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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
3
Montpelier Vermont reader Mrs Mary Gauthier reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound claiming improved regularity stomach pains and overall wellbeing The advertisement asserts decades of proven cures and invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts with confidential female staff ready to respond.
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 15. Austin M. Erickson, a Spokane teamster, gained a half block of suburban property after his father attached his own photo to a deed filed from Los Angeles. Erickson mistook the deed for another beneficiary but later discovered the photograph was his father, who had changed his name since 12 years prior, prompting a review at the auditor’s office.
An ad extols Mother's Friend as external help for pregnant women, claiming it relaxes muscles, reduces pain and nausea, aids baby’s nerves and digestion, prevents breast cake, and supports health. It promotes a $1.00 bottle from Bradfield Regulator Co with a mailed booklet for expectant mothers.
San Francisco January 15 seeds from Luther Burbank are sealed in burglar and fire proof vaults at Union Trust and Seaboard National Bank. The flax seed variety and a new grain called quino, developed over decades, cannot be duplicated easily. Burbank’s plant and oil claims include neutral flax oil and a grain substitute resembling hominy. Production is years away. vaults protect against loss of unique seeds.
Los Angeles January 14. Robert Brain under sheriff and a deputy returned from Folsom prison without Burr Lafond Harris the condemned murderer who confessed to killing Charles Pendell a diamond tracker. Harris allegedly admitted the Pendell confession was bogus and said he fabricated it to return to Los Angeles to see his mother before execution for the murder of Hebecca P Gay. He also sought to revive hope of escape while searching for Pendell diamonds said buried in an empty lot on Boyle Heights.
Bend Oregon January 14 fire gutted the Vienna Cafe and Shuey’s grocery on Wall Street. The blaze started in the restaurant and spread rapidly with high winds. Plate glass shattered across the street, but the brick adjoining building survived with only minor damage to its owner E A Sather property.
Francis Baines, a noted Wiltshire poultry expert, reports his Wyandotte hen has laid GSS eggs in each of the three years she has lived, marking a remarkable record for the breed and keeper.
An old ad touts Pape's Cold Compound to break a cold within hours. It claims two to three doses clear nasal passages, stop discharge, ease headache, feverishness and sore throat, with a pleasant taste and no inconvenience, priced at 26 cents.
A San Francisco report details tango related injuries as toe and knee trauma. Mrs Coleridge Ertz and Count Munteglan are cited for graceful movement while Freddie Burnham endures a painful toe condition that sidelines him, with many dancers noted to suffer similar symptoms from the dance’s exertions.
A testimonial from John R. Barker of Battle Creek Mich claims relief from heartburn indigestion and liver trouble after using Chamberlains Tablets. The ad asserts thousands cured and urges readers to try the product with dealers selling it.
Potsdam Germany January 15 Emperor William has formed his day laborers for several days past in new ing and splitting wood on the imperial estate surrounding Sans Souci palace. He was advised by his physicians to take a course of manual labor. Accordingly he spends every forenoon in the grounds working zealously with the laborers. His Majesty is said to take great pride in piling his fuel into neat heaps which he then presents to the laborers for use in their homes.
London, Jan. 13. More than thirteen million meals were supplied to the needy in Great Britain by the Salvation Army in the past year, according to a special report issued today by General Bramwell Booth. Night lodgings were furnished to 7,129,723 persons, 93,766 applications were filed with labor bureaus, and 59,382 situations were found. In prison gate reform work, 2,746 were received and 2,146 were passed as satisfactory.
Milwaukee reader Lida Dewey lauds Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and adults, claiming it relieves coughs and colds quickly, aids croup, and is safe for young users. Available from dealers.
Philomath Oregon January 14 a poultry house on wheels travels with a bridge construction train The boss wife and daughters care for a roaming flock with a fully equipped coop on one car The birds roam freely when sidetracked returning to the car at night The rooster crows from distant spots and the hens lay eggs reliably despite the nomadic life.
Illinois historical societies will place a large boulder memorial at Kishwaukee Creek DeKalb county seven miles west of Chicago to mark where Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis first met in 1832. Lincoln was 23 and led a militia company. Davis was a year older and a West Point graduate. Attending were General Zachary Taylor and Major Robert Anderson, early Civil War commander at Fort Sumter. An ounce of prevention may prevent a pound of remorse.
Carrying steamer chairs blankets and a day’s food three Flovens county homesteaders and a 14 year old boy reached the Spokane land office New Year’s day to file on land opened by the government today. Albert Schwarzer 160 acres seven years residence and $7000 in improvements leads the party followed by Anna Olson 68 and Eric Olson. Jack Carefoot 12 acts as provisions carrier and placeholder for his father. Fourteen more settlers from Stevens county near Chewelah will arrive next week fearing neighbor land grabs.
In Olympia Washington on January 14 the State Industrial Insurance Commissioner ruled that snakes infesting road work areas create an industrial hazard. A workman bitten by a rattler is entitled to compensation from the State Insurance fund. The commission based its decision on snakes being a hazard of road building, granting the injury benefit.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the superior cure for coughs and colds. It emphasizes pleasant taste, absence of opium or narcotics, and reliable care, marketed by all dealers.
Washington January 14 Senator Chamberlain reports the department of agriculture will not detail milk inspectors to Portland to assist the local inspector with the cattle tuberculin test for milk supply. The action stems from lack of funds and government expenditure retrenchment.
Pope Pius X formally upheld the Regenatura tribunal ruling rejecting the appeal by the Duch ess de Talleyrand against the church annulment of her marriage to Count Boni de Castellane. The decision indicates the Rota will affirm the lower court’s annulment, likely ending the incident within the Roman Catholic Church.
Treasury agent W. H. Tidwell testified at the companys trial that excess tonnage brought Western Fuel company over 500 000 in eight years from 1904 to 1912. Eight officers of the firm faced indictment in the case in San Francisco.
The government accuses the defendants of conspiring to defraud by over and under reporting customs duties on imported coal. Tidwell presents figures showing shortages and overages in cargo weights. The defense notes 1738 tons allegedly unpaid duties were delivered to Spreckles in San Diego over several years, a point that undermines that charge.
A reader from Brooklyn Michigan credits Chamberlain's Tableta with curing a five year chronic constipation. The advertisement notes the product is for sale by all dealers and invites readers to procure the remedy.
Reports from Washington show American made cars gaining popularity in South Africa, with imports rising from 61,185 dollars in the year ending June 30, 1916 to 1,167,971 dollars three years later. The growth challenges British and German competition while signaling broader U.S. export strength in Africa's light and power sector, amid new electric plant deliveries to 1,532 customers and 243 street lamps.
Eugene estimates show city owned water and light plants earned 95121 for the year ending December 9 1913. Spending included 40908 for operating expenses 21204 for interest payments and 25286 for extensions and betterments. The water plant has been operated by the city less than...
Meritor White Liniment is a splendid application for sore throat cold on the lungs croup and pains in the chest. Saturate a piece of flannel cloth with the liniment and use as a plaster. It is very penetrating will not blister and is very effective. Tallman & Co Exclusive Agents.
Harry Cummings advertises 10000 open ground grown roses in Heppner with 170 varieties, offering customer picks by color, exchange policy for unsatisfactory roses, and ten premium roses as a forfeit for any order error, citing electrician J Ka Vaughan as a merit reference.
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