This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
7
Aged advertisement urges readers to start a morning routine of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Claiming it purifies the alimentary canal improves digestion and skin tone and offers a brisk appetite, the nontoxic routine targets constipation biliousness and rheumatic symptoms for a week of daily use.
A chemistry discovery named Sreewene promises quick corn relief. Apply a few drops of freexone on a tender corn or callus and it loosens or lifts with the finger after short use. The product advertises a yellow label for genuine freexone.
A reader from Bendleton, JB Miller of 1709 W. Webb Bendleton, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his long kidney symptoms. The letter urges readers to heed kidney warning signs like backache and irregular secretions and to obtain the advertised remedy from dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N.Y. promotes the product nationwide.
Hog prices rose in North Portland yards with top quotations near 11.40 as buyers and sellers traded through a fair day. Cattle offerings remained nominal, with favorable market conditions and price levels near prior highs. Lamb and mutton trade showed strength with mountain lambs around 12.25 and valley lambs around 11.50, while shipments moved from local shippers and buyers across several outfits.
Warranty deeds show Maud Koln and others transferring 91 90 acres in Booth Township to B Baumein ter and Howard to Ann Matlock for 41 acres in Township 2 North Range 32. J B Smith Livestock Co to Carson and others for 1115 acres in section 18 Township 2 North Range 31. A stray schoolgirl remark and a woman’s bitter statement appear among the notices.
A late 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment for catarrh. It promises a $100 reward if it fails to cure any case, asserts medical authority for the remedy, and names Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as sellers.
Paris reports former French prime minister Joseph Caillaux had his diplomatic passport withdrawn by the government restricting travel to Allied and neutral countries amid suspicion he sought a separate peace with Germany. He cannot even move about Paris without special passes, with authorities keeping surveillance on his movements. The notice also includes an advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, citing user recommendations.
James Cook driving home from the Loekenoulntor factory at Victor was attacked by two wolves near Rochester. The animals sprang from the area as he reported the encounter, leaving him shaken and unharmed.
A pack of wolves was seen near the Ryan farm close to Morsonsia in Ontario county. Twenty hunters chased them after an alarm but snow covered tracks and the hunt was hampered. The report notes the first local wolf sighting in the area though wolves have been reported elsewhere. Nearby, a farmer mentions severe gripelike illness improved after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Jan. 31 London In a move to curb food waste by breweries Lord Devonport food controller imposes a limit of 70 percent of last year’s beer output for the year starting April About 10 million barrels will be produced about half the prewar figure He says the policy is bread over beer noting barley sugar and other ingredients are needed for food The measure saves barley sugar and mercantile tonnage and frees labor for industry It is approved by the war cabinet which will also restrict release of wines and spirits from bond
West coast border headquaters say Oregon and Washington guardsmen must stay until regulars arrive to relieve them. Two first cavalry units ordered from Nogales will relieve the guardsmen, movement starts at once and is expected to take about a week.
Press agents spotlight Pendleton’s current attractions and upcoming shows. Officials and venues are highlighted, outlining what audiences can expect in the near term and the schedule of events shaping the town’s entertainment scene.
William Fox announces a policy of deluxe, high budget productions starring Mimi Theda Bara and William Farnum. The first project is The Darling of Paris based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with Bara as Esmeralda, filmed in Paris with extensive sets and over 1000 staff, aiming for a January release. Many scenes unfold around the Notre Dame cathedral, promising dramatic, costly, and highly produced silent cinema.
Washington January 31 removal of Charles Starck from the post of chief national bank examiner for the second federal reserve district with headquarters in New York was announced by Comptroller Williams. William P. Malburn assistant secretary of the treasury will assume the position. Starek has been on leave without pay since November 15. The comptroller gave no public reasons for the dismissal.
Advertisement-style text touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for clogged nostrils. Claims include clearing air passages, reducing headaches, dryness, and nighttime breathing struggles with a fragrant healing cream applied inside the nostrils.
Mr Matburn, a trained lawyer with over ten years in Denver practice and fifteen years in national bank operations in Colorado, is deemed well qualified for the post. He became assistant secretary of the treasury in March 1914, with a salary of 115008 a year, while the assistant secretary’s pay stood at 95000.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.