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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
7
A dense classified directory lists multiple attorneys by name and firm in the Smith Crawford Building and related offices, plus notices for auctions, insurance, land business, and an stockholders meeting. Also included are advertisements for bellmen, calendars, and novelty items with contact references. The entries resemble scattered business card notices from a local newspaper.
A notice from Pendleton documents a November 1867 hearing by the Common Council on the municipal improvements plan. It outlines the proposed widening of Haley Street and related boundary properties, outlining costs, funding, and assessment methods for the project and related parcels and benefits.
The Pendleton City Council approves improvement of Haley Street from the end of current pavement on the west to Bettion town, with gravel bituminous pavement. It adopts plans by City Surveyor Geary Rimtreed filed November 7 and confirms engineer estimates for the project. An assesses levy titled Improvement District No 01 will fund the costs, with parcels benefiting charged. The city recorder dated November 1817 notes the resolution and public notice for payment and formation of the improvement district.
An old advertisement touts Dr James Headache Powder as quick relief for dull or splitting headaches and neuralgia. It claims rapid relief within moments and offers a dime package through druggists with the promise of safer, stronger pain reduction.
A garbled society of classified ads shows housekeeping rooms, furnished apartments, board and room, two room rentals, and various wanted workers. Entries mention The Fant Oregonian office, Brydenstein’s Poultry Mash, sewing machines, moving services, and multiple phone contacts with scattered addresses. The page reads like a busy rural city classifieds section with housing, employment, and sale notices.
The Portland livestock market reports cow and heifer prices steady to higher with buyers active on the wholesale floor. Mutton and lamb listings appear quiet with limited trading. overall market tone mixed as sellers seek value and buyers watch futures and seasonal demand.
The Delta at Merry & Lake, proprietor Uiesaldthon Sather is announced to have died on November 30, 1917. All outstanding bills will be settled by Ed Morris, the current owner.
A survey of historic works and authors on American history, highlighting European backgrounds, Reconstruction, colonial beginnings, and major power shifts. Notable titles include Morris Fishke Beginnings of New England, Fiske Dutch and Quaker Colonies, Lecky American Revolution, Lodge Story of the Revolution, and Turner The Rise of the Low West.
A chaotic athletic note reports basketball replacing football at Pendionn with eighteen players and a mix of new and returning girls on the squad. It mentions captaincy, senior leadership, and listed team members along with a reference to Mary Poppenheim as president general of the United States of the Confederacy, plus organizational activity for war relief and broader cooperation.
A distorted ad promises a $100 reward and touts a dubious medicine as curative for various conditions. It claims testimonials and a mail request to I J Chaney & Co of Toledo Ohio, urging readers to send money for tests and promises a payout if it fails.
A health advice snippet promotes starting each morning with a glass of hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach and bowels, stimulate appetite, and improve digestion. It claims benefits like removing toxins, hydrating the blood, and preparing the body for breakfast, urging use of Timestrone phosphate from a drugstore.
A call for bids to repave and improve streets in Pendleton District, including Carni Street and surrounding avenues, with works overseen by Henry Romtwedl and the project engineer. The plan includes curb work, drainage adjustments, and utility adjustments, to be completed under a set schedule and bid requirements.
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