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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1901
Page
3
Readable fragment shows a local sale offering skirts and gowns at reduced prices. Mentions 75 skirts at 3.50 and 250 gowns at 1.25 with further unclear items and pricing. No clear dates or full details available from the fragment.
Wheat prices show a modest week over week gain. Market notes from Pendleton detail wholesale grain shipments, rye and corn runs, and mill activity as providers prepare for export. prices for butter, cabbage, turnips, and poultry are listed alongside livestock futures in regional reporting.
An advertisement for Karl's Clover Root Tea touts a blood purifier and time builder with a 50 year sale history and money back guarantee if results are not satisfactory. The offer includes a price clause and refund promise.
Arrivals include H E Smith of Portland PC Holland from Portland H E Brandt from Chicago 5 F Ferane 81 Louie from Chicago and other guests listed with cities such as Spokane New York Portland and Starbuck Market area names appear in a hotel guest roster with multiple spellings and incomplete names
An advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as improving health and complexion. It claims money-back refunds if customers are not satisfied and lists a price of 26 cents and 60 conta for two bottles.
Monday a La Grande girl fell from a bicycle and lay unconscious as bystanders attempted revival. A stranger, described as a kindly old gentleman, offered a blunt remark provoking the girl to rise and scold him, ending with her frustration at being unable to cry.
A Portland buyer reports spring sheep trails to the East are ending. Embargos by Idaho and Wyoming push Oregon flocks to be bought in fall and shipped in double deck cars to corn fodder markets. Long suspicion of pasture access woes and water fees weigh on continued trails.
John Vaughan a longtime Athena resident dies at his home after a brief illness. Funeral will be held Thursday morning at the local church. The community notes several local residents recovering from recent illnesses and a city election race forms with candidates aligned with a Fang faction. The report mentions contrasting paths for local leaders and ongoing civic interest.
Gid on the Hills continues to draw interest as Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel is staged in the production Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Fraser opera house was crowded last evening with standing room only by curtain rise as familiar and new performers filled the roles.
An audience showed reverence for aging charm as an excellent orchestra enlivened a varied program. Uncle Tom's Cabin drew steady interest and the company delivered sung selections and specialties. The note urges trying Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestion and health.
An American eagle was killed after being struck by Northern Pacific engine No. 2 near the Pack River bridge in Idaho. The bird, a 40 inch wingspan emblem of liberty, lay between the pilot and tender until the train stopped at Odla. The unscathed eagle wings were broken, and witnesses viewed the remains in Spokane.
A garbled patient story claims relief after using Electric Hitters from Tallman & Go and Peloe Moeante. The piece notes severe pain, poor appetite, and weakness prior to treatment, with claimed improvement after use.
An advertisement touts Shiloh’s Consumption Cure as a complete cure for coughs and colds, claiming it has saved hundreds of thousands of lives over fifty years and will cure you if given a chance. The text includes dubious testimonials and promotional language from a distributor in American context.
English Charley, real name Charles Hammond, longtime Pendleton resident and bootblack stand proprietor, fled England in 1871 to avoid an arranged marriage to his cousin. He toured New Zealand Australia South Africa and the Sandwich Islands before settling in Pendleton and declaring happiness with honest work.
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