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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1906
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmers Swamp Root as a main remedy for weakened kidneys. It claims kidney health boosts overall body function and offers trial bottles and free pamphlet by mail from Binghamton New York.
Oregon Sunday Journal reports Harriman plans advance to Huntington to Lewiston via Snake River, with 90 day start, winter preparations, and graded water route from Portland to Lewiston under Oregon Short Line. Completion promises expanded copper transport and Lewiston prospects amid labor constraints and broader Pacific Northwest railroad push.
The Lewiston Tribune reports coal shortages and rising wood prices as fuel dealers exhaust supplies. The electric light and gas plants risk shutdowns without relief. Wood may reach $10 per cord. coal ranges $8.50 to $9 per ton amid ongoing rail and strike delays. Manifests indicate coal will arrive in a day or two, easing the crunch. J. J. Jennings oversees the energy operations.
Officials reported the light plant was receiving one or two carloads of coal daily from Canada but recent washouts and a tunnel cave-in halted the quick delivery. The plant furnace requires substantial coal daily, with about five tons used each day at the Woe plant.
The theater The Umpire performs in Pendleton on March 16 featuring long run crowd-pleasing entertainment and up to date stagecraft with football and baseball motifs the show promises humor and a lively chorus. The Yankee Consul at Frazer on December 15 is praised as top road comic opera with about 410 seats and spirited performance. Out in Idaho at Fraser December 1 notes Bret Harte western tale adaptation praised nationwide. The ad offers one hundred dollars for catarrh cure and notes Hall's Catarrh Cure uses internal administration. Six died and seven injured in a dynamite tunnel blast near Alta Pass North Carolina.
An advertisement extols Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer as nourishing and strengthening for both sick and well, highlighting malt and hops, purity, and a long brewing process. It asserts eight day production, cleanliness, and scientific progress, urging moderation with meals to aid digestion and appetite.
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