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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
2
A longtime fruit handler urged Yakima Valley growers to shorten harvest time, improve packing, and sort fruit for market. He warned loose packing damages fruit and hurt market values, urged better shipping stock, and called for more skilled packers and by product utilization to boost revenue.
A note of arrivals at Hotel St George lists numerous guests from Spokane Portland El Paso Huntington Seattle and Denver among others. The item also notes a statistical detail that Germans dying in Chicago aged 40 or over show 25 percent cancer deaths, with cancer mortality among Germans in Chicago rising 232 percent since 1866.
An article by Sidney J. Wilton discusses the Des Moines plan for municipal reform. It covers recall of corrupt officials, nonpartisan elections, ward lines removal, and governance by a strong city board to keep officials accountable to voters. Des Moines, population around 100,000, is depicted as testing a practical reform model.
A shooting at McBride's saloon in Vollmer maims Knees who confronted proprietor McBride after an argument. Knees fired first, wounds to knee and stomach. McBride returned fire, Knees unable to speak. Doctor summoned. conveyance arranged to bring Knees home.
Oregon labor shortages threaten farm yields as inspectors warn farmers must raise wages to attract 10,000 laborers. Growers report hop losses and unpicked crops, with pickers paid as high as 2.50 per hour while buyers offer 7 cents per pound for hops and 1.19 per hundredweight for picking, pressing eastern competition for year round work.
A Yakima fruitraiser identified as A. M. Cale has introduced a hybrid fruit named Yakliavens. He reports $95,000 worth sold from the tree already and $2,500 more expected before the season ends. Cale also shows promising peach crops and aims for substantial gains. A grafted oddity arose from a broken tree that yielded the new fruit after grafting, earning a South Carolina buyer who sent $600 for a sample.
An advertisement from Bond Brothers promotes Alfred Benja min Chaiting claiming superior quality and high standards for clothing worn by monk riders. The text mentions prosperity and progress of civilization as benefits of purchase, urging buyers to avoid disappointment.
The advertisement touts a pure beer option for lunch or dinner, claiming it boosts life and energy for daily duties. It emphasizes high quality with imported hops and selected malt, brewed strictly to specification, and offers a household delivery of two dozen bottles for one dollar.
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