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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
7
An advertise note touts Delicious Syrup of Figs as a natural laxative to relieve sour bile gas headaches and constipation. It claims a teaspoonful tonight will move waste by morning without nausea or griping, urging readers to ask for the full name Serup of Piles and Elixir of Senna and to look for California Fig Syrup Company on the label.
Charles Bowie, a young farmer in Seaford, ate nearly ten pounds of food to win a five dollar wager. The event at a local variety store showcased contestants Howard Morgan, Charles Sauerhoft, and others consuming two pounds of candy and a pound of cakes each before Bowie attempted to match their total with a long feast ending in a declared good appetite.
April 24 reports Los Angeles beating Sacramento in a game where all Angels runs came in the second inning due to three misthrown balls. San Francisco shut out Vernon in a Miller-dominated 6 run effort and Portland and Oakland paused after three innings due to rain.
Vancouver took an early lead as Spokane faltered with Mauser ineffective. Frisk stood out at bat and on the bases driving in three runs and scoring three. Umpire Toman halted the game when a light shower began amid the fifth inning. Other scores note Victoria edging Seattle and a Portland Tacoma rain postponement.
In Philadelphia on April 24 Wolverton’s Highlanders ended a six game skid by blanking the Athletics 2-0 in a low hitting contest. Batteries Morgan Thomas Vaughn Street. Umpires O Loughlin Westervelt. Also St Louis defeated Detroit 2-0 as Brown’s pitching stymied the Tigers in a chilly game. Batteries DuBUE Stanage Brown Stevens. Umpires Evans Egan.
Mr EO Knapp of Spokane spoke at the Slate Convention. Umpires Owens and Brennan. Cubs 3 Pittsburg 5 with Pittsburg winning a close game. Brooklyn beat Boston 7 0. Western League scores include Des Moines 3 Omaha 2. Wichita 8 Denver 3. St Joseph 7 Sioux City 4. Topeka 5 Lincoln 0.
In Louisville Kansas City a score of Louisville 0 was reported. Columbus 10 over Minneapolis 6. Toledo 3 versus St Paul 3. Indianapolis 7 over Milwaukee 6.
Incomplete returns show A. Bennett The Dalles Thomas Carrick Hurke Baker Frederick V Holman Portland Will R King Portland James W Maloney Pendleton and Herman Wise Astoria likely to win six of ten delegate seats to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore. Remaining four names unsettled among Stevenson Portland Holmes Bickreall Hweek Portland Godfrey Salem Kadderly Portland Moses Corvallis.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a superior medicine for kidney, liver and bladder diseases. It claims widespread success, mild immediate effects, sworn purity, and offers free sample bottles by mail with the address for Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
An ad promotes Hyomei as a rapid economical cold cure. It urges breathing the healing vapor from a bowl of boiling water with Hyomei for five to ten minutes, claiming no cocaine or opium, a guaranteed end to catarrh or money back, and a bottle for 60 cents from Tallman & Co.
The King of Blood Purifiers declares S. S. S. cures weak impure blood and a deranged circulation. It purifies the blood, strengthens deteriorated blood, and serves as a spring tonic. The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta advertises a free book and medical advice with no charge.
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