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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
2
A Holiday offer to loyal customers with EMPIRE COF FREES AND TEAS. Each 25 cent purchase earns a ticket worth 2% cents. The line promotes coffee tea baking powder extracts spices and home goods including china glassware and graniteware. Empire Brand stresses quality over low price and notes presence in Pendleton and other towns.
Advertisement notes a free item with every can of Victor Taking Powder and mentions a Christmas giveaway. It also invites sending in children, with unclear details about the offer.
Professors H W Behnke of Bennke-Walker Business College Port Joni and Romerman of Standard Commerce College Spokane tour Meld city. They are hosted by Prof C Y Steil Pendleton Business College. Eight of 678 members attend the event.
Pendleton fans debate forming a commercial association backed team to boost the gymnasium fund. Proponents cite Walla Walla profits and earlier success. O Connor urges Pendleton to host a team this summer with proper grounds and management. A Commercial Association led plan may appoint a manager to organize the squad and secure funding.
The Union Republican weekly ad section notes Pendleton area focus with Cusick Tires listings, Pendleton academy presence, and local commerce. It mentions residents Whie Piotiond and Ellen, ties to Central Eliway, and various names connected to community business and social life.
Stillman and Pruitt have formed a new partnership to practice law. A. D. Stillman and W. C. E. Pruitt will share offices once occupied by Stillman & Pierce and formerly by Stillman alone. Pruitt has just begun practice, with training from the University of Iowa and University of Oregon, and will handle the firm’s regular business. Stillman remains a senior legal adviser to the Order of Women of Woodcraft and a manager for Woodmen of the World.
William D. Guion, born 1870 in Leavenworth Kansas, eldest son of Frank M. Guion of Seattle, died after an Interurban crash near Tacoma Wednesday morning. He had relocated to Seattle about 12 years ago with his father, survived by his widow and daughter, and siblings in Seattle. Former locomotive fireman, he worked earlier for the Oregon Short Line and later with Pigot Scudd Electric Railway. a Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen member, his body will be sent to Seattle with funeral plans to be announced.
Walter M. Pierce of Pendleton has bought the hot springs and surrounding tract at Union depot on the Oregon-California line for about 9000 dollars. The purchase includes the hot Lake area and adjacent parcels previously held by Craig ranch holdings in Caton county and nearby properties tied to pioneer landowners.
The text appears as a garbled OCR fragment from East Oregon news. It mentions Pendleton, City and County publishings, and references to a weekly edition and local publication. The readable elements are sparse and do not form a complete event.
Pendleton board informs state superintendent of the places in the county where school text book depositories will be required for the next six years. Towns listed include Adams Athena Echo Freewater Hermiston Milton Pendleton Pilot Rock Weston Ukiah and Umatilla. The state commission contract with American Book company expires in 1907 and the Salem meeting will choose a new six year contract. Pendleton as a first class district may add to the list with selections aligned to the state commission.
Weston public school children donated vegetables fruit and a small amount of money to the Boys and Girls Aid society. The gifts were sent directly to Portland as reported to Superintendent Welles by Luella GB Cragen.
Timber Land, Mr and Mrs Bird, and F Lewis with Mrs J F Phy of La Grande came over this morning and left this fore noon by tim to inspect Pilot Rock district for timber land. They will survey the country south of Pendleton before returning home.
A long resident near Vineun for 35 years, Joliet Stulally has moved to Pendleton to establish a new home in Minor Mir MU dinott Pioneer of Oregon. He was active in Crocoile since 1868 and engaged in Liestab DOeiness Sear Viridian.
Fragmentary notes describe sudden death from heart disease with symptoms including palpitations fainting and chest pain. The text references medical observations from a 19th century source, citing autopsy and possible misdiagnosis, with generic mentions of treatments and highlights of heart-related distress.
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