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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
2
The White Sale remains at peak selection with undermuslin e waistwear dresses and embroideries on offer. Tomorrow visitors will find the same perfect choice and fine bargains as at the outset, despite three days of selling.
A local store advertises a special buying opportunity with high grade table linens and household domestics at substantial price savings. Shoppers are urged to act quickly to take advantage of the fresh, varied stock and the attractive sale prices.
Washington February 2 The Taft administration program revised by Senate and House leaders with White House approval includes statehood for Arizona and New Mexico via a ratification bill, post office savings banks safeguards, authority to withdraw funds for conservation, federal incorporation for interstate business, a court of commerce, and Alaska’s Legislative Council. The piece notes cross-party accord to push Taft policies, with insurgents and regulars agreeing to back the program and avoid clashes over the Speaker Cannon question.
Special correspondence reports Clarence Weltzin, 7, son of Henry Weltzin, narrowly escaped drowning in a blue vitro water barrel half buried in the ground while trying to reach food. His 4-year-old brother pulled him out. the child recovered after a brief illness. Also mentions a newborn boy, river conditions, and local travel and medical notes.
Edward Miles announced a marriage plan aboard a train near Harryman station and pursued a Dayton schoolteacher at her home. A dramatic scene outside the schoolhouse spurred a chase, ending with Miles’s arrest by Sheriff Davie after a flight from the scene. He claimed to be a stranger and said he spent a month in Satem jail.
Classified notice offering a 400 acre farm near Helix with fair improvements and a fine well for sale at 60 dollars plus 14 dollars. Address 14 Boyer Ave Walla Walla Washington. Terms easy as stated in 1912 by John A Gross. Also posting chickens every Saturday at the Central Meat Market Paone Main 33.
Detectives chase a kidnapping involving L B Adams and the private secretary Nat Murphy. John Adams, heir to about 200000, was taken from his mother after a custody ruling. Adams, Norge, and nurse Nora McLaughlin allegedly transported the boy to El Paso and then faced extradition. Detective Taylor recovers the boy and the suspects consent to return without a fight.
An old advertisement touts Basfard's Horehound Syrup as a cure for hacking coughs and lung ailments. It markets bottles at 50 cents and one dollar, sold by A. Koeppen & Bros, urging trust to luck and affordable relief.
Fragmentary notice notes a man from Dayton Ohio seeking a wife with a wooden leg. The garbled Portland Journal entry hints at investments and an affinity with a wooden leg, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
A guest at Cor nellus shares humorous remarks about marriage. Mr Jenkins recalls his first wife with a wooden limb and jokes about preferring a wife with a wooden leg or crossed eyes. He notes some wives look down on husbands and vows to marry again for appreciation.
An ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a cure for stomach liver and kidney troubles at low cost. A separate note claims a comet named Comet A travels at 41 miles per second, with no speed details for other comets to judge a race outcome.
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