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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1904
Page
6
A controversial treatment claims to cleanse the skin scalp and blood through methods described as torture and disfiguring, with notes of hair loss. The passage outlines the procedure and questions its safety and legitimacy.
Advert reads Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for relief from itching rashes and inflammations. Claims thousands of cures in complex skin conditions, urging use of Soap with hot water, Ointment on affected areas, and Resolvent Pills to cleanse blood and restore health. Also notes local and constitutional benefits, with testimonials and promotional language.
An advertisement touts The City Brewery bottled beer as the greatest summer drink. It claims to refresh and invigorate the user, with assurances of purity and consistent quality. Bottling works contact numbers are provided as 1771 and residence 183L for orders.
The Minam River in eastern Oregon, famed for its beauty and waterfalls, is slated for a monster power plant by the Eastern Oregon Development Company led by W. E. Davidson. The project would tap regional timber, boost beet culture, fruit and truck farming, and establish a standard gauge electric rail line from Sumpter through Union to Elgin, enabling about 1000 carloads of produce annually. Davidson plans to relocate to Arm August 16 and sees the line transforming local commerce and lighting for towns along the route.
Advert says to seek DeWitt on every box of Witch Hazel Salve made from pure Witch Hazel. Claims DeWitt’s salve cures cuts burns bruises boils eczema and other plies. Warns counterfeits abound and authentic product bears E. C. DeWitt & Co. Chicago. Tallman & Co sells it.
Superintendent L G Monroe of the Spokane fair horticultural department reports growing farmer and fruitgrower interest for the October 3 to 9 event. Farmers inquire about premium hats fruit and vegetable exhibits and packing instructions. Taggard and Riggs of Waitsburg claim 35 acres of fine apples and prize pears and seek guidance on best exhibition methods.
Letters collected reveal keen interest in fruit exhibits and the Inland Empire fair. Mr. Monroe notes the fruit and agricultural department will outperform recent years, recalling the era when Herbert Bolster led the fair in Spokane with welcoming hospitality and notable Inland Empire showcases.
Seymour Indiana August 9 The grand lodge Knights of Fidelity of Indiana retail liquor dealers began its annual two day convention in Seymour with several hundred members from across the state attending. The gathering will seek measures to protect liquor interests from prohibitionists and organized opposition.
Milton, Aug. 5 reports two settlers starting homes, W. Bolus and others selling property, Rev. Cartwright taking Silverton charge, Miss Cartwright praised as a top Milton teacher, Frank Wormington contracting for a Walla Walla residence, and A. M. Elam planning Coeur d Alene lake outing. Mills run day and night with Peacock and Eagle mills set to resume, new night man P. C. Warner, and Mrs. Storm entering millinery after buying L B Clants stock following real estate changes. L G Plante recovers from rheumatism to resume activity.
The International Typographical Union opened its fiftieth annual convention at the World’s Fair. Officers report progress after three major strikes, with gains in eight hour workday advocacy and arbitration with the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association. Membership rose sharply, cash balance stood at $36,357.62, down from $49,170 the previous year.
A Lafayette Indiana user claims DeWitt's Little Early Risers avoid the griping of other pills and work pleasantly. The ad-style note emphasizes a perfect cleanse and a good taste as a cure for various ailments. Also included are notices for stone contractor bids in Pendleton Oregon.
A note details a One Hundred Dollars reward from the Oregonian for a past subscription contest won by J. E Strode of Waitsburg Washington. It announces a new contest running until November 4 asking subscribers to predict the presidential vote total in Oregon with rewards funded by the income from new subscriptions.
Notice from Pendleton Oregon dated August 6 1904 announces that the board of equalization of Umatilla County will meet at the county clerk office on the last Monday in August. The board will remain in session six days to examine the assessment rolls and correct errors in land or property valuations. Citizens are urged to appear. corrections may be made for lands double assessed or undervalued.
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