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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
7
Adams 148 jail was set ablaze by a member of the I Want Work faction of the S W W during a visit to the town. The jail door was left unlocked after the prisoner asked to stay the night, flames caused temporary damage before the fire department subdued the blaze. The same individual was seen in the streets next morning and run out of town.
An old advertisement promotes Hyomei for catarrh with claims it soothes purifies and heals. It describes symptoms like sneezing tickling throat crusts and coughing and urges immediate treatment to avoid chronic disease. The complete outfit with inhaler and liquid is priced at 1.00 and backed by a refund offer.
An authority warns that regular meat consumption strains the kidneys by forming cric acid which overworks and dulls filtration, linking rheumatism headaches liver trouble and urinary disorders to weak kidneys. It advises stopping meat, using four ounces of rad Salts daily before breakfast to flush and revitalize kidneys, claim safe inexpensive tonic made from grape juice and lemon juice with lithia.
Secretary Lom Lynch, longtime head of the National League, will step aside to let Governor Tener of Pennsylvania take active control. John A. Heydler remains secretary and president pro tem. Tom Lynett departs amid fan ire over umpire perfomance in Philadelphia, where Umpire Brennan forfeited a game to the New York Giants.
Francisco Tuscne alias Francisco Yusomna, sought for murder of laborer James Rooney, fled across two continents and dodged capture for eight years. After a December 16 1905 Richmond raid, he was seized in Vancouver two months ago and is now being transported to New York under Capt A B Wagner and Det J G Crochero n to face charges.
Isle We Wolf society woman and former actress began a federal case to test the constitutionality of the income tax law passed in Congress. It is unclear if she acted alone or was urged by wealthy New York society friends. She is a bosom friend of Anne Morgan, heir to millions from J. P. Morgan.
In Wallowa and Spokane reports, F M Ghormley describes arranging a divorce first, posting a want ad for a wife, meeting multiple applicants at the Farmont Hotel, and selecting Mary Parker in hopes his first wife would be provoked to pursue a divorce. Parker failed to meet at Walla Walla, Ghormley says he is open to more applicants, while Portland Health Bulletin urges opening windows for winter health and fresh air benefits.
Calcutta December 17 The Allahabad high court upholds harsher punishment for two relatives who aided a widow’s self immolation on her husband’s funeral pyre an ancient rite mandated by government since 1829. Five others previously jailed faced abetting death charges in the same case. The court rejected claims of supernatural fire and affirmed the increased sentences.
Washington December 19 Officials from the agriculture department say the food and drug act inadequately restricts wood alcohol in external remedies. A New York committee report links barbers using wood alcohol in face lotions to eye weakness. They urge authority to require labeling of other drugs and to curb cosmetic and obesity remedies containing injurious substances.
Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 19. Harvard Square will be transformed as Harvard officials decide to beautify the surroundings. Massachusetts avenue will gain a Parisian boulevard effect with altered storefronts and arcades. Planned structures include a theater for Harvard and Radcliffe students and a hotel. The project costs about 3 million dollars.
Harper's Weekly notes rapid progress of Brandeis series on breaking up the money trust and surrounding events. The Interstate Commerce Commission investigation adds new light on interlocking directorates and their evils, intensifying the public press focus.
The Frisco railroad collapsed after syndicates formed by directors and bankers sold connecting lines at high profit. Bankers earned commissions on Frisco securities while receivers were chosen from syndicate members. Financiers who looted the property appear still to control it, suggesting money trust exposure rather than freight rates as an investor concern.
Washington dec 18 a Kentucky representative Sherley told of six women in the house who handle thousands of sensitive secrets daily. He described them as champion secret keepers who monitor confidential talks over the capitol switchboards every twenty four hours guarding matters of statesmanship and legislation including tariffs and trusts prosecutions.
Worn discourse on patronage lobbies currency and governance circulates among men in the nation’s councils. The text hints at big stories left unprinted that would astonish the curious public once told.
A 19th century style promotion extols St Jacobs Oil to relieve backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatic pains. It claims the kidneys do not cause pain and promises instant soothing relief after rubbing on the affected area. The ad urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from a druggist and suggests it won’t burn the skin.
The article notes a male critic who claims women cannot keep secrets is proven wrong by a contemporary figure, highlighting shifting views on gender and confidentiality within society.
An old fashioned drugstore tonic promises instant gray hair coverage and longer term darkening effects. The ad touts removing dandruff and preventing hair loss, claiming results occur by morning with continued use. It urges purchase for 60 cents and describes application with a sponge or brush strand by strand.
An old advertisement promises instant relief from stuffed nose, head cold, and catarrh. It touts dissolving balm in the nostrils to open passages, relieve headache, and stop discharges, urging readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores.
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