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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1912
Page
3
Col Wood argues New Jersey voters should back Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic presidential nomination. He praises Wilsons constructive policies including initiative and referendum with executive oversight, notes contrast with logrolling in legislatures, and cites Wilsons willingness to adapt views as a strength.
W Evans of Danville Virginia says long heart distress was actually indigestion. After trying Dr King's New Life Pills his stomach liver kidneys and overall debility improved. Sold 25 cents at Koop pens.
Hungry sparrows in Kentucky raid seed pouches meant for farmers as farmers and political allies eyed a harvest from timely government garden reed programs. Guthrie area lawmakers from Tennessee and Kentucky hoped to profit from the Department of Agriculture distribution but face unforeseen crop theft by birds.
An old patent medicine claim blames stagnation of blood circulation for a skin disease and piles. It promotes Dr Leonhardts Hemroid sugar coated tablets taken inwardly to restore circulation and relieve piles. Sold by Pendleton Drug Co and druggists at 1 dollar for a 24 days supply with satisfaction guaranteed.
Dixon, 1-Waiailam T. Rucker reports a two headed calf on his Pouo area farm. The creature is a mate calf, large and strong with two heads branching from the shoulders, matching eyes and mouths, and two back bones running the length of its body. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as aiding appetite and strength for workers, teachers, and homemakers.
Japanese diplomat S. Chindo, newly appointed ambassador to the United States, predicts wars are over. He travels to Washington and foresees global peace for thousands of tomorrows, saying political and economic activities have thinned armies and wars will be fought with pens in velvet rooms.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a comparison of forces, referencing political and economic actors as soldiers. The wording hints at tension between soft power and coercive influence, but the readable text provides no clear events, dates, or named entities to anchor a fuller summary.
Goldie Lang, once living on a farm near Des Moines, is identified as Countess Viggo von Heastin Rathjou. She and her husband were arrested in Colorado Springs on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Their Kansas City father is a day laborer, not Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria. They are indicted here on a similar charge and Sheriff Beness intends to extradite them. They advertised as instructors of beauty doctors.
In San Rafael California two Doughnut eaters from the local electric light company clashed over the contest. John Dollarp and H Ridgeway competed, Cerraro ate 33 doughnuts with five cups of coffee while Ridgeway quit and signaled for a doctor and stomach pump.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a fast acting women’s tonic. It claims to ease extreme nervousness by strengthening nerves and muscles, healing inflammation, and restoring the female system to health.
Durango Colorado—Supervisor Ernest Shaw of the Durango forest and a corps of assistants plan a crusade to exterminate prairie dogs. Poisoned wheat will be spread across forests and plains after earlier spring experiments proved successful in reducing prairie dog numbers. The campaign extends efforts started in New Mexico by a stockman now in the forest service. In 1901 Dr Hart Merriam of the Department of Agriculture reported on the prairie dog issue.
The Du rango forest service plans a major campaign to curb prairie dog damage, noting the pests’ destruction of grass and range. Experiments in Leadville and Pike forests covered about 300 square miles, with 60 000 to 75 60 acres treated and 0 to 80 percent of dogs killed on first try. A spring second pass will target remaining populations by spotting occupied holes.
A Kentucky woman disguised as a man applied at a marine recruiting office to join the United States Marines with the aim of reaching her sweetheart stationed at Peking, China. She admitted her sex when examined and, crying, confessed she had bobbed her hair to pass as male and claimed she was known as Jacob Lansing Tell ity Indiana.
Advertisement states a heavy lung cold can lead to fatal diseases, urging frequent doses of Ballard's Horehound Syrup to check illness and support natural recovery. Sold by Alcy Koeppen & Bros at 5c, 50c, and 1.00 per bottle.
A Lady customer asks for hair loss remedies in a department store. Clerk points to hairpins two counters to the right as the suggested solution. Bosaton Tran script records the exchange.
A druggist offers a money back guarantee if PAZO Ointment fails to cure any case of itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days. The ad notes a refund if no cure occurs. The copy emphasizes prompt relief and a fixed timeframe.
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