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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
2
A detailed Commissioners report itemizes county disbursements, supplies, services, and salaries. It names numerous departments, vendors, and public officials including sheriffs, clerks, and jail staff, with posted amounts and line items for care of the poor, hospital, roadwork, and court-related expenses.
A fragmentary ad-style notice promises a cure for deafness and catarrh using Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It asserts claimed blood-borne action and offers a large reward for proof, but the garbled text provides no verifiable medical claim, no persuasive evidence, and no credible endorsements.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a vintage medical claim promising relief from headache pain and neuralgia with a terse product nickname. Mentions a name James Heedecke and a mysterious powder likely an era remedy, indicating a historic advertisement tone.
State lists Pendieton Pi Jot Reighs performing a highway blueprint duet. Names include 1.35 H Hinderman and 8 Highway Bh Downeys Market flo AL Wyrick Lowell Burtevant 4.50 Jon Arbogant. Financials and locations appear as part of the project ledger.
Chicago April 4 The Postal Telegraph will establish four telephone systems that will, from available evidence, promise nationwide reach. Initiated in Chicago, the project plans to extend to larger cities first with equipment purchases already arranged. The Postal company aims to transmit voice on these lines and seeks permission to engage further lines and utilities.
The British trade commission in Washington is listed with members including Arthur Palfour Sir Pete Drummond Dan Mualtm P. Dormer C That er Rear Admiral Sir Dudley Deohalr Fleet Admiral Lawford Major General Prides Captain Spencer Clary and Lord Crnliff governor of the Bank of England.
Berlin officials report the general strike called by extremists to protest bread ration cuts fizzled. Only a few factories suspended work and no munitions plants were affected. daily life and supplies continued with little disruption despite the attempted protest.
Echo Oregon the Star Theater hosts a local stage event The Ep worth League will present The Heal Thing on Friday evening with much preparation reported Also high school seniors performed April 2 at the city hall and several residents were noted traveling or visiting nearby towns and friends across the region including Pendleton Heppner Walla Walla and Coeur d Alene with local adults and a visiting professor from Monmouth giving a talk at city hall on Saturday night
An old home recipe for darkening hair using sulfur and sage is promoted as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound offered in stores. The ad claims the product restores natural color to faded, streaked, or gray hair and describes simple application to individual strands for gradual darkening. The compound is described as a toilet preparation, not a cure for disease.
An old text promotes reduced meat intake for kidney, back pain, and rheumatic issues. It urges daily wine and a grape based remedy to cleanse kidneys and ease urination, claiming it stimulates kidney function and reduces sediment, with warnings of backache and dizziness and advice to drink water before breakfast for several days.
Miss Florence Mahood from Weir Kansas is visiting with her aunt Mrs R A Lewis. Miss Lillie Wattenburcer, a Pendleton schoolteacher, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Wattenburcer. Mrs Bo Burkhart of Bin Pran deeo was in town for business over the past two days.
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