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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
2
Miss Helen Terry millinery stock, bought at receivers sale by Albert Wurzweiler, offered at wholesale-like cuts. All new styles and materials, plumes and foliage discounted equally, with strict cash terms, no exchanges or refunds. A limited time bargain sale for Mr Wurzweiler.
The Commercial gym basketball team sails tonight to meet Garden City’s business men in a high rivalry game in Walla Walla. Local observers expect a fast, exciting contest, with Union declaring it the year’s most interesting basketball event.
A fragment from a Brooklyn newspaper column notes a women’s social club promoting bachelor life faces a setback as the church sexton clears pews and the organist warms up for a wedding, signaling a turning point at the annual gathering.
The Jewish Chronicle notes a find by Prof. George Andrew Reisner of 100 clay tablets in ancient Hebrew from Samaria. Dr. Yehuda of Berlin comments the inscriptions use Moabite style and Siloam script, but ink on papyrus and clay survives from first and second millennium BCE. a tablet may bear a letter from an Assyrian king to King Ahab, potentially identifying Assurbanipal or his son Shalmaneser II as author.
The letter suggests the find likely originates from King Ahab's archives or those of a royal scribe. The note cites Ormil and Ahab dating B C 900 to 854 and discusses probable royal provenance.
At Colfax city council, a 4 to 3 vote passed a resolution praising saloons for complying with state law on barrier screens. The measure signals the council’s stance ahead of Mayor Weinnberg’s push to enforce the screens ordinance in local barrooms.
In Toppenish Washington two checks made out to Peter Sager signed E Gilbert were cashed at local stores. One for 55 dollars was cashd by W B Sellers who gave the man 45. The other for 10 dollars was cashed by Charles Gay. Sager has disappeared.
A Ritzville Washington Congregational church group formed a men’s club for intellectual development with D. A. Scott as president Otto W Noel as vice president John Kalkwarts as secretary and O H Greene as treasurer The first regular meeting is set for the first Monday in March Breaks Arm in Fall on Ice in Chesaw Washington Mark Mitchell slipped on ice during sparring at Kipling school and broke his left arm Don Alden northwest of town suffers a dislocated shoulder from a skating mishap.
Ben Hart was arrested at the Youney ranch near Chesaw Washington for horse stealing. He pleaded guilty before Judge E K Pendergast and was sentenced to one to 15 years in the Walla Walla penitentiary.
Washington February 24 members of the African Methodist Episcopal church nationwide celebrate the birth centenary of Rt Rev Daniel A Payne bishop and historiographer of the church. He authored books and served as president of Wilberforce University Ohio. He died in Baltimore in 1893.
Centenary note from Indianapolis recalls Henry S Lane born 100 years ago in Montgomery county Kentucky. Lane served as first national Republican convention permanent president, Indiana governor, U.S. senator and Indian peace commissioner. He died thirty years ago in Crawfordsville Indiana. Unfurnished housekeeping for rent in Blast Oregonian ballot line for inquiries at BH office.
The document lists income and asset figures for an insurer in Oregon, detailing cash premiums received during the year, interest and rents, income from other sources, gross losses unpaid, unearned premiums on outstanding risks, commissions, brokerage, and other liabilities. Total income and total assets admitted in Oregon are shown as well.
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.