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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1909
Page
7
A furniture factory manager argues women could curb demand for polish if they valued soap and water. He warns against harsh soap and shares a recipe using tepid Ivory Soap suds and a chamois cloth to treat furniture. Ivory Soap marketed as 99 44/100 percent pure.
California cattle begin moving to Portland yards as 13 more cars expected tomorrow. Prime South stock traded at 5.76 with loans noted. Lamb prices rise to 5.50, quality grades show mixed changes. Potatoes firm despite San Francisco receipts, Oregon growers holding firm against further declines. Wool and hides quoted with limited buyers. sheepskins at shedding time.
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a germicidal inhalant bringing pine and eucalyptus forest air into the lungs to cure catarrh and other ailments. A complete outfit costs $1 with extra bottles at 60 cents, sold by Tallman & Co in Pendleton.
A mixed quote list shows short and long wool prices at $1 and $1.25 per unit, hides and byproducts priced per pound, mill products and flour prices for various grades, oats and grain buying figures, fresh fruit values for oranges, tangerines, bananas, lemons, grapefruits, pineapples, and local strawberries. Livestock figures include hogs, cattle, sheep and calves with price ranges and quality descriptors across Willamette Valley markets.
Consul Frank W. Mahin reports Nottingham bakers raised 4 pound loaf prices on March 15 to 11 cents for the poor grade and 12 cents for the best, with 2 pound loaves at half those rates. The rise follows rising wheat and flour costs, presses bakers and millers, and hints at further increases as imports and shortages unfold.
Vice-Consul-General George G Ball reports from Calcutta on March 4 that sowing in Bengal proceeds but October rainfall shortfall slowed early wheat. Area sown rises by 231800 acres due to Bihar lowland cultivation where paddy could not be sown. Total acreage 1224900 with an estimated 60 percent normal outturn for the province.
The 50th anniversary Southern Baptist convention opens in Louisville May 12 with 6000 attendees and 1000 delegates from southern churches. Laymen’s meeting and groups such as the Baptist Young People’s Union Women’s Missionary Union and Baptist Educational Society join sessions. The event marks the Seminary anniversary with directorate meetings and a large alumni banquet featuring national figures including Governor Hughes of New York. At Vogue Millinery, a $5 purchase earns a $1 sailor. Clock query raises doubt.
Fulton Missouri May 12 The Missouri Press association convened here today as part of its entertainment features for editors an old fashioned barbecue offering meat and trimmins for everyone who attended
Oregon Lumber Yard on Alta Street opposite Court House advertises available lumber including cheap combers and other lumber items for any purpose. The notice invites customers to come in and see offerings on hand.
A warm theatre with new and live pictures at the Pastime shows a lively program of current films. Audiences enjoy polished entertainment as screens glow and patrons settle into evening crowds.
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