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 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1914
Page
3
Miners' consumption follows hard cold or cough as lungs weaken from dust exposure and lack of air and sun. Scott's Emulsion is promoted as a strengthening tonic aiding lungs and flesh, claimed to be alcohol and narcotic free, recommended at drug stores.
In gold a pilot set a world endurance record by staying aloft 16 hours and 20 minutes and flying about 1050 miles without landing. He started at Mulhausen Alsace and flew to Munich landing in a suburb after a north then southward course. The previous record was 15 hours 7 minutes set by Brunelanger at Johannisthal February 4.
Urinary symptoms described as kidney strain from uric acid in meat. Advice urges drinking water and using Jad Salts to flush and soothe kidneys, noting backache fatigue and bladder irritation. Recommends four ounces of Jad Salts daily for a few days to restore normal kidney activity.
Florence Kelley of the National Child Labor Committee frames the Palmer bill as comprehensive and far reaching. It bans interstate commerce in goods by under fourteen or by under sixteen who have worked more than eight hours daily, covers factories mines quarries mills canneries and workshops, and assigns district attorneys to enforce violations with penalties up to 1900 dollars or possible imprisonment. The plan aims to limit night work for ages fourteen to fifteen, extends protections beyond the Kenyon bill, and asserts federal reach only for certain dangerous trades while leaving other sectors to state and local laws.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as fast relief for sour stomach gas dyspepsia and indigestion claiming five minutes to calm the stomach. It notes pleasant candy flavor and no need for laxatives while urging readers to ask a pharmacist to show the formula printed on the cases.
Washington February 10 Designs for a new paper currency to be issued under the new currency law are being drafted at the bureau of printing and engraving. Designs will go to Secretary McAdoo for final approval and will be ready for distribution in 1915. Vanderbilt Cup Entries Close Santa Monica February 10 Entries for the Vanderbilt Cup auto race closed today with many top speed drivers listed for the event the last week of the month. The Grand Prix race on the Santa Monica course also closes today for the late February program.
Professors Wesley Newcomer Hohfeld and Charles A Huston of the Standard law School will teach at Columbia University and the University of Chicago summer sessions. Newcomer will cover the law of insurance and negotiable paper while Huston offers a course in agency. A cold in the lungs is cited as a common starting point for fatal disease in some cases, with a promotion for Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a remedy.
Baker will organize a ball club and join the Western Tri-State league this year with a four club lineup of Baker Walla Walla Pendleton and North Yakima. Entrance and protection fees were paid and plans laid for a first class manager and a strict salary cap of 1200 per club per month. Career expectations note last season’s strong gate receipts despite rain and a tail end finish.
Oakland California February 10 motion picture rooms fully equipped built in each of the four new school houses constructed last year. Arrangements have been made with leading film makers for reproduction of educational and other films of interest to children and their presentation to classes will be a regular feature of school work.
Miss Monica T Borden sues Octavio Guinile a New York based Brazilian exporter claiming 600000 in breach of promise He was halted at court when bail of 50000 was demanded before his planned departure for Europe The case hinges on his reported income of 500000 yearly and the couple’s aborted wedding plans just before he boarded a steamer to Europe
An old advertisement touts Swift Specific, claimed to purify blood and cure severe skin eruptions. It asserts elimination of toxic causes and a boost to cellular activity, urging readers to obtain the remedy at drug stores and to request the company’s illustrated book.
Salem Feb 11 The first annual statement of 1914 from Oregon state su perintendent of Banks S G Sargent shows banks in the state stronger than a year ago. Total resources reach 161 million with gains in loans and discounts and deposits. Savings and time deposits rise about 5 million while commercial deposits fall as people hold funds pending congressional action.
Spokane, Wash., Feb. 10. The department will establish a 25 acre orchard and nursery this spring to instruct Indians in fruit growing and barrier planting. The project aims to teach cultivation techniques and supply plants for allotment work while promoting self sufficiency among tribal communities.
Doctors nationwide report a heavy grip season leaving victims run down with kidney related issues. Lame backs and urinary troubles prompt many to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, an herbal remedy claimed to heal kidneys, liver and bladder. Sample bottles offered for ten cents and regular sizes retail at fifty cents and one dollar.
An advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe, delicious laxative for adults and children. It claims to cleanse stomach, liver, and bowels without griping, and urges buyers to obtain the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company to avoid counterfeits.
The proposed facility near Tekoa on the Coeur d Alene reservation will be supervised by an experienced horticulturist and overseen by Superintendent Morton D Colgrove. He also suggests employing a white woman as matron to teach Indian women housekeeping and sanitation, noting a high death rate among children due to poor cleanliness.
Denver on February 9 hosts the opening of the Denver Athletic Club annual boxing and wrestling tournament aimed at discovering future stars like Jim Jeffries, Abe Attell, or Frank Gotch. The event showcases local talent with hopes of nurturing a future champion.
For the rest of the week future greats from bantam to white hopes will clash nightly in the club arena. Five classes exist for both boxing and wrestling, including 105 under 115 under 125 and over 157 pounds. One hundred hopefuls entered. Elimination rounds run first four nights, with semi finals Friday and finals Saturday.
About 2,258,000 acres of Switzerland’s forests cover nearly a quarter of the country with 1,678,000 acres under government control and protection.
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.