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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
10
Local listings show livery stables, attorneys and offices, insurance and real estate ads, sewing services, and a barter offer. Multiple parcels for sale include a 15 room rooming house near the depot and farmland in Adams county Washington. Also noted are a steam harvester for sale and a Pendleton dye works with contact details and rates for classifieds.
A perspective article recounts Caspary’s substance poisoning attempt involving chloral and possibly corrosive mercury, his decline after Christmas, and ensuing funeral in Canyon City. It also covers local civic talks on Lewiston Clarkston advancement efforts and notes on La Grande water prospects and a health warning for Foley’s Honey and Tar.
La Grande Observer reports that the La Gramile city council approved a 12 mill tax levy for 1908, 7 mills for general purposes and 1 mill for special purposes, totaling 12 mills and yielding about $12,708 on a $1,059,847 assessed valuation. The increase is three mills higher than last year, with part or all of the rise expected to fund permanent repairs on the main sewer through the city.
An advertisement notes public speakers are frequently interrupted by coughing and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds, claiming it prevents pneumonia and consumption. The genuine product supposedly contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package from Koeppens' drug store.
The Yakima Republic reports the Second street improvement failed to prevent mud and dust. The project did not meet expectations for a smooth surface in Yakima climate, leaving streets muddy in winter and offering little benefit to traffic conditions.
An old advertisement cautions against using unknown preparations for coughs or colds and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Cures as a genuine remedy in a yellow package. It urges refusing substitutes and notes Koeppens' drug store in Portland. It also promotes the Hotel Oregon with European plan rates from $1 per day and a free bus.
A brief pledge of safe wines and liquors for the new year. The note insists on purity and freedom from adulteration, while acknowledging variation by vintage and age.
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