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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
6
The Hotel St. George DARVEAU offers first class European plan with steam heat en suite baths and hot and cold running water in all rooms. Located a block and a half from the depot, it features a large new sample room, telephone and fire alarm connections, and a big electric sign announces its presence.
The Hotel Pendleton has been refitted and refurnished throughout with telephone and fire alarm connections in all rooms. Baths en suite and single rooms. Healthquarters for traveling men, commodious sample rooms. Free bus service.
Helix reports harvest everywhere with yields often 30 to 45 bushels per acre, some fields over 50. W. Knight finishes 27 sacks per acre, while G. W. Hansell’s Sand Hollow wheat exceeds 50. City digs a new well, boosts water capacity. public schools set September 1 start. Local residents note typhoid risk near Ben Stanton and crop inspections continue as warehouses see little grain.
The article explores springs as sacred life sources for southwestern Indigenous peoples. It notes their rarity in the arid U S regions and cites Walter Hough's Records of the Past linking springs to lifelong well being and pueblo settlements. The piece reflects on early pioneers and the desert's harsh grasp on human life.
Irving's Bocio Wafers are advertised as a cure for kidney disease from back pain to Bright's disease. The ad claims strong confidence in their cures and states they sell for 60 cents a box through Fairman & Co. at 623 Main St Pendleton Oregon.
Dr Phillip Frank of the state board of health returned from Seattle and said the board decided to allow continued sewage into the stream while septic tank experiments test practicality. The board also discussed Cedar River rail line sanitation and agreed to let the state engineer handle the water supply dispute with Milwaukee over Seattle's water system.
A Dosimthienese physician recommends Rochelle salts for amateur doctorsing describing it as excellent several times daily to dissolve in a little water to sweeten the stomach and act as a spring medicine. He criticizes timid views of dosage and praises soda, insisting half Rochelle salts and half bicarbonate of soda is not dangerous and can be gentler and more beneficent.
A description notes a small tree frog in New Granada that secretes an milky poison from its skin used by natives for arrows. The piece cautions travelers that not all frogs are harmless and highlights the danger posed by this species.
A meditation on artistic freedom and personal instinct. Emersonian advice urges shedding patterns and public pressure to trust inner sight and authentic expression.
In a witty exchange the sarcastic man notes you always do your wife's bidding while Mr. Hen peck retorts that she would not drag him to an auction. The Philadelphia Press quotes the quip about attending sales and being left out.
A Cleveland Leader quip notes a parent’s paradox about a son’s arrival at discretion as he nears marriage. The Browning line adds a twist about teaching someone eventually. The exchange mocks self-contradiction in social expectations.
The article describes coffer tea as the native beverage of Java and Sumatra. Freshly gathered coffee leaves are dried slowly, then infused in boiling water, served with milk and sugar. It notes a preference to minimize contact with metal, with Viennese favoring glass bottles and Brazilians preferring earthware for preparation.
The text notes antelopes live in open country unlike deer that favor forests. They resist being driven into timber cover and will run past a pursuer. If forced to pass through such areas for food or water they move slowly, insisting on surveying the route.
The Great Lakes depths reveal Lake Superior at 1,008 feet in places, Michigan about 1,008 minus 100, Huron and Ontario around 750, and Erie near 204 feet. Large sections of Erie stay under 80 feet, while Michigan’s bottom lies 400 feet above sea level.
A Long Creek Speed Association has been formed and race dates set including September 6 7 9 10 12 at Long Creek. Officers elected: President T B L Keeney. board members A H R Pistin, Joe Linder, N W Usher.
Ethel Skinner, 14, of Ballard Washington is missing. Her half-brother Walter Woods, 36, a widower, is also missing. Woods formerly restricted her interactions with other men and is described as potentially violent.
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