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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1911
Page
7
Wheat price increases spread through the Northwest as millers push higher costs. The Portland market rises after the Balfour-Guthrie plant opening, which is cited as lifting demand and squeezing supplies.
An old newspaper advertisement urges women to try Parisian Sage hair tonic from Tallman & Co. with a liberal offer. Buy a 60 cent bottle and use it for two weeks. if not satisfied, return it for a refund. It claims to beautify hair, prevent dandruff, stop hair loss, and relieve scalp itching.
Market across the Pacific Northwest shows firm wheat trading from St 2c to Stea and bluestem steady as mills seek grain for a new Balfour, Guthrie plant. California demand grows slowly for Liuestem and red, patent flour demand rises while export remains stagnant. Hog buyers pull from the east. Portland prices held high to deter competition. Cattle and sheep markets stay weak, with limited good-quality cattle and unchanged sheep trends.
Receipts of chickens along Front Street have risen with best arrivals around 14 42 06 a pound for live birds. Mixed lots sell best while springers fetch around 2 50. Turkeys are scarce and dressed birds command up to 27 1 2c a pound, with 22c for live birds. Croup or pneumonia risks in small children noted and Ballard's Herehound Byrup promoted by A C Kueppen & Bro.
Gardeners buy freely at 6 cents a pound for onions along Front Street and in wholesale channels. The Ohio sales area centers on Toledo, Lucas County, with Gardengra in demand for onion sets. Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one dollar for each case of coleorach cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, sworn on December day in Toledo.
Carlond due today to be quoted at 28c a pound for cubes. Eastern butter carload due to answer stock shortage. outside stuff likely sold at 28c. In the same issue a notice to contractors for the Eastern Oregon State Hospital pipeline project. Sealed bids due by noon March 20 in Salem for 4600 feet of pipe work, plans on file, right to reject bids reserved.
Potatoes trade remains subdued as price declines in northern and southern markets ease buyer eagerness. Local country points report limited operations while quotations hold steady. Seed stock is most in demand amid current market conditions.
A vintage advertisement touts Electropodes as boosts to nerve strength and overall health. It asserts relief from rheumatism, nervousness, and related ailments, promising purifying effects and improved circulation, with a Texas user testimonial and a refundable purchase offer. The copy directs orders via druggists or mail from Western Co. Seb Lae Ananten Bh Cox Ananten California.
A San Pandro California reader reports weeks of burning itching on the right hand and arm. After trying multiple remedies with little relief, using Cuticura Soap then Ointment produced rapid improvement and a complete cure within a day. The letter promotes Cuticura as a universal skin remedy and lists prices and a mail offer.
Proposals will be received by the Street Committee of Pendleton for sprinkling city streets in 1911. Districts cover north of Umatilla river, parts west of Main and north of Webb, and other defined blocks. Bids per district, for 10 hours per day per team and man, with city supplying sprinklers, wagons, and water. bids due March 29, 1911 at 7 30 PM. City may reject all bids. THOS FITZGERALD City Recorder.
In the District Court of Oregon John E Beam is declared bankrupt. Creditors are notified the first meeting will be at Pendleton Oregon March 29 1911 at 10 AM to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Referee in Bankruptcy signs the notice dated March 16 1911.
The Common Council of Pendleton Oregon invites bids to construct a steel bridge across the Umatilla River on Main Street. Bids due March 29 1911 at 6 PM with 6 percent certified check. Plans are on file with the City Surveyor.
Ad offers hair work by Madam Kennedy at 607 Court for switch es and hair related services, with home-made work guaranteed. Includes instruction on mail order magazines through East Oregonian Pub. Co. Pendleton Oregon and various small ads for lace curtains, violin making, mail order business, and sale of old newspapers.
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