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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1911
Page
6
Report critiques a Milton area claim of gold nuggets found in a fowl’s crop and suggests possible gold beds along the Walla Walla river. The piece cites Mrs. Fracter, wife of the Milton mayor, noting five nuggets found in a chicken. The text also includes unrelated health advertising about constipation and Chamberlain's Tablets.
Helix Oregon May 6 marks a Farmers Union gathering with an open session from 10 am to noon featuring a farmers love feast. State and county officials including John W. McAllister Sikes Shumway and Carmichael will attend. A closed session from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm plans a baseball game between Holdman and Helix and the annual election for the Farmers Mutual Warehouse.
Easter services at the Presbyterian church featured Rev James B E Fauvet delivering the Easter sermon with special music by Blanche Sawyer. Evening program included recitations by Lorena Hall and Blanche Hurd, a chorus by Girls Class, and remarks on Easter significance. Local residents attended events, with visitors from Pendleton and Hermiston noted.
The advertisement from Eau Claire Wisconsin features J L Southers praising Foley Kidney Pills for curing back and kidney pains and restoring sleep. It asserts pills correct urinary irregularities and improve overall health, urging trials from A C Koeppen and Bros.
An electrical dredge on the Yukon river is described as capable of moving 100900 cubic yards of earth per day.
NAPPENINGS THIS WEEK DAY BY DAY covers a broad calendar. The National convention of the Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution opens in Washington. A trial in Freehold New Jersey pits slayer Frank E Heliemann against Marie Smith, a 10 year old from Asbury Park. May Fawcett recall election results are awaited in Tacoma. A monument to French soldiers will be unveiled in Annapolis. Democratic primaries in Jacksonville set May 2 runoffs. Large land tracts open to homesteaders across Wyoming Colorado and Nevada. A 258 foot weather tower to be erected on the Battery waterfront in New York. Primrose Day in England and other holidays noted. Grand Army of the Republic encampment opens in Concord. Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York to consecrate two chapels with national churchmen. The Baltimore battle anniversary prompts related memories. A national convention of Young Women’s Christian associations convenes in Indianapolis. Third annual Spring Music Festival opens in Jacksonville. Ice industry compensation debate in Massachusetts. Women’s trade delegates attend the Memphis convention. President Taft may attend a Baltimore club event. San Jacinto battle anniversary observed as a holiday. The North Pole discovery celebrated in Texas. Boston hosts a missionary exposition titled Works In Boston with notable speakers.
Ambrose Bierce laments a night of shifting visions in verse as dawn rises. He notes dreams of fame, love, war, and memory slipping away with the sun, and declares the day of life begun.
Mrs. T. B. Kendrick of Rasaca Georgia says the Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best cure for coughs colds and croup. The product is available at all dealers.
In Walla Walla a ten year old, son of Eugene Harris, negro court reporter, builds a rubber powered biplane that flies about 100 feet then glides. Other local boys craft similar devices and some report short flights as anticipation for a forthcoming aviation meet grows.
Scientists estimate that each square mile of the ocean harbors about 120 million living creatures, prompting discussion on marine biodiversity and the impact of human activity on ocean ecosystems. The figure highlights the vast quantity of life beneath the waves and raises questions about conservation and study methods.
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