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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
3
Nearly one thousand pedagogues gathered in Mattoon Illinois for the annual Eastern Illinois Teachers association meeting. Visitors arrived from all 16 counties as the city prepared with ample entertainment and lodging while sessions covered a wide range of educational methods and topics.
A long hotel arrivals list shows guests and destinations across cities including Portland Spokane Seattle and Chicago. Names include Frank L Hunter Miss C Perry J G Thatcher W H Hale and many others with multiple last names and places.
Feb 10. A concerted effort to curb hoboes drifting through Umatilla has intensified. The O R N has funded 40 per month to pay a special officer, but a recent theft occurred when a freight car on the sidetrack was broken into. Cigars tobacco and groceries intended for Walla Walla merchants were stolen.
February 10 report that nearly all arrangements for the International Railway Congress to meet in Philadelphia next May are complete. Over 200 foreign delegates expected, possibly up to 400, with tours to Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Akron, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Montreal, Boston, Schenectars, and New York area rail facilities. Weeklong sessions to be held at the Willard Hotel with headquarters in Brussels.
A House bill introduced by Representative W D Chamberlain proposes amending Oregon statutes to empower the state game and forestry warden to appoint additional deputy game and forestry wardens. Deputies would be paid per diem, funded by appropriations and hunting license revenues, and subject to supervision by the state warden. The measure outlines appointment terms and expense handling.
An old advertisement notes that over 2000 people died in Chicago in 1904 from pneumonia. It claims druggists would refund money if the product failed to cure, with E. W. Grove's signature on each box.
National Grand Army of the Republic commander plans a western tour in June visiting major cities including Walla Walla. A joint Oregon Washington committee, chaired by Captain James P. Shaw, arranged Grand Army day at the Lewis and Clark fair with Oregon and Washington police to stage a large patriotic demonstration on exposition grounds.
Word reached Salt Lake on Thursday that F A Falkenburg head consul of the Woodmen of the World is likely dying in Los Angeles. He helped form the Pacific jurisdiction with General F A Browning after the Modern Woodmen declined Western control. Falkenburg’s health has declined for years with Bright's disease and doctors despair of recovery.
Prominent physicians and Brock & McComas druggists tout Vinci as a powerful liver tonic and strength creator. They claim it heals and strengthens for old people, weak women, children, and convalescents, with a money back guarantee if expectations are not met. They warn other tonics fail and promise rapid health improvements.
A Cincinnati woman attests Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her womb trouble, easing pain and restoring periods. The letter, among many, praises the tonic as a remedy for female weakness, indigestion, nervousness, and related uterine or ovarian concerns. It urges other suffering women to try the product.
The New Year promises happiness through possession of a peerless carriage. Neagle Brothers offer any style with faultless design and finish, easy running and durability.
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