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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1904
Page
2
Kidney health is linked to overall well being and Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted as a universal remedy. The ad urges trial with a free sample bottle and pamphlet, urging readers to mention the paper and write to Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York for more information.
The report notes a new Central Union depot in New York City with a tower Ta feet high, while Secretary Hey has fully recovered from overwork. It mentions engineer Joseph T. Dodee’s death in Madison Wisconsin after a long career on Southern Pacific projects and cites weather and political unrest items across various regions.
An ash like substance fell with rain at Huntington. Two stockmen Ben Nel and Harvey Wilcott were jailed in Forsythe for stealing sleep from a neighboring sheepman. A Seattle prisoner threw pepper in an officer’s eyes during an attempted escape. Freeman and Norman James, youths aged 17 and 14, were arrested in Spokane for highway robbery. Theodore Meyer, a jogger in Astoria, was robbed on the busiest street. Pomeroy passed ordinances banning music shows in saloons and barring liquor sales with lunch counters. Secretary of State verified primary petitions: 6746 local option signatures and 4810 bona fide for ballot placement.
A vintage advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as a cure for dandruff and a promoter of hair growth. It claims to kill the dandruff germ, stop irritation, and leave the scalp clean and healthy, urging readers to send stamps for a sample via The Herpicide Co. Detroit, Mich.
Dr Martin preached on Personal Habits to both men and women, grilling vices like lying profanity temperance tobacco and gambling while praising good conduct. He defined a Christian as a person of correct habits guided by faith in Christ and urged monthly repeat lectures. A testimonial praises Electric Hitters for indigestion nervous debility and women’s health with Tallman & Co. guarantee.
The text recalls Pleasant Armstrong as Baker county’s first legal hanging and notes a 1860 incident in Thief Valley where three horse thieves were hanged from a cottonwood tree by Powder River. Immigrant stock was stolen from a train camped in Powder River Valley and recovered by local pioneers who hanged the rustlers on J. F. Mitchell’s farm, before Union county existed.
J Nat Hanson travels from town with a printing plant bound for his Baker City farm to deploy it when needed or to relocate it for maximum usefulness if politics raise demand for an independent paper. If a town pursues the county seat, he can move the machinery for a set price, the Sumpter Reporter notes.
A long hotel arrivals list shows guests and their origins including Portland Spokane Seattle Walla Walla Meacham Athena and New York among others with names like D W Hellman J F Fisher George Williams and J J Burns. The item ends with an advertisement for Dr. King's New Life Pills at 26 cents.
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