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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1904
Page
2
An advertising notice promotes Scott's Emulsion of pure cod liver oil as a powerful builder of flesh. It claims fat content enhances nourishment and that doctors have prescribed it for wasting diseases, coughs, colds, and bronchitis for nearly thirty years. Sample requests are offered. Scott & Downe, Pearl Street, New York.
A noisy mix of wartime notes cites a proposed U S observatory at Tutulla in Samoa held by American hands, plus reports of vast wartime losses from Russia and Japan and various unrelated incidents including a murder charge, a Berlin speculator’s suicide, and medical anecdotes.
Edward Lamb pioneer printer dies in Salem after illness. Palmer hardware burglary in Baker City yields $24 in goods. War news from Sumpter. A white boy earns daily reading war reports. John M Swan, first grand master of Oregon Odd Fellows, dies in Walla Walla. Ebenezer C Keyt, Polk County pioneer and tax leader, dies near Independence. George Varga murders partner George Doe on a Great Falls train, robs $1000, then heads to Chicago. L C Reasoner missing. foul play abandoned as debts loom. Two unknown prospectors die in Meeters Canyon Wyoming after a fall. bodies likely unrecoverable before spring.
Athena notices report death of H Banks after paralytic illness leaving wife and nine children, along with funeral in M E church. Revival meetings continue at ME church and Christian church as crowds gather. several residents travel to Pendleton C E convention. Henry Dill sustains a severe cut to his hand. Raw Miller ill at home. multiple family movements and local saloon demolition planned for a new brick building.
Sunday at the Churches lists services at First Christian Church with Sunday school at 10 a m and evening services at 7 30 p m including talks Refuge Idol atory Pendleton and Christian Bicycling Dr Martin touted as strong preacher NH Brooks pastor Church of the Redeemer notes Divine service first Sunday in Sept with 11 a m sermon and 4 p m confirmation Congregational Church reports Sunday school 11 a m preaching at 1 0 by Rev F H Mixecell Methodist Episcopal Church provides 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m sermon 12 15 class meeting 3 p m Junior League 6 20 Epworth League 7 30 p m with a mass meeting at a per house Robert Warner pastor
The Oregon Railway and Navigation offers a one and one third fare round trip on certificate plan for the State Convention Knights of the Maccabees in Portland Oregon on March 22 1904 Tickets available three days before opening day Contact agent E C Smith for details and bookings.
A long list details hotel arrivals including V Knox Weston Holland Portland Losney Mrs Manigae Athena tewin Tacoma Marshall Portland Cerro Heppner Cameron Spokane McKingle Henderson Seattle Simpenon Portland Morey Spokane Wertheimer St Louis Andrews Portland Muller Pry San Francisco Haswell San Francisco St George Jerome Spratt Fort Wayne Brooks Portland Willem Portland Hildreth Portland Porter Welser Currie Portland Krause Seattle Himmelbaum Louisville Schellsinger Milwaukie Hanak Omaha Michely North Yakima Mitchell Portland Misch Portland Stuts Woodburn McCullogh Echo Ward Belo Wells Portland Peachtree Seattle Bergen Albany Belding San Francisco Walter Hemery Walla Walla Ernest Lewis La Grande Smith Portland Wood Strong Condon Nellie Stanton Helix Lula Stanton Helix Ko McGillivray Goldendale Silk La Grande Price Wearon Jughe Milton Waller Milton Withrow Portland Prench Portland Woods Athena Mecklon Palowse James Rolling College Place George Talbert Milton Rev Herd Salem Hukill Starbuck Rice Ashland Mrs Gault Oregon City Cater Ford Heppner J M Montgomery Prineville Spolieder California note about deafness cure claims and a testimonial promo for Halle Catarrh Core. The passage ends with a legal note about A McKowen's imprisonment.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Newbro's Merphicide Herpicide as a scalp cure. It claims the product destroys the hair germ to promote root growth and remove dandruff, citing a Butte Montana user who allegedly regrew hair within weeks and encouraging readers to request a free sample from The Herpicide Co. Detroit.
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