Cattle and Wheat Markets in Portland and Chicago Report
Portland market reports cattle and hogs with no arrivals for the day and firm prices for hogs. Chicago wheat opens firmer on foreign influence and closes high with May near $1.16 1/8. Argentina wheat shipments estimated at 4.9 million bushels. local quotes for wool, hides, and grain follow, with various prices for flour, barley, oats, and potatoes listed.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Shorts
Argentina
Movement for Good Roads Rapidly Growing Across States
The movement for good roads is expanding with 23 states reporting some state aid plans. In reports from 16 states, about 1,763 miles of macadam, 690 miles of gravel, and 1 mile of other roads were built in the past year at a cost of $18,692,491, mostly state funds. Projections for 1909 show healthy growth and rising interest in better roads as legislatures consider broader, lasting plans.
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Good Reads Magazine
Local Meat Prices Bulletin
Dressed meats and lard prices listed for Front Street hogs veal mutton and beef items. Values show various cuts and preparations with per pound and per tin rates including kettle leaf lard and steam rendered options.
American Tobacco Co Prosecution Over False Trade Mark
The American Tobacco Company faces a British court trial for using a false trade mark and description on cigars manufactured in Shanghai and marked as made in the United States. First hearing set for today. Petrified creeds are noted for sharp angles.
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British After Tobacco Trust
Shanghai
American Tobacco Company
United States
Homemade remedy for rheumatism claims kidney purification
An old health column promotes a home mixture to cure rheumatism by cleansing the kidneys. It lists fluids like Dandelion extract, Compound Karyon, and Sarsaparilla syrup, urging readers to use a teaspoonful after meals and at night, asserting backache and urinary symptoms stem from acids and waste in blood filtered by failing kidneys.
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Salta
Hest
Rexall Orderlies
Rexall
Pendleton Drug Co
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Walkover
Florsheim Shoes
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Renaford
Pendleton
Alexander
MO. B. Stetson
Conqueror
Kingsbury
Pendleton, Oregon
Grre
Emi
Deke
Portland
Portland Union Stockyards
Wool and Mides
Willamette Valley
Oregon
The
East Oregonian
East
Union Pacific
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co
Southern Pacific
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
E. P. Schuyler
Ore
Wm, McMurray General
Oregon Raiilroad & Navigation Co
Southern Pacific Co
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