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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1904
Page
2
The strike of iron bed makers in Chicago has been seized with the men winning nearly all their demands. A merger of major eastern electric lighting firms faces court resistance. Sacramento unrest none yet, no settlement prospects.
In Eugeney Cay election anti saloon faction wins large majorities under municipal control of lights and water plants. Alfalfa price jumps from 14 to 16 per 100 pounds in Palowwe country likely to reach 20 before seeding. Attorney Henry St Rayner restored to practice by Oregon Supreme Court after disbarment for unbecoming conduct. Alva Wilsey survives suicide attempt at Walla Walla after ingesting a large dose of strychnine with stomach pumped. Oregon militia encampment to be held in August at American Lake near Tacoma. A large sawmill in Everett reveals a box of dynamite hidden under floor, workers include Japanese. labor unions blamed.
Wool markets rely on scientific, honest classing at shearing to attract buyers and fetch higher prices. Different manufacturers require different qualities from combers and carders, with preferences spanning fine to coarse fibers, staple length, and wool condition. Improper classing harms value, so skilled assessors with proven references ensure accurate grading and better returns for growers.
Umatilla county plans extensive tests of dry land forage crops including teosinte alfalfa Kaffir corn and sorghum cane on upland non irrigated areas. The Yakima developed teosinte praised for arid land productivity will be grown on several county farms amid strong local demand as homesteaders seek non irrigated forage options.
A Philadelphia narrator praises Electric Bitters after severe illness with jaundice symptoms. He says three doctors gave up, but one bottle sparked noticeable improvement and three bottles restored health. He asserts the product is life saving and priced at 50 cents at Tallman & Co.’s drugstore.
Republicans of Camden Fifth ward prepare tonight for the semi centennial of the Jefferson Republican Club in the United States. Justice of the Peace Broker, known as the War Horse, is linked to the centennial observance in this early report from April 6.
The text recalls Mr Braker issuing an 1864 circular for a meeting of the Jefferson Democratic Club at the courthouse on April 6. The meeting formed the Jefferson Republican Club, which in that year’s election polled 22 votes, 18 of them in what was then the Old South ward now the Fifth ward of Camden.
Thomas Milarkey contemplates building on vacant ground behind the Brock and McComas drug store. A 50 by 60 foot lot will host a two story brick with a drug store laboratory and storeroom on the lower floor and a gymnasium for the Commercial Association on the upper floor. Construction is planned within the year.
Frost damage thins buds on fruit trees sparking complaints from owners over reduced yields while optimism grows that remaining blooms will produce larger, higher quality crops. Peach trees near bloom and orchards nearby begin leafing as trees recover. Also notices for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve praising cures and warnings about counterfeits from Tallman & Co. Uncle Sam seeks surveyors for land reclamation work with exams in Portland Astoria Coos Bay Eugene on April. Salaries range from 900 to 2000 dollars annually.
A long list of individuals and locations appears, including Pendleton, Portland, Tacoma, Denver, Spokane, Seattle, Chicago, Madison, San Francisco, and others. The fragment shows personal names with cities, indicating a social or business roster or telegraphic society note.
Announcement lists the Triennial Conclave Knights Templar in San Francisco with dates September 5 to 9 and Sovereign Grand Lodge events September 19 to 25. Travel options include steamer and rail round trips to San Francisco from Portland with varying prices and sale dates. contact E. C. Smith, agent for O R & N Co, Pendleton, for details. Also includes mixed ad copy about Hall's Catarrh Cure and a note denying dairy business sale by A. B. Wisdom.
An ad asserts washing without water is foolish for dandruff and that cosmetics feeding germs cannot prevent it. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the original genuine scalp germicide that attacks and kills the parasitic germ at the hair root. The product is sold by leading dealers with stamps for samples to The Herpicide Co. Detroit Mich. W Schmidt, special agent.
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