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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
3
A quirky but practical suggestion for a wedding present favors Ivory Soap over traditional gifts. It notes grocers can deliver a box of Ivory Soap, marketed as 99 44150 percent pure, emphasizing usefulness over ornamental items.
An advertisement-style note urges readers to clear blemishes with costly treatment. It attributes facial eruptions to impure blood and a disordered system and promises disappearance after a few doses of a remedy.
Chicago probate court hears a strange tale of a good fairy in the person of an elderly woman who gave a housekeeper and her crippled brother $70 000 in cash and bonds valued at $79 000. The story, recounted by Mrs Kate Hiller and corroborated by her sister, centers on Mrs. Morrison who died last May and who allegedly entrusted the funds before sailing for Europe. The case questions the fate of the bonds and stocks valued at $79,000 as Edward Morrison seeks to learn what became of them.
Marshfield Ore August 24 A special election is being held to decide two bond propositions. One seeks to amend the city charter to allow bonded indebtedness to exceed five percent of property valuation and the second authorizes the council to issue the bonds. Both proposals are seen as likely to pass after spring defeats tied to alderman candidates who supported the bond issue.
London Aug 26 Prince and Princess Kuni of Japan who just completed a Europe tour sailed for New York today They will take part in next month's Hudson Fulton celebration in New York as official representatives of Nippon.
It is estimated that not less than $500,000 represents the value of the elaborate costumes worn by the Shriners at today’s con clave on the exposition grounds. The affair will be the only Masonic demonstration during the fair.
Hawaiian days at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition begin today and continue tomorrow. The Pacific Paradise building hosts receptions and concerts on both days at the fair.
A local Texan town Echoes relief as Aman’s life saved and Dr Kings New Discovery touted for curing C V Pepper of deadly lung hemorrhages. The testimonial speaker credits the medicine with restoring health and ability to work, praising its effectiveness on lungs bronchial illnesses. Trial bottles offered free by Tallman & Co.
An optical specialist with over 40 years of practice fitting glands opens a permanent office in John Scheidt Walling building Pendleton Ope.
In Pullman Washington hogs are scarce yet demand is strong for both fat and stock hogs. Farmers import stock hogs from Joseph Oregon while E D Priest plans to buy 400 head for shipment to Pullman to fatten fields of downed wheat. With acres of flat wheat unharvested, hogs offer net profits as machinery cannot recover the grain.
Grasshoppers have caused thousands of dollars in damage near Cowley Wyoming forcing farmers to cut alfalfa before maturity to save it. In Cheyenne the plague has destroyed nearly all green vegetation, with widespread destruction reported across the area.
A vintage claim touts Lyna FE and Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the most curative feminine remedy. It says hundreds of fully informed divorcees endorse the medicine despite advertising.
An uneven garbled report describes a public procession in Minneapolis with horses and workers. It mentions Jim and other labor members, Cordova, and a rough street scene where horses and rotund Pedigrees appear. A crowd lines the street and a meal is served at attention.
Unclear OCR text notes an unfurnished room for rent in a large Oregon building with mentions of a bathroom and floor area. Details are fragmentary and names or dates are not provided.
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