Beef Prices Reach Bottom at Portland Stockyards
Market commentary from Portland Union Stockyards on October 28 reports steers down to about 3.70, hogs around 6, and sheep holding steady, with traders like Betion & Gould and Hunt & Lacy predicting bottoming trends. Cattle and hog values linger near lows as packers influence prices, while distant markets and Argentina wheat shipments affect broader market sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Union Stockyards
Helleves Botham Iy Meachert, & P. Gould
Betyon & Gould
Washington Ranges
Lee Lacy
Hunt & Lacy
J. CL Lonergan
Stearmore
Bath
Stawe
Chirveo
Artentiia
Antwerp
Argentina
American Pearl Fishery in Lower Gulf of California
The article describes a Mexican government authorized pearl oyster industry in the lower Gulf of California. It notes that up to 1000 workers are needed, shells and pearls are exported worldwide, and explains the growth cycle where ordinary shells take about two years to develop before becoming valuable. Eggs are collected and placed in artificial channels to mimic the sea bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of California
Cassier
Mika Alten
Fragmentary Pearl Trade Prices Described in Obscure Text
The text outlines a method of pearl gathering from protest waters with divers securing pearls after development. It notes black, white, and yellowish pearls with black pearls valued near 900 dollars per carat and white pearls near 2000 dollars per carat for the finest specimens.
Ohio Going DIY Pushes Dry Counties by Rose Law Tests
Ohio counties fight local option under the Rose law as 32 of 88 have held elections and 30 have voted dry, driving over nine hundred saloons from business. Brewers in Cleveland plan countermeasures while Anti-Saloon league targets statewide prohibition, warning revenue losses.
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Ohio
AntiSaloon League
Cleveland
Thonday
Adam Scants
Dayton
Ohio State Brewers’ Association
Anti-Saloon League
Vanwert
Panding
Logan
Pickway
Madison
Delaware
Walloon
Union
Wood
Champalen
Carroll
Letter from Subscriber Demands Changes At Local Paper
A reader resigns from the paper and blasts the editor for publishing obits, poems, and stories about his family. He criticizes coverage of a grandmother’s illness, a calf accident, and unpaid notices, demanding different local content and threatening to cancel his subscription.
Cost and origins of Panama hats explain labor value
The article notes hats are made mainly in Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador with fewer in Panama. Raw material cost remains under 35 cents, averaging under 13 cents, while labor dominates value. A typical hat requires a worker six hours daily for six days to earn a dollar, two weeks for a better hat, and six weeks for a fine hat. Moist straw handling limits finest hats to moist hours, while cheap hats use damp straw to extend work time.
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Colombia
Peru
Ecnador
Panama
Property transfers and measurements across multiple parcels
William A Vanderbilt and wife transfer to Ruhor Coulter for 6000. Parker to Felleit Knotts sell land described by irregular lot and block boundaries totaling 65.5 feet along bluff and other directional measurements. John Todd and wife deed to Levi Eld ride 1472.60 covering lots 3 and 4 and sections in townships. George Ro lge conveys $600 for lot 7 in Reserve addition Pendleton Oregon to Sarah DBD Mun grave.
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William A. Vanderbilt
Ruhor Coulter
Todd
Levi Eldride
W. M
George Ro Ige
Sarah Dbd
Mungrave
Pendleton
Ore
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claim Ad
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for feminine ailments. It touts 80 years of use, claims relief for backache, irregularities, nervous debility, and related symptoms, and warns against substitutes.
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Gotoh Pink
Lydia E. Am
La Follette Plans Weekly Public Interest Paper
Madison dispatch reports Senator La Follette will launch a weekly publication aimed at government by the people. He promises impartial, fearless discussion of national issues, plus a digest of Congress, self-government progress, and social economics. Mrs La Follette will supervise an education and home department from a woman's perspective.
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Madison
Wis
la Fellette
Congress
Mystery on Morrison Street Bridge Death or Pranks
Police investigate a torn envelope inscription found on the Morrison street bridge with the note Goodby I have no money I am ready to die The writer mentions Mrs Alice Jones but police doubt suicide From a Portland Journal report officers search for real cause and clues including stockings and an envelope as possible evidence
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Goodby
Alice Jones
Morrison Street
Richards
Portland Journal
Bargain-Hunting in Classifieds for Merchants and Buyers
A newspaper notice promotes classified ads to help merchants and households save money through selective buying. It argues the value of targeted advertising in the classifieds to reach the right customers and balance cargo and space limits.
Woman Married For Love Arrives For Living
A woman described as living by marriage arrives seeking love. The tale centers on social expectations of marriage and personal fulfillment within a traditional role.
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Easping the Editor
Wraith
Mogan
Eri
Durham
Grandpa Henry
Andy
Ark
Hiram Dooaks
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Lydia E. Pinkham
LA Pollette
Soutor
The
Commoner
Marvel CO
New York
East Oregonian
ST. Elmo
Allen Rhodes
Depot Overtime Theater
Senate
Bil Campbell
Weatherby
Classified
H. S. Garfield
M. D
Judd Block
Lynn K. Blakeslee
Judd
Main
Court
DRS
Hoisington
Kirksville
A. Mann
Main Street
Commercial Association Rooms
Ralph C. Swinburne
Judd Building
DR. M. & Kern
Vaughan Bros., Dentists
Lloyd. D. Loleman
Schmidt Building
James A. Fee
Carter & Smythe, Attorneys At Law
Savings Bank Building
James B. Perry
Taylor's Hardware
Lowell & Winter
Law
Noepain Building
George W. Coutts
Idaho
Schmidt Block
Horace W. King
Despain Building
Pendleton Iron Works
ABE
Alta Streets
Marion
A. F. May
Ung
East Court Street
J. L. Vaughan
W. Court Street
United States
Europe
East Oregonian Pub, CO
Pendleton, Ore
Insurance and Land Business
Ee Hartman Abstract Co
Umatilla
James Johns
Henninger
C. H. Marsh
Lee
Peterson & Wilson
Attorneye At Law
Smith- Crawford Building
J. M. Bentley
Hartman Abstract Co
Raley
Joseph T. Hinkle
Attorney At Law
Go. W. Phelps
Smith-Crawford Building
Masonic Hall
Pruitt & Oliver
Attorneys At Law
Peter West
Garden Street
Pendleton Lodge
J. J. Slater
Attorney AT Law Office Association Block
Chas J. Ferguson
J. A. Donaghue
V. S
Ontario Veterinary College
W. Court St
D. Cc. M'Nabb
State Veterinary Board
Taliman’s Drug Store
D. A. May
East Oregonian Office
J Keller
Evert
Hart Oregonian
CITY
Thompson Street
Carney & Kennedy
Prope
Phone Malin 70
M. A. Rader
Chicago College of Embalming
Webb Streets
Baker & Folsom
Calla
V. Stroble
Court Street
Joseph Ell
W. C. Minnis
Hwenning
Peoples Warehase
E. J. Murphy
Tras
Pyrent Castanea
Rwetvaas
Scott
Mai Postpmad
Pendleton Drug Company
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