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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1917
Page
2
The article explains the bone dry law’s provisions for obtaining permits from the district attorney to import alcohol and for pharmacies to supply prescriptions and permits. It notes penalties, the need for affidavits, and monthly filings, with restrictions on purchasing alcohol and a sacramental permit for ministers.
Mabel Taylor, 14, daughter of Cas talin farmer John Taylor, disappeared from the home of Mrs Phil Kemner in the city last night. Police were asked to assist in the search. The girl wore a sweater, trousers, coat, cap and ber 10 shoes believed to belong to her uncle Arthur Davall. She left without taking her own clothing.
Adam Protonewaks, brought to Chicago from Exaneville Ind, faces charges for robbing homes in the Lake Shore drive area. Prosecutor Horne says he used a jimmy, hatpin, and a newspaper to unlock doors and steal. A second fragment mentions a Missouri resident praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Waltonen is to stand trial in the murder of Mrs. Hitusheth Nichols, an elderly widow, in her home in September 1916. The case, heard in the middle chair at Sing Jing, involves Arthur Wiltonen and a potential governor's recommendation due to Waltonen's supposed weak mindedness. Proceedings move toward Governor Whitman with the judge Towalaky guiding the fate.
Foley's Honey and Tar is presented as a longstanding family remedy by Tallman & Co. praised for treating coughs colds croup without narcotics. The note emphasizes its trusted status in traditional household medicine.
Weather updates from Meacham describe spring conditions with notes of damp winds and unsettled skies. The column records local movement including George Hilyard and family relocating to Teoraret to farm, and social calls such as White Mangers attending a La Grande dance and a Pendleton visit by D Knowlton.
A cautionary ad urges parents to treat children showing signs of worm infection with Kickapoo Worm Killer. The candy laxative is promoted as a quick remedy to expel worms and relieve distress.
Women of Woodcruft and WSOW held a banquet with games and new membership hopes. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. George Carmichael of Walla Walla and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Keomard. Several locals and visitors attended. the W. O. W. banquet drew a good crowd and Mrs. McIntyre of Adams attended.
In a Pendleton page column the Bulldogger lampoons Prohibition era quirks and local talk. Art Means debates Umatilla dress at an inaugural ball while satirical verses poke at German relations, prices, and temperance schemes. A Patriot signs on urging support for a wartime front.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle cleansing for the liver stomach and bowels claiming relief from cold indigestion biliousness and constipation. It pitches a 16 cent box as health happiness and a clear head for months for both adults and children.
Allison Woods of Stanfield visited Weston with friends Frank Smith Pred Greer and James Kirkpatrick attended the Weston Pendleton basketball game. George Waddingham spent the winter in Walla Walla. Miss Edna Ross hosted the Bachelor Girls Club at Mrs. L J O Harra’s home on Monday. Charles Bulfinch received a telegram announcing his brother Thomas Bulfinch’s death at the Soldiers Home in Los Angeles and was buried there.
Quick relief from constipation is claimed by Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The ad describes the product as a sugar coated olive tablet that avoids calomel, soothing the liver and bowels to act normally with no griping. Consumers are urged to take one or two at bedtime, with a price of 25 cents per box.
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