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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
2
A special bill to switch rural free delivery to a contract basis was ordered reported by the house committee on post offices and post roads. The measure aims to overhaul mail service rules and shift operations to contracted providers nationwide.
Dayton February 27 The Japs crew laying track from Dayton to Turner the present terminus of the Oregon Oregon and Navigation branch into the Covello wheat belt will finish in a few days and traffic may start soon. Rumors say Dayton may become part of a Turner Delaney cut off linking to the Pomeroy branch and the main line. Lewiston reports Harriman system plans a line to Starbuck and Captain Wandsor of the Oregon Tail Crad company has been seen in Dayton, signaling possible new construction moves after a spur project.
Hops contract at 14 cents per pound in Willamette valley. Excelsior factory planned in Harrisburg Linn county with a bonus of 3400. Spokane to get a new St Luke s hospital site with a 25000 fund. Death of A D Hendrick formerly a Walkula teacher in Walla Walla at Phoenix Feb 29. Lane county pioneers Mr and Mrs Walker Young celebrate golden wedding near Eugene. Vancouver to host army department HQ per Portland chamber meeting. Police officials suspended after riverfront fight involving Henry C Albers. Four men burned to death in Standard boarding house fire at Mace Idaho with 17000 property loss.
Buckiin s Arnica Salve touted as the best world famous remedy for aches pains cuts bruises and inflammation. Claims millions of boxes sold annually and that it cures or pay is waived. Price given as 25 cents at Tallman and Co s drug store.
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her sick child from pneumonia after a severe cough and prolonged illness. The ad claims the medicine is the only sure cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases and offers trial bottles free.
A Walla Walla paper reports a proposed postal regulation pushing a certificate system. Certificates of up to $1 would be bought at stamp windows and directed to recipients to receive stamps or coins at any post office. No extra fee, intended to reduce mailing stamps and aid mail order business. Local post office officials dismiss feasibility and warn it may not be workable.
An advertisement touts Newbro’s Herpicide as a permanent cure for dandruff and baldness by killing the dandruff germ. It criticizes quinine and rum remedies and asserts hair will grow luxuriously once the germ is destroyed.
The case of Geo D Peebler challenging S K Yates for the county treasurer seat in the June 1900 election heads to trial next week after a new recount order. Peebler contends the official count misread votes, alleging 1410 for Peebler and 1279 for Yates, with a final canvass showing 1341 to 1848 and Yates winning by seven. He calls for a ballots recount to determine the rightful winner.
A brief look at streetcar history notes the rise of trolley systems and the rapid replacement of cable propulsion. It then shifts to medicine, praising Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for dyspepsia indigestion stomach troubles constipation liver and kidney issues malaria fever and ague with a warning to obtain the genuine product.
Boylen and Clark will ship 13 car loads of sheep to Chicago on Saturday March 1 via the GO R&N railroad. Each double decker car carries 210 sheep, averaging 2460 animals in the shipment, evenly split between ewes and wethers. The flock has fed through winter and is ready for the shopi ng block. Levi Stridefeld leads the sortie for Karsten Brothers of Seatie, driving 500 head from Pat Dougherty on Upper Buttercreek and will ship them from Beho on Friday tomorrow. The animals are fat ewes in prime condition.
Minister Wu met Mayor Phelan of San Francisco at the Waldorf-Astoria days ago and denounced him as the enemy of his country and hostile to the Chinese. He accused the mayor of trying to keep Chinamen out of the United States while agreeing that coolies should be kept out to protect American labor. Wu warned that if the Hans were carried through China would bar Americans in retaliation.
Nikola Tesla claims progress on long distance wireless telegraphy and expects a definite announcement within three months. He previously bought 300 acres at Wardenclyffe on Long Island, planning a principal station there. Construction has accelerated, notably a 216 foot tower of wood and iron with a 100 foot base diameter, tapering to 80 feet, housing a 120 foot deep well entrance.
Four year old Charley Daley at the opera house receives a generous quarter from a Good Samaritan after explaining he has only two bits. The smiling boy reports the ticket seller let him see a twenty five cent show for two bits. Charley enjoyed the performance immensely and recalls the kind act.
An 19th century style ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney & Co promote the Toledo firm. Local wholesalers West &True, Wadeing, Kinnan & Marvin endorse the cure. Cure taken internally, price 75 cents per bottle, testimonials available.
General J Franklin Bell says Batangas Province is largely cleared with troops sweeping the district. Some insurgent arms may remain hidden or moved to other provinces, while robber bands rise in Tayabas and Cavite. Bell notes Laguna residents fear war’s hardships and Malvar loses popularity, with natives possibly betraying him when fear fades.
An advertisement urges taking Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. It promises a refund if it fails and features Grove’s signature on each box, appealing to buyers with a money back guarantee.
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