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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1905
Page
3
An optician advises opera glasses help hearing by enabling theatergoers to follow singers’ lip movements and enunciation from the rear. The piece notes a customer left glasses for repairs on Chestnut Street and suggests using glasses at public meetings to better hear speakers.
Fragmented local obituary and notices mingle with a Boston Herald anecdote about Daniel Webster and Lincoln. The piece references Harvey, a biographer, and includes a testimonial for Electric Bitters, plus church announcements from Lindsay with a returning pastor from San Francisco and a convention overview.
A 250 foot long drainage tunnel between Hilgard and Kamein replaces two dangerous trestles on a sharp curve. It diverts the creek channel, fills the canyon, and ends sustained risk to trains and engine crews. Concrete approaches, 10 foot square opening, and removal of trestles improve safety on the line.
Former chief ranger alleges 2000 acres of land on a reservation were allotted to Wend Indian people. He asserts widespread irregularities and bias in the allotment process and calls for a proper authorities investigation. He estimates thousands affected, including families receiving varying acreages and potential public expense. The allegations cite 12000 acres previously allotted and accuse mismanagement connected with opening of the reservation.
Reno Nevada August 26 Six coach loads of Plate and Washoe Tidland left Reno bound for the Sacramento valley and other points in Northern California to work during the hop harvest. Between two and three hundred Indians formed the party and will be away about a month. Four officers in charge of arranging the big dance are reported to have decamped with several hundred dollars meant for distribution among tribesmen.
A brief, fragmentary report notes a peculiar accident unfolding after a political moment. Details are sparse, with readable elements indicating an unusual sequence of events and a late pulling action. Further specifics and parties involved are not clearly documented in the fragments.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for weak kidneys and related ailments. It claims kidneys affect all organs, encourages trial bottles and free tests, gives pricing in fifty cent and one dollar sizes, and directs readers to send a note to Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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