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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1914
Page
7
An advertisement extols 8. 8. as a blood purifier that stimulates cell activity to fight germs and aid skin regeneration. It asserts effectiveness for severe skin eruptions and promises local cleansing of toxins, with purchase through Swift Specific Co. and a mail order offer from Atlanta Georgia.
In Prineville Oregon on January 9 Central Oregon enjoyed unusual weather with a week of warm wind and bright sunshine that melted all the snow. Residents say it feels like spring and anticipate changes later.
Advertisement for a laxative sale features Bromo Quinine with a claim to cure a cold in one day and grip in two days. Mentions signature of E. W. Grove and price of 2 cents. Ends with Adv. tag.
North Yakima Wash Jan 9 a woman leads the school board Mrs Alethe J Wilson who served last year as vice president was elected president by the unanimous vote of her four fellow members all men
Cautionary notice warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to the body. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. Mentions testimonials and price, with sales through druggists and Johnson’s Family Pills for constipation.
Weakness dominated Chicago wheat options with May and July closing 1-4 and 1-8 cent lower. Opening prices slid 1-8 and 1-4 cent, amid bearish overseas sentiment from Liverpool and firmer Manitoba offers later recovering. Trade stayed constrained by corn weakness despite strong speculative support on declines. May closed 91 1-4 and July 87 1-8 cents.
The Portland cattle market suffers a sharp decline as Puget Sound buyers source cattle from Alberta, leaving local killers overstocked and prices weak. Only a small number of cattle were reported in North Portland yards, with buyers urged to withhold supplies to allow a cleanup. South Omaha remains strong with farm fed steers around 7.65.
Hog market shows 471 head in total run with most not entering market, buyers noting bulk first-day offerings around 8.10 to 8.20 top, while rough/heavy bids drop to about 6.75. Grain and hay markets list various price ranges for wheat, oats, flour, timothy, alfalfa, and clover. public notice lists Pendleton marshal auction details for unclaimed animals to be sold January 16, 1914 at 2 pm.
This ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal cough cold and throat and lung medicine. A dealer from Edison Tennessee testifies it is unbeatable and sells easily. The copy urges households to keep a bottle and notes pricing at 60 cents or one dollar, available from H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
Edwin W. Jurgens, 20, serving 16 years to life for assault and robbery in Douglas County, escaped from Oregon State Penitentiary by sawing through floor bricks with a brace and bit, moving to the basement, cutting bars of a window, reaching the prison yard, and climbing the east wall with a ladder from the prison shops.
Step by step cooking note explains how to close a stuffed bird without sewing. Use wooden toothpicks to seal the cavity and secure with a string or thread. The method advises back and forth motion over the toothpicks to finish closing the opening before roasting.
The City of Pendleton Oregon invites sealed bids until 7:30 P M January 14 1914 for gravel bitulithic pavement with surface course foundation curbs gutters and drainage on Bush Street between Jackson and Raley Streets. Bids include excavation embankment concrete curb manholes and vitrified sewer pipe items with a $100 bid bond. The Common Council may reject all bids.
The Pendleton Common Council on December 10 1913 assessed Vincent Street improvements from Lewis Street south line to Court street north curb line against benefiting parcels. Citizens may apply to pay in ten annual installments under Oregon law within ten days. City Recorder forms available. THOS FITZGERALD City Recorder.
Sealed proposals for purchase of six per cent Street Improvement Bonds of The City of Pendleton Oregon aggregating $6939.60 will be received by the Recorder at City Hall until 5 p.m. January 14, 1914. Bids must include $100 certified checks payable to the Mayor, forfeitable if bonds are awarded and refused, or returned if unsuccessful. The city may reject any bid. Dated January 2, 1914. THOMAS FITZGERALD, Recorder.
The marshal of Pendleton will sell at public auction a sorrel horse about 128 years old, weight around 1000 pounds with a star on its forehead and a white left hind foot. If unclaimed within ten days, the animal will be sold at 2 pm January 11, 1914, at the city pound 400 West Webb Street for cash to the highest bidder.
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