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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1904
Page
7
The fragment describes train or line connections with numbers 7 2 and 1, noting No 7 links to No 2 and No 42 parallels No 2. It references Spokane Merwenger and Walla Walla, and mentions a one hour fate relation to No 1.
Reports from Lewiston and Spokane describe migration patterns toward northern business hubs and the Northwest. Immigrants flood stations in Spokane seeking homes while railway officials note delays due to storms. Local observations highlight tourism and irrigation as key regional factors shaping prosperity and settlement.
New York on March 7 reports widespread price increases across groceries and rents with bakeries advancing bread and roll prices. Bakers state flour costs and general living expenses justify higher prices while housing and labor costs have surged, triggering public discontent.
The Idaho state pure food commissioner criticizes market jams and jellies as adulterated and colored with mineral dyes. He notes many products lack real fruit flavor and urges Idaho to produce its own jams at lower cost than artificial goods sold.
The fragment notes that sustaining profits under previous pleas proved unviable, suggesting era-specific legal or commercial constraints. It hints at a broader debate over the viability of older methods, implying broader economic or procedural shifts affecting profitability.
American Consul A J Lespinasse reports crude Mexican dairy methods in Tuxpam. Cows roam, milking is rough, milk is stored in untidy vessels, cream is churned by crude means, butter turns rancid and sells low. Milk and cheese prices are cited. suggests need for modern dairy appliances and opportunity for improvements with rail and canal access. Notice asks debtors to settle with W T Boynton.
A dense list of professionals and businesses including doctors such as Dr W G Cole and Dr Muller, dentists A Vaughan and M Mann, attorneys Hailey and Collier, and banks like First National Bank of Pendleton, Farmers Bank of Weston, with office locations in Judd Building, Despain Block, and nearby blocks. The ad includes contact phones, hours, and notes on services from eye care to legal and financial services.
Schedule notes delays and routings for river steamers serving Portland Lewiston and Lewiston to Walla Walla routes. Water conditions may affect departures every eight days with deviations for steamers named Willamette River service and related lines.
Pendleton timetable lists arrivals Monday Wednesday Friday at 1 45 p m and Tuesday Thursday Saturday at 11 46 a m. Departures from Pendleton occur at 7 p m.
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