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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1919
Page
2
Pendleton reports prices paid to producers by local merchants. Eggs and poultry at 2i per pound, spring chickens, country ham, butter, and bacon priced. Valley Wool Growers reject bids as too low. farmers may authorize sale by committee. Rain threatens prune harvest in Salem. US grain prices fall. wheat purchases at $9.50 to $9.65. barley and mill feed adjust.
An ad promotes a homemade skin whitening lotion made from two lemons and three ounces of Orchard White. It claims to remove freckles sunburn and tan quickly and to make skin clear soft and white. The product is described as harmless and inexpensive at local grocers or drug stores.
In North Portland alleys hog markets opened at a $19 top as buyers showed strength amid broad steady tone. Cattle values held firm with best steers near 10.60 to 11.25 and cows 7.40 to 8.50, while stockers hovered around 6.60 to 9.00. Limited mutton and lamb arrivals kept prices steady with Oregon lambs fetching 12.50 to 13.90.
Rumors swirl around a possible major league shakeup sparked by Carl Mays suspension and injunction battles. Cities cited include Boston New York St Louis Baltimore Cincinnati Toledo Indianapolis Detroit Philadelphia with talk of forming a new league to rival the American. No definite action reported as owners weigh the split.
In a clipped dialogue Bouton Tran presents a terse exchange between a farmer and a country hoarder. The farmer asserts habituation to mou and claims little bother, while the hoarder disputes accusations and maintains quietude amid surrounding presences.
A Baltimore American item notes Mia Jibb complains her husband, a fireman, repeatedly puts her out. The piece questions what to expect in marrying a fireman and hints at how money can provoke danger in domestic life.
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