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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1903
Page
7
A cluttered old directory lists medical practitioners and a dentist. W Gooles and Miller reveal offices in Judd and Deepain blocks with hours and telephones. Smith and Ringo operate over Pendleton Savings Bank. Henderson, Keyes, Wisewall, Allen Boone, Kirby, Vaughan have offices in Judd or Despain and Thompson streets with phone numbers and room locations.
An old lodging advertisement describes Empire Lodging House at the corner of Be and Court and Jobneon streets offering clean rooms and beds at 250 per night. It lists Thomas Smart as associated withHOTREL ALTA and mentions board by day or week with a mood table and meals.
Commerce notes sugar up 50 cents per sack amid global sugar doubts while pelts and hides rise. eggs grow plentiful and prices fall. The report covers Pendleton retail prices for livestock, dairy, and provisions, including milk and beef, with wholesale wheat quotes and transportation notes from San Francisco.
Portland dispatch reports a weak week for wheat with no notable price gains. Foreign markets were lower and buyers scarce for cargoes to the United Kingdom while new Cape charters appeared but need not affect remaining supplies.
Heston March 12 trade in wool markets shows embargo impact still suppressing activity with steady prices across regions including Idaho Utah Montana Oregon California and Massachusetts buyers. London wood auctions open with 2647 offerings as cross breeds and fine half-breds draw strong American demand.
A writer in Outing describes Chinese sleeping practice after discovering brick beds called kongs. People climb inside quilted sacks named pookas to create a makeshift enclosure on the brick wall. The author, determined to sleep, ties together two goat skins with the hair inward and devises a strings-based system to secure himself for rest.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the decision to remove a large snowstorm scene from a play after audience reaction. The article discusses an adjusted production choice and audience response.
A brief quip from the Brooklyn Eagle notes truth lies at the bottom of a well and mocks the diver’s skill with a sharp, tongue in cheek tone reflecting the paper’s wit.
A garbled line from a historical clipping references a proposed improvement society and large land holdings. The readable fragment mentions 3,000 and 60,000 acres and a group described as a negro temporary entity. The text is incomplete and lacks clear action, date, or location, making precise reconstruction difficult.
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