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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
6
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a great kidney remedy that strengthens weak kidneys and improves overall health. It claims kidneys purify blood, urges trial by mail, and notes availability in fifty cent and one dollar bottles with samples and an address in Binghamton New York.
Portland singer J Adrian Epping discusses Hood River fruit growing with an Oregonian reporter. He highlights scientific apple culture, thorough codling moth control, thinning practices, and the Hood River Fruit Growers Union. He notes high apple prices, strong demand from New York, and propitious summer climate drawing city doctors and hopeful investors to Hood River.
The article argues drainage of swamp lands equals irrigation value, outlining 60 million acres of swamps and the federal role. It notes regional drainage efforts in New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, Florida, Minnesota, and North Dakota, and urges topographic surveys to map feasible projects and guide federal action.
Mrs. W. L. Gilpatrick of Dan forth Me reports her mother, after twenty years of severe dyspepsia, was cured in six months by Electric Bitters. The tonic claims to restore stomach, liver, kidneys, blood and vitality, with malaria and biliousness relief. Price 60c, Tallman Co guarantee.
A forthcoming report titled The Production of Coal In 1906 by Edward W Parker of the United States Geological Survey outlines coal shipments and production metrics for the year. The study details regional outputs, methods, and implications for industry and policy.
The report compiles producers data on bituminous coal shipments by railroads. It notes 226 million tons in tables from principal lines, with 25.0 million tons total shipped. The Pennsylvania system moved over 40 million tons, about 20 percent of output. Baltimore & Ohio followed with about 29 million tons, Frisco and Norfolk & Western near 10 million, and Chesapeake & Ohio over 8.9 million. Fruit and vegetable moves rose slightly, while groceries saw varied shifts due to disrupted distribution methods.
W W Stafford commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics submits to Governor Pardee a statement showing no overall rise in living costs except rents which have increased about 27.1 percent. He finds moats and clothing largely unchanged and some dairy and poultry supplies cheaper due to reduced cold storage facilities.
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