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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1913
Page
10
New York reformer Jacob Riis lauds Chicago vice commissions for Morals court plans and urges full implementation. He calls the Morals court a vital tool to cleanse the city, while noting support for a full morals commission. Riis reflects on Chicago politics and civic reform.
An anecdotal testimonial touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney relief with a letter from Mrs John Jones of Granville NY and a notary acknowledgment dated 1909. The piece also rails against dirty politics, calling for municipal reform and citing Chicago Dallas and Riis with references to vice commissions and segregation debates.
A Parisian Sage hair tonic ad touts a two week guarantee to banish dandruff and stopping hair loss or itching. It claims hair roots unclog and growth, prevents graying and baldness, and offers a money back offer on fifty cent bottles sold by druggists and Tallman Co. Buffalo makers Giroux Mfg Co.
In Dayton Ohio on April 1 flood conditions eased as refugees settle. Charles M Adams ferried his wife and ten month old twin girls from Riverdale into a skiff and moved them to a friend's home on Warder Street. The family escaped unharmed amid the river danger.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes for rest and comfort of tired swollen feet. It claims relief from corns bunions sores and callous spots and suits dancing parties patent leather shoes and new shoes. It asserts it is the greatest comfort discovery of the age and offers a 25 cent price with a free sample offer.
A man named Adams and his family were saved from a dangerous flood. They were moved in a canoe that capsized near a telegraph pole. Adams swam in icy water, recovered in an attic with his wife nearby, and their twins were rescued after being stranded in a tree. A high school boy from Riverdale Troop of Boy Scouts aided the mother.
Don’t be surprised if you have an attack of rheumatism this spring. Just rub the affected parts freely with Chamberlain’s Liniment and it will soon disappear. Sold by all dealers.
Washington reports a first edition Edgar Allan Poe work titled Al Araaf found by a mother and daughter while a second-hand dealer visited their room. The book, used as a bureau prop since long ago, sold for $2000 to a collector, brightening two elderly women.
A modern seven room house with stone foundation offered for 2500 dollars includes seven lots and promises a good home at a low price. Sale must occur before May 1 with inquiries addressed to I A. & care East Oregonian Pendleton Oregon.
In Walla Walla Washington on April 1 21 year old Walter Brown son of William Brown of Prescott drowned while fording the swollen Walla Walla River near Touchet He was thrown from his horse which narrowly escaped the same fate The body has not been recovered and is believed carried far downstream by the floodwaters following heavy rains and mountain snowmelt.
Young Brown rode from Walla Walla toward the Worden place when his horse allegedly entered the river and disappeared. Workmen on the Worden Place aided the struggling horse and the body of Brown was not found. a coroner is investigating. Brown’s father, a Prescott-area farmer, learned of the accident today. officials expect a lengthy search.
A Sydney mother reports her son recovered from a severe cold after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, noting rapid improvement once a small bottle was finished. The remedy is sold by all dealers.
The Commercial Club of Eugene was elected to membership in the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, becoming the third Oregon group to join. Marshfield and Portland chambers already affiliated, nationwide membership stands at 349 organizations with a portion statewide.
Baker city commissioners met in special session and approved $25 gifts to two governors as part of flood relief efforts. The city will also collect and forward further public contributions. A local C W R and N agent reported instructions from railroad traffic manager R B Miller about the Oregon line and related relief actions.
The Social Workers board met at Mrs. Co I Flynn’s home and arranged a benefit musical at the Elks hall on Tuesday April 1. High school glee clubs solos and duets will perform. Admission is 60 cents with higher voluntary contributions welcome to aid Ohio and Indiana victims. Provisions and clothing from the Baker area will be shipped free to the stricken districts via western connections.
Penlend Bros markets rapid local and intercity moving with a $39 main phone deal for furniture and short trips. They offer hauling of any item and advertise flexible transfer options within city and countryside routes.
Two speed machine advertised for sale by Orecon Motor Garage. Inquiry directed to call at the shop for further particulars.
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