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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
6
The article describes a new northwest hotel featuring steam heated rooms with hot and cold running water, modern conveniences, a telephone and fire alarm system, and a first class restaurant in connection with the hotel. It highlights the hotel as among the most up to date in the region and notes the Lice St. George as a notable name.
Hotel Portland in Portland Oregon offers rooms at 3 dollars per day and up with higher rates for longer stays. The management invites families and single gentlemen to view rooms and rates. A modern Turkish bath is featured, with J C Bowers as manager.
Reports detail Magdalena Bay becoming a Mexican port of entry as the American battleship fleet under Admiral Evans fields at Alugdalem. A bustling, improvised city sprouts for trade and sailors, with temporary structures, shops, and a wary underworld. the bay hosts sharks, rattlesnakes, and enormous sea turtles, while natives hunt and fish, and pelican robes fetch high prices with rifle work needed for harvest.
Boise Capital News reports H is Nutting plans a coursing meet in Riverside Park where a buried track carries a ground motor with a spike mounted rabbit to lure racing dogs. The setup envisions a quarter to half mile loop, fenced course, grandstand spectators, a purse for the winner, and safe perching for hounds if they reach the rabbit.
Advertisement style note touts Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a guaranteed remedy for coughs colds hoarseness and chronic chest trouble. Marketed as pleasant for children and a gentle laxative that expels phlegm. Sold by Av C Koeppan and Bros.
A Freewater correspondent notes over 1000 hives in the region busy for summer, with about 1000 hives in nearby Oregon. C G Rogers runs 125 stands and expands. honey yields reach 7 to 12 dollars per hive. Local bees win Portland expo prizes. alfalfa and orchards drive thriving industry aided by irrigation.
Brooklyn banker John G. Jenkins, recently indicted in banking investigations, died yesterday at his Long Island home from the effects of paralysis.
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