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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1901
Page
4
A local advertisement offers 126 pairs of ladies shoes priced at one dollar per pair as out of style stock for housework use. Former selling prices ranged from two forty to five dollars, with emphasis on saving and buying through the store's shoe business.
A scan of January 15 1901 items lists Badley & Yoehner cigars Dutton chocolates and Cleaver Bros Dry Goods clearance including buttons belts and painting services. It notes poultry scarcity at G R Demott and health notices from One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitts pills. Also mentions Tallman Co drugs and a January 21 circuit court, a masquerade on February 14 and nursing news from Annie Frances McGhee and others.
A. N. Barnhart of Granite tours Pendleton then heads to Portland for the winter. Other visitors include Levi Ankeny of Walla Walla, Bill Campbell the sheep shearer, Mr and Mrs G Johnson of Sumter, Mrs F J Stephen son of Switeler Inland, and Spokesman Review’s J Freese. Local officials Horace Walker and Tom Thompson travel between Pendleton, Portland, and Salem as winter activity flows.
Washington January 15. Despite tariff barriers, U S manufacturers imported more raw material for manufacturing in 1900 than any prior year. Value of crude foreign material exceeded 5 000 000 and total manufacturers materials surpassed 360 000 000, about 45 percent of all imports. 1900 raw material imports totaled 276 628 000, up from 207 405 060 in 1899 and higher than 1896 and 1904. The rise outpaced earlier years by about 5 percent for 1890–1900 and nearly 7 percent versus 1904 and 1896.
Dr. A C Cotton of the College of Physicians and Surgeons demonstrated salt’s curative powers in a case involving the seven month old daughter of Police man Ballivan. The infant, deemed hopeless by another doctor, was treated with common salt and water and survived under the physician’s care. The parents consented to the treatment and watched the outcome closely.
Report from Chicago Hoard of Trade and New York brokers notes a dull lower wheat market with light trade and prices slipping across major exchanges. Liverpool and New York open lower. stocks decline as large interests unload. money at 4 percent. May wheat in Chicago quoted between 7 7/8 and 7 3/8.
At Lake Jan 15 the National Live stock Association holds its fourth annual convention. President Springer claims the anti oleomargarine bill would cost stock men about 90 million dollars yearly if enacted by Congress. Secretary Martin reports 2 000 people work in the industry nationwide. Joe Babler calls for immediate settlements to relieve personal debts.
An advertisement touts De W tea hb Hasel Salve as a soothing healing antiseptic remedy. It claims instant relief and cure for piles sores eczema and similar diseases while warning against imitation by Tallman & Co. and other rivals.
The article argues coffee traders should use the word value to tailor offerings. It says business thrives by delivering exactly what a customer pays for, from ordinary to fine quality, ensuring satisfaction and repeat visits.
A severely ill infant received an injected saline solution into the stomach and into the heart area after a Monday incident. The child remained unconscious until a second saline dose on Tuesday. hours later temperature and pulse improved and consciousness returned. Father calls the outcome wonderful as the child neared recovery.
The U S Supreme Court rules C W F Neely must face extradition for embezzling Cuba funds while serving in the Cuban government. Justice Harlan states Cuba is foreign territory under the extradition statute and will be surrendered when a stable government exists.
Senator Morgan pressed for a February 11 vote on the Nicaraguan canal bill and amendments while Senator Daniel objected. Morgan proposed a resolution to ratify the U S Porto Rico protocol and drop Hay-Pauncefote as a condition, and to declare the Clayton-Bulwer treaty abrogated. The measure was referred to the foreign relations committee.
Mrs. Carrie Nation freed from Wichita jail after smashing Carey hotel fixtures says she will push ahead with rural ledgers of protest and plans to rally fifty women to “crash the joints” while her husband presses for reconciliation. In London, Kitchener reports no major Boer shifts near the Cape Colony.
A catalog style note lists brands and quantities including Dixon No 144 pencils A W Faber Siberian graphite Koleh Noor pencils and various writing items with per dozen or per quantity pricing. The fragment mentions nibs, napkins, bound books and miscellaneous shelf papers in a historical listing.
A brief item notes Owl Tea House offering three rolls of crepe paper at a local shop. No additional context or dates provided.
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