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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1901
Page
3
Our Special Sale this week features skirts and gowns at reduced prices with limited time. Bargains list skirts at three dollars and fifty cents dropping to three dollars, gowns priced around one pound and twenty five pence cut to lower. Sale lasts only one week.
The YMCA fund drive reports subscriptions surpassing the eighty four thousand dollar mark as business leaders contribute. The campaign continues with a final push next Friday to reach the full goal. Subscriptions include many amounts from ten to one hundred dollars with numerous names listed. Some donors remain silent and are omitted from the print.
The text shows a distressed speaker in Dayton Ohio asking for help with coughing blood and illness. A woman named Mme Kiew signs a plea for health and tonic remedies amid mentions of doctors and legal constraints. The passage reflects public concern over medical access and remedies.
The O K N Co earnings for about 1100 miles of lines in Washington and beyond rose over the prior year. Net income after expenses reached 3,000,784 with 2,170,090 surplus from operations after paying 440,000 in dividends. The figures reflect the road’s most prosperous period to date.
An advertisement touts Shiloti's cough and consumption cure as a sure remedy if taken early. It claims widespread deaths from disease could be prevented and promises refunds if the cure fails. Tall Man & Co. is listed as the leading druggist.
County School Superintendent NOWLIN announces the regular examination of applicants for state papers to be held in Weston at the normal school building. The schedule runs Wednesday February 18 to Saturday February 10 with sessions in various subjects including penmanship, history, spelling, algebra, reading, and composition, then Thursday focuses on Written arithmetic and theory of teach, grammar, bookkeeping, and civil government, followed by Friday covering physiology geography physical geography school law and geometry.
An old advertisement states Shiloh's option Cure cures five diseases including Whooping Cough Croup and Consumption. It promises money back if it fails and offers bottles at 25 cents, half dollar, and one dollar.
Readable fragments list a series of names and towns including KW Bartlett La Chande William Fohnette Milwaukee Al Marner Portland Coman Portland Casto Apokane Dr J C Smith Adaine JF Kreps Walla Walle J W Matleek Hepper Svke Portland M A Warren Lincoln Winnaninn W W Smith.
The Rural Spirit announces growth of a feast industry in the Pacific Northwest with ongoing coverage. The paper notes a weekly publication from 131 Third Street, Portland Oregon offering free sample copies.
Pilot Rock's Laula Gault visited Pendleton noting about 2000 head of mutton stored last fall and sold. Beattie hosted the mutton market last week with prices one cent per pound above Chicago. Portland Tacoma and Seattle are buyers in Pendleton with high prices for sheep cattle and hogs.
Southern California sees heavy rains in the last two weeks totaling about inches, boosting agricultural prospects and sparking talk of new refineries and electric rail plans from Los Angeles to Santa Ana. Prominent figures like Madame Helena Modjeska are tied to Catalina-area resorts, and Polish émigré Count and Countess Boxenta are noted as longtime Arden visitors amid broader regional development chatter.
Fragmentary OCR describes a dubious cough remedy claim. It mentions a Dr and return of money if not benefited, with unclear instructions and garbled names.
Fragmentary report lists Mise FI Ima Travia visitor in town and James Pepp of Dixio ranch on the sick list with a note mentioning Middle Cold Spring and Snowflake. The fragmentary text leaves key details unclear.
The passage extols the American Hag as a symbol of liberty and equality and compares it to Stomach Bitters which allegedly frees the user from dyspepsia and stabilizes the system. It claims benefits for stomach disorders, sleeplessness, nerves, digestion, and general wellness, asserting strong action on kidneys and overall health.
Daniel Frohman’s Company presents The Prisoner of Zenda at the Fraser. Vaughan Glaser stars as Rudolph Rangen dily with a vigorous Frita von Tarlenheim. Helen Strickland returns as Antoinette and Robert Conne shines as Rupert of Henteas.
Charles L. Frenel plans to take a railway man examination in Wendleton from April 10 to 11. Water P. Fell joins the post office clerical staff to fill Frenel’s vacancy. Portland Anchor Fence Co. begins with a $30,000 capital to produce farm and railroad fencing.
A bad wreck left Till me near dead on a January night as three Indian horsemen including Piegei Jack Woatssook and a Kay tin boy rode toward the agency area. They misconnected trains and Till me lay by the roadside after a hard fall and cold exposure.
A retailer announces daily arrivals of lawns, dimities, silk dimities, Scotch and French ginghams, silk madrines, and direct lace embroideries and allovers to be sold 20 percent cheaper than ever before.
Alba February 10 highlights include Stocker and family returning from Pendleton after Mrs Stocker’s flu related death. May Stocker returns from Pendleton Lantern with Miew Deuey Hoover to manage her father’s home. John Day interests seen by Professor Slaughter during a Pendleton visit. Millard Dick and family recover from la grippe. Local villagers and old friends in Alba for news of Warren’s illness and Shubert family visiting.
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