Wool market in Australia drives higher prices worldwide
A European agent notes wool production surged in Australia, the Cape of Good Hope, Argentina, and Uruguay from 1870 to 1900, while European flocks shrank. Imports rose, prices began to climb after 1901, and Merino scarcity plus fashion shifts may sustain gains for years. Separately, a tale of Jim and a bear ends with a club strike. the hunter vows to stock cartridges for future hunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loas
Spain
Washington
Australia
Cape of Good Hope
Argentina
Uruguay
England
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Europe
Uruguny
London
Australian
Tasmania
New Zealand
Fight With a Bear Near Placer Basin
J M Bostick, employed by Roy Bowman near Placer Basin, barely escaped a bear attack while returning to camp at dusk. With a 25 25 rifle and two rounds, he fired twice. the first shot hit behind the shoulders, the second damaged the under jaw, but the enraged bear charged him directly as he retreated toward the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Bostick
Roy Bowman
Placer Basin
Welser
Jim
Hin Aamall
Open River Association to Launch New Steamer Above Celilo
The Open River association plans to put another river boat in commission on the Columbia river above Celilo within a week to replace the Jerome wrecked near Wallula. The Jerome will be raised and reused. The group, led by Chairman Smith, Secretary Mariner, and Dr. N G Blalock, continues strong efforts amid transportation concerns. Government irrigation plans loom in Yakima Valley pending water rights settlements, with local interests cautious but hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Open River Association
Walla Walla Statesman
Jerome
Columbia River
Celilo
Wallula
Smith
Mariner
N. G. Blalock
Association
Yakima Valley
F. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
Portland
Yulima Valley
Newell
Fiber description and Jenny Lind anecdote in London
The article describes Animal Fer a threadlike fiber from animal skins detailing growth, structure cross sections by climate and animal part quality. It also recounts Jenny Lind’s simple demeanor in England recalling an exchange with the queen and a London Globe account of her polite refusal and reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Lind
England
Royal Italian Opera House
Buckingham Palace
London Globe
Letter Writer Wives and Curious Creatures Archive
A clipped miscellany recalls Dr Andrew Bell letters abused in envelopes and a Brussels umbrella tale with a Belgian king. It also runs short notes on the Surinam toad paternal care and sea anemone anatomy, citing vivid quirks and natural history details.
Barred Bird Joke From Hemean Echoes Cartoon
A quip about keeping birds in apartments appears with a landlord warning that a stork is barred, followed by cartoonish musings from various papers. The exchange features Gus Bird and a playful exchange on canaries versus a stork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louieville Courter-Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
North
Yakima Republic
John Day
E. L. Belshaw
Grant County News
North Fork
Granite
Grant County
Rader
Pendleton Steam Laundry
Pendleton
Fishman & Peters
Vielons
Andrew Bell
Apes
Knive
Knuaves
London Tatler
Brussels
Leopold
Johu
Surinam
Gus
Hemean
Carlyle
Baltimore Americaa
Shpatest
Aracer
Pendletons
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