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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1906
Page
6
A playful old time ad copy extols the East End Grocery or East End Grocer Oser Ee. It touts Crst-class woods and Crescent brand coffee with a wink, claims honest prices and friendly service, and promises canned goods to build up manhood while inviting customers to ask for what is not in stock.
The Mountain Gem operates on the Columbia River delivering cargo at lower costs and two weekly trips between Wallula Celilo. A second boat 185 feet by 96 feet with oil burning plant will be built and operated when portage water permits. Portage road extension to The Dalles is planned with local support from The Dalles residents and Portland backers.
Pittsburg reports an unprecedented surge in raw material needs for steel. January imports totalled 140,624 tons, with Cuba supplying 67,840 tons and Spain 33,406 tons. Persia, Greece and Bombay shipments, plus New Caledonia chrome ore, underline global sourcing as mills inland push for ore. Iron pyrites from Pilley's Island and European structural steel arrivals supplement 15,049 tons of ore imports mainly from England.
In Topeka Kansas on February 21 the Republican state committee met to choose a venue and time for the upcoming late convention. Chairman W R Stubbs and members arrived and held informal talks, aiming to decide the basis of representation. The party remains divided over adopting a primary nomination system and a statewide law may be debated again next session.
The army will equip posts near New York with modern telephone systems and central stations within three months. The Signal Corps will oversee the rollout, with about 200 instruments purchased and distributed to posts under a War Department decision.
The article states that telephonic facilities, once merely allowed, will now be regarded as necessary garrison equipment. The signal corps will manage and repair these systems and extend them as needed for transmitting official business.
A Madras drill in progress by Frank Loveland reached 126 feet when the well began emitting hot air with tarry odor instead of water. The cause is unclear but may involve underground pressure. Nearby Culver’s Barnett oil well recently released gas after petroleum indications, fueling hopes of a future gusher in the area.
The Featile Star reports heavy buying by railroad interests with multiple tide land parcels in Georgetown changing hands. Roy Elliott appears in several transfers including lots 27 to 62 in Queen addition bought from J. P. Williams for 10,500. E. J. Shaffer sold about 26 tracts near the Portland Cordage works totaling 55,000. Southern city tide lands show transfers pending with holdings indicating notable activity.
A notice indicates a quantity of rich soils being disposed of from the new Methodist church location at Webb and Johnson streets. Inquiries for filling lots or lawn dressing should be made to Robert Warner, 608 Johnson Street. Secretary Hitchcock has withdrawn 5760 acres of Idaho land for the Flat Rock reservation site of the Payette Irrigation project.
Tallman and Co. of Pendleton Oregon offer prunes wafers touted to cure liver diseases and all stomach troubles. They promise gentle, sure action, strengthen the bowels, and restore healthy function. Pack contains 100 wafers priced at 25 cents, available at 623 Main Street.
A patron praises Central Meat Market for providing generous cuts of roast beef and steaks at fair prices. The speaker asserts never having inferior meat and urges others to try a roast, steak, chops, or cutlets to verify the claim. She contends the market does not charge two prices.
Democratic meeting in the city last Saturday invited well known residents to seek nomination for county offices at the April 20 primary. Invited include A D Stillman creuct judge Walter M Pierce state senator J Smith and others. several may decline or stand for county commissioner F J Bodefelt James Nelson and T D Taylor named for respective posts W D Chamberlain John T Hill Dr W R Campbell T M Henderson listed. no invitees for surveyor.
Alaska offers vast untapped coal iron ore and timber resources supported by growing rail and wagon road links. Congress is urged to declare Alaska a territory and enact roads and other reforms. Also notes on Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar and local wildflowers blooming near The Dalles Chronicle.
A New York doctor addressed 500 women at the Assembly of Mothers arguing healthy American women are near extinction. The piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for numerous female ailments, citing testimonials and urging women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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