court
Justice Court
Renal
Medical and legal notices from Judd block ads
Garfield H S S and M D with office in Judd block lists office and residence phones. Blakeslee Lynn K CHRO nic nervous diseases and women’s diseases with X ray and electrotherapy at Judd building Main and Court. Phelps Steiner attorneys at law in Smith Crawford building.
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Attorney AT Law
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R. J. Slater
Carter & Smythe, Attorneys At Law
American National Bank
Lowell & Winter
Law
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Smith- Crawford Building
Phelps & Steiner
Attorneys At Law
Smith-Crawford Building
Chas. J. Ferguson
Judd Building
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